Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

great egret

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
Garza Blanca, Guyratî
Meaning Portuguese
Garça-Branca-Grande

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
Akawaio Ardea alba onoree (Ardea cocoi) ɔnɔre (Ardea cocoi) inheritance Attested Guiananan and Venezuelan See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Baniwa Ardea alba máali máaɺi, whúuku (FS), únuɺi (FS) inheritance Central North Arawak Also whúuku (FS), únuɺi (FS) uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Carijona Ardea alba wará (M2000) loan - WW %wakara See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Cubeo Ardea alba yai jai inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Dâw Ardea alba môr moh unique underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Desano Ardea alba yaji jahi inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Eñepa Ardea alba wakara (heron), tamu'ñemënë' (MM) wakara (heron), tamuʔɲemǝnǝʔ (MM) loan-WW %wakara See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Guayabero Ardea alba anpát anpát unique uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Waorani Ardea alba dãwæ̃ĩya 'heron' unique missing See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Hup Ardea alba bohów' bohów' unique underived See Language page 0 1 not regularly, but may be at least by children 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Kakua Ardea alba ~bâliʔ ~bâliʔ loan North Arawak e.g. Baniwa máaɺi underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Macaguan Ardea alba wakár, jõk wakáɾ, hõk loan - WW %wakara Source Tupi-Guaran or Arawak? See Cocama wakará; Paresi (Arawak) waka'la; Also Macaguan hõk WW %wakar uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Nheengatu Ardea alba mãgwari (Ardea cocoi) mãgwari (Ardea cocoi) Ardea cocoi inheritance Proto-Tupi-Guarani Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000 underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Maihiki Ardea alba jɨoquɨ ago xɨokɨ ago unique uncoded ago ago = feminine animate See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Pemon Ardea alba savivi (especie de garza) (A1981); onoree (Ardea cocoi) (E1980) savivi (A1981); ɔnɔre (E1980) egret species inheritance Also ɔnɔre (Ardea cocoi) (E1980) Narrower (egret type) See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Resígaro Ardea alba ǰoimokó?to dʒoimokóʔto unique uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Sikuani Ardea alba mali, wakára (Zamponi) mali, wakára (Zamponi) loan; loan - WW Arawak; %wakara uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Tariana Ardea alba mali mali inheritance Central North Arawak uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Kotiria Ardea alba yaja (Waltz) jaha (Waltz) inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Yanomami Ardea alba kono, koriuna (JF86) kono, koɾiuna unique underived N, N+CLF una una = egret, certain long beaked birds See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Yukuna Ardea alba juwa, kari'itú huwa, kari'itú unique but cf. Witoto huma uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread South America no
Achagua Ardea alba máali, úuku, máali, úuku, inheritance See Language page Widespread South America
Piapoco Ardea alba máali má:li See Language page Widespread South America
Kabiyari Ardea alba máari máari See Language page Widespread South America
Yavitero Ardea alba máli máli See Language page Widespread South America
Paresi Ardea alba waka'la waka'la loan - WW %wakara See Language page Widespread South America
Waurá Ardea alba tsapátsapá (P11) tsapátsapá (P11) unique See Language page Widespread South America
Bora Ardea alba ihchúba (FS) iʔtʃʰúpa (FS) inheritance See Language page Widespread South America
Muinane Ardea alba jíhíchɨ́ba (W97) xíʔítʃɨ́ba See Language page Widespread South America
Wayana Ardea alba wakalaimë wakalaimǝ loan - WW %wakara See Language page Widespread South America
Tiriyó Ardea alba ineku apihpë ineku apihpǝ unique See Language page Widespread South America
Wai Wai Ardea alba onowa (heron) onowa (heron) inheritance See Language page Widespread South America
Yabarana Ardea alba wakara See Language page Widespread South America
Yukpa Ardea alba sabre See Language page Widespread South America Phon only in source
Northern Emberá Ardea alba dowa 'heron' (IDS) dowa 'heron' (IDS) See Language page Widespread South America
Cuiva Ardea alba wákara (Zamponi) wákara (Zamponi) See Language page Widespread South America
Playero Ardea alba wakará (Zamponi) See Language page Widespread South America
Cofán Ardea alba ttesi vasaga, masha thɛsi βasaga See Language page Widespread South America phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Candoshi-Shapra Ardea alba kxaakxa, áanisha kʂaakʂa, áaniʃa unique See Language page Widespread South America
Páez Ardea alba tate tate See Language page Widespread South America
Tikuna Ardea alba chucu tʃuku unique See Language page Widespread South America
Urarina Ardea alba komokomo komokomo unique See Language page Widespread South America
Andoke Ardea alba yo'fí ʝoʔɸí unique See Language page Widespread South America
Pumé Ardea alba hokará ('cattle egret', Lin97); ãdʊra pua ('heron') See Language page Widespread South America
Ashuar Ardea alba táanta, pujúngaras, piámpia ta:nta, puxungaras, piampia See Language page Widespread South America
Huambisa Ardea alba taanta ta:nta See Language page Widespread South America
Aguaruna Ardea alba untúju, yawakám untúxu, yawakám unique; doubtful loan - WW %wakara See Language page Widespread South America
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Ardea alba wokaar loan - WW %wakara See Language page Widespread South America
Matses Ardea alba aca ushu ('egret white') aka uʃu ('egret white') unknown See Language page Widespread South America
Yagua Ardea alba tantyasi tantjasi doubtful loan Jivaroan taanta See Language page Widespread South America
Napo Lowland Quichua Ardea alba garsa gaɾsa [Sp. Loan] See Language page Widespread South America
Piaroa Ardea alba raca te'á' (K76) , ækæɾæ (Zamponi) ratsa teʔáʔ, ækæɾæ (Zamponi unique; loan - WW %wakara See Language page Widespread South America
Sáliva Ardea alba wacala wakala loan - WW %wakara See Language page Widespread South America
Makuna Ardea alba yaje (heron) yaxɛ (hɛron) inheritance See Language page Widespread South America
Siriano Ardea alba yají jahí See Language page Widespread South America
Tanimuca Ardea alba buʔ'dya bo'ia buʔ'ʎa bo'ia unique See Language page Widespread South America
Tuyuka Ardea alba yee jee See Language page Widespread South America
Siona Ardea alba gao gao unique See Language page Widespread South America
Karitiana Ardea alba okorojo, kennõpokojẽg okoɾojo, kennõpokojẽg unknown See Language page Widespread South America
Kokama Ardea alba wakará wakaɾá doubtful loan - WW %wakara See Language page Widespread South America
Wayampi Ardea alba wakala (Pilherodius pileatus) (G89), wɨla (Egretta alba) wakala (Pilherodius pileatus) (G89), wɨla (Egretta alba) doubtful loan - WW %wakara See Language page Widespread South America
Sirionó Ardea alba nɡuarɨshĩ (P85) nɡuarɨʃĩ unique See Language page Widespread South America
Kamayurá Ardea alba wɨratsing (K12) wɨratsing (K12) unique See Language page Widespread South America
Murui Witoto Ardea alba juma, amenocaìdo huma, amenokaìdo (B83) unique See Language page Widespread South America
Iquito Ardea alba musútina cáarsa (MC: borrowing/calque from Spanish garza blanca) musútina káarsa (MC: borrowing/calque from Spanish garza blanca?) loan Spanish See Language page Widespread South America
Záparo Ardea alba masanaka masanaka See Language page Widespread South America
Wari Ardea alba kawawʔ, morowaʔ (Sousa2009) kawawʔ, morowaʔ (Sousa2009) See Language page Widespread South America
Central Aymara Ardea alba waq'ana (P04) waq'ana (P04) See Language page Widespread South America
Movima Ardea alba toba (J62) toba See Language page Widespread South America
Djeoromitxi Ardea alba wakänõ wakǝnõ See Language page Widespread South America
Kariña Ardea alba akaràu akaraɁu common egret Courtz 2007:217 Widespread South America no