Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *nājkuṛ-i
Meaning : dog
Kui : nakuṛi (pl. nakuṛaka, nahuṛka), nahoṛi (pl. nahoṛka, nahka)
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : neh'ūri (pl. neska)
Kuwi (Schulze) : nehuḍi (pl. neska)
Sunkarametta Kuwi : nih'uṛi (pl. neska)
Kuwi (Israel) : nehʔuṛi (pl. -ka/neska)
Notes : The inlaut -y- is reconstructed: a) because of the vocalism (*-āyC- > Kui -aC-, Kuwi -eyC-); b) because Kuwi *-h- sometimes < *-ɣ- (cf. *neɣi > Kuwi nehi). The plural, which was often formed without the *-ṛi suffix, went like this: *nāykVka > *nehka > *neska (in Kuwi, where the combination -hk- does not exist); > *nahka (in Kui).
Number in DED : 3650
