In Namakir (also known as Makira, Namakuran) of Central Vanuatu, the witness is: kor, n., fence, rail the complete root *koro is retained in compounding such as: korovat, n., stone wall (lit. fence made from stones), where vat 'stone' [data from Sperlich, 1991] Wolfgang B. Sperlich wsperlich at wave.co.nz