kʷɨkaɗ nf. baobab baobab (10 groups, 21 languages) B syn: ᵐbatuɓ.
This root may be borrowed from the Kanuri 'kalkuka', though it is more likely that the word was borrowed from Chadic languages by Kanuri since the forms that are attested in Central Chadic cannot easily be derived from *kuka. In addition, the Proto-Bata and Proto-Lamang forms indicate that there was a glottal component in the word, which is not present in Kanuri. The labialisation has spread from the *kʷ onto the *k in several languages. The glottal component is accounted for by reconstructing a final *ɗ, though more evidence is needed before this can be established with confidence.
1Proto-Bata *kɨkɨʔʷ baobab baobab 1.1) Bata (Boyd) kawto baobab 1.1.1) Bata (Boyd) kaawe baobab 1.2) Bachama (Skinner) kawtœ, kœwe baobab tree 1.3) Gude (Hoskinson) kúkùʼ únə baobab tree 1.4) Sharwa (Gravina) kəkəʼwə baobab 1.5) Tsuvan (Johnston) kukʷakən le baobab
2Proto-Tera *kʷɨka baobab baobab 2.1) Nyimatli (Harley) kuka baobab tree 2.2) Gaʼanda (Gwaji) kukʷata baobab
3Proto-Hurza *kʷakʷa baobab baobab 3.1) Mbuko (Gravina) koko baobab 3.2) Vame (Kinnaird) kʷàkʷà tree type baobab
4Proto-Margi *kʷagʷɨ baobab baobab 4.1) Bura (Blench) kʷàgú Baobab monkey bread tree See also kogu Adansonia digitata 4.1.1) Bura (Blench) kogu Baobab tree cf. kwagu 4.2) Kilba (Schuh) gu baobab
5Proto-Mandara *kʷakʷa baobab baobab 5.1) Matal (Branger) makʷakʷa, makokʷa baobab baobab 5.2) Mandara (Fluckiger) kʷakʷa baobab (m) ou feuille comestible de baobab 5.3) Malgwa (Löhr) kʷakʷa, kokʷa tree sp., baobab, Adansonia digitata, baobab leaf 5.4) Glavda (Nghagyiva) kʷàkʷa baobab tree
6Proto-Mofu *kaka ʷ baobab baobab 6.1) Moloko (Friesen) koko tree baobab baobab
7Proto-Lamang *kaʔʷ baobab baobab 7.1) Hdi (Bramlett) kaʼu baobab tree le baobab
8Proto-Higi *kʷɨkʷɨ baobab baobab 8.1) Kirya (Blench) kúkù baobab 8.2) Bana (Lienhard) kʷə́kʷə̀ baobab, Adansonia digitala
9Proto-Kotoko North *kʷɨka baobab baobab 9.1) Afade (Allison) kuka baobab tree baobab
10Proto-Kotoko Centre *kʷɨka baobab baobab 10.1) Lagwan (Allison) kuka baobab tree baobab
11Hausa kúukà baobab tree baobab
This root may be borrowed from the Kanuri 'kalkuka', though it is more likely that the word was borrowed from Chadic languages by Kanuri since the forms that are attested in Central Chadic cannot easily be derived from *kuka. In addition, the Proto-Bata and Proto-Lamang forms indicate that there was a glottal component in the word, which is not present in Kanuri. The labialisation has spread from the *kʷ onto the *k in several languages. The glottal component is accounted for by reconstructing a final *ɗ, though more evidence is needed before this can be established with confidence.
1Proto-Bata *kɨkɨʔʷ baobab baobab 1.1) Bata (Boyd) kawto baobab 1.1.1) Bata (Boyd) kaawe baobab 1.2) Bachama (Skinner) kawtœ, kœwe baobab tree 1.3) Gude (Hoskinson) kúkùʼ únə baobab tree 1.4) Sharwa (Gravina) kəkəʼwə baobab 1.5) Tsuvan (Johnston) kukʷakən le baobab
2Proto-Tera *kʷɨka baobab baobab 2.1) Nyimatli (Harley) kuka baobab tree 2.2) Gaʼanda (Gwaji) kukʷata baobab
3Proto-Hurza *kʷakʷa baobab baobab 3.1) Mbuko (Gravina) koko baobab 3.2) Vame (Kinnaird) kʷàkʷà tree type baobab
4Proto-Margi *kʷagʷɨ baobab baobab 4.1) Bura (Blench) kʷàgú Baobab monkey bread tree See also kogu Adansonia digitata 4.1.1) Bura (Blench) kogu Baobab tree cf. kwagu 4.2) Kilba (Schuh) gu baobab
5Proto-Mandara *kʷakʷa baobab baobab 5.1) Matal (Branger) makʷakʷa, makokʷa baobab baobab 5.2) Mandara (Fluckiger) kʷakʷa baobab (m) ou feuille comestible de baobab 5.3) Malgwa (Löhr) kʷakʷa, kokʷa tree sp., baobab, Adansonia digitata, baobab leaf 5.4) Glavda (Nghagyiva) kʷàkʷa baobab tree
6Proto-Mofu *kaka ʷ baobab baobab 6.1) Moloko (Friesen) koko tree baobab baobab
7Proto-Lamang *kaʔʷ baobab baobab 7.1) Hdi (Bramlett) kaʼu baobab tree le baobab
8Proto-Higi *kʷɨkʷɨ baobab baobab 8.1) Kirya (Blench) kúkù baobab 8.2) Bana (Lienhard) kʷə́kʷə̀ baobab, Adansonia digitala
9Proto-Kotoko North *kʷɨka baobab baobab 9.1) Afade (Allison) kuka baobab tree baobab
10Proto-Kotoko Centre *kʷɨka baobab baobab 10.1) Lagwan (Allison) kuka baobab tree baobab
11Hausa kúukà baobab tree baobab