Reconstruction:Proto-Somaloid/hibèén

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-Cushitic *ham-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḥam- (“to be burnt”).

Noun

*hibèén m

  1. night

Descendants

  • Aweer: haween
  • Rendille: iben
  • Jiiddu: hamin
  • Somali: habeen

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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