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Appendix:Proto-North Bauchi reconstructions

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The following list of Proto-North Bauchi reconstructions is from Takács (2004).

Takács (2004) considers North Bauchi to be one of the most conservative branches of Chadic.

List

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English gloss Proto-North Bauchi
egg *caḥʷi
dig *ciḳ-
middle *cawɣ-
cut *cəḳər-
sweat *cən-
morning *cuwy-
swear *cum-
urine *cVpr-
foot *cum-
herd *caQʷ-
ask *c̣aɣ-
change *c̣ək-
pull *c̣am-
sit *c̣əg-
sour *c̣am-
swell *c̣əm-
dry *c̣uf-
stand *c̣urw-
chest *mVc̣-
descend *pəc̣-
hair *gəz-
fat *rəvəz-
bow *zaʔ-
close *zaḅʷ-
stab *zaḳʷ-
beans *zam-
call *zar-
stone *zəḳəy
to skin *zəl-
body *zər-
ground corn *zu
sweat *zukum-
awaken *zuḳʷ-
rope *zʸaw-
give *ča/iy-
send *čin-
stink *čam-
two *či/ar-
fish (v.) *ču
swell *puč-
night *č̣amaz-
goat *č̣ang-
nail *č̣ərf-
heart *č̣Vnk-
bird *č̣VT-
nine *kuč̣-
sell *məč̣-
turn *ǯiKal
send *ǯikʷ-
allow *ǯu
life *ǯukʷ-
pound *ǯu/iw-
bitter *č̣am-
rip *č̣ar-
wring *č̣ey-
fat *ĉ̣əb-
sew *ĉ̣im-
worm *ĉ̣iy-
earth *riĉ̣-
five *vaĉ̣-
roast *gəẑ-
flower *riẑ-
open *ẑar-
tremble *ẑaẑar-
fowl *ẑirkiy-
run *ẑVẑV
bone *ḳas-
war *ḳas-
count *ḳin-
call *ḳiy-
forge *ḳuf-
deep *ḳulḳul-
buy *ḳʷan-
angry *ḳʷar-
bite *ḳiy-
grass *(a)was
head *ɣ/ḥam-
fish *ɣʷad-
see *ḥan-
fill *ḥʷan-
mount *ḥʷum-
build *ḥʷun-
hunt *le[ḥ]-
kill *tuḥ-
tooth *ṭiḥn-
throw *vʷaḥ-
pour *vʷaḥ-

References

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  • Takács, Gábor 2004. Comparative dictionary of the Angas-Sura languages. Sprache und Oralität in Afrika (SOA) 23. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag.
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