OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  shoulder.

Note: BNGₕ (Adriani 1900:253): ofea; MRBₕ (Adriani 1900:292), PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:50): owea. [PAN *qabaRa? ‘shoulder, shoulderblade’ (Dyen & McFarland 1970 1); the expected Mori Atas and Padoe reflex is **owaro, indicating the Padoe form owea was borrowed brom Mori Bawah; the expected Tolaki reflex is **owaho.]