North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: *ɳǂaʔm

Tonal pattern: LX [j] ~ LL [e] ~ LL [k]

Meaning: to hit, strike (with a stick)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɳǂàʔm // ɳǂàʔm-ɳǂàʔm-!ʰá (n5 -si) "breast meat (of a bird)"; ɳǂàʔm-čí-á (n5 -si) "thing used to hit with, bat"

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɳǂemʔm

!Kung (Lloyd) : ɳǂʼaˤḿm

!Kung (Doke): ɳǂam

!Kung (Wilhelm): ɳǂăm

!Kung (Weich): ɳǂahm "beat, hit"

!O!Kung (Bleek) : ɳǂʌm

!O!Kung (Snyman): ɳǂàm̀ʔṁ "to cane"

Kavango : ɳǂàʔm̀ // ɳǂaʔabu "hit, slam" (?)

Ekoka : ɳ!̯àˤm

Tsumkwe : ɳǂàm̀ʔḿ

Tsintsabis : ɳǂàm̀ʔḿ

Okongo : ɳǂàm̀ʔḿ

Leeunes : ɳǂʼàm

Mpunguvlei : ɳǂàm̀ʔḿ

Cuito : ɳǂàm̀ʔḿ

Cuando : ɳǂàm̀ʔḿ

Kameeldoring : ɳǂàm̀ʔḿ

Lister : ɳǂaḿʔḿ

References : Bleek 670, 674; Dickens 245; Heikkinen 1986; KH 137; Snyman 47; Snyman 1980: 35; Snyman 1997: 59; Weich 49.

RefLex number: 1066

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