OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

Page number: 447

*(l,n)anguy

•  to swim.

Note: MRN, TOK: nonangi; TAL: lunangi, KOR: lumangi; KUL, WAW, MEN, LAN, TUL, TOR, BNG, ROU: numangi; PAD: numangoi; MRA: monangoi; WAR, LAL, WIW: numango; TOL, MEK: numango, lumango; ASE, LAI: lumango; RAH, KOD: numonango. Note Adriani (1900:296) gives MRB: monangui ‘to swim’. The lowering of u > o in Tolaki, Padoe and Mori Atas is unexplained, but possibly due to the influence of the preceding velar nasal. [PAN *Naŋuy (Dahl 1976:75; Wolff 1988), laŋuy/ naŋuy (Blust 1989 140)]