Reconstruction:Proto-Somaloid/bice

This Proto-Somaloid entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Somaloid

Etymology

From Proto-Lowland East Cushitic *bikee-, probably borrowed from Southern Nilotic; compare Nandi beek (“water”). Cognate with Baiso beke, Arbore biče, Daasanach bie, El Molo pice, Oromo bishaan, Khonso pishaa, Bussa pishe.

Noun

*bice m

  1. water

Descendants

  • Rendille: biche, bicheyo m pl
  • Aweer: bii, biiyaa pl
  • Somali: biyo m pl

References

  • Heine, Bernd (1978), “The Sam languages. A History of Rendille, Boni and Somali”, in Afroasiatic Linguistics, volume 6, number 2, pages 1–93
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