Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kop-
Meaning : coil of hair; coiffure
Kui : kopa "coil of a woman's hair"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kūbbū "coiffure (female)"
Kuwi (Mahanti) : kubbu "chignon, woman's hair-bun"
Kuwi (Israel) : kubbu "chignon, woman's hair-bun"
Additional forms : Also Kui kupuli crest of a bird, tuft of feathers
Notes : In Kui kupuli probably < *kopuli. Kuwi forms are almost certainly borrowed from SDR, especially since the inlaut -bb- is extremely rare in Kuwi.
Number in DED : 2110
