bungbangi

West Makian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buŋ.ˈba.ŋi/

Noun

bungbangi

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

References

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