Comparative Khoe-Kwadi

A comparative dictionary of Khoe-Kwadi languages, by Anne Maria Fehn, Anna Smirnitskaya, Tshisimogo Leepang, Hirosi Nakagawa, Admire Phiri & Jorge Rocha [in prep.]

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Realizations (256)

Shift Language Lexeme Source Target Page
#1220 Khoekhoe ŋǂȁà to dance → to kick 186
#10130 Naro qg'áó [!x'áó] neck — saddleback
#10130 Khoekhoe ǃa̋ób {!aob} neck — saddleback
#10131 Naro tcáḿ [=áḿ] to roll → boyfriend, girlfriend
#10132 Khwe bèyèé zebra — horse
#6520 Kwadi χa(o)~χo(o) elephant ← hippopotamus
#4101 Kwadi k’o(o) meat → animal
#4101 Buga-Kxoe kχʼó.χò meat → animal
#4101 Danisi k’ō.xú meat → animal
#4101 Deti k’ō.xú meat → animal
#4101 Gǁana kχʼó.χò meat → animal
#4101 Khwe kχʼó.χò meat → animal
#4101 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) k’ō.xú meat → animal
#4101 Tjwao (Tshwao) kx’oo.xu meat → animal
#4101 ǁAni kχ’ōō.χú meat → animal
#10382 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) kʼaba calabash, gourd → bowl
#8515 Khoekhoe ǀhȁú beard — mane
#6248 Khoekhoe hȍò to catch ← to find
#8136 Khoemana (Korana, ǃOra) ǂˀaa arrow — bamboo
#9863 Khoemana (Korana, ǃOra) tʰã̄ã̄ to lick — to taste (tr.)
#366 Naro !óḿ heavy (vs. light) → difficult
#366 Khoekhoe ǃőḿ heavy (vs. light) → difficult
#18 Gǀui kúḿ to hear / to listen → to understand
#18 Ts'ixa kúḿ to hear / to listen → to understand
#18 ǁAni kóḿ~kúḿ to hear → to understand
#18 Khoekhoe ŋǁã̏ṹ to hear → to understand
#10519 Gǀui gǀã́ã̄ grass, herb — leaf
#5308 Khoemana (Korana, ǃOra) ǀãã grass, herb — marijuana
#3000 Gǀui cùā penis — vagina
#710 Khwe kχʼéí in front of → before (temporal)
#436 Danisi ts’ūḿ lip → mouth
#436 Khwe tʃʼóḿ lip → mouth
#7932 Khwe dìnìī honey → sugar
#7158 Khoekhoe ǀχóà brave — dangerous
#7159 Naro ǁχóà strong — dangerous
#10526 Buga-Kxoe ǀχánī star → guinea fowl
#10526 Deti ǀxani star → guinea fowl
#10526 Gǁana ǀχánī star → guinea fowl
#10526 Gǁabak’e ǀxáí.nì star → guinea fowl
#10526 Gǁoro ǀxánī star → guinea fowl
#10526 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) ǀxai.ne star → guinea fowl
#10526 Khwe ǀχánī star → guinea fowl
#10526 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) ǀxínī star → guinea fowl
#10526 Tjwao (Tshwao) ǀxani star → guinea fowl
#10526 Ts'ixa ǀxánī star → guinea fowl
#10526 ǁAni ǀχánī star → guinea fowl
#8948 Buga-Kxoe ǂχéí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Cua (Botswana) cxàí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Danisi cxáí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Deti tʃxāí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Gǀui ǂχáí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Gǁana ǂχáí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Khwe ǂχēí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Kua (Botswana) cxàí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Naro ǂχáí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) tʃxáí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Tsua cxàí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 Ts'ixa cxáí eye → to awaken, wake up
#8948 ǁAni ǂχéí eye → to awaken, wake up
#7298 Khwe tʃã́ã̀ heat (n.) → sun
#2411 Khwe tɛ̀ɛ̄ arc → gun
#933 Buga-Kxoe kχʼáò.kʰòè~kχʼáá.kʰòè man (male) — husband
#933 Danisi kʼáá.kʰóè man (male) — husband
#933 Deti kʼáá.kʰòè man (male) — husband
#933 Gǁabak’e kʼáò.tʃʰò(è) man (male) — husband
#933 Gǁoro kʼáá.kʰóè man (male) — husband
#933 Khwe kχʼáá.kʰò(è) man (male) — husband
#933 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) kʼáá.kʰòè~kʼáò.kʰòè man (male) — husband
#933 Tjwao (Tshwao) kxʼáò.tʃʰò man (male) — husband
#933 Ts'ixa kʼáá.kʰóè man (male) — husband
#933 ǁAni kχʼáò.kʰòè man (male) — husband
#1211 Ts'ixa ǁã́ã́ thirst → to desire, crave, long for
#1211 Buga-Kxoe ǁã́ã́ thirst → to desire, crave
#5287 Naro ǀˀṹã́ leg → wheel
#1204 Danisi ǀˀṹã́ bone — leg, shin
#1204 Gǀui ǀˀṹã́ bone — leg, shin
#1204 Gǁoro ǀˀṹã́ bone — leg
#1204 Naro ǀˀṹã́ bone — leg
#1204 Ts'ixa ǀˀṹã́ bone — leg, shin
#1204 ǁAni ǀˀṹã́ bone — leg
#2541 Khoekhoe ka̋í big → great
#1950 Khwe ǂχṹũ̀ brain (cerebrum) → thought
#222 Gǁoro tʃxṹũ̄ brain (cerebrum) — head
#1056 Danisi hḿm̀~mũ̄ũ̀ smell → stink
#1056 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) m̄ḿ~mũ̄ṹ smell → stink
#1056 Kwadi hm smell → stink
#1629 Ts'ixa káò long (size) — high (size), tall
#1629 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) káò long (size) — high (size), tall
#1629 Naro !áò long (size) — high (size), tall
#892 Naro !áò high (size), tall — deep
#1629 Khwe kʲáò long (size) — high (size), tall
#1629 Gǁoro káò long (size) — high (size), tall
#1629 Gǀui !áò long (size) — high (size), tall
#892 Gǀui !áò high (size), tall — deep
#1629 Danisi káò long (size) — high (size), tall
#750 Ts'ixa káá to search, look for — to want
#750 Tjwao (Tshwao) kaa to search, look for — to want
#750 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) kaa to search, look for — to want
#1454 Naro !āā to seek, look for — to choose
#1153 Kwadi χa(a) to want — to hunt
#173 Kwadi χa(a) to hunt — to love
#43 Kwadi χa(a) to want — to love
#750 Khwe kʲáá to search, look for — to want
#43 Khwe kʲáá to want — to love
#3508 Khwe kʲáá to want — to need
#750 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) kaa to search, look for — to want
#750 Danisi káá to search, look for — to want
#9804 ǁAni ǀˀáò blood → money
#9804 Ts'ixa ǀˀáò blood → money
#9804 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) ǀˀáò blood → money
#9804 Naro ǀˀáò blood → money
#9804 Gǁoro ǀˀáò blood → money
#9804 Gǀui ǀˀáò blood → money
#9804 Danisi ǀˀáò blood → money
#9804 Buga-Kxoe ǀˀáò blood → money
#829 ǁAni sɛ́ɛ̀ to take → to marry, take a wife
#829 Ts'ixa sɛ́ɛ̀ to take → to marry, take a wife
#829 Tjwao (Tshwao) séè to take → to marry, take a wife
#829 Naro séè to take → to marry, take a wife
#829 Khwe ʃɛ́ɛ̀ to take → to marry, take a wife
#829 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) see to take → to marry, take a wife
#829 Buga-Kxoe sɛ́ɛ̀~ʃɛ́ɛ̀ to take → to marry, take a wife
#1837 Kwadi ʔm(u) to sleep — to lie down
#8889 Kwadi ʔm(u) to rest — to sleep
#1641 Naro ǁāō to throw — to shoot
#10530 Gǀui ǃχóé to run → to dance
#10530 Gǁana χóé to run → to dance
#9951 Khoekhoe ǃχőé to run → fast
#9952 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) xue to run → to escape, flee
#1632 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) xóé to flow — to run away
#1632 Danisi xúé to flow — to run
#9833 Buga-Kxoe ʃóm̀~sóm̀ shadow, shade → soul
#9833 Khwe ʃóm̀ shadow, shade → soul
#9833 Kua (Botswana) súm̀ shadow, shade → soul
#2722 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) kúḿ to hear → to perceive smell
#2722 Gǀui kúḿ to hear → to perceive smell
#1068 Gǀui kúḿ to feel — to perceive smell
#3760 Gǀui kúḿ to perceive smell — to taste (tr.)
#1067 Gǀui kúḿ to feel — to hear
#9864 Gǀui kúḿ to taste (tr.) — to feel
#1652 Danisi ʔʲám̀ top → sky
#1652 Gǁabak’e ʔʲám̀~ʔʲím̀ top, upper part → sky
#1652 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) ɲim top → sky
#1652 Khwe ǂˀám̀ top → sky
#1652 Kua (Botswana) ʔím̀ top — sky
#1652 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) ʔʲám̀ top, upper part → sky
#10531 Naro ǂˀám̀ top, upper part → grave, tomb
#10531 Gǀui ǂˀám̀ top, upper part → grave, tomb
#7467 Khwe ǂˀám̀ air — sky
#8843 Khwe ǂˀám̀ sky → heaven
#8843 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) ɲim sky → heaven
#1455 Buga-Kxoe ǂíí to call → to name
#1455 Gǀui ǂíı̄ to call → to name
#1455 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) tʃii to call → to name
#1455 Khoekhoe ǂài̋ to call → to name
#1455 Khwe ǂíí to call → to name
#1455 Ts'ixa cíí to call → to name
#1455 ǂHaba ǂīī to call → to name
#1856 Danisi cʼōá~tʃʼōá to go out → to rise
#1856 Deti tʃʼōá to go out → to rise
#1856 Khwe ǂχʼóá to go out → to rise
#1856 Kwadi ts’ua~ ts’a(a) to go out → to rise
#1856 Naro ǂχʼōā to go out → to rise
#1856 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) tʃʼōá to go out → to rise
#1856 Ts'ixa cʼōá~cʼūá to go out → to rise
#1856 ǁAni ǂχʼōā~ǂχʼōá to go out → to rise
#10532 Naro ǁˀāù fish → Englishman
#3954 Naro kχʼūī word — language
#933 Khoekhoe ʔáò man (male) — husband
#7946 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) gǀene fly (n.) → bee
#1426 Gǀui kχʼáū bitter — salty
#3103 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) kʼau bitter — sour
#3103 Khwe kχʼéú bitter — sour
#1426 Khwe kχʼéú bitter — salty
#6801 Khoekhoe ʔã̀ĩ̀ to laugh → to mock
#392 Buga-Kxoe tʼṹĩ̀ beautiful — good
#392 Danisi t’ṹı̃̀ beautiful — good
#392 Gǀui cʼṹĩ̀ beautiful — good
#392 Gǁabak’e tʼũĩ beautiful — good
#392 Gǁana tʼṹĩ̀ beautiful — good
#392 Gǁoro t’ṹı̃̀ beautiful — good
#392 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) tʼũĩ beautiful — good
#392 Khwe tʼóǹ beautiful — good
#392 Kwadi t’ue~t’ua beautiful — good
#392 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) t’ṹı̃̀ beautiful — good
#392 Ts'ixa t’ṹĩ̀ beautiful — good
#392 ǁAni tʼṹĩ̀ beautiful — good
#10533 Cara (Botswana) tʼṹĩ́ clean (adj.) — good
#10533 Danisi t’ṹı̃̀ clean (adj.) — good
#10533 Deti t’ṹĩ̀ clean (adj.) — good
#10533 Tjwao (Tshwao) tʼṹĩ̀ clean (adj.) — good
#10533 Ts'ixa t’ṹĩ̀ clean (adj.) — good
#10533 ǁAni tʼṹĩ̀ clean (adj.) — good
#2268 Danisi t’ṹı̃̀ clean (adj.) → beautiful
#2268 Ts'ixa t’ṹĩ̀ clean (adj.) — beautiful
#2268 ǁAni tʼṹĩ̀ clean (adj.) — beautiful
#391 Gǀui cʼṹĩ̀ good — kind
#6807 Gǀui cʼṹĩ̀ beautiful — kind, good-hearted
#1219 Gǀui kʰóō leather, hide — skin (of a person)
#1219 Tshwa (Tsoa, Hiechware) tʃʰoo leather — skin (of a person)
#1219 Khoekhoe kʰòő leather, hide — skin (of a person)
#1219 Khwe kʰòó leather, hide — skin (of a person)
#1219 Kua (Botswana) kʰòó hide — skin (of a person)
#1219 Naro kʰòō leather — skin (of a person)
#1219 Tsua kʰòó hide — skin (of a person)
#1219 Ts'ixa kʰōó hide — skin (of a person)
#7206 Khoemana (Korana, ǃOra) hai tree → post, stick
#7687 Buga-Kxoe jìī tree → plant (biol.)
#7206 Deti jii~ʤii tree → stick (n.)
#7206 Gǀui ìī tree → stick (n.)
#7687 Gǁoro jii~ʤii tree → plant (biol.)
#7206 Khoekhoe hȁí tree → stick (n.)
#599 Khoekhoe hȁí tree → wood
#7687 Khoekhoe hȁí tree → plant (biol.)
#7206 Khwe jìī tree → shaft
#7206 Kwadi tshi(i)~chi(i) tree → stick (n.)
#7206 Naro hìī tree → stick (n.)
#7206 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) ʤīī tree → stick (n.)
#7206 Ts'ixa jīī~hīī tree → stick (n.)
#7206 ǁAni jīī~jīí tree → stick (n.)
#599 Khwe jìī tree → wood, timber
#599 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) ʤīī tree → wood, timber
#599 Ts'ixa jīī~hīī tree → wood, timber
#7687 Ts'ixa jīī~hīī tree → plant (biol.)
#7687 ǁAni jīī~jīí tree → plant (biol.)
#5420 Khwe kʲáḿ sting (n.) ← penis
#1220 Khoemana (Korana, ǃOra) ŋǂāā to dance → to kick
#4786 Naro bíì milk — female breast
#966 Khoekhoe tàra̋ woman — wife
#966 Khoemana (Korana, ǃOra) tara woman — wife
#4010 Khoekhoe ʔȁ.wó father → forefather
#904 Khoekhoe ǂˀóà wind → air
#10478 Khoekhoe ǂˀóà wind, air → oxygen
#4101 Ts'ixa k’ō.xú meat → animal
#4101 Gǁabak’e kʼóó.xō meat → animal
#4101 Gǁoro k’ō.xú meat → animal
#7906 Naro !χáí clothes → dress (feminine)
#869 Khwe tʃú.tʃú hot → feverish
#9486 ǁAni tsú.tsú hot → to hurt
#976 Khwe ǀˀɛ́ɛ̀ thread → wire (n.)
#5947 Khwe ǀˀɛ́ɛ̀ string (of a musical instrument) — rope, cord
#856 Khoekhoe ǁχã́ã̀ moon → month
#856 Khoemana (Korana, ǃOra) ǁχãã moon → month
#4690 Khoekhoe ǂàà to insert → to plant
#10536 Khoekhoe ǂˀã̀ĩ̋ to guess ← to think, consider
#4691 Naro tàˤm̄ tongue (body part) → blade, edge (of an instrument)
#744 Buga-Kxoe dàḿ tongue (body part) → language
#744 Danisi dāḿ tongue (body part) → language
#744 Deti dáḿ tongue (body part) → language
#744 Gǁoro dāḿ tongue (body part) → language
#744 Khwe dàḿ tongue (body part) → language
#744 Naro tàˤm̄ tongue (body part) → language
#744 Nata-Shua (Shwakhwe) dàḿ tongue (body part) → language
#744 Tjwao (Tshwao) dàḿ tongue (body part) → language
#744 Ts'ixa dāḿ tongue (body part) → language
#744 ǁAni dām̄ tongue (body part) → language

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