Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *koɣ-anju
Meaning : boy
Kui : koganju "a small man or boy, lad"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : kōkāsi
Kuwi (Schulze) : kokkasi "boy, pupil, child"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : kokasi
Kuwi (Mahanti) : kakkāyū
Kuwi (Israel) : kokasi
Additional forms : Also Kui kogari a small woman, girl, animal, or thing; kogara mogara a small piece; particle; kogeri, kogi small, tiny, little; goi (pl. goiska) girl friend (a term of endearment used by one woman or girl to another)
Notes : In Kuwi *-ɣ- > -k- through assimilation.
Number in DED : 2030
