Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kuṛ-ɣa
Meaning : daughter-in-law; wife
Kui : kuṛa, kṛua "wife"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kūria "daughter-in-law"
Parja Kuwi : kuṛia "daughter-in-law"
Dongriya Kuwi : kuṛva "younger brother's wife"
Additional forms : Also Kui_Letchmajee kṛuha wife
Notes : Only if we trace the Kui form back to *kuṛɣa can we explain the unnatural metathese; as for -h- in the Letchmajee form, it is uncertain whether it represents the same *-ɣ- or is a different suffix. The same structure can be observed in PK *kirɣu 'ear'.
Number in DED : 2149
