Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

neotropical otter (small)

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
Nutria, Lobo de Agua, lobito de rio, perro de agua (Colombia)
Meaning Portuguese
lontra

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 Lontra longicaudis pídoo pídoo inheritance Central North Arawak, Rio Negro Branch uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Carijona Lontra longicaudis yawi (SM); sará (R95) loan; inheritance North Arawak e.g. Achagua yewi. Rodriguez 1995 has sará (under 'giant otter' in Meira notes) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Cubeo Lontra longicaudis tʉmi tɨ'bĩ, tʉmi inheritance Means both giant otter and small otter across various ET languages; not clear which meaning may have been original uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Dâw Lontra longicaudis ‘yoók [lontra/ariranha] j’ɔ̌k inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Desano Lontra longicaudis diatimi di'átĩbĩ, diatimi inheritance East Tukanoan Means both giant otter and small otter across various ET languages; not clear which meaning may have been original uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Eñepa Lontra longicaudis sanko (MM) sanko (MM) inheritance May be derived from saru form? See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Guayabero Lontra longicaudis bohléw bohléw, tʃarmáʔ inheritance uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Hup Lontra longicaudis yɔk-kúç jɔk-kúç inheritance otter + ?' compound otter-? See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kakua Lontra longicaudis ~wed inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Macaguan Lontra longicaudis bóni missing missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Nheengatu Lontra longicaudis bakúyari bakújari unknown No info See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Nukak Lontra longicaudis wԑn4 daawa4 inheritance uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Maihiki Lontra longicaudis yao ago jao ago inheritance West Tukanoan uncoded ago ago = feminine animate See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Pemon Lontra longicaudis aparuuwa (Lutra macrodus) (E1980) aparuwa (E1980) doubtful loan, direction unknown Yucuna apatuhmé; shared Akawaio? See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Resígaro Lontra longicaudis husóodó husóodó unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Sanumá Lontra longicaudis plolo plolo inheritance also hadamɨ a uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Sikuani Lontra longicaudis menetsamuito, matsírali (lutra sp., rk83) bohónawi inheritance; loan Piapoco also? menetsamuito, matsírali (lutra sp., rk83) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Tariana Lontra longicaudis ɲéːwi ɲéːwi inheritance Ptenonura? In some other Central North Arawak languages this means 'Giant otter' (could be due to poor data) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Tukano Lontra longicaudis diátibĩ diátibĩ inheritance East Tukanoan Means both giant otter and small otter across various ET languages; not clear which meaning may have been original uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kotiria Lontra longicaudis di'a tĩ'bĩ di'a tĩ'bĩ inheritance East Tukanoan Means both giant otter and small otter across various ET languages; not clear which meaning may have been original uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yanomami Lontra longicaudis proro pɾoɾo inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yukuna Lontra longicaudis apatujmé apatuhmé doubtful loan, direction unknown Carib: Pemon/Akawaio aparuuwa uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yuhup Lontra longicaudis jɔk jɔk inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Piapoco Lontra longicaudis machéeruli matʃé:ɾuli See Language page
Kabiyari Lontra longicaudis píinu píinu See Language page
Yavitero Lontra longicaudis wanáyali wanájali See Language page
Paresi Lontra longicaudis i'nyai i'njai unknown See Language page
Waurá Lontra longicaudis e'weʂe (Mori2005) e'weʂe (Mori2005) unknown See Language page
Bora Lontra longicaudis tsʰoxkʰo, tsojco (FS) tsʰoxkʰo inheritance See Language page
Muinane Lontra longicaudis súkku súkku See Language page
Apalai Lontra longicaudis awawa awawa inheritance shared Wayana See Language page
Wayana Lontra longicaudis jukini jukini unknown See Language page
Tiriyó Lontra longicaudis caro caro inheritance See Language page
Wai Wai Lontra longicaudis saroro (SM) saroro (SM) inheritance See Language page
Yukpa Lontra longicaudis sarora sarora See Language page Phon only in source
Northern Emberá Lontra longicaudis nútri [loan Sp] nútri See Language page
Cuiva Lontra longicaudis bonówi See Language page
Playero Lontra longicaudis bohónawi See Language page
Cofán Lontra longicaudis choni (gen. otter) tʃoni See Language page phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Candoshi-Shapra Lontra longicaudis koyadchi kojanttʃi unique See Language page
Taushiro Lontra longicaudis vayo wajo See Language page
Páez Lontra longicaudis yoxsi yoʃi See Language page
Tikuna Lontra longicaudis ma-iguá (Alv44) maʔiguá unique See Language page
Urarina Lontra longicaudis asisi asisi unique See Language page
Puinave Lontra longicaudis yeu ieu loan Arawak jé:wi See Language page
Ashuar Lontra longicaudis uyu, iyu ujũ, ijũ See Language page
Huambisa Lontra longicaudis uuyu u:ju See Language page
Aguaruna Lontra longicaudis úyu úju inheritance See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Lontra longicaudis ʔajo̰ːk̚ inheritance See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect Lontra longicaudis ʔajɔ̰ːg See Language page
Matses Lontra longicaudis bosen bosen unknown See Language page
Yagua Lontra longicaudis janay, jasutyu xãnaj, xãsutju unique See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua Lontra longicaudis nutri (loan) nutɾi See Language page
Ingá Lontra longicaudis iaku alku (iaku=water, river;alku=dog) See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua Lontra longicaudis pishna piʃna See Language page
Piaroa Lontra longicaudis iwɨrɨ'ahéca, mɨkuɨbɨh iwɨrɨɁahésa, mɨkuɨbɨh unique See Language page
Sáliva Lontra longicaudis tahbu taʔbu unique See Language page
Barasano Lontra longicaudis timí (R95) See Language page
Siriano Lontra longicaudis diáñárã diáɲáɾã See Language page
Tanimuca Lontra longicaudis eʔ'sua eʔ'sua unique See Language page
Tuyuka Lontra longicaudis díatĩmi díatĩmi See Language page
Waimaja Lontra longicaudis díadžò díadʒò See Language page
Koreguaje Lontra longicaudis cha'o dʒaʔo inheritance See Language page
Siona Lontra longicaudis ya'o güenji, arara jaʔo güenhi, arara inheritance See Language page
Karitiana Lontra longicaudis toro toɾo unknown See Language page
Kokama Lontra longicaudis yawara pana miri jawaɾa pana miɾi See Language page
Wayampi Lontra longicaudis sɔlɔlɔ (G89) sɔlɔlɔ (G89) loan Carib: cf. Wai Wai saroro See Language page
Ocaina Lontra longicaudis hitóóro; jɨɨturu (R95) hitóóro inheritance See Language page
Nɨpode Witoto Lontra longicaudis ïpó.e ɯpó.ɛ See Language page
Minica Witoto Lontra longicaudis ïɸú.e ɯɸú.ɛ See Language page
Murui Witoto Lontra longicaudis ïɸu.e, jitorocɨño (B83) ɯɸu.ɛ, hitorokɯɲo (B83) inheritance See Language page
Iquito Lontra longicaudis múcuanasi múkuanasi unknown See Language page
Záparo Lontra longicaudis anasuihya anasuihja See Language page
Cavineña Lontra longicaudis cuetsara (C&L89) kuetsara See Language page
Kwazá Lontra longicaudis mãtete txihỹte (generic otter) mãtete txihỹte (generic otter) See Language page
Kaingang Lontra longicaudis fògfènh fɔgfɛnx See Language page
Djeoromitxi Lontra longicaudis wauretätä wauretǝtǝ See Language page
Kanamarí Lontra longicaudis kotsiyah kotʃijah lontra Magalhães 2018:358
Kariña Lontra longicaudis saroro saroro southern river otter Courtz 2007:364 no