OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

Page number: 471

*sile°

•  to lick.

Note: MRN (Muthalib, Pattiasina, et al. 1983:68): mosile ‘lick’; WAW (Manyambeang, Mahmoed, et al. 1982/1983:22): monsile ‘to smack the lips’ «mengecap»; MRB (Esser 1927:68): monsile'i ‘lick’; TOL (Muthalib, Alimuddin, Chalik, et al. 1985:119): mosile ‘lick’. [PAN *Zilat ‘lick’ (Dyen, in Zorc 1971 1416), PBT final *e unexplained]