The following list of Proto-Southern Nilotic reconstructions is from Rottland (1982: 296-316).
Note : German glosses are directly from the original source. English glosses, not in the source, are translations in progress.
German gloss
English gloss
Proto-Southern Nilotic
notes
Speise , Nahrung
food
*am-it
vier
four
*ɑŋwɑːn, *ɑŋwɑn
rot
red
*ɑrɛːr
?
Schenkel
leg
*ɑR
schmecken (tr .)
taste (tr .)
*cɑm
1
viel
many
*caːŋ
Person (sg .)
person
*ciː
Stamm , Gruppe , Stammesgebiet
tribe , group , tribal area
*ɛːm, *em
Fluß
flow
*eːn
Stier
bull
*eːR
häuten
skinning
*ɛːɲ
1
Ohr
ear
*iːt
zählen
counting
*iːt
Mutter
mother
*iːyo
?
ölen , fetten
oil , grease
*ɪːl
2
ankommen
arrive
*ɪt
1
lang
long
*kaːR
Pfeil
arrow
*kaːt
Knochen
bone
*kaːw
?
Fliege
fly
*kɑːlyɑːŋ
Mutter
mother
*kɑm, *kɑːm
Eisen
iron
*kɑrɪn
Name
surname
*kɑːRɪn
Hals
neck
*kɑːt
links
left
*kɑːtɑm, *kɑtɑm
Sandale
sandal
*keweːR
?
Schaf
sheep
*kɛːc
Zahn
tooth
*keːL-ɑt
Bein
leg
*kɛːL
melken
milking
*kɛR
1
Baum , Medizin
tree , medicine
*kɛːt
Brust
chest
*kɪtɪn
Leber
liver
*koRoR
Auge
eye
*kɔːŋ, *kɔŋ
Stiel , Schaft
stem , shaft
*kuɲuk
rufen
call
*kuːr
1
Knie , (Ellbogen ?)
knee , (elbow ?)
*kuːtuŋ, *kutuŋ
Achselhöhle
armpit
*kʊLkʊL
Hirn
brain
*kʊːɲʊːt, *kʊɲʊːt
Bogen , (Waffe )
bow , (weapon )
*kʊRɑːŋ
blasen
blow
*kʊːt
Mund
mouth
*kʊːt
Vater
father
*kwɑːn
Brennholz
firewood
*kwɛːn
nahe
near
*leːk, *neːk
flechten
weave
*lɛːt
2/1
Schild
sign
*lɔːŋ
Überfall , Kämpftruppe (?)
raid , combat force (?)
*luk
jagen
to hunt
*Lakaːt
husten
to cough
*LɑːL
1
weiß , neu
white , new
*LɛːL
weiß , neu
white , new
*Lɪt
Tränen , Weinen (?)
tears , crying (?)
*Loːk
Onkel (Mutterbruder )
uncle (mother 's brother )
*maːm(a)
Wange
cheek
*mataːŋ, *mataŋ
Kopf
head
*met
Brenneisen
branding iron
*mɛcɛy
lecken
lick
*mɛːL
Durst
thirst
*mɛLɛL
?
sterben
to die
*mɛːR
klein
small
*miniŋ, *manaŋ
taub
deaf
*miːɲ
Tasche , Bündel
bag , bundle
*mɪLɔːt
kauen
chew
*mɪt
Kehle
throat
*moRok, *moRoːk
Wunde
wound
*mɔ(ː)
Finger
finger
*mɔːrɪn
Kalb
calf
*mɔːR
Geier
vulture
*mɔtɔːɲ
Haut
skin
*muːR
Leiche
corpse
*mus, *muːs
fünf
five
*muːt
?
Salz
salt
*mʊɲ, *mʊːɲ
Ratte
rat
*mʊr
krank
ill
*myan, *miyan
nähen
sew
*nɑp
1
Ziegen , Schafe
goats , sheep
*no(ː)
kurz
short
*nwɑc, *nwɑːc
Sand , Boden
sand , soil
*ŋɑːɲ, *ŋkɑːɲ
scharf
sharp
*ŋɑtɪːp
?
Zunge
tongue
*ŋɛLyɛp
?
Mann
man
*ŋeːt
Huhn
chicken
*ŋkɔk
Speer
spear
*ŋɔt
Speichel , Segen
saliva , blessing
*ŋʊL, *ŋʊːL
bitter , teuer
bitter , expensive
*ŋwɑːn
kratzen (?)
scratch (?)
*ŋwɑr
1/2
grün
green
*ɲɑLɪːL
füllen
to fill
*ɲɪRɪt
2
groß
large
*o, *oː
jagen
to hunt
*ɔːn
Kampf , Oberfall
fight
*paːr, *par
Fleisch
flesh
*pɑɲ
1
töten (?)
kill (?)
*pɑr
1
Himmel
sky
*pɑrɑk
Rücken
back (of body )
*pɑtɑR
Elefant
elephant
*peːL
Wasser
water
*peR
brennen
burn
*pɛːL
Rinde
bark
*pɛrtɛt
?
rot
red
*piriːr
Feuerbohrer
fire drill
*piːyoːn
?
schwellen
swell
*pkɑ, *pkɑː
denken , s . erinnern
think , recall
*pkɑːt
2
betrunken sein
be drunk
*poːkit
1
zittern
tremble
*pɔːtɑn
1
fegen
sweep
*puːc
2
grau -weiß (Rinderfarbe )
gray -white (cattle color )
*puːs
Haar , Pelz
hair , fur
*puːt
lachen
laugh
*raːr
1
holen
to fetch
*rɑm
1
binden
tie
*rɑt
1
saugen
suck
*reːr
1
Regen
rain
*rɔːp
Schlaf , schlafen
sleep , sleep
*ru
richten , Rat halten
judge , give advice
*rwaːc
2
träumen
dream
*rwaːtɪt
2
verweigern
deny
*Rɛːt
1
alt
old
*Rɔːs, *Rɔs
betteln , bitten
beg , ask
*saːm
1
schütteln
shake
*sɑc
1/2
Zwilling
twin
*sɑlɑ
braun -schwarz (Rinderfarbe )
brown -black (cattle color )
*sɑm, *sɑːm
Freund , Liebhaber
friend , lover
*sɑːn
Kudu
kudu
*sɑrɑm, *sɑrɑːm
Nase
nose
*ser
Tante (Vaterschwester )
aunt (father sister )
*sɛ(ː)ŋkɛ
Kette
chain
*sirim
acht
eight
*sis(iːt)
Urin
urine
*sokos
drei
three
*somok
?
unfruchtbar (nicht gebärfähig )
sterile (not fertile )
*son, *soːn
Fett , Talg
fat , tallow
*suːn
Nabel
navel
*surum, *suruːm
rülpsen
burp
*syɛ, *siyɛ
Wamme
dewlap
*takal
zehn
ten
*tɑmɑn
Rind (Sg . 1)
cattle (sg . 1)
*tɑɲ
schmieden
forge
*tɑːɲ
2
Vogel
bird
*tɑrɪːt
Rind (Sg . 2)
cattle (sg . 2)
*tɛː
bauen
to build
*tɛːc
1
Bambus
bamboo
*tɛːk
Brustkorb
rib cage
*tɛkɛt
Kinder (?), Mädchen (?, Pl .)
children (?), girls (?, pl .)
*tiːp
Ferse
heel
*titiŋ
Hügel
hill
*tul-wɑ
Fest , Gesang
festival , singing
*tuːm
Rinder
bovine
*tʊc
schwarz
black
*tʊR, *tʊːR
springen
leap
*twɑːl
?
(wildes ) Tier
(wild ) animal
*tyaːɲ, *tiyaɲ
Kind (?), Mädchen (?)
child (?), girl (?)
*tyeːp, *tieːp
waschen (tr .)
wash (tr .)
*uːn
2
tauschen (?)
to deceive (?)
*wɑl
1
schießen
shoot
*wuːt, *wut
?
verbergen
hide
*wʊːɲ, *wʊɲ
?
schicken
send
*yaːc, *yac
2
aufdecken , öffnen
uncover , open
*yɑːt
1
Rottland, Franz. 1982. Die Südnilotischen Sprachen: Beschreibung, Vergleichung und Rekonstruktion . (Kölner Beiträge zur Afrikanistik, vol. 7.) Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.