Kui :dega (degi-) "to run, jump, leap; n. running, jumping, jump, leap"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) :devali "to bound, jump"
Kuwi (Schulze) :ḍēwinai "to leap"
Sunkarametta Kuwi :ḍev- (-it-) "to jump"
Kuwi (Israel) :ḍēv-/ḍēm- (-it-) "to jump"
Additional forms :?Also Kui detka (detki-) to jump; n. a jump
Notes :In Kui -g- < PK *-v- (regular development). However, the absence of retroflex articulation is somewhat strange (misspelling? dissimilation?) The vowel is short; in Kuwi dialects it probably became elongated because of the impossibility of geminated -vv-. Kui detka, which B & E put here, should go back to *deta or *deda; the two roots cannot be related (if only we do not suggest a specific development *-vk- > -tk-?)
Number in DED :2971
Proto-Kui-Kuwi :*ḍē-
Meaning :to be firm, strong
Kui :ḍehpa (ḍeht-) "to be firm, stiff, hard, tough; n. stiffness, hardness, toughness"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) :de'ni "hard"
Kuwi (Schulze) :tē'- "to be strong"
Additional forms :Also Kuwi_F decali (det-) to become hardened; Kuwi_S de'ne hard; dee is not strong; deppi kīnai to stiffen; depi kīnai to harden
Notes :The aspiration in Kuwi is secondary, like in some other cases, and eventually represents a long vowel. Usual mix-up with dental and retroflex articulation in Kuwi; the Kui form is certainly more reliable.
Notes :Burrow and Emeneau unite this root with Kui ḍēnja 'to be raised'; however, it can by no means regarded as a derivative (plural action) and has to be treated separately on the PK level.
Number in DED :851
Proto-Kui-Kuwi :*ḍēnǯ- (caus. *ḍēc-)
Meaning :to be raised, uplifted, weighed; n. an uplift
Additional forms :Also Kui pl. action ḍēska (ḍēski-); ḍēspa (ḍēst-) to raise, lift, uplift, rear, build, praise, flatter, weigh; n. act of raising, erection, flattery, weighing
Notes :The reconstruction is approximate, but at least it is certainly near the truth. The only real problem is the fate of *-j- in Kuwi_T; however, lack of data makes this problem not so serious. Both in Kuwi_S and Kuwi_F initial *d- was assimilated to -j-; in Kuwi_S, moreover, *jejinai > jēnai probably by haplology.
