OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  marsupial.

Note: BNG (Saro, Rahim, et al. 1982:91): kuhe ‘marsupial’; MRB (Esser 1927:51): kuhe ‘PHALANGER sp.’ «buidelbeer», PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:29): kuhe ‘cuscus, PHALANGER CELEBENSIS’; TOL (Youngman 1997:pers.comm.): kuhe ‘cuscus’. Cmp. Bare’e (Esser 1927:51): kuse. [PSS *kuse ‘a marsupial animal, Phalanger species’ < PIN ?*kusay (Mills 1981 26)]