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PWS
*zpn - to dance
(Kogan 2015: 221)
Words
Arabic
zfn
- to dance
(Lane 1237)
Geez
zafana
- to dance
(CDG 632, LLA 1069)
Tigre
zafna
- to dance the funeral dance (woman), to dance
(WTS 506)
Tigrinya
zäfänä
- to sing, to perform shoulder-shrugging in time to music
(TED 2027)
Amharic
zäffänä
- to sing, to dance and sing
(AED 1684, Ludolf 79)
Argobba
zäffäna
- to dance, to sing
(Leslau 1997:227)
Gafat
zäfänä
- to dance
(Leslau 1945:180)
Mehri
zəfūn
- to transport goods brought by the mawsim, going backwards and forwards carrying; to dance a running dance; (camels) to dance, to frolic
(ML 464)
Jibbali
zúfún
- to jump for joy (animals)
(JL 315)