OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Sneddon (1978a): Proto-Minahasan

Page number: 159

*ŋisi

•  [groan (in pain); complain; bare the teeth (in anger)].

Note: Ttb ŋisi 'groan (in pain), complain'; Tsw ŋisi 'bare with teeth (in anger)' [PAN (Blust) *ŋic/si 'grin'; PPh *ŋisi 'smile'].

Note: see footnote 121