Proto-Dargwa: *ʕarq̇Iʷa
Meaning: hen
Akusha: ʕaIrʕaI
Chiragh: ʕaIrʕʷaI
Comments: The archaic form (with *q̇ʷ) is preserved in Kait. arq̇ʷa; all other dialects reflect a form with the shift -q̇Iʷ- > -ʕ(ʷ)-, cf. also Ur. urʕʷa, Kub. ʕāIʕaI, Sirg. ʕaIrʕʷaI.