Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

squirrel

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
ardilla, danta (Ven)
Meaning Portuguese
serelepe, quatipuru, esquilo

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 family Sciuridae karii kari inheritance Northern Carib? (Pemongan, Yukpa) Likely loan Carib > Hodï kali See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Baniwa family Sciuridae máderri (R95) máade-ɺi (FS), híjhe-ni (FS) inheritance; inheritance Central North Arawak Loan into Guahiban, e.g. Cuiva materi. Also (FS), híjhe-ni (FS) uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Carijona family Sciuridae meri (SM) meri (SM) inheritance North Arawak Yucuna mele See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Cubeo family Sciuridae buchitʉ̃rorʉ, jʉ̃jorʉ butʃitʉ̃lolʉ, hʉ̃holʉ unique Also ɣʉ̃ɣɔlʉ uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Dâw family Sciuridae waàm wâm inheritance missing See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Desano family Sciuridae wĩsõcã wĩsõcã inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Eñepa family Sciuridae karin, (mas grande) kasamaeka (MM) karin, (mas grande) kasamaeka (MM) inheritance Northern Carib? (Pemongan, Yukpa) Likely loan Carib > Hodï kali. Also kasamaeka (large type) See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Hodï family Sciuridae jkali loan Carib, prob. Pemon e.g. Pemon " kari-kari", Akawaio kari, also Yanomami " kaɾio"; cf. Zent jkali uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Hup family Sciuridae wɔ̌m wɔ̌m inheritance underived See Language page 0 1 0 hunted men boiled or smoked 0 0 no
Kakua family Sciuridae bâlaʔ, bâraʔ bàlaʔ unknown underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Macaguan family Sciuridae mátir mátiɾ loan (into protolg?) Cuiva-Sikuani-Macaguan Achagua/Piapoco Piapoco matèri, Yavitero mateti uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Nheengatu family Sciuridae akuti puru akuti puru inheritance maybe 'jumping agouti'? Phrase akuti 'agouti', puru 'ornamented' See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Maihiki family Sciuridae sɨsɨco ago sɨsɨko ago inheritance West Tukanoan uncoded ago ago = feminine animate See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Pemon family Sciuridae kari-kari (A1981); karii (E1980) kari-kari (A1981); kari (E1980) inheritance Northern Carib? (Pemongan, Yukpa) Likely loan Carib > Hodï kali. Also kari (E1980) See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Resígaro family Sciuridae meníigí meníigí inheritance Central North Arawak uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Sanumá family Sciuridae wazabasi a (unspecified species), wazabasi kusukusumɨ a (unspecified), wazabasi gɨgɨ (possible general term) waʃabasi a (unspecified species), waʃabasi kusukusumɨ a (unspecified), waʃabasi gɨgɨ (possible general term) inheritance Carib Mapoyo wayari, or Quechua waywash, see also Ashuar (Q loan); generic? also wazabasi a (unspecified species), wazabasi kusukusumɨ a (unspecified) uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Sikuani family Sciuridae maderi (2), materi (2) loan (into protolg?) Achagua/Piapoco Piapoco matèri, Yavitero mateti uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Tukano family Sciuridae dɨ'tɨ̂ dɨ'tɨ̂ unique uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Kotiria family Sciuridae ~wiso ~wiso inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Yanomami family Sciuridae wayapashi, kario wajapaʃi (amazonian), kaɾio (guianan) inheritance Carib Mapoyo wayari; or? Quechua waywash, see also Ashuar (Q loan). Also kaɾio (guianan squirrel) Narrower underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Yukuna family Sciuridae ijyé, melé ihjé, melé inheritance; loan Carib, Carijona? Also melé uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Achagua family Sciuridae máatiri máatiri inheritance See Language page
Piapoco family Sciuridae matèri matèɾi See Language page
Kabiyari family Sciuridae máane-ri, hítʃhe máane-ɾi, hítʃhe See Language page
Yavitero family Sciuridae matéti matéti See Language page
Paresi family Sciuridae katsekereke 'comom', koˈlinare 'original' katsekereke 'comum', kuˈlinare 'original' unknown See Language page
Baure family Sciuridae košas koʃas unknown See Language page
Bora family Sciuridae néépi- (T98) néépʰi- loan, direction unknown Witoto (Murui) See Language page
Muinane family Sciuridae tiitiu (R95) [cf. Cofan] tiitiu (R95) See Language page
Apalai family Sciuridae meri meri inheritance See Language page
Wayana family Sciuridae meli meli inheritance See Language page
Tiriyó family Sciuridae mere mere inheritance See Language page
Makiritare family Sciuridae kadi:yu (KH) kadi:ju inheritance See Language page
Mapoyo family Sciuridae wayari wayari See Language page
Wai Wai family Sciuridae awalku (SM) awalku (SM) unique See Language page
Yabarana family Sciuridae wajari See Language page
Yukpa family Sciuridae kírikri kírikri See Language page Phon only in source
Kalapalo family Sciuridae igu igu unknown See Language page
Northern Emberá family Sciuridae bɨdʉ bɨdʉ See Language page
Cuiva family Sciuridae cʉcʉ, materi ardita/ardilla Kondo 1983:116
Cofán family Sciuridae tutuye tɯtɯjɛ See Language page phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Candoshi-Shapra family Sciuridae goosi, konabi (big one) nkoosi, konampi unique; loan, direction unknown Jivaroan See Language page
Taushiro family Sciuridae huven huwɨn See Language page
Páez family Sciuridae xsuma ʃuma See Language page
Puinave family Sciuridae tzscho, bicu (R95) unique See Language page
Ashuar family Sciuridae kunám, kunámp, waiwásh kunam, kunamp, waiwaʃ See Language page
Huambisa family Sciuridae kunam kunam See Language page
Aguaruna family Sciuridae kunám(pe) kunám(pe) loan (into protolg?), direction unknown Candoshi See Language page
Matses family Sciuridae capa kapa inheritance See Language page
Yagua family Sciuridae mucatyu mukatju unique See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua family Sciuridae waywashi waywaʃi See Language page
Ingá family Sciuridae ardita (Spanish loan) See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua family Sciuridae huaihuashi waiwaʃi See Language page
Piaroa family Sciuridae kæsiri kæsiri unique See Language page
Sáliva family Sciuridae tahihne taʔiʔne unique See Language page
Carapana family Sciuridae wĩsõcã (red squirrel) wĩsɔ̃kã (red squirrel), wecʉ (FS) See Language page
Makuna family Sciuridae ñisocã, ũisocã (red squirrel) ɲisokã, ũisokã (red squirrel) inheritance See Language page
Siriano family Sciuridae misõcã́ misõkã́ See Language page
Tanimuca family Sciuridae bẽ'rẽri'ka bẽ'rẽri'ka loan Carib? via Yucuna See Language page
Koreguaje family Sciuridae masʉsʉko masʉ̃sʉko inheritance See Language page
Siona family Sciuridae sësëco sɨsɨko inheritance See Language page
Secoya family Sciuridae sësëco, ma hua'ru sɨ̃sɨkɔ, ma wa'ru See Language page
Kokama family Sciuridae kuti kuti inheritance See Language page
Wayampi family Sciuridae kusipulu (G89) kusipulu (G89) inheritance See Language page
Sirionó family Sciuridae quishɨcoɨ (P85) kiʃɨkoɨ doubtful loan Arawak, e.g. Baure koʃas See Language page
Ocaina family Sciuridae cajíínco, tsihtsihfííco kahĩ́ĩ́ko, tsiʔtsiʔfííko unique; doubtful loan (into protolg?) Western Tukanoan See Language page
Murui Witoto family Sciuridae nofi, cɨcɨño, ɨicɨño noɸi, kɯkɯɲo, ɯikɯɲo (B83) loan, direction unknown; doubtful loan (into protolg?); unique Bora; Western Tukanoan See Language page
Iquito family Sciuridae jimɨ'ɨti iriyáacu (Sciurus spadiceus and Sciurus igniventris) (MC: Compound Lit: 'acarreador de callampa') himɨ'ɨti irijáaku (Sciurus spadiceus and Sciurus igniventris) (MC: Compound Lit: 'acarreador de callampa') unique See Language page
Záparo family Sciuridae kam+taka kamɨtaka See Language page
Wari family Sciuridae piramʔ (Sousa2009) piramʔ (Sousa2009) See Language page
Cavineña family Sciuridae dawapa (G71) dawapa (G71) See Language page
Kwazá family Sciuridae hotemã, tsĩkẽ hotemã, tsĩkẽ See Language page
Movima family Sciuridae hua'hua'i (J62) xua'xua'i See Language page
Kaingang family Sciuridae jòtiti yɔtiti See Language page
Djeoromitxi family Sciuridae tekati tekati See Language page
Kanamarí family Sciuridae bada bada esquilo Magalhães 2018:356
Lokono family Sciuridae kario kario squirrel Fanshawe 1949:65 no
Kariña family Sciuridae kysipuru kɨsipuru squirrel Courtz 2007:311 no