Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kirŋ-ɣa
Meaning : bee
Kui : "a kind of bee"
Khuttia Kui : kirga vihaŋga
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kiringya
Kuwi (Schulze) : krīya "honey"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : krī̃ya viha
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_Su krī̃ya nīyu honey
Notes : The *-n- accounts for -n- in kiringya and nasalisation in other Kuwi forms. The word structure behaves like in *kiryu 'ear', except for Kuttia reflexes.
Number in DED : 1567
