Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

snail

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
caracol, churo (Peru)
Meaning Portuguese
caracol

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 class Gastropoda kuuiiwa kuiwa inheritance Akawaio, Pemon cf. TG uluwa See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Baniwa class Gastropoda kerátto, tsikówa keɻát̪o, tsikówa inheritance Central North Arawak Also tsikówa uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Cubeo class Gastropoda cavarʉ kavalʉ doubtful loan Arawak? see Cayapa; shared Tanimuca uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Dâw class Gastropoda kõj kɔ̃ɟ inheritance missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Eñepa class Gastropoda waʔka waʔka unique See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Hodï class Gastropoda a'nu ka'nuhtu ʰkalũʰtu loan Arawak, cf. Baniwa kerátto a'nu *G&C) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Waorani class Gastropoda tiwæ̃-kade unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Hup class Gastropoda g'ɔ́̃j g'ɔ́̃ɟ inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kakua class Gastropoda ~j'ʉ̂j' ~ʧɨ̂j̃ʔ doubtful loan East Tukanoan e.g. Siriano sɨ̃ɨ̃ĩ́ ['snail' is widely borrowed] underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Macaguan class Gastropoda kíwat kíwat doubtful loan (into protolg?) Carib, cf. Pemon kuuiwa e.g. Pemon kuuiwa uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Nheengatu class Gastropoda uruá (generic term for water snails) urua (generic term for water snails) water snail inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Ninam class Gastropoda krawkraw (gom) kɾawkɾaw (gom) unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Maihiki class Gastropoda a ago a ago unknown uncoded ago ago = feminine animate See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Pemon class Gastropoda koime (A1981); kuuiwa (E1980) koime (A1981); kuɪwa (E1980) inheritance Akawaio, Pemon Also kuɪwa (E1980) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Sikuani class Gastropoda kiwa (2); kará (sp.; Melendez: Ar loan) kíwa; kará (sp.; Melendez: Ar loan) doubtful loan (into protolg?); loan Carib, cf. Pemon kuuiwa; Arawak, Achagua karakara (Melendez) e.g. Pemon kuuiwa uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Tukano class Gastropoda sɨ̃'ɨ̃ sɨ̃'ɨ̃ inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kotiria class Gastropoda ~su'i ~suʔi inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Wapishana class Gastropoda uwaɨ uwaɨ unique Similarity to Akawaio kuiwa, but no clear relationship. See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yanomam class Gastropoda sinokoma aka (WM99, giant land snail) sinokoma aka unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yanomami class Gastropoda warora (IDS) waɾoɾa (IDS) loan North Arawak, e.g. Yukuna waroro See Yucuna waɾoɾo underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yukuna class Gastropoda waroro waɾoɾo inheritance Proto-Arawak (North and South) Loan INTO Yanomami uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Achagua class Gastropoda waláluta waláluta inheritance See Language page
Piapoco class Gastropoda calàsu kalàsu See Language page
Yavitero class Gastropoda karakólu karakólu See Language page
Yine class Gastropoda šišrikapi See Language page Also xitʸri; yonwaľoxi.
Paresi class Gastropoda ˈwalo ˈwalɔ inheritance See Language page
Ignaciano class Gastropoda kiya See Language page
Baure class Gastropoda čoris tʃoris loan - WW %tʃuru See Language page
Waurá class Gastropoda walu; itʸuwi; ɨtɨžu walu; itʸuwi; ɨtɨžu inheritance; unknown cf. Kalapalo iñu See Language page
Cha'palaa class Gastropoda 'kuu'walʸu See Language page
Bora class Gastropoda ḯtsʰïkʰo ɯ́tsʰïkʰo inheritance See Language page
Muinane class Gastropoda xɨ́siku xɨ́siku See Language page
Wayana class Gastropoda konoto, kulewe, kuwe konoto, kulewe, kuwe loan; inheritance? Arawak; cf. Baniwa kerátto See Language page
Makiritare class Gastropoda memu (IDS, KH) memu inheritance See Language page
Wai Wai class Gastropoda Φooto Φooto unique See Language page
Yabarana class Gastropoda memu See Language page
Yukpa class Gastropoda suru (SM) suru (SM) See Language page Phon only in source
Kalapalo class Gastropoda iñu iñu unknown cf. Waura See Language page
Muisca class Gastropoda biza βitʂa See Language page
Barí class Gastropoda kiugtū See Language page
Northern Emberá class Gastropoda korogó korogó See Language page
Epena class Gastropoda kʰooro See Language page Also means 'knob'. Cf. 'ankle' 04.371.
Cofán class Gastropoda choro tʃoro See Language page phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Candoshi-Shapra class Gastropoda gópogó nkóponkó doubtful loan Jivaroan kuŋku; pukuaŋ See Language page
Páez class Gastropoda xsape, xsita ʃape, ʃita See Language page
Tikuna class Gastropoda nha-tégo-ni-ú (Alv44) ñaʔtégoʔniʔú unique See Language page
Pumé class Gastropoda kʰaeko; čʰɛtɛ; õãrara 'snail shell' See Language page
Puinave class Gastropoda sək (=scorpion) sək (=scorpion) unique See Language page
Ashuar class Gastropoda kúngku (from soil), pukuáng, wawík (from water) tsúntsu kuŋku, pukuaŋ, wawik, tsuntsu See Language page
Huambisa class Gastropoda churu, pukuang, tʃuru, pukuaŋg See Language page
Aguaruna class Gastropoda tejés, kúgku tɨxɨs, kúngku unique; inheritance See Language page
Matses class Gastropoda nunti [land], dëco [water] nunti [land], dɨko [water] unknown See Language page
Kakataibo class Gastropoda nočo; noβo See Language page Latter is 'large river snail'. Also ʔa'βũku 'kind of snail'; pi'nĩ; či'rumpini (dial.) 'land snail'; βu'tũ, u'tũ (dial.) (congompe) a large snail'. *Panoan *noʔčo; *noβo.
Katukina class Gastropoda noβo See Language page Refers to a common type; no generic name.
Yaminahua class Gastropoda sãka; nočo; nopoṣ̌; βõto See Language page
Chácobo class Gastropoda kosɨ kosɨ unknown See Language page
Yagua class Gastropoda juritarya xũritarja unique See Language page
Ingá class Gastropoda churu See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua class Gastropoda churu tʃuɾu See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano class Gastropoda churu tʃuɾu See Language page
Piaroa class Gastropoda kʰæriou kʰæriou doubtful loan Arawak kera- forms See Language page
Sáliva class Gastropoda fahlẽda ɸaʔlẽda unknown See Language page
Barasano class Gastropoda sʉ̃hʉ See Language page
Carapana class Gastropoda jʉ̃ʉ xɨ̃ɨ, jʉ̃ ʉ̃ (FS) See Language page
Siriano class Gastropoda sʉ̃ʉ̃ĩ́ sɨ̃ɨ̃ĩ́ See Language page
Tanimuca class Gastropoda koʔ'be ro'ka koʔ'be ro'ka doubtful loan Arawak? see Cayapa; shared Cubeo See Language page
Tuyuka class Gastropoda sʉ̃ʉ̃ sɨ̃ɨ̃ See Language page
Koreguaje class Gastropoda ca ka unknown See Language page
Siona class Gastropoda churu tʃuru loan - WW %tʃuru See Language page
Karitiana class Gastropoda nõrõnh nõɾõnh unknown See Language page
Wayampi class Gastropoda uluwa; minuʔa uluwa; minuʔa inheritance See Language page
Aché class Gastropoda tɨta inheritance See Language page
Chiriguano class Gastropoda ǰatɨta inheritance See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní class Gastropoda ǰatɨta; ǰatevu See Language page
Sirionó class Gastropoda urukʷa; urukʷa rama urukʷa; urukʷa rama inheritance See Language page
Ocaina class Gastropoda cáánhxo kã́ã́ʔxo unique See Language page
Murui Witoto class Gastropoda llodogɨ, burugɨ, llodocoño dʒodogɯ, burugɯ, dʒodokoɲo (B83) unique See Language page
Iquito class Gastropoda asihuáriica (gen.); ajuúcu (sp.) asiwáriika (gen.); ahuúku (sp.) unique See Language page
Záparo class Gastropoda maaha (also a word for an older woman) maːha See Language page
Wari class Gastropoda ʔatyn (Sousa2009) ʔatɨn (Sousa2009) See Language page
Araona class Gastropoda zemo See Language page
Ese Ejja class Gastropoda sixaxa; šemo See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo class Gastropoda šemo šemo See Language page
Tacana class Gastropoda ď̶emo; botoro See Language page
Cavineña class Gastropoda hemo (also means "shell") hemo See Language page
Central Aymara class Gastropoda čˀuru See Language page
Itonama class Gastropoda u-tˀuʔdu See Language page Refers to a water snail.
Kwazá class Gastropoda hɛlotxi, kile hɛlotxi, kile See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané class Gastropoda wo'ont See Language page
Movima class Gastropoda mehɬa mexɬa See Language page
Karajá class Gastropoda brobure See Language page
Djeoromitxi class Gastropoda minio minio See Language page
Mocoví class Gastropoda ǰi let-aʔge lʸ-ik See Language page Lit. 'the 3p actor(zero)- moisten-along 3p possessor-trail'.
Pilagá class Gastropoda na'siyo See Language page
Toba class Gastropoda našiyo See Language page
Lengua class Gastropoda akpoŋ See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité class Gastropoda mamatik; akpoŋ See Language page Respectively: land snail; water snail.
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet class Gastropoda kelpaʔloom; akpoŋ; maateyempehek See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay class Gastropoda naho'kʷeʔ See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja class Gastropoda laʔpix (m.) See Language page
Maca class Gastropoda lok (f.) See Language page
Nivaclé class Gastropoda ɬeɬ; wintɔx; klapˀi See Language page Respectively: a white snail; brown snail; water snail.
Ayoreo class Gastropoda 'haro See Language page
Mapudungun class Gastropoda pɨθko See Language page From Augusta 1915.
Qawasqar class Gastropoda taḳˀoyawes See Language page Also c̷akʰe; yamakʰas. Ag, Em record takwak. All forms refer to sea snails.
Selknam class Gastropoda č-è-awitṣ See Language page
Kariña class Gastropoda atita atita snail Courtz 2007:246 no