Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ka-mbli, *kac-
Meaning : bitter
Khuttia Kui : kappeli
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kombelli
Kuwi (Schulze) : kambeli
Sunkarametta Kuwi : kambeli
Additional forms : Also Kui_W kasi a young undeveloped pumpkin; Kuwi_F kassa sour.
Notes : Kuttia -pp- is absolutely irregular. The only possible explanation would be to assume the secondarity of -e- in all dialects and then *kambli > kambeli in most of them and *kambli > *kappli > kappeli in Kuttia.
Number in DED : 1249
