Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pēn-u
Meaning : god; spirit
Kui : pēnu (pl. pēnga), vēnu (pl. vēnga) "a god, a spirit"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : pēnū "god"
Kuwi (Schulze) : pēnu (pl. pēnka) "devil"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : pēnu (pl. pṇēka) "god"
Kuwi (Israel) : pēnu (pl. pēṇka/pṇēka) "god"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_S pēne'esi, Kuwi_Isr pēneʔesi deceased person
Notes : The variant vēnu is absolutely mysterious (maybe it is indeed, considering the meaning of the word), since this is the only case of a p-/v- gradation in Kui.
Number in DED : 4438
