Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

fish

Semantic Field
fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
xx
Meaning Portuguese
xx

Languages

Language Orthographic Form Phonemicized Form Gloss as in Source Etymology Code Proto-Form Proto-Language Loan Source Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Etymology Notes General Notes Source
Bankalachi Toloim koo-yoo' inheritance
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone penkwi inheritance
Cahuilla kiyul inheritance S&H 1979
Central Sierra Miwok 7e:/wy- inheritance
Chemehuevi pagy/-c(i) inheritance
Chumash Barbareno 7al'ilimu unknown JPH
Chumash Cruzeno ple7es unknown JPH
Chumash Obispeno chka7 unknown JPH
Chumash Ventureno chochony7ysh “any kind of fish” unknown JPH
Cocopa si'i/Ly inheritance
Comanche pekwi “general term” inheritance
Cupeño qeyul [qəˈyul] inheritance
Esselen kal(ul) , pl kohlkohl unknown T&S 1981:107, 111 from JPH
Gabrielino keu:r, kiyu:r, kekyu:ram (pl.) inheritance
Kawaiisu pa-gyy-zi inheritance
Kiliwa mchaa unknown
Kitanemuk kihuch inheritance
Lake Miwok ka/ac loan
Luiseño kiyu/:-l inheritance
Maidu mako/ unknown
Mojave 7achii inheritance
Mutsun huuyi , huyni “to fish” unknown NW, JPH
Nisenan pala inheritance
Northern Paiute bakwi inheritance SAA 1982:8
Northern Sierra Miwok lapi:saj-y- inheritance
Plains Miwok pu:- inheritance
Salinan A swan (A), unknown
Salinan M cat' 'bullhead' (no generic) unknown Mason 1918:122
Seri (Comcaac) zixca/m unknown
Serrano kihu-T inheritance
Southern Paiute -qyu-S (always with pa- "water") inheritance
Southern Sierra Miwok lapi:s-aj- inheritance
Southern Ute pagy inheritance
Tübatulabal kujuul inheritance
Tümpisa Shoshone pangwi, pengwi inheritance
Wappo 7e/w inheritance
Washo 7a/t'abi7 unknown J596
Western Mono pa/kwi inheritance
Wintu dikit, diket “McCloud speech, generic, obsolete” inheritance? Liedtke 07:43 from Heizer
Yavapai ?chi/: inheritance
Yokuts Palewyami lopHaTH inheritance W&G
Yokuts Yawdanchi topHiTH inheritance K07:242, G64
Yokuts Yowlumne lopHiT inheritance W&G 1986
Yuki ha,w “fish, salmon” inheritance S&S 1984
Yuma 7aci:/ H3:212 inheritance
Baniwa kóphe kúpʰe inheritance See Language page
Carijona ikuca unique See Language page
Cubeo moacʉ mɔakʉ doubtful loan Bora See Language page
Dâw hã:̌p inheritance See Language page
Desano wahi wahi inheritance See Language page
Eñepa kariɲa, (MM) kana kariɲa, (MM) kana unique See Language page
Hodï bõʰtõ doubtful loan Carib See Language page
Waorani yǽyæ (a kind of fish) yǽmæ (a spotted fish) unique See Language page
Hup hɔ̃̌p ~hɔ̌p inheritance See Language page
Kakua keh inheritance See Language page
Makushi moróʔ moróʔ inheritance See Language page
Nheengatu pirá (generic word for fish) akará (generic term used to refer to certain species of fish such as cichlids, there are other terms for "fish." pirá (generic word for fish) akará (generic term used to refer to certain species of fish such as cichlids, there are other terms for "fish.") akarí (also used for generic name for a species of fish) inheritance See Language page
Ninam tšarakə tʃarakə inheritance See Language page
Nukak a1kaji2 inheritance See Language page
Maihiki yadibai ago jadibai ago inheritance See Language page
Pemon morok; morok moɾok inheritance See Language page
Resígaro ámoogí ámoogí loan Bora See Language page
Sanumá salaga bɨ (edible fish only), tsaraka salaga bɨ, tsaraka inheritance See Language page
Sikuani akairu, apürü, arali, arepi, atsebokojibiwi (fish without scales), baluwe, baxu (generic small fish), daütjüdaütjü, tsutsubo, tsutsupabo, tsalewaübo, dujai, dujuai (1), dujai (1) (also means game animal), jj (1), jaja(1) inheritance See Language page
Tariana kuphe, kuːphe kupʰe, kuːpʰe inheritance See Language page
Tukano wa'î wa'î inheritance See Language page
Kotiria wa'i waʔi inheritance See Language page
Yanomam yuri (small, generic) juri inheritance See Language page
Yanomami yuri juri inheritance See Language page
Yukuna kúpe (dp91) kúpe (dp91) inheritance See Language page
Yuhup hɔ̃́p ~hɔ́p inheritance See Language page
Arabana markara unique
Bardi aarli aarli inheritance
Bunuba gawiy doubtful loan
Burarra gurdijarra unknown
Dhangu guya inheritance
Dhuwal ŋarirri' inheritance
Dhuwala ŋutjatja loan
Diyari parru inheritance
DiyariREU paru inheritance
Djambarrpuyngu guya inheritance
Djapu guya inheritance
Djinang guyi inheritance
Gajirrabeng goondarring inheritance
Gooniyandi gawi doubtful loan
Gunin ˈkɑwɪ ˈkɑwɪ loan
Gupapuyngu guya inheritance
Gurindji yawu loan Proto-Yirram
Jabirr-Jabirr gumbu kumbu semantic shift
Jaru yagu loan
Jawi arlie arrlye inheritance
Karajarri [missing] missing
Kija kurntarri- inheritance
Malyangapa (none) inheritance
Mangala [missing] missing
Miriwung goondarring inheritance
Mithaka kupi doubtful loan Pitta-Pitta
Mudburra kakawi, kakuyu
Mudburra yawu loan
Ngamini waRi inheritance
Ngandi a-jeny inheritance
Ngarluma wagari
Ngumbarl wallee warli inheritance
Nhirrpi kalukalu unique
Nimanburru gōmb kōmb semantic shift
Northern Mangarla [missing] missing
Northern Nyangumarta yuta unknown
Nyangumarta kapi inheritance
Nyikina jakany jakany unique
Nyulnyul wil wil inheritance
Paakantyi (non generic name)
Pirriya kamu semantic shift or error
Pitta-Pitta kupi inheritance
Rirratjingu ŋarirri', burirritj, guya inheritance
Ritharrngu guya inheritance
Walmajarri kapi inheritance
Wangkayutyuru kupi inheritance
Warrwa wali wali inheritance
Wubuy ngujija unique
Wunambal gawi (V) gawi (V) loan
Yan-nhangu guya inheritance
Yandruwandha karlukarlu, kuya inheritance
Yarluyandi waRi-waRi inheritance
Yawarrawarrka paru inheritance
Yawuru warli warli inheritance
Lokono hime hime fish Pet 1987:357
Kariña aimara aimara fish Yamada 2010:708