Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

manatee

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
vaca marina, manatí
Meaning Portuguese
peixe-boi

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 Trichechus sp. uuruuktuuruu (E1977) uruʔturu (E1977) inheritance Akawaio, Pemon See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Baniwa Trichechus sp. oni-hémani oni-hémani unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Dâw Trichechus sp. yaàç yâc missing missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Makushi Trichechus sp. akasari (SM) akasari (SM) unknown See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Nheengatu Trichechus sp. iwarawá (G&F: Carib origin?) pirá tapi ira ('fish-tapir') iwaɾawá (G&F: Carib origin?) pirá tapi ira ('fish-tapir') unknown G&F attribute to Carib, but similar term exists in Kokama. Also: pirá tapiʔira 'fish tapir/cow' No info See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Maihiki Trichechus sp. oco daca vaca ago (oco=agua), daca (liquido), (vaca is a Spanish loan) oko daka baka ago loan Spanish Partial loan, Spanish vaca 'cow' phrase oco=water, daca=liquido, vaca=cow (Sp.) ago ago = feminine animate See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Pemon Trichechus sp. uuruuktuuruu (E1977) uruʔturu (E1977) inheritance Akawaio, Pemon See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Tariana Trichechus sp. pákamu pákamu unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yukuna Trichechus sp. yuwarawá [loan Tupi-Guarani?] juwaɾawá loan Tupi-Guarani Tupi-Guarani, Nheengatu iwarawá, also Yagua jawara uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Achagua Trichechus sp. apíia apíia See Language page
Piapoco Trichechus sp. apía apía See Language page
Yavitero Trichechus sp. manití (Spanish loan?) manití (Spanish loan?) See Language page
Wayana Trichechus sp. juhmunuli juhmunuli See Language page
Wai Wai Trichechus sp. ootɨymo (SM) ootɨymo (SM) See Language page
Cofán Trichechus sp. macamarina (Sp. Loan) makamarina See Language page phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Tikuna Trichechus sp. airué (R95) airué (R95) See Language page
Urarina Trichechus sp. dʒaruba tʃaɽuba See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Trichechus sp. wajatˀ unique See Language page
Matses Trichechus sp. acte nëishamë akte nɨiʃamɨ See Language page
Yagua Trichechus sp. yavara jawara [from Tupi-Guarani?] See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua Trichechus sp. baca marina (Spanish loan) baka maɾina See Language page
Piaroa Trichechus sp. he'miña' heɁmiñaɁ See Language page
Barasano Trichechus sp. ocójututiro (R95) okóhututiro (R95) See Language page
Siona Trichechus sp. siáya wêki (R95) siája wêki (R95) See Language page
Kokama Trichechus sp. yuwara juwaɾa See Language page
Iquito Trichechus sp. acáayɨ (Trichechus inunguis) akáajɨ (Trichecws inunguis) See Language page
Kanamarí Trichechus sp. tsopuna tʃopɯna peixe-boi Magalhães 2018:359
Lokono Trichechus sp. kuyumoro kujumoro manatee, sea cow Fanshawe 1949:67 no
Kariña Trichechus sp. jarawa jarawa manatee Courtz 2007:284 no