Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

dull/blunt

Semantic Field
quality
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
sin filo, mocho, desafilado, embotado, romo
Meaning Portuguese
maçante, desamolado, não afiado

Languages

Language Orthographic Form Phonemicized Form Gloss as in Source Etymology Code Proto-Form Proto-Language Loan Source Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Etymology Notes Source Created By General Notes
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone ke kyma-kkantyn (of blade), inheritance Jane Hill
Chumash Ineseno nunux unknown A76:277 Jane Hill
Chumash Ventureno chnop (like tip of pen, but also OK for knife) unknown JPH Jane Hill
Cocopa xlqay “to be dull” mriny “to look dull” unknown Jane Hill
Comanche kymakwa7i “dull knife” inheritance Jane Hill
Cupeño navunavu'i-sh [navuˈnavuɁɪʃ] unknown Jane Hill
Gabrielino yah-hi-ah-no-mah “has no edge”, ya xay 7a-noma unknown CHM/MC253 Jane Hill
Iipay 'Aa tepinn, teyir [t̯əˈpin], [təˈjɪr] unknown Jane Hill
Kawaiisu mogowa-a-ty unknown Jane Hill
Kitanemuk pimochk inheritance Jane Hill
Lake Miwok 7aalu inheritance Jane Hill
Luiseño navu/-nvu-sh unknown Jane Hill
Maidu t'o/kmen unknown Jane Hill
Mojave ipath= unknown Jane Hill
Mutsun miccwihte is adj unknown NW (JPH) Jane Hill
Northern Sierra Miwok nik:iTi- inheritance Jane Hill
Plains Miwok niki7ti- inheritance Jane Hill
Salinan M missing missing Jane Hill
Seri (Comcaac) quit (vi) unknown Jane Hill
Southern Sierra Miwok lej:uk- (edge) unknown Jane Hill
Southern Ute ka/kuwa/7etY, ka/kuwa/7atY inheritance Jane Hill
Tümpisa Shoshone kee kyma(ppyh)pain inheritance Jane Hill
Wappo shahlah “toothless” (of knives) inheritance Jane Hill
Washo ya7mo/lt'ali unknown J109 Jane Hill
Western Mono tamahoi/by “object with a dull point” inheritance Jane Hill
Wintu mile: unknown Jane Hill
Yavapai yo_:va ?u_mi “not sharp, dull” unknown Jane Hill
Yuki 7a,lTa,l “sharp-not” unknown S&S 1984 Jane Hill
Baniwa memána memána unique See Language page Ana Paula B.
Cubeo he'wɨ-kɨ-be-dõ he'wɨ-kɨ-be-dõ missing See Language page Kelsey Neely; Tanja Baeuerlein
Dâw nor-ẽr [afiado-NEG] nɔh-æ̃h [afiado-NEG] missing See Language page Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Desano usi-biri- usi-biri- missing See Language page Ana Paula; Tanja Baeuerlein
Eñepa t-ɨyɨ-ke ehke (IDS) t-ɨjɨ-ke ehke (IDS) inheritance See Language page Melody Ann Ross
Hodï ʰkuʰtai unique See Language page Paulina Franco, Bettie Gonzalez
Waorani babe-doka unique See Language page Paulina Franco, Bettie Gonzalez, PLE
Hup j'ɨg-nɨh (lit. 'not sharp') ɟ'ɨg-~dɨh (lit. 'not sharp') unique See Language page Pattie Epps
Kakua ʔeʔ-kan-ni [be.sharp-neg-adjvz] inheritance See Language page Katherine Bolaños
Makushi ikeʔ-mara (IDS) ikeʔ-mara (IDS) unique See Language page Melody Ann Ross
Ninam pɨsi (EM72) pɨsi inheritance See Language page Kelsey Neely
Nukak ʔɛʔ4ka1 inheritance See Language page Lauren Franklin
Pemon puntukuipan, kiriupan, puntukuyu, poti puen, potaka (A1981); puntuku'yu (M2000) puntukuipan, kiɾiupan, puntukudʒu, poti puen, potaka (A1981) inheritance See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Karina Baeza
Sanumá namošiipɨ (EM72) namoʃiipɨ unique See Language page Kelsey Neely
Sikuani awonobi (3) (verbo estar romo), momoka (2)(verbo estar romo) awónobi, ('sin filo' - 'not sharp' = a-bárɨ-bi) inheritance Sik-Cuiva-Playero group See Language page Jonathan Quintanilla, Rebecca Khorram, PLE
Tukano ɨsojohá-ti (H&R) ɨsojohá-ti (H&R) missing See Language page Ana Paula, Amanda Novak
Kotiria u'ru u'ru missing See Language page D. Jagannathan, Tanja Bauerlein
Yanomam pusi pusi inheritance See Language page Kelsey Neely
Yanomami he hihothowë, he hohotowë, he kõhõwë, he pohotowë, he wahotowë, pruekewë he hihotʰowə, he hohotowə, he kõhõwə, he pohotowə, he wahotowə, pɾuekewə unique See Language page Kelsey Neely
Gajirrabeng thalboong unique NJ Claire Bowern
Gurindji tapu loan unknown Claire Bowern
Kija nhunmu- unique Claire Bowern
Miriwung thalboong unique NJ Claire Bowern
Walmajarri jata unknown Claire Bowern
Achagua méemai méemai See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Yavitero hata ka'mena-hi 'not sharp' hata kaʔmena-hi 'not sharp' See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Wapishana manɨna-ʔu manɨna-ʔu inheritance Proto North Arawak See Language page Ana Paula B.
Wayuu m-asa-saľɨ See Language page PLE
Baure maseror maseror See Language page Anissa Capuccino
Waurá me-kic̷i me-ki¢i See Language page Joyce McCormick
Cha'palaa 'da-htu See Language page PLE Lit. 'sharp-negative'.
Bora tsʰḯʔɨ́βa-tʰḯ-ne tsʰɯ́ʔɨ́βa-tʰɯ́-nɛ See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Muinane sɨ́ɨ́eβa-tɨ-no, gíʔi-no sɨ́ɨ́ɛβa-tɨ-no, gíʔi-no See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Akawaio yögeenakpeng jögenaʔpeŋ unique See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Lauren Franklin
Apalai tohpyraro tohpɨraro See Language page Rebekah L. Evans
Tiriyó aera aera See Language page Becky Walker
Makiritare tuhuʔhūdato (IDS) tuhuʔhūdato (IDS) unknown See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Karina Baeza
Yukpa pöjtenkano See Language page Ana Paula B., Melody Ann Ross
Epena 'kʰida wa'ree; po'sia See Language page PLE Respectively: lit. 'tooth dull', as a knife; dull point.
Guayabero bóel, bóˀel unique See Language page Ana Paula B., Rebecca Khorram
Macaguan bɨr-ahí ('sin filo' - 'not sharp') inheritance Central+Macaguan subgroup See Language page Ana Paula B., Rebecca Khorram
Cuiva a-wánó-bi embotado, dull Huber & Reed 1992:338 Rebecca Khorram
Playero a-wána-bi See Language page Rebecca Khorram
Cofán tsimbi'cco tsi̡mbiʔkho See Language page Daniel Valle phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Candoshi-Shapra moribo morimpo See Language page Daniel Valle
Páez much (Spanish loan) mutʃ See Language page Daniel Valle
Camsa ndɨ-ngmɨtʃɨ-bxa ('embotado') ndɨ-ngmɨtʃɨ-bxa See Language page Daniel Valle, Anissa Capuchino
Pumé baibaiá See Language page Paulina Franco, PLE
Puinave [-de + ɨi] de + ɨi See Language page Daniel Valle, Zach Burnett
Ashuar mushum, mushump muʃum, muʃump See Language page Daniel Valle
Huambisa wapushmamu wapuʃmamu See Language page Daniel Valle
Aguaruna suyujú sujuxu See Language page Daniel Valle
Nadëb/Roçado dialect nu:h jake̱:, na-ra-u ['not sharp'] unique also na-ra-u ['not sharp'] See Language page Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Matses cuënma kuɨnma See Language page Daniel Valle, Becky Walker
Katukina kɨ̃to See Language page PLE
Yaminahua mãta See Language page PLE
Chácobo či-; čipo; βara; rɨṣ̌to či-; čipo; βara; rɨṣ̌to See Language page Joyce McCormick
Yagua motadi; ne jmyunusara mo:tadi; ne xmjunusara See Language page Daniel Valle
Quechua Ayacuchano laqo laqo See Language page Daniel Valle, PLE
Sáliva rõjĩ rõʔĩ See Language page Becky Walker
Bará aho'joa-ti See Language page Kelsey Neely, Tanja Baeuerlein
Barasano bɨhá-be-ti bɨhá-be-ti See Language page D. Jagannathan, Tanja Baeuerlein
Carapana 'ká-ó-é-to 'ká-ó-é-to See Language page Amanda Novak, Tanja Baeuerlein
Makuna odi-bi-ti odi-bi-ti See Language page Amanda Novak, D. Jagannathan, Tanja Bauerlein
Yuruti kõ'ã-ri-ge, ɨ'séjo-eri kõ'ã-ri-ge, ɨ'séjo-eri See Language page Ana Paula; Tanja Baeuerlein
Waikhana u'ru- u'ru- See Language page Ana Paula; Tanja Baeuerlein
Siriano u'síbí- u'síbí- See Language page Ana Paula, Kelsey Neely
Tanimuca ro'dyea ro'ʎea See Language page Kelsey Neely
Tatuyo oó-kẽ-tõ oó-kẽ-tõ See Language page Emily Buell, Paulina Franco
Tuyuka asi'jóa-e asi'jóa-e- See Language page D. Jagannathan, Paulina Franco, Ana Paula B.
Waimaja he'jó-ti, dṹmṹ'kóá he'jó-ti, dṹmṹ'kóá See Language page Kelsey Neely
Koreguaje hɨ̃hɨ̃sɨ-maʔ- hɨ̃hɨ̃sɨ-maʔ- See Language page Daniel Valle
Siona chunchubë tʃuntʃubɨ See Language page Kelsey Neely
Secoya porequë pɔ'řɛkɨ See Language page Amanda N
Wayampi n-aimɛ-y ('not sharp') n-aimɛ-j ('not sharp') See Language page PLE
Aché akua-yã See Language page PLE
Paraguayan Guaraní hakuaʔɨ̃va; haiŋa See Language page PLE
Ocaina moiinyínah moĩ́ĩ́jĩ́ĩaʔ See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Nɨpode Witoto há.i-ni-de há.i-ni-dɛ See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz
Minica Witoto hái-ni-de hái-ni-dɛ See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz
Murui Witoto jaìnide haìnidɛ (B83) See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Iquito tiquína tikína See Language page Cynthia Hansen
Araona tobotana See Language page PLE Also a-tobo-tobo; apiša-piša.
Cavineña kʷero-da-ma (Literally means "sharp-negative"; kʷero-da is sharp, -ma is a negation, or no) kʷero-da-ma See Language page Joyce McCormick, Becky Walker
Central Aymara muthu, turu muthu, tuɾu See Language page PLE
Mosetén-Chimané mœ'nes See Language page Joyce McCormick, PLE Local Span. uses 'muto'.
Movima pe-res-ɬeʔe pe-res-ɬeʔe See Language page Anissa Capuccino, Becky Walker
Kaingang yãtũ; nə (IDS) yãtũ; nə See Language page PLE
Karajá buhã See Language page PLE
Djeoromitxi hütõ (sharp-NEG) høtõ (sharp-NEG) See Language page PLE
Chipaya ana puntučiš See Language page PLE Means without a point or edge.
Mocoví sḳai y-aʁar-aik See Language page PLE Lit. 'not sharp-augmentative-adj (masc)'.
Pilagá sa yi See Language page PLE Lit. 'not sharp'.
Toba saḳ yi See Language page PLE Lit. 'not sharp'.
Lengua meko a-hamtik See Language page PLE Lit. '? sharp'.
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité mitki ahantik See Language page PLE
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet mepke hamtek See Language page PLE
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay n'ʔeya See Language page PLE Negative of 'sharp' 15.780.
Maca niteʔ yasɬax See Language page PLE Lit. 'not sharp'.
Nivaclé n-iklas-ši; tˀuk-xi; ni n-eklɔs-ši blunt, dull https://ids.clld.org/ PLE
Ayoreo pa'kaa-i; pa'kaa See Language page PLE
Mapudungun moṭ͡ʀo See Language page PLE Ranquel form is močo.
Tehuelche 'or 'ōltˀel- See Language page PLE Lit. 'point rounded'; see previous note.
Lokono mamanan mamanan dull Pet 1987:356 Camille Unger
Kariña typarìke tɨpariɁke blunt, not protruding much Courtz 2007:403 Camille Unger