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pɨn v. itch démanger (4 groups, 11 languages) A
The basic meaning is to scratch an itch. The change *n to *r in the Mofu group is regular. This change is also found in Cuvok, but is a borrowing from Mofu-Gudur. (Apart from the Cuvok borrowing, the root is not found in languages of the South sub-branch.) There is reduplication in several languages, which can indicate that an initial consonant, such as *h, has been lost. Proto-Central Chadic *p has the reflex *f in all groups, which is not expected in this position.

1Proto-Mafa *fafɨr itch démanger 1.1) Cuvok (Gravina) mefefrej itch (the itch) démangeaison

2Proto-Hurza *fɨfɨn itch démanger 2.1) Mbuko (Gravina) fəfan scratch; itch gratter; démanger 2.2) Vame (Kinnaird) fə̄fə́nà itch ; scratch_oneself gratter_se

3Proto-Mofu *fɨr itch démanger 3.1) Mada (Nkoumou) móffor démanger (causer des démangeaisons) 3.2) Moloko (Friesen) far scratch gratter 3.3) Gemzek (Sabatai) fər scrape (v) gratter, racler 3.4) Merey (Gravina) fəfar gratter 3.5) Dugwor (Jubumna) məferej ba itch (the itch) démangeaison 3.6) Mofu-Gudur (Hollingsworth) fáfər (se) gratter, frotter

4Proto-Maroua *fun itch démanger 4.1) Giziga Moutourwa (Michielan) fun vú se gratter le corps, démanger 4.2) Giziga Marva (Hamidou) funa vo itch (the itch) démangeaison
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