Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *koŋ-
Meaning : bent, crooked
Kui : kongoni, kongoṛi, kengeri, kingiṛi, kengoni "bent, curved, crooked, zigzag"
Kuwi (Schulze) : kongoni "arm"
Kuwi (Mahanti) : koŋkaṭā "crooked, bent"
Kuwi (Israel) : koŋgoṇi "crooked"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_Mah kaŋgaṇi elbow; Kuwi_Isr gōŋkoṭ̣i bent, crooked
Notes : The forms with suffixes are *kong-eṇi, *kong-eṛi, maybe *kong-eṭi in Kuwi_Mah and Kuwi_Isr. The reasons of different vocalisation in Kui are not quite clear; maybe it is due to different assimilations.
Number in DED : 2032
