The following list of Proto-Cangin reconstructions is from Merrill (2018: 451).
gloss | Proto-Cangin | Noon | Lehar | Safen | Ndut | Palor |
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eye | *ɣi̟d/ɣad | has | kuu-koas | has | i̟l | ’i̟l |
tongue | *pe-ɗem | peɗim p- | pi̟ri̟m | peɗem | pereem | pereem |
eat | *ñam | ñam | ñam | ñaam | ñam | ñam |
breast | *ɓi̟iɓ | ɓi̟iɓ | ɓi̟iɓ | (w)ɓip | ɓi̟iɓ | ɓi̟iɓ |
four | *nixiid | nikiis | nikis | iniil | iniil | |
dog | *ɓuh | ɓu̟u | ɓuh f- | ɓuh f- | ɓux f- | |
intestine | *loox | look | look | rook | loo | loo |
wing | *paɓ | paɓ | paɓ | (d)pab | pap | |
cow | *-noɣ | enoh f- | enoh | ’inoh | fana f- | fana’ f- |
blow = nose | *ñii̟nd | ñii̟d-uk | ñii̟d-uk | ñii̟d~ñii̟n | ||
pound | *hoɗ | oɗ | oɗ | ’oɗ | xoɗ | |
jaw | *kaɓaɓ ? | kaaɓ ‘cheek’ | kaɓaɓ k- | kabaap | ||
new | *has | as | as | ’as | has | xas |
see | *ɣot | hot | hot | hot | ot~ol- | od~ol- |
swallow | *hon | on | on | ’on | (d)hon | xon |
bury | *hac | ac | ac | ’ac | hac | xac |
bear child | *li̟m | li̟m | li̟m | (w)rim | li̟m | |
dance | *ɣam | ham | ham | |||
hold in teeth | *ŋaɓ | ŋaaɓ | ŋaɓ | ŋaɓ | ŋaɓ | |
year | *kV-(h)id̟ | kii̟s k- | kii̟s | kiis k- | kii̟l | kii̟l |
tree | *ki-rik | kedik k- | kedek | kiɗig k- | kilik | kilik k- |
bird | *sel | sel | sel | sel | ||
bury | *hu̟umb | u̟ub~u̟um | uumb | |||
be able | *mi̟n | mi̟n | min | mi̟n | min | |
resemble | *mand | mad~man | man | mad~man | mad~man | |
be short | *luH- | looƴ (lohoƴ) | looƴ | (s)rohoƴ | (d)luh | lux |
leaf/bark | *huɓ | to̟oɓ t-, oɓ | po̟o | (w)’op | huɓ | |
sun | *noɣ | noh | noh | noh | (d)na’ | na’ |
ear | *nuf | nof | nof | (w)noef | nuf | nuf |
head | *ɣaf | haf | haf | haf | ’af | ’af |
liver | *keeñ | keeñ | keeñ | keeñ k- | (d)keeñ | |
star | *Hul | hol | ol | hor | hul | xul |
rain | *toɓ | toɓ | toɓ | toɓ | tooɓ | |
pestle | *kuɗ | koɗ k- | koɗ | kuɗ k- | kuɗ k- | |
goat | *pe | pe’ f- | peɗ | peh f- | pe f- | pe f- |
cloth/rag | *lii̟l | lii̟l | lii̟l | lii̟l | lii̟l | |
baobab | *ɓoɣ | ɓoh | ɓoh | ɓoh | ɓa | ɓa’ |
finger | *kun | jokun j- | jokon | ndukun | kun | kun |
sneeze | *ti̟s | tes | ti̟s | (s)tisoh | (d)ti̟s | ti̟s |
ant | *ñii̟ñ | ñii̟ñ | ñii̟ñ | ñiñoh f- | (d)ñii̟ñ f- | ñii̟n f- |
rear/raise | *koɗ | koɗ | koɗ | koɗ | kod | |
honey | *kV-(C)u̟m | ku̟um k- | ku̟um | (d)ku̟um k- | ku̟um k- | |
horse | *panis̟ | pen̟is̟ f- | pan̟is̟ | panis | pan̟is̟ f- | |
causative | *-iɗ̟ | -iɗ̟ | -iɗ̟ | -iɗ | -iɗ̟ | -iɗ̟ |
anticausative | *-ox | -uk | -ok | -uk | -oh | -ox |
reversive | *-i̟s | -i̟s | -i̟s | -is | -i̟s | -i̟s |
negative | *-ɗii | -ɗii | -ɗi |