bungbangi

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West Makian

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Etymology

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Possibly a vowel-varying reduplication of an unattested root *bangi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bungbangi

  1. floor
    Synonym: gani
    da pala do bungbangithe floor of the house

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics