Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

speckled catfish

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
surubí, pintadillo
Meaning Portuguese
surubim, sorubim

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 Created By
Akawaio Pseudoplatystoma sp. wara (large catfish); reekkö (small catfish) wara; rekkö large catfish inheritance Akawaio, Pemon See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Melody Ann Ross, Lauren Franklin
Baniwa Pseudoplatystoma sp. kolíri koɺíɻi inheritance Proto-Arawak (North and South) uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Ana Paula B., Aimee Lawrence
Dâw Pseudoplatystoma sp. poóy pɔ̌j missing missing See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Hodï Pseudoplatystoma sp. uli abiyë mojto, bagre rayao (P. fasciatum) (Zent 08) unique cf. bagre rayao (P. fasciatum) uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Amanda Meeks
Hup Pseudoplatystoma sp. hɔ̃pɔ̌y hɔ̃pɔ̌j unique from hɔ̃p pɔj 'fish ?' compound fish-? See Language page 0 1 0 fished mostly men boiled or smoked 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Pattie Epps
Kakua Pseudoplatystoma sp. keh-beɁ-~wɨ́d-at ('fish-grow-die-nmlz' Pseudoplatystoona fasciatum) missing missing See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Katherine Bolaños
Nheengatu Pseudoplatystoma sp. çurubĩ suɾubĩ inheritance Proto-Tupi-Guarani Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000 underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no John Blaha, Lauren Franklin
Pemon Pseudoplatystoma sp. wara (large catfish) (A1981); eerekkö (small catfish) (E1980) wara (A1981); erɛʔkö (E1980) large catfish' (unclear what type) inheritance Akawaio, Pemon No info See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Melody Ann Ross, Karina Baeza
Sikuani Pseudoplatystoma sp. kajuyalitopa (15) unique uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Amanda Meeks
Tariana Pseudoplatystoma sp. daɾúyu, kulíɾi daɾúju, kulíɾi unique Also kulíɾi uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Ana Paula B.
Tukano Pseudoplatystoma sp. oreró oreró unique uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Ana Paula, Amanda Novak, Aimee Lawrence
Kotiria Pseudoplatystoma sp. ~boko (generic) mõkõ (generic) unique uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Amanda Meeks
Yanomami Pseudoplatystoma sp. araremɨ aɾaɾemɨ unique underived possibly derived: ara- = to smoke/be smoked (as in fish), -remi (similar to ending on term) = suffix forming a noun from a verb denoting the female agent of the action. See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Kelsey Neely
Yukuna Pseudoplatystoma sp. kuríri (R01) kuríri (R01) missing missing See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no Ana Paula B., Aimee L., PLE
Achagua Pseudoplatystoma sp. kuliri kuliri See Language page Widespread Amazonia Ana Paula B., Aimee Lawrence, PLE
Piapoco Pseudoplatystoma sp. culìri kulìri See Language page Widespread Amazonia Ana Paula B., PLE
Kabiyari Pseudoplatystoma sp. kúriri kúɾiɾi See Language page Widespread Amazonia Ana Paula B., Aimee Lawrence, PLE
Bare Pseudoplatystoma sp. kuɻí kuɻí See Language page Widespread Amazonia Ana Paula B.
Mandawaka Pseudoplatystoma sp. kulíːri kulíːɾi See Language page Widespread Amazonia Ana Paula B.
Paresi Pseudoplatystoma sp. ˈkoye kaloreze ˈkuje kaloreθe See Language page Widespread Amazonia Ana Paula B., PLE
Waurá Pseudoplatystoma sp. tulukumalu (sapo grande; M99) tulukumalu (sapo grande; M99) See Language page Widespread Amazonia Joyce McCormick, PLE
Muinane Pseudoplatystoma sp. tánóoba (W97) tánóoba See Language page Widespread Amazonia Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, Aimee Lawrence, PLE
Apalai Pseudoplatystoma sp. surui surui See Language page Widespread Amazonia Rebekah L. Evans
Wayana Pseudoplatystoma sp. huluwi huluwi See Language page Widespread Amazonia PLE
Makiritare Pseudoplatystoma sp. kudi:di (KH) (means 'catfish') kudi:di loan direction unknown See Language page Widespread Amazonia Melody Ann Ross, Karina Baeza
Cofán Pseudoplatystoma sp. cugupa'cho (variety of catfish with "yellow spots") kɯgɯpaʔtʃo See Language page Widespread Amazonia phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS Daniel Valle, Aimee Lawrence
Tikuna Pseudoplatystoma sp. djô-tá (Alv44) dʒoʔtá See Language page Widespread Amazonia Daniel Valle, Zach Burnett, PLE
Andoke Pseudoplatystoma sp. kodidi kodidi See Language page Widespread Amazonia Kelsey Neely, PLE
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Pseudoplatystoma sp. wɯːw unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Matses Pseudoplatystoma sp. mësianquid bëdi-bëdidapa mɨsiankid bɨdi-bɨdidapa See Language page Widespread Amazonia Daniel Valle, Becky Walker
Piaroa Pseudoplatystoma sp. nɨ'ɨ'wa' (K76) nɨʔɨʔwaʔ See Language page Widespread Amazonia Paulina Franco, Becky Walker
Karitiana Pseudoplatystoma sp. ipimyj ipimɨj See Language page Widespread Amazonia Daniel Valle
Wayampi Pseudoplatystoma sp. suluwi (G89) suluwi (G89) See Language page Widespread Amazonia PLE
Sirionó Pseudoplatystoma sp. sɨra quibi, rara je, sɨra cuasa (P85) sɨra kibiˌ rara heˌ sɨra kuasa See Language page Widespread Amazonia Joyce McCormick, Becky Walker
Kamayurá Pseudoplatystoma sp. uruwi (K12) uruwi (K12) See Language page Widespread Amazonia Rebekah L. Evans
Ocaina Pseudoplatystoma sp. un̈áánhun un:ã́ã́ʔɯ̃ See Language page Widespread Amazonia Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, Aimee Lawrence, PLE
Murui Witoto Pseudoplatystoma sp. inaɨ̀da inaɯ̀da (B83) See Language page Widespread Amazonia Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Wari Pseudoplatystoma sp. ʔara-tarawan (Sousa2009) ʔara-tarawan (Sousa2009) See Language page Widespread Amazonia PLE
Cavineña Pseudoplatystoma sp. tucunu (C&L89) tukunu See Language page Widespread Amazonia Joyce McCormick, Becky Walker
Djeoromitxi Pseudoplatystoma sp. minõtxikorü minõtʃikorø See Language page Widespread Amazonia PLE
Kariña Pseudoplatystoma sp. uruwi uruwi fish sp. Courtz 2007:416 Widespread Amazonia no Camille Unger