Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

firefly, lightning bug

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
lampírido, luciérnaga (Peru), añañahui (Peru), cocuyo (attributed Taino origin)
Meaning Portuguese
vagalume

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
Baniwa fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae tóoke, aawítti tóoke, aawít̪i inheritance? - WW Central North Arawak %tjuke Attested Baniwa and Yavitero. Also aawít̪i uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Cubeo fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae ñaparocʉ, utuve ɲapalokʉ, utuvɛ unique Also utuvɛ uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Dâw fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae xuúy xǔj doubtful loan into protolanguage - WW %kukuj underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Eñepa fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae ompëkë, yompi (MM) ompǝkǝ, jompi (MM) unknown Also jompi See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Hup fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae huhǔy, kedo huhǔj, kedo doubtful loan into protolanguage - WW; loan %kukuj;Tukano kero Tukano kero reduplicated See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kakua fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae dʉ-wa dɨ̀p-~wa unknown no info See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Nheengatu fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kuisí (Mello 2003), gagaluna kuisí (Mello 2003), gagaluna loan - WW Portuguese %kukuj; Portuguese Also: kuisí (Mello 2003) underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Pemon fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae mateu (coleóptero nocturno con los ojos muy brillantes que suele venir al fuego, donde se precipita) (A1981) mateu (A1981) unknown Compare mateu (coleóptero nocturno con los ojos muy brillantes que suele venir al fuego, donde se precipita) (A1981) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Sikuani fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kúde kúde loan - WW %kute, via Piapoco missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Tukano fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae keró keró doubtful loan (into protolg?) - WW East Tukanoan, Branch II %kute uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kotiria fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae quedu (Waltz) kedu (Waltz) doubtful loan (into protolg?) - WW East Tukanoan, Branch II %kute uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yanomami fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae prima ãhu pɾima ãhu unknown ãhu = CLF also associated with a certain glowing worm underived N+CLF ãhu = CLF also associated with a certain glowing worm (Ramirez 94) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yukuna fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kute 'lucienarga mediana', pujiyú, puyajnechí 'lucienarga pequeña' kute 'lucienarga mediana', puhijú, pujahnetʃí 'lucienarga pequeña' inheritance? - WW Central North Arawak, Rio Negro Branch Attested Yucuna and Piapoco. Also puhijú, pujahnetʃí 'lucienarga pequeña' Narrower (large lightning bug) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yuhup fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae huhûj huhûj inheritance reduplicated See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Achagua fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kúudi kúudi inheritance? - WW See Language page
Piapoco fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae cúude kú:de See Language page
Kabiyari fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kúute kúute See Language page
Yavitero fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae túke, kukúwi túke, kukúwi See Language page
Wayuu fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kenaa See Language page Refers to the 'cocuyo'.
Paresi fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae ˈmiro ˈmidju inheritance? - WW %tjuke See Language page
Trinitario fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae ʔriɣnʸo See Language page
Waurá fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae wiitʸuku wiitʸuku inheritance? - WW %tjuke See Language page
Cha'palaa fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae mu'luku See Language page
Bora fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae námoóca námoókʰa inheritance See Language page
Muinane fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae méécɨrɨgai (W97) méékɨrɨgai See Language page
Wayana fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kui-kui kui-kui See Language page
Barí fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae bāādukdū See Language page
Northern Emberá fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kukúyo kukúyo [loan Spanish?] See Language page
Epena fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kʰã'kʰãi See Language page
Cofán fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae tumbamba tumbamba See Language page phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Taushiro fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae a´chivi´hi´ aʔʃiwiʔhiʔ See Language page
Páez fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae echtsẽy See Language page
Pumé fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae apɛčẽčẽrẽ See Language page
Puinave fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kŭi kŭi loan - WW %kukuj See Language page
Ashuar fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae misáp, yasáp misap, jayap See Language page
Huambisa fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae yantsa jantsa See Language page
Aguaruna fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae taigkák taignkák unknown See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae huːj doubtful loan into protolanguage - WW %kukuj See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae huːj See Language page
Matses fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae tapi tapi unknown See Language page
Kakataibo fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae koki See Language page Also means 'flashlight'. *Panoan *koki; *koko[šs]i.
Katukina fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae tapi See Language page
Shipibo-Konibo fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kõkiš; poitɨrɨ See Language page
Yaminahua fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae tapi See Language page
Chácobo fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae koki koki doubtful loan into protolanguage - WW %kukuj; Shell: *koki See Language page
Yagua fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae janu xanũ unknown cf. %kute See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae nina curu (nina=fire; curu = worm/snake) nina kuɾu See Language page
Ingá fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae nina kuru nina kuru See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae nina curu nina kuɾu See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae pinchi-kuru (pinchi = 'bright') (CP94) pintʃi-kuru (pintʃi = 'bright' See Language page
Piaroa fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae awéntih nɨehtukeh awéntih nɨehtukeh unknown cf. %tjuku See Language page
Carapana fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae cutupe kutupe See Language page
Tuyuka fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae gueeró gueeró See Language page
Koreguaje fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae tucu tuku loan - WW %tjuku, via Arawak See Language page
Wayampi fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae ayãpɨtɛʔa ajãpɨtɛʔa unique See Language page
Aché fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae ãwã unique See Language page
Chiriguano fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae čokopi loan - WW %tjuku, via Arawak? See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae muã; ɨsoiⁿdɨ See Language page
Sirionó fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae nɡã (P85) nɡã unique See Language page
Ocaina fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae capiiyi kapiiji unknown See Language page
Murui Witoto fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae ebiño, llacudu ɛbiɲo, dʒakudu (B83) unique, doubtful loan - WW %kute? cf. Quechua kuru See Language page
Iquito fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae namiíti (Pyrophorus spp.); tiquíhuari namiíti (Pjrophorus spp.); tikíwari unknown See Language page
Wari fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae karatokwe (Sousa2009) karatokwe (Sousa2009) See Language page
Araona fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kʷiɲa-hola-hola-i; kʷiɲa-boze See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae sokwai sokwai See Language page
Cavineña fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae omaha porari omaha porari See Language page
Central Aymara fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae phichhinkilla, qupa (P04) phitʃhinkilla, qupa (P04) See Language page
Cayuvava fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae naũɲũ See Language page
Kwazá fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae kumĩcɛ kumĩcɛ See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae [koyo'yoʔ] See Language page
Movima fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae ɗetaɗi ɗetaɗi See Language page
Kaingang fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae nèr-jẽnje nɛɾ-yẽnye See Language page
Djeoromitxi fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae wiräwirä wirǝwirǝ See Language page
Mocoví fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae so ɲiloʔ See Language page
Pilagá fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae ʔwe'daʁai See Language page
Toba fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae wačoʔo See Language page
Lengua fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae tenakyak See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae tinikamok See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae peyem-ˀpaskok; teeneeykaok; aasek-askok See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae hʷito'nah See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae noyu (f.) See Language page
Maca fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae xumḳˀec̷ (f.) See Language page Also om (f.).
Ayoreo fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae bee'bu-i See Language page Also bee'bu-n̥ai.
Lokono fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae yurihi jurihi firefly, click beetle Fanshawe 1949:74 no
Kariña fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae pyju pɨju firefly Courtz 2007:355 no