OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

Page number: 464

*ponu

•  turtle.

Note: KUL, WAWₕ (Manyambeang, Mahmoed, et al. 1982/1983:114), BNGₕ, MRBₕ, TOLₕ, MEKₕ: ponu. [PMP *peñu ‘turtle, tortoise’ (Demwolff, cited in Zorc 1971 2708)]