Word for "dog" etc.

[Malcolm Ross]

I don't think Isidore Dyen's mention of Lukep _kuyu_ 'rat' is
relevant to this discussion, as it is a regular reflex of POc *kusupe
'rat' and almost certainly has nothing to do with pre-Rejang *kuyuk.

Malcolm Ross

>Curiously the Lukep (Umboi and Long Islands in the neighborhood of New
>Britain) language has kuyu 'rat' with some likelihodd that a word for
>'rat' could be "promoted" to being used for 'dog'. I have no evidence
>however that Lukep did so. I am not sure that this comment does little
>more than muddy the waters a bit. Good hunting. ID.