OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Mead (1998a): Proto-Bungku-Tolaki

Page number: 436

*hoani

•  bee.

Note: BNGₕ, WAWₕ, MRB (Esser 1927:37), PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:19), TOLₕ, MEKₕ: hoani. Note MRN and KUL both have roani ‘bee’. [Pamona uani (Esser 1927:52), PMP *wañi ‘honeybee’ (Blust 1986 433)]