@article{Krzysztof_Krzysztof Tomasz_2020, title={Afrykańskie pochodzenie łacińskiej nazwy żyrafy}, volume={19}, url={https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/pj/article/view/5611}, abstractNote={<p>The authors review the problem of the origin of the Latin name for ‘giraffe’,<br>nabus, indicating a South African (Central Khoisan) source of the borrowing,<br>cf. Deti ŋábè, Nama !nai-b; !nae-b ‘giraffe’, Korana !nai-b, Naro ŋ!nábé; n!ábé,<br>G//ana ŋábì; ngabe, #Haba ŋ!ĩˆbè ‘id.’ (< Central Khoisan *ɳ!ábè). The Latin term<br>nabus is attested for the first time in Natural History, a well known Roman<br>encyclopedia, written by Pliny the Elder (died 79 AD), and repeated by Solinus<br>(3rd c. AD). As giraffe denotes an African animal, it is necessary to discuss some<br>controversial aspects, including possible ways of the South African term for<br>‘giraffe’ penetrating the Classical (Greek-Latin) world.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Prace Językoznawcze}, author={Krzysztof, Morta and Krzysztof Tomasz, Witczak}, year={2020}, month={Jun.}, pages={127–140} }