Additional forms :Also Kui jrāmbu (pl. jrāpka) udder
Notes :If sṛāngu and jrāmbu are indeed related (which is extremely probable, since both -ng- and -mb- are historical suffixes), the reconstruction *cṛ- would be most likely. We know, however, that PK *cr- > Kuwi *s-, and if we are to support the idea of an affricate here, we should suggest a different development in case of PK *cṛ- > Kuwi *sr- > *r-.
Number in DED :2364
Proto-Kui-Kuwi :*crāp- (?)
Meaning :sour, pungent
Kui :srahpa (sraht-) "to be acid, sour"
Khuttia Kui :srāpi "sour"
Kuwi (Schulze) :hapne "pungent"
Additional forms :Also Kui srapka (< srak-p-; srakt-) to be brackish
Notes :We would expect h- in Kuttia; however, the data is so scarce that it is impossible to make precise reconstructions here.
Kui :rēga (pl. -nga) "the small stalk on which a grain of paddy hangs"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) :jengū (pl. jekaŋa) "ear of paddy"
Parja Kuwi :jēka "head of rice"
Kuwi (Israel) :jēŋgu (pl. jēka) "head of rice"
Notes :The initial cluster is hard to determine. The development is similar to PK *mR- > Kui mr-, Kuwi j-, therefore the second element is most certainly -R-; however, the first consonant is impossible to reconstruct. Lack of good external data makes it even more difficult.
Number in DED :2750
Proto-Kui-Kuwi :*crī- (caus. *cir-)
Meaning :to rot
Kui :srīva (srīt-) "to rot, decay"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) :sirhali
Kuwi (Schulze) :srīnai
Kuwi (Israel) :sir- (sirh-) "to go bad"
Additional forms :Also Kui_P srihpa (sriht-) to rot, decay
Notes :A former bisyllabic base.
Number in DED :1606
Proto-Kui-Kuwi :*crogu
Meaning :a rough surface, coarse sand or pebbles; rough, coarse, uneven
Kui :srogu
Additional forms :Also Kui jrogu rough, gravelly; srogu srogu inba to be rough, coarse, uneven, pebbly; srāmbu gravel
Number in DED :2354
Proto-Kui-Kuwi :*crū-
Meaning :to be shed, be cast off, fall off (leaves, etc.)
Additional forms :Also Kui pl. action sūska (sūski-); sūsa kanga sleepy eyes, drowsiness; sūseri half-closed eyes; sūsaka 9.30 to 12.0 p.m.
Notes :The reconstruction is uncertain, since there is no good data on reflexation of PK *c- in Kuwi_Mah. However, PK *s- most certainly > Kuwi_Mah h-, so, if we do not reject the comparison, the reconstruction of *c- is the only possible solution.
Number in DED :3291
Proto-Kui-Kuwi :*cūl
Meaning :pregnant (animal)
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) :sūl
Notes :If not borrowed from Telugu.
Number in DED :2733
Proto-Kui-Kuwi :*ḍagVre (?)
Meaning :near
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) :dagira
Kuwi (Schulze) :daggire
Sunkarametta Kuwi :ḍagre
Notes :B & E put this together with Kui aḍa (PK *aḍ-) to be associated with, join; however, even if these two roots are related, it's only on a higher level. Anyway, I suspect the Kuwi forms are borrowed from Telugu, since they are unparalleled in other CDR languages.
