Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vek-
Meaning : to cough, hiccough
Kui : veka (veki-) "to cough; n. coughing, cough"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kūta vē'ūri aiyali "to hiccough"
Kuwi (Schulze) : kūtha wiuri "hicock"
Tekriya Kuwi : ve'uri, kuta ve'uri "hiccough"
Kuwi (Israel) : vek- (-it-) "to choke when drinking or eating"
Additional forms : For kuta see 1718
Notes : If we suggest a development *-kʔ- > *-ʔ- in Kuwi, the nominal forms can be traced back to *vek-ʔuṛi.
Number in DED : 5383
