bit-na

Kuman

Etymology

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Compare with Alkano/Guhuku oto-te, Gende koi-ne, Kovena/Kosena mantut, and Siane mane-na.

Noun

bit-na

1. head

Further reading

• Salisbury, Richard F. “The Siane Language of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea.” Anthropos, vol. 51, no. 3/4, Anthropos Institut, 1956, pg. 478