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The following lists of Proto-Tuu reconstructions are from Güldemann (2005) and Starostin (2021).
English gloss
Proto-Tuu
child *ʘa
father *a̰a
mother *qa > *ka̰ > *kx(o)a̰
name *ǀãe, *ǁae
people , men *tuu
spouse *ǀha- ~ *(ⁿ)ǀha-
woman *ǀa-
beard *nǀum
bite , ache *tsʼii
cough *ǀho̰ ~ *(ⁿ)ǀho
defecate *t(h)xa(i)
die *ǀʼaa
ear *nǂ(u)i
eat *ãa, *ãi
eye (or see ?)*tsʼaa
hand , arm *ǀkxʼaa
hair *ǀkhu
head *nǀaa
lungs *ǁʼon
mouth *thu
neck *ǂkxʼa(-u) > *ǂkxʼu
nose *nǀu, *nǀũ
shoulder *gǁa̰e
skin *tũ-
tired *ǀkhu, *ǀkho
tongue *ǀʼãri > *ǀʼani
tooth *ǁkha(i)
bee , honey *ǀkho
bird *ǀhui
bow *ǀha(u)
egg *gǂu(i)
fat *sõe, *sã̰a
gemsbok *!hai, *!ha̰i
hartebeest *(g)!aʼa
horn *ǁã(i)
hunt *ǀkxʼõa, *ǀkxʼãa
leopard *!ab- > *!au
meat *ʘo-, *ʘa-
ostrich *qoe > *to̰e
porcupine *ǀhõ ~ *(ⁿ)ǀhõ
ground , earth *!ʼã(u)
hut , shelter *nǁa(i)
sun , day *ǁʼõe, *ǁʼũi, *ǁʼã
tree , wood *ʘho, *nʘo, *nʘa
water , rain *!khaa
wind *ǂ(k)hue, *ǂ(k)hoe
carry (child )*ǀqam
call , shout *!ʼai
come *saa, *sii
cook , roast *ǁa(u)
give *nǀa
go *ǁʼa-
help *hui
own , possess *ǁʼãi, *ǁʼai
see *nǀa, *nǀi
sense , feel *t(h)ã̰a
sit *tshoo
sleep *ʘõ(n), *ʘãi(n)
walk , travel *tã̰i
Tuu family
!Ui branch [also known as !Kwi] (languages: ǀXam, Nǁng, ǁXegwi)Taa branch (languages: !Xóõ and all of its dialects, as well as Bleek's Kakia and Nǀuǁen)
Nossob subgroup (languages: ǀʼAuni, ǀHaasi)
No.
English gloss
Proto-Tuu
Proto-!Ui
Proto-Taa
Proto-Nossob
1
all *ku
*kU-kaˤ
2
ashes *!qui
3
bark
4
belly
5
big *!xa-(i)
*o-si ~ *u-si
6
bird *ǀqʰui
*ǀ̰u(ʢ)-
*si=ǀ̰u
7
bite *siʔi
*c’i
*siʔ-
8
black *!(ʰ)oe
*ǂaʔ-
9
blood *ǁxau
*!̃aˤ
*ǁxau
10
bone *ʗ(°)a
*ǂã
11
breast (chest )*ǁ̃uiŋ
12
burn (tr.)*ǁa
13
claw (fingernail )*ǁqu-rV
*ǁqo-rV
*ǁqu-; *ǁ̰aʔm
14
cloud
15
cold *ǁãʔũ
16
come *si ~ *sa
*si ~ *sa
*si ~ *sa
*s[’]i ~ *sa
17
die *ǀʼa
*ǀʼa
*ǀʼa
18
dog *ǂʰɔ-
*ǂʰu-
*ǂqʰa-
*ǂʰɔŋ
19
drink *kxʼa(ʰ)-
*kxʼa-
*kxʼaʰ-
*kxʼa-
20
dry *ǁoˤ-
*ǁo
21
ear *ǂ̃u-
*ǂ̃u-
*ǂ̃u-
*ǂ̃u-
22
earth (sand )*!(q)ʼãũ
*ǂx’um
(?) *!̪aʔa
23
eat *ʔã
*ʔã
*ʔã
*ʔa ~ *ʔã
24
egg (?) *ǂaʔwi
*ǂ̰u-
25
eye *cʼa-xu
(?) *ǂʼũ- ~ *!ʼũ-
(?) *cxo
26
fat (n.)*sɔˤ-
*so-
*sãˤ
*so-
27
feather (hair )
28
fire *ǀ’i
*ǀ’i
*ǀ’a-
*ǀ’i
29
fish
30
fly (v.)*ʒ(o)eˤ
*ǁ/ʰ/au; *zeˤ
*ʒõẽˤ
31
foot *ʗ̃a
*ǂ̃u-
*!Xai
32
full *!qauŋ
*!̪um
33
give *a
*!qʰa-
34
good
35
green *ǀ̰aiˤ-
36
hair *ǀʰu-
*ǀʰu
*ǀ̰qʰu-
*ǀʰo
37
hand *ǀx’a
*ǀx’a
*ǀx’a
*ǀx’a/N/
38
head *ǀ̃a
*ǀ̃a
*ǀ̃a-
*ǀ̃a; *xu
39
hear (?) *tu
*tu
*tãˤ
40
heart *ǀq’a(-i)
*ǀ[’]ai
*ǀq’a-
*ǀ[’]e
41
horn *ǁã-
*ǁãĩ
*ǁã-
42
I *ŋ
*ŋ
*ŋ
*ŋ
43
kill *ǀʰa ~ *ǀʰi
*qa-
44
knee *ǀ̃u-
*ǁ̰xũ
45
know *ǁxae
46
leaf *ǀ̰ana
47
lie *ta ~ *tu
*ta
*tu
48
liver *ǁ̃aN
*ǁ̃aN
*ǁ̃am
49
long *ǀʼa
50
louse *ʘ̃u-
*ʘ̃u-
Güldemann, Tom (2005) ‘“Tuu”: A New Name for the Southern Khoisan Family’, in Tom Güldemann (ed.), Studies in Tuu (Southern Khoisan) . University of Leipzig Papers on Africa, Languages and Literatures, 23 (Leipzig: Institut für Afrikanistik, University of Leipzig), pp. 2–9.
Starostin, George (2021). Lexicostatistical studies in Khoisan II/1: How to make a Swadesh wordlist for Proto-Tuu . Journal of Language Relationship / Вопросы языкового родства 19(2): 99–135. 
