OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

Page number: 474

*suquN

•  to carry on the head.

Note: KUL: su'u (stem); WAWₕ, BNGₕ (Adriani 1900:253): monsuu; MRBₕ (Adriani 1900:286): monsu'u; MRA (Adriani 1900:288): monsu'u; TOLₕ, MEKₕ: sumou-o, mosou (o unexplained). Note two TOLₕ wordlists have mosoo. [PAN *suquŋ ‘carry on the head’ (Blust 1983/1984 399)]