Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

egg

Semantic Field
fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
huevo
Meaning Portuguese
ovo

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
Bankalachi Toloim hŏn' 195 loan Jane Hill
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone nojo, nojo-pin inheritance Jane Hill
Cahuilla weevu' loan S&H 1979 Jane Hill
Central Sierra Miwok hong:u- inheritance? Jane Hill
Chemehuevi nopa/v(i) inheritance Jane Hill
Chumash Barbareno stumtumun “bird eggs” unknown Wash 2001:172 Jane Hill
Chumash Cruzeno shtum inheritance JPH Jane Hill
Chumash Ineseno -tumun inheritance A236 Jane Hill
Chumash Obispeno (t)qepe unknown JPH Jane Hill
Chumash Ventureno shtum (but k-tum “my egg (chicken speaking)” 3(91)0322 unknown JPH Jane Hill
Cocopa xma Su7a/p, xma\Su7a/p unknown Jane Hill
Comanche noojO inheritance Jane Hill
Cupeño panyi'a-t [panyiɁət] inheritance Jane Hill
Gabrielino 7axa:xen (su blanquillo?); unknown Jane Hill
Iipay 'Aa 'ur [Ɂʊr] unknown Jane Hill
Kawaiisu nopa-vi inheritance Jane Hill
Kiliwa xma7=yit inheritance Jane Hill
Kitanemuk pano inheritance Jane Hill
Lake Miwok pHa/kpHak, pa/kpak loan Jane Hill
Luiseño pa:ni-l inheritance Jane Hill
Maidu pa/kpaka\ inheritance Jane Hill
Mojave ith'aw inheritance Jane Hill
Mutsun moTTeh unknown NW (JPH) Jane Hill
Nisenan pakpak inheritance Jane Hill
Northern Paiute no-(ho) “egg, testicles” inheritance Nichols 1974:174 Jane Hill
Northern Sierra Miwok hang:y- inheritance Jane Hill
Plains Miwok we:wo (Sp) loan Jane Hill
Salinan A titaka/L (A), unknown Jane Hill
Salinan M te:tekHEnel H aspiration unknown Mason 1918:128 Jane Hill
Seri (Comcaac) iipx unknown Jane Hill
Serrano -pA:n inheritance Jane Hill
Southern Paiute not found Jane Hill
Southern Sierra Miwok hong:u- inheritance Jane Hill
Southern Ute nApaavI, napaavI inheritance Jane Hill
Tübatulabal pom-t unique Jane Hill
Tümpisa Shoshone noyopin inheritance Jane Hill
Wappo p'eTha7 H is lc in orig unknown Jane Hill
Washo zígen yá:gɨl unknown Washo Project Jane Hill
Western Mono no/yo inheritance Jane Hill
Wintu lyuh, lyu:h, unknown Jane Hill
Yavapai sqa_wa unknown Jane Hill
Yokuts Palewyami hong/-e inheritance CHM Berman 2002 Jane Hill
Yokuts Yawdanchi hong inheritance K07, G64 Jane Hill
Yokuts Yowlumne hon inheritance Golla 1964 p 61 Jane Hill
Yuki ha,: loan direction unknown S&S 1984 Jane Hill
Baniwa -éewhe -éewhe inheritance See Language page Ana Paula B.
Carijona imo inheritance See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Zach Burnett, PLE
Cubeo jĩdʉ (generic term) xĩdɨ (generic term) unique See Language page Kelsey Neely; Tanja Baeuerlein
Dâw tʉʉ́p tɨ̌p inheritance See Language page Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Desano diu diu inheritance See Language page Ana Paula; Tanja Baeuerlein
Eñepa -po; [kamiča] po; [kamitʃ̌a] inheritance See Language page Melody Ann Ross
Hodï kə'mame unique See Language page Paulina Franco, Bettie Gonzalez
Waorani ĩkĩ-bo unique See Language page Paulina Franco, Bettie Gonzalez, PLE
Hup típ típ inheritance See Language page Pattie Epps
Kakua típ-daʔ [egg-cl.roud] loan (into protolg?) Nadahup See Language page Katherine Bolaños
Makushi pomói pomói inheritance See Language page Melody Ann Ross
Nheengatu upiá upiá inheritance See Language page John Blaha, Lauren Franklin
Ninam kalaka thethepək, thet (EM72) kalaka tʰetʰepək, tʰet inheritance See Language page Kelsey Neely
Nukak tip (M99), t∫ɨka4daʔ4 loan (into protolg?); unique Nadahup See Language page Lauren Franklin
Maihiki yia ja jia xã inheritance See Language page Daniel Valle
Pemon pumoi (A1981); iikmoi (E1980); pumoi (M2000) pumoi (A1981); iʔmɔɪ (E1980) inheritance See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Karina Baeza
Resígaro eévé(ú) eévé(ú) inheritance See Language page Ana Paula B.
Sanumá thethe (EM72) tʰetʰe inheritance See Language page Kelsey Neely
Sikuani pe-tobɨ́:-to inheritance See Language page Jonathan Quintanilla, Rebecca Khorram, PLE
Tariana di-éwhe di-éwhe inheritance See Language page Ana Paula B.
Tukano dié (hr) dié (hr) inheritance E-W Tuk See Language page Ana Paula, Amanda Novak
Kotiria die die inheritance E-W Tuk See Language page D. Jagannathan, Tanja Bauerlein
Yanomam nathe natʰe inheritance See Language page Kelsey Neely
Yanomami natʰe (egg), šãhe natʰe (yolk) natʰe (egg), ʃãhe natʰe (yolk) inheritance See Language page Kelsey Neely
Yukuna ejweji ehwehi inheritance See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Yuhup tîp tîp inheritance See Language page Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Arabana papu inheritance Claire Bowern
Bardi lagurr ~ lagorru lakurr ~ lakorru inheritance Claire Bowern
Bunuba gsmbinyi loan Claire Bowern
Burarra -giya / giya unknown Claire Bowern
Dhangu bamburuŋburuŋ Claire Bowern
Dhuwal mapu(') inheritance Claire Bowern
Dhuwala mapu(') inheritance Claire Bowern
Diyari kapi inheritance Claire Bowern
DiyariREU kapi inheritance Claire Bowern
Djambarrpuyngu mapu(') inheritance Claire Bowern
Djapu mapu(') inheritance Claire Bowern
Djinang giyi loan Burarra Claire Bowern
Gajirrabeng gerdewoolng inheritance Claire Bowern
Gooniyandi gambinyi loan Claire Bowern
Gupapuyngu mapu(') inheritance Claire Bowern
Gurindji kampij inheritance Claire Bowern
Jabirr-Jabirr lagurr lakurr inheritance Claire Bowern
Jaru gambiny inheritance Claire Bowern
Jawi logorr lokorr inheritance Claire Bowern
Karajarri nyuma inheritance Claire Bowern
Kija gerewul inheritance Claire Bowern
Malyangapa kapi inheritance? Claire Bowern
Mangala ngunma unique Claire Bowern
Miriwung ngalyarrng unique Claire Bowern
Mithaka pampu inheritance Claire Bowern
Mudburra kambij Claire Bowern
Mudburra kidba loan Claire Bowern
Ngamini pampu inheritance Claire Bowern
Ngandi gu-garlang inheritance Claire Bowern
Ngarluma jimbu Claire Bowern
Ngumbarl laggooroo laggooroo inheritance Claire Bowern
Nhirrpi pampu inheritance Claire Bowern
Nimanburru laguurru lakuurru inheritance Claire Bowern
Northern Mangarla kakirr Claire Bowern
Northern Nyangumarta jimpu loan Pilbara Claire Bowern
Nyangumarta mitya inheritance Claire Bowern
Nyikina gambiy XXgl egg, uterus kambiy loan Mangarla Claire Bowern
Nyulnyul lagor lakor inheritance Claire Bowern
Paakantyi bardi inheritance Claire Bowern
Pirriya kukari Claire Bowern
Pitta-Pitta tyikula unique Claire Bowern
Rirratjingu ḻanyarr' Claire Bowern
Ritharrngu mapu' inheritance Claire Bowern
Unggumi gambi:ngga gambi:ngga loan into proto-language Claire Bowern
Walmajarri kampiny inheritance Claire Bowern
Wangkayutyuru papu inheritance Claire Bowern
Warrwa nyuma; gambi; gambiy nyuma inheritance Claire Bowern
Wubuy maabu loan Claire Bowern
Wunambal kumbe: kumbe: loan into proto-language Claire Bowern
Yan-nhangu gäku inheritance Claire Bowern
Yandruwandha pampu inheritance Claire Bowern
Yarluyandi pampu inheritance Claire Bowern
Yawarrawarrka panpu inheritance Claire Bowern
Yawuru dyimbu jimbu loan Claire Bowern
Achagua éewiʃi éewiʃi inheritance See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Piapoco yéewési 'huevos' jé:wési 'huevos' See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Kabiyari éewhé éewhé See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Yavitero inesi-naha inesi-naha See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Wapishana kʰɨrɨkʰɨ dani ('chicken egg') kʰɨrɨkʰɨ dani unknown See Language page Ana Paula B.
Wayuu [kaľina]-šuku See Language page PLE From Span. 'gallina'.
Yine naxi See Language page PLE *Piro-Apuriná form is *'nakɨ.
Paresi eseti, enese eseti, enetse inheritance See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Ignaciano warayuʔa; tasaruʔa See Language page PLE
Trinitario wrayʔa See Language page PLE
Baure na' na' unknown See Language page Anissa Capuccino
Waurá iic̷ai ii¢ai inheritance? See Language page Joyce McCormick
Arutani kokama kokama See Language page John Blaha
Sape kupi kupi See Language page John Blaha
Cha'palaa 'na-'pi-pu See Language page PLE 'Egg-shell' is 'na-'pi-ʔ-'kika, meaning 'covering' 04.120.
Bora ííʔyḯï(ḯ) ííʔjɯ́ɯ(ɯ́) inheritance See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Muinane ííyɨ ííjɨ See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Akawaio iikmooi iʔmoɪ inheritance Proto-Carib See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Lauren Franklin
Akawaio/Ingariko dialect pïmoi pɯmoi See Language page Lauren Franklin
Apalai ihmo ihmo inheritance See Language page Rebekah L. Evans
Wayana pumo pumo inheritance See Language page PLE
Tiriyó :mo :mo inheritance See Language page Becky Walker
Makiritare iʔmoi (IDS); i'moi (KH) iʔmoi inheritance See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Karina Baeza
Mapoyo i'mei-bë i'mei-bɛ See Language page Melody Ann Ross
Wai Wai yuhme yuhme inheritance? See Language page Melody Ann Ross
Waimiri Atroari ba ba See Language page Melody Ann Ross, PLE
Yabarana ih'moi See Language page Ana Paula B., John Blaha
Yukpa márbamüre dʒi'neᵖts̺in See Language page Ana Paula B., Melody Ann Ross
Kalapalo ifű; fui ifű; fui inheritance See Language page Joyce McCormick
Muisca bgye βγɨe See Language page Daniel Valle
Barí ãã See Language page PLE Colombia: ʔaanə. *Chibchan form is *a'ra. *Chibchan for 'egg, sprout, suckling' is *'pu.
Northern Emberá mmʉ́ mmʉ́ See Language page Jonathan Quintanilla, PLE
Epena (ne-)'ʔɨmɨ See Language page PLE Lit. '(gen.)-egg'.
Guayabero peh tabɨ́-t inheritance Proto-Guahiban See Language page Ana Paula B., Rebecca Khorram
Macaguan tabʉ́(t) tabɨ́(t) inheritance Proto-Guahiban See Language page Ana Paula B., Rebecca Khorram
Cuiva pe-tóu-to huevo, egg Huber & Reed 1992:268 Rebecca Khorram
Cofán arapa dusu´cho aɾapaⁿdɯsɯʔtʃo See Language page Daniel Valle phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Candoshi-Shapra vayagchi wajanktʃi unique See Language page Daniel Valle
Taushiro a´tuva que´tu (a´tuva=gallina; que´tu=surface) aʔtuwa kɨʔtu See Language page Daniel Valle
Páez zits See Language page Daniel Valle
Tikuna otacharaxũ [3, 1, 2, 2, 3] otatʃaɾaʔɨ̃ unique See Language page Daniel Valle, Zach Burnett, PLE
Urarina tahe tahe unique See Language page Daniel Valle, PLE
Camsa ʃɨmnɨ-bé ʃɨmnɨ-bé See Language page Daniel Valle, Anissa Capuchino
Andoke -hádə, -hẽ́də -hádə, -hẽ́də unique See Language page Kelsey Neely, PLE
Pumé nü See Language page Paulina Franco, PLE
Tinigua kiʔtha See Language page Zach Burnett
Puinave #NAME? #NAME? unique See Language page Daniel Valle, Zach Burnett
Máku küʔte küʔte See Language page PLE
Ashuar nujín nuxin See Language page Daniel Valle
Huambisa nujin nuxin See Language page Daniel Valle
Aguaruna nujín nuxín inheritance See Language page Daniel Valle
Nadëb/Roçado dialect tɨb inheritance See Language page Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect tɨb See Language page Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Matses bacuë bakuɨ inheritance See Language page Daniel Valle, Becky Walker
Kakataibo βac̷i See Language page PLE *Panoan *βašc̷i.
Katukina βaṣ̌i See Language page PLE
Pacahuara 'wači See Language page PLE d'Orb vuači.
Shipibo-Konibo hɨṣ̌ɨ; βači See Language page PLE
Yaminahua too See Language page PLE
Chácobo βači βači inheritance See Language page Joyce McCormick
Yagua jivada xiwada unique See Language page Daniel Valle
Southern Pastaza Quechua lulun lulun See Language page Daniel Valle
Ingá rundu rundu See Language page Daniel Valle
Napo Lowland Quichua lulun lulun See Language page Daniel Valle
Quechua Ayacuchano runtu ɾuntu See Language page Daniel Valle, PLE
Piaroa iyä ijæ unique See Language page Amanda Novak, Becky Walker
Sáliva jillella hiʤeʤa unique See Language page Becky Walker
Bará di'é See Language page Kelsey Neely, Tanja Baeuerlein
Barasano ria ria See Language page D. Jagannathan, Tanja Baeuerlein
Carapana riá ɾiá See Language page Amanda Novak, Tanja Baeuerlein
Makuna ria ria inheritance See Language page Amanda Novak, D. Jagannathan, Tanja Bauerlein
Yuruti díe díe See Language page Ana Paula; Tanja Baeuerlein
Waikhana di'e di'e See Language page Ana Paula; Tanja Baeuerlein
Siriano diú diú See Language page Ana Paula, Kelsey Neely
Tanimuca sa ri'a sa ri'a inheritance See Language page Kelsey Neely
Tatuyo ri'á ri'á See Language page Emily Buell, Paulina Franco
Tuyuka di'ye diʔje See Language page D. Jagannathan, Paulina Franco, Ana Paula B.
Waimaja díyɛ́ díjɛ́ See Language page Kelsey Neely
Koreguaje chiapʉ dʒiapʉ inheritance See Language page Daniel Valle
Siona sˀia; sˀia-pˀɨ sˀia; sˀia-pˀɨ inheritance See Language page Kelsey Neely
Secoya tsia tsi'a See Language page Amanda N
Karitiana sypi sɨpi inheritance See Language page Daniel Valle
Kokama tsúpia tsúpia inheritance See Language page Zach Burnett, Daniel Valle
Wayampi -l-upiʔa -l-upiʔa inheritance See Language page PLE
Aché piaʔa inheritance See Language page PLE
Chiriguano (če-)rupia; hupia inheritance See Language page PLE
Paraguayan Guaraní t-upiʔa; rɨɣʷasu-rupiʔa See Language page PLE
Sirionó eči̯a eči̯a doubtful loan Arawak; cf. Waura ii¢ai See Language page Joyce McCormick, Becky Walker
Kamayurá upiˀa upiˀa inheritance See Language page Rebekah L. Evans
Ocaina jóóhto hṍṍʔto inheritance See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Nɨpode Witoto hḯgï hɯ́gɯ See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz
Minica Witoto hḯgï hɯ́gɯ See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz
Murui Witoto hïgï hɯgɯ inheritance See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Iquito naáqui naáki inheritance See Language page Cynthia Hansen
Záparo iku iku See Language page Becky Walker
Wari arayein arajein See Language page PLE
Araona eha; walipa-ha See Language page PLE The former also 'testicle' 04.490. The latter is a chicken egg. *Tacn form is *e-xa. Cf. 'seed' 08.311, 'fruit' 05.710.
Ese Ejja exa inheritance See Language page PLE
Ese Ejja/Huarayo e-'xa e-'xa See Language page Joyce McCormick
Tacana eha See Language page PLE
Cavineña e-ka e-ka inheritance See Language page Joyce McCormick, Becky Walker
Central Aymara k´awna, kanwa kˀawna See Language page PLE
Cayuvava rɔmi-he; rɔmi-hæ See Language page PLE Cf. 'child, birth'. The white of an egg is rahi.
Itonama kˀipala See Language page PLE
Kwazá -ni -ni See Language page Joyce McCormick
Mosetén-Chimané fen See Language page Joyce McCormick, PLE
Movima hoɬ-kʷa hoɬ-kʷa See Language page Anissa Capuccino, Becky Walker
Trumai taf taf unique See Language page Rebekah L. Evans, PLE
Kaingang o, ov (Portuguese loan?) -krɛ̃; o; ow; ŋarĩɲ krɛ̃ See Language page PLE
Karajá si See Language page PLE
Djeoromitxi dje dʒe See Language page PLE
Chipaya šiɲi See Language page PLE An egg that is not fresh is xinšxinta.
Mocoví l-koʔweʔ See Language page PLE Cf. 'penis' 04.492.
Pilagá le-kʔoweʔ See Language page PLE Lit. '3pp-egg'. See 'penis' 04.492.
Toba l-koʔoweʔ See Language page PLE Cf. 'penis' 04.492.
Lengua #NAME? See Language page PLE This must be qualified; thus, tataa-apuk 'hen's egg'. Cf. 'ice' 01.770.
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité (tapii) apok See Language page PLE Lit. 'chicken egg'.
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet appok See Language page PLE
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay ɬe'čˀe See Language page PLE
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja leʔkyuʔ (f.) See Language page PLE
Maca ɬihiʔ (f.) See Language page PLE
Nivaclé ɬ-šaykˀu egg https://ids.clld.org/ PLE
Ayoreo kũ'reei See Language page PLE Also 'kučaa kũ'reei 05.510. Egg shell is 'kučaa-kũ'reei a'ooi 04.120; egg white is uka'gooi.
Mapudungun kuram See Language page PLE Cf. 'stone' 01.440. Same form in Ranquel.
Qawasqar yese See Language page PLE Bo, SpC, Gui record leɬe; Sk, Bo, Fe record yoreɬ for Central QWS. Fi, Hy, SpS record leɬe for South QWS.
Selknam èl See Language page PLE
Tehuelche 'seʔn; 'ōm See Language page PLE 'Egg shell' is 'opˀ.
Lokono ysa ɨsa egg Pet 1987:356 Camille Unger
Kariña ỳmo ɨhmo egg; testical Courtz 2007:433 Camille Unger