OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

Page number: 451

*lons(i,o)°

•  to jump.

Note: MRN (Muthalib, Pattiasina, et al. 1983:51): lumoso; KUL, WAW (Manyambeang, Mahmoed, et al. 1982/1983:32), BNGₕ (Saro, Rahim, et al. 1982:29): lumonso; MRBₕ: melonso; TOLₕ (Muthalib, Alimuddin, Chalik, et al. 1985:68): melosi; MEKₕ: melosiako. [compare PMP *lecit, *lesit ‘squeeze out, squirt out’ (dbl. *lecut ‘slip away, escape’) (Blust 1980 265)]