vutu

Big Nambas

Etymology

From English photo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈβutu/

Noun

vutu

1. photograph

References

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *vutu, from Proto-Oceanic *putun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun.

Noun

vutu

1. the Barringtonia' tree

Kanakanabu

Noun

vutu

1. squirrel

Uneapa

Etymology

From earlier *hutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βutu/

Noun

vutu

1. louse

Further reading

• Johnston, R.L. 1982. "Proto-Kimbe and the New Guinea Oceanic hypothesis". In Halim, A., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors. Papers from the Third International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Vol. 1: Currents in Oceanic, 59-95.