West Central Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡǂoa

Meaning : friend

//Gana : ɡǂóá-ʔò

References : Vossen 1998: 295.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡǂũ

Meaning : anthill

Naro : ɡǂũ (Ha.)

References : Haacke 1997: 178.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡǂÚbè

Meaning : a k. of bag

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : gǂóbè, gǂúbì "womanʔs bag" (Ba.)

|Gwi : gyúbe "bag" (Ta.)

//Gana : gyúbe "bag" (Ta.)

References : Barnard 95; Tanaka 9.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!ae

Meaning : to reproach

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : ɡ!àè

References : Visser 1998: 129.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!ai

Meaning : puff-adder

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : !gai (Schi.) (? <NK)

|Gwi : gǂae (Ta.)

//Gana : gǂae (Ta.)

References : Bleek 375; Tanaka 74.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!àĩ́

Meaning : steenbok

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : ɡ!ã̀ĩ́ "dikdik"

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gai (Bal.); gã̀ĩ́ (Kö.)

Buga : gã̀ĩ́

|Ganda : gã̀ĩ́ "bushbock"

Naro : ɳ!ã̀ĩ́ "bushbock" (V.) (?); g!ai (Ba.)

|Gwi : g!aen (Ta.)

//Gana : gaen (Ta.)

References : Barnard 39; Bleek 42; Tanaka 92; Vossen 415-16.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!ai(^ŋ)

Meaning : poison

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : g!ai-xa (Ba.)

|Gwi : g!ain (Ta.)

//Gana : g!ain (Ta.)

References : Barnard 107; Tanaka 73.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!ám̀

Meaning : to throw

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : ɡ!ám̀

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gȧḿ (Kö.)

Buga : gám̀

|Ganda : gám̀

|Gwi : gám (Ta.)

//Gana : gám (Ta.)

References : Tanaka 98; Vossen 507.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!àní

Meaning : chin

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : gàní

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gàní (Kö.)

Buga : gàní

|Ganda : yàní

Naro : ɡ!àní (V.)

|Gwi : gínì; g!ane (Ta.)

//Gana : gíní; g!ane (Ta.)

#Haba : gínì

References : Barnard 63; Tanaka 21; Vossen 456.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!au

Meaning : spotted hyaena

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gā́u uṅ (W.)

Naro : g!au (Ba.)

|Gwi : ||kyau (Ta.)

//Gana : ||kyau (Ta.)

References : Barnard 38; Bleek 45; Tanaka 91.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!â

Meaning : needle, nail

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : gâ

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gā (Kö.)

Buga : gâ

Naro : ɡ!â (V.); g!áà (Ba.)

|Gwi : ɡ!â; g|á (Ta.)

//Gana : gâ; g|á (Ta.)

#Haba : gâ

References : Barnard 103; Tanaka 64; Vossen 470.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!oa

Meaning : evening

Naro : ɡ!òa; ɳ!òà-ká (V.); g!ùàá-ká, g!òàá-ká (Ba.)

|Gwi : goa(shi)ka (Ta.)

//Gana : g!oa(shi)ka (Ta.)

Notes : Cf. PKK *!ʔoe "evening, dusk" (although the effluxes are irregular). Not to be confused with *!ʔui "evening". Borrowing from PNK is not excluded.

References : Barnard 123-4; Tanaka 33; Visser 20; Vossen 413.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!óm̀

Meaning : to blow

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : góm̀

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gòḿ (Kö.)

Buga : gòḿ

|Ganda : góm̀

Naro : ɡ!úm̀ (V.); g!ûm (Ba.)

|Gwi : gom (Ta.)

//Gana : gom (Ta.)

#Haba : gúm̀

References : Barnard 130; Tanaka 14; Vossen 424, 477.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!óm[à]

Meaning : lower arm, hand

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : ɡ!ómà "arm"

Buga : gómà "lower arm"

Naro : ɡ!òmà "underarm"; g!um "lower arm" (Ba.)

|Gwi : gǂoma "forearm" (Ta.)

//Gana : gómà "lower arm"; gǂoma "forearm" (Ta.)

#Haba : ɡ!ómà "lower arm"

References : Barnard 66; Tanaka 6; Visser 1998: 130; Vossen 499.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!ô

Meaning : aardvark

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : ɡ!ô

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gǒ (Kö.)

Buga : gǒ

Naro : ɡ!ô (V.); g!óò (Ba.)

|Gwi : ɡ!ô; gou (Ta.)

//Gana : gô; gou (Ta.)

#Haba : gô

References : Barnard 37; Tanaka 1; Vossen 431-32.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!ue

Meaning : frog

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Naro : g!uee (Ba.)

|Gwi : gue (Ta.)

//Gana : gue (Ta.)

References : Barnard 40; Tanaka 39.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!ùí

Meaning : rope

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

//Ani : ɡ!ùí

Kxoe (Hukwe) : gùí (Kö.)

Buga : gùí

|Ganda : gùí

Naro : ɡ!ùí (V.); !ùí (Ba.)

|Gwi : g!ui (Ta.)

//Gana : gui (Ta.)

#Haba : gùí

References : Barnard 104; Tanaka 80; Vossen 487.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!uri (*ɡǂ-)

Meaning : big

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Gwi : guri

//Gana : g!uri

References : Tanaka 13.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!UrU

Meaning : ankle

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

|Gwi : g!uru (Ta.)

//Gana : g!uru (Ta.)

Notes : Cf. Nharo gogore id.??

References : Barnard 65; Tanaka 5.

Proto-West Khoe : *ɡ!xabi

Meaning : to pull, drag

//Ani : ɡ!xàbí

References : Vossen 1986: 337.