Entry record from Sneddon (1984a): Proto-Sangiric
Page number: 62
*asik
• to dibble; plant rice.
Note: Sangir asiʔ to plant rice, strictly the first process; to make holes in the ground; Sangil asiʔ to sow, drop seeds (rice, corn) into holes; Talaud asiʔa to plant rice; Bantik asiʔ to plant rice by broadcasting; Ratahan asik to dibble, make holes to plant rice seeds in [PAN (Blust) *Sasək dibble, make a hole to plant seeds].