Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

basket, small

Semantic Field
culture-material
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
canasta, canasto, cesta
Meaning Portuguese
cesto pequeno, tampado

Languages

Language Orthographic Form Phonemicized Form Gloss as in Source Etymology Code Proto-Form Proto-Language Loan Source Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Etymology Notes Word Structure Word Structure Notes General Notes Source
Cahuilla teviŋił small globular basket unknown Cupeno, Cahuilla only other complex Seiler & Hioki 1979:213
Cupeño tivi'mal small round basket unknown Cupeno, Cahuilla only derived, other complex has diminutie suffix Hill & Nolasquez 1973
Luiseño apmal small basket inheritance *apo Northern Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 2011 1711; also pa'kumal derived, other coplex Elliott 1999
Gabrielino too-moo-hah tomu:xa' H 570 sub-globular choke-mouth bowl unique simplex Merriam 49:105
Serrano čiport small round basket inheritance *cippat Takic Stubbs 2011 122 other complex
Kitanemuk missing missing
Tübatulabal hommopit small coiled basket inheritance *komi Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 99b "pot, back of tortoise, back" derived, other complex K. Hill Eng>Tb
Bankalachi Toloim koo-loot small mush or soup bowl loan Yokuts other complex Merriam 49:191
Kawaiisu nehe-ka-pi small round basket inheritance *nyhaC Northern Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 2011 120 has only as Takic but see T. Shoshone form derived, other complex Zigmond et al. 1990
Chemehuevi nyngapivY basket inheritance *nyhaC Northern Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 2011 120 has only as Takic but see T. Shoshone form derived, other complex Press 1979
Southern Paiute missing missing
Southern Ute syywHcharachI small basket, small willow basket inheritance *hoCca Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 2011 118 compound, other complex syy 'Rhus', wHchara 'basket'-chI DIM Charney
Tümpisa Shoshone ponottsi round basket with a neck inheritance *poLa Numic Stubbs 2011 430b 'ball-shaped' other complex poono 'round, sphere, balloon' Dayley 1989
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone toonampi wosa small basket for storage of seeds or berries inheritance *hoCca Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 2011 118 phrase Miller 1972
Comanche missing missing
Western Mono pOja treasure basket unique simplex Loether & Bethel 1993
Northern Paiute suu tseda syy tsida dish or cup shaped basket unique ap-po Merriam 46:367 phrase willow container Yerington 1987
Southern Sierra Miwok 7o:sa- trinket basket loan Yokuts looks like Yokutsan 'urn, bottle-neck' word, and Numic 'bottle' word %osa; also 7uhu7-:a- 'small basket for drinking soup" simplex Broadbent 1964
Central Sierra Miwok himà- mush basket unique simplex Freeland & Broadbent 1960
Northern Sierra Miwok pulis:a- little basket; water-tight drinking basket inheritance Proto-Eastern Miwok JHH; also sot:on-u/o- small baskets for money, beads, etc., often feathered 201 other complex Callaghan 1987
Plains Miwok missing missing
Lake Miwok missing missing
Maidu k'újlam loló/patá trinket basket unique *lolo is PM (JHH); lul-lo'-bĕh small mush or soup bowl Merriam 41:279 phrase Shipley 1963
Nisenan mokololo round basket for storing valuables. It is made by a female relative in such a way that it may fit one's face as a covering after death unique the -lolo part is an inheritance; could mok- be related to the 'bag' words? other complex moko- not a productive formative Uldall & Shipley 1966
Yokuts Yawelmani tā-witch small mush or soup bowl (twined) inheritance *t'e:wiTh Proto-Nim-Yokuts simplex Merriam 44:189
Yokuts Yawdanchi koh-tow', kah-chow (purchased) at 345 small mush or soup bowl unknown tā'-witsh in Porterville Merriam 44:447 simplex Merriam 44:189
Yokuts Palewyami missing missing
Washo t'u:gis basket sp. (sounds small to me) unknown derived t- nominalizer Washo Project Dictionary
Wintu k'olom cup or bowl serving basket, container, dish(es) inheritance *k'olom Proto-Wintun Shepherd 2006:111; note Proto-Pomoan *q'olólY 'mortar (basket)',so might be Pomoan loan into PW simplex possibly from k'Ol 'become curled?) Pitkin 1985
Yuki cho'-lil mush basket, small mush or soup basket inheritance *č'ulil' Proto-North Yukian Elmendorf gives šolóle p. 227 simplex Schlichter 1985
Wappo missing missing
Mutsun wal-lah-himn(walexin Mason 1916:433) small soup or mush bowl inheritance *wol:e Utian Callaghan 1962:102; also ruk'-shoon; also warsan, wetcot Mason 1916:433 derived Merriam 39:103
Esselen missing missing
Salinan A missing missing
Salinan M missing missing
Chumash Obispeno missing missing
Chumash Ineseno al'-ahts-oo'-moo-mŭ subglobular choke-mouted basket unknown derived al agentive, -mu7 Merriam 37:521
Chumash Barbareno missing missing
Chumash Ventureno h>em sub-globular choke-mouth bowl unknown simplex Merriam 38:25
Iipay 'Aa hatemuly, tehemuly small cap-sized basket used to hold tobacco passed around at gatherings unknown simplex Couro & Hutcheson 1973
Cocopa missing Missing
Mojave missing missing
Yavapai missing missing
Kiliwa missing missing
Seri (Comcaac) missing missing
Kakua wɨʔ-baj-ni wɨʔ-baj-ni small basket unique Phrase basket-be.small-adjvz See Language page
Nheengatu balaiu (basket, C11), panakú, waturá (other basket types) cesto de costas entrançado com folhas de bacabeira ou de acai inheritance *panakũ Proto-Tupi-Guarani Simplex See Language page
Yanomami mora, wɨɨ (EM72) moɾa, wɨ: unknown Alternate: wɨ: Simplex See Language page
Yanomam wɨɨ (most common); xotehe (WM99, for food storage) wɨ: , ʃotehe basket for food storage Doubtful loan This word and the one for “disposable basket” look almost like they could have been borrowed from the same language at different stages of development or different languages in the same family, but no likely candidate. Simplex See Language page
Ninam tarosi (EM72) (most common basket) taɾosi unique Simplex See Language page
Desano wʉjʉcoro wʉhʉkoro unknown Compound wʉhʉ 'arumá plant' See Language page
Hup paʔ paʔ shallow, flat basket unknown Simplex See Language page
Dâw -- -- Missing See Language page
Sikuani aba (flat basket); also yoxobo, mumubi, mapire, lísibo (see Kondo 1973 for descriptions) flat basket unknown See Language page
Macaguan kot (small basket) basket inheritance Proto-MSC (Macaguan, Sikuani) Simplex See Language page
Pemon charampue (cesto grande y de tejido ralo), wankotopue (especie de cesto grande) (A1981) tʃaɾampue, wankotopue (A1981) Missing See Language page
Akawaio waigarapö (generic basket) waɪgarapö basket used to store cooked or smoked fish and meat unknown See Language page
Eñepa mananke (en general); wapa (plana, circular) ; ëwei', Var. ëwai', awei' (honda, de tejido semi-abierto) (MM) mananke (en general); wapa (plana, circular); ǝweiʔ, Var. ǝwaiʔ, aweiʔ (honda, de tejido semi-abierto) (MM) flat basket inheritance Venezuelan (N. Amazonian) subgroup See Language page
Tariana kusíɾu-maka 'pequeno balaio' kusíɾu-maka 'pequeno balaio' unknown Derived -maka = "extended cloth" classifier See Language page
Wapishana generic basket: daẓuwan generic basket: daẓuwan missing See Language page
Baniwa porottána poɻot̪ána doubtful loan Mapoyo Simplex See Language page
Makiritare wɨ̄wa (IDS); wü:wa (KH) wɨ:wa missing See Language page
Wai Wai foxoro, manari (SM) foxoro, manari (SM) missing See Language page
Yukpa pitaka pitaka See Language page
Cofán poti poti phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra ptaka ptaka See Language page
Puinave generic basket: kam generic basket: kam See Language page
Ashuar piták pitak See Language page
Huambisa pitak 'waterproof basket' pitak 'waterproof basket' See Language page
Aguaruna tukúpi, piták tukúpi, piták See Language page
Chácobo kokita (defined as a "small basket") kokita (defined as a "small basket") See Language page
Yagua jityu xı̃tju See Language page
Ingá puti puti See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua ashanga See Language page
Carapana eteje ɛtɛjɛ See Language page
Makuna jicobʉ, jicuga (small and knit compactly by women) sʉoga (for carrying fish) xikobɨ, xikuga (small and knit compactly by women) sɨoga (for carrying fish) See Language page
Tuyuka generic basket: pii generic basket: pii See Language page
Secoya tsë do'rohuë (densely woven basket) tsɨ dɔʔrɔwɨ See Language page
Kamayurá tupe tupe See Language page
Ocaina generic: ñaaro, josóóvura generic: ɲaaro, hosóóβɯra See Language page
Murui Witoto cɨrɨlliraɨ̀ (small basket) kɯrɯdʒiraɯ̀ See Language page
Sanumá wɨ (EM72) wɨ See Language page
Iquito muyuúri mujuúri See Language page
Lokono borudi borudi basket, trinket box DeGoeje 1928:111