Entry record from Mead (1998a): Proto-Bungku-Tolaki
Page number: 477
*taqowu°
• heavy sword.
Note: KUL: ta'owu ‘machete’; WAW (Manyambeang, Mahmoed, et al. 1982:120) taawu; MRB (Muthalib, Pattiasina, et al. 1983:130): ta'owu; TOL (Muthalib, Alimuddin, Chalik, et al. 1985:126): ta'awu ‘long sword’, (Treffers 1914:212) tawu ‘the very heavy sword; from the tip to the end of the hilt about 80 cm., and the width at the tip about 9 cm’. [likely from *taa + *owu; compare MRN (D. Andersen 1995:38): taa ‘sword’; KUL: taa ‘long sword’, PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:51): owu ‘machete’]