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1. *qamA "dry, warm" In my earlier paper I reconstructed the Nostratic word *qamA "dry, warm"; this etymological nest can be enlarged with some new examples: AA: Sem. *hmm "to be warm": Hebr. ham "warm", Ugar. hm, Syr. hammima, Akkad. emmu, Arab. hamm; Eg... see more

Abstract: Hausa, a major language of West Africa, is one of the most widely studied languagesof Sub-Saharan Africa. It has a rich lexicographic tradition dating back some two centuries. Sincethe first major vocabulary published in 1843 up to the present t... see more

Abstract: Hausa, a major language of West Africa, is one of the most widely studied languagesof Sub-Saharan Africa. It has a rich lexicographic tradition dating back some two centuries. Sincethe first major vocabulary published in 1843 up to the present t... see more

The author considers that if it is not possible to find satisfying etymology inside the Indo-European family, we must seek out of it. He gives these examples: Sl. *bok. "flank, thigh", Pol. baczyc "to look, to see, to observe", Croat. and Slov. pozoj "dra... see more

'If we go back in time, the problem of what Afrikaans is becomes more and more difficult', wrote Valkhoff more than two decades ago (1972:2), and notwithstanding a far better understanding of the material facts, his words remain true today. In what follow... see more

African languages have contributed and continue to contribute a great many vocabulary items to English, both directly and via the intermediary of other non-African languages. The <i>OED Additions Series</i> contains 63 words of African origin,... see more

'If we go back in time, the problem of what Afrikaans is becomes more and more difficult', wrote Valkhoff more than two decades ago (1972:2), and notwithstanding a far better understanding of the material facts, his words remain true today. In what follow... see more

African languages have contributed and continue to contribute a great many vocabulary items to English, both directly and via the intermediary of other non-African languages. The <i>OED Additions Series</i> contains 63 words of African origin,... see more

'If we go back in time, the problem of what Afrikaans is becomes more and more difficult', wrote Valkhoff more than two decades ago (1972:2), and notwithstanding a far better understanding of the material facts, his words remain true today. In what follow... see more

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