OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

Page number: 479

*tobo°

•  keris.

Note: MRN (Muthalib, Pattiasina, et al. 1983:39), BNG (Saro, Rahim, et al. 1982:12),WAWₕ, MRBₕ, PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:75), TOLₕ (Muthalib, Alimuddin, Chalik, et al. 1985:140), MEK (Bhurhanuddin & Syamsuddin 1977/1978:46): tobo. [compare PAN *tebek ‘sting, prick, pierce’ (Dempwolff, Dyen, in Zorc 1971 3475), *tə̌bəŋ ‘pierce’ (Zorc)]