tovu

See also: tövű

Bola

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *topu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh, from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS, *CəbuS.

Noun

tovu

1. sugarcane

References

• Brent Wiebe, Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language Organized Phonology Data, p. 2
• 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.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

-tovu (declinable)

1. lacking

Declension

Inflected forms of -tovu

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mtovu	watovu
m-mi class(III/IV)	mtovu	mitovu
ji-ma class(V/VI)	tovu	matovu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kitovu	vitovu
n class(IX/X)	tovu	tovu
u class(XI)	mtovu	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	patovu
ku class(XVII)	kutovu
mu class(XVIII)	mutovu

Derived terms

• utovu (“lack”)

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *topu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh, from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS, *CəbuS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toβu/

Noun

tovu

1. sugarcane

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.