Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *rūp-
Meaning : to wash
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : mūmbū rūpali "to wash one's face"
Kuwi (Schulze) : rūbinai
Sunkarametta Kuwi : rūp- (-it-) "to wash face"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F mūmbū rūpi kīali to wash (another's) face
Notes : External data shows that PK -p- here was originally a causative marker; it was later reinterpreted as part of the root. This probably accounts for voicening in Kuwi_S: instead of *ūrpnai > *ūrh'nai, *ūrp-nai > *ūrpi-nai > *ūrbi-nai > *rūb-.
Number in DED : 670
