Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

avocado

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
palta, aguacate
Meaning Portuguese
abacate

Languages

Language Linnean Name Orthographic Form Phonemicized Form Gloss as in Source Etymology Code Proto-Form Proto-Language Loan Source Etymology Notes Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Range of Term Word Structure Word Structure Notes Classifier Classifier Notes Hypernym Source Association with Social Categories Ritual/Mythologically Significant Ritual Notes Food Source Food Notes Medicinal Medicinal Notes How Collected Who Collects How Prepared Psychotropic Psychotropic Notes Traded Trade Notes Distribution Habitat Dangerous Ethnobiology Notes Species Notes General Notes Created By
Baniwa Persea americana piirídza piiɹídza inheritance Central North Arawak, Rio Negro branch uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Ana Paula B., Aimee Lawrence
Carijona Persea americana kahai (SM) unknown See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Melody Ann Ross, Zach Burnett, PLE
Cubeo Persea americana ũñurʉ ũɲulʉ inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Amanda Meeks
Dâw Persea americana rũùm hũ̂m inheritance underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Desano Persea americana ũñu ũñu inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Amanda Meeks
Eñepa Persea americana apo', Var. apok (MM) apoʔ, Var. apok (MM) unknown See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Melody Ann Ross
Hodï Persea americana awa jyeï unique uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Amanda Meeks
Waorani Persea americana ocatoe (Persea sp.) unique uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Amanda Meeks
Hup Persea americana yũhúm jũhúm inheritance East Tukanoan underived See Language page 0 1 0 cultivated women, men? eaten raw 0 0 attained through exchange with Tukanoans secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Pattie Epps
Kakua Persea americana jahǎʔ jahǎʔ unique underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Katherine Bolaños
Tariana Persea americana piɾíya piɾíja inheritance Central North Arawak, Rio Negro branch uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Ana Paula B.
Tukano Persea americana ũyû ũjû inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Ana Paula, Amanda Novak, Aimee Lawrence
Yanomam Persea americana ahuãri hi (WM99) ahuãɾi hi inheritance hi = CLF "tree" (Ferreira) uncoded hi hi = "generic tree" (Ferreira) See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Kelsey Neely
Yanomami Persea americana ahai hi, ẽhẽi kë hi (JF86) ahai hi, ẽhẽi kə hi inheritance hi = CLF "generic tree" underived N+CLF hi = CLF "tree" (Ramirez 94) See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Kelsey Neely
Yukuna Persea americana piriyé piɾiyé inheritance Central North Arawak, Rio Negro branch uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Ana Paula B., Aimee L., PLE
Yuhup Persea americana jũhũ̌b jũhũ̌b inheritance underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no tree Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Piapoco Persea americana piritsa piɾitsa See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Ana Paula B., PLE
Kabiyari Persea americana píritʃa píɾitʃa See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Ana Paula B., Aimee Lawrence, PLE
Baure Persea americana palt palt See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Anissa Capuccino
Bora Persea americana coóju (T98) kʰoóxɯ See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, Aimee Lawrence, PLE
Muinane Persea americana cúújɨ (W97) kúúxɨ See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, Aimee Lawrence, PLE
Northern Emberá Persea americana beegó be:gó See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Jonathan Quintanilla, PLE
Cofán Persea americana atsa atsa See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS tree Daniel Valle, Aimee Lawrence
Candoshi-Shapra Persea americana parta (Spanish loan) paɾta See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle
Páez Persea americana oze oze See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle
Tikuna Persea americana boruá, engo-i-ná (Alv44) boruá, eŋoʔiʔná See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle, Zach Burnett, PLE
Puinave Persea americana ioikam ɟoikam See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle, Zach Burnett
Ashuar Persea americana kái, kayí kai, kaji See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle
Huambisa Persea americana parta (Spanish loan) parta See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle
Aguaruna Persea americana kái kái See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Persea americana baraja: loan North Arawak See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Matses Persea americana padta padta See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle, Becky Walker
Yagua Persea americana riche ritʃe See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle
Southern Pastaza Quechua Persea americana palta palta See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle
Napo Lowland Quichua Persea americana palta palta See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle
Quechua Ayacuchano Persea americana paltay (CP94) paltaj See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle, PLE
Piaroa Persea americana ɨ'cá'bE'(K76) ɨɁsáɁbæɁ See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Paulina Franco, Becky Walker
Carapana Persea americana ʉnu ɨnũ, ʉñua (FS) See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Amanda Meeks
Makuna Persea americana ũñu ũɲu See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Amanda Meeks
Siriano Persea americana ũñú ũɲú See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Amanda Meeks
Tanimuca Persea americana ũ'dyũã ũ'ʎũã See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Kelsey Neely, Aimee Lawrence
Tuyuka Persea americana ũñu ũñu See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree D. Jagannathan, Paulina Franco, Ana Paula B.
Koreguaje Persea americana capaiñʉ kapaiɲʉ See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle
Siona Persea americana wɨo sɨ wẽkineo wɨo sɨ wẽkineo See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Daniel Valle, Aimee Lawrence
Ocaina Persea americana nom̈úúro {tree} nom̵ɯ́ɯ́ro {tree} See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, Aimee Lawrence, PLE
Murui Witoto Persea americana nomedo nomɛdo (B83) See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Iquito Persea americana imúuna imúuna See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree Cjnthia Hansen
Central Aymara Persea americana phalt'a (P04) phalt'a (P04) See Language page secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens tree PLE
Kariña Persea americana awoka awoka avocado, alligator pear Courtz 2007:250 secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens no Camille Unger