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 Etymology Notes Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Word Structure Word Structure Notes General Notes Source Created By
Cahuilla teviŋił small globular basket unknown Cupeno, Cahuilla only other complex Seiler & Hioki 1979:213 Jane Hill
Cupeño tivi'mal small round basket unknown Cupeno, Cahuilla only derived, other complex has diminutie suffix Hill & Nolasquez 1973 Jane Hill
Luiseño apmal small basket inheritance *apo Northern Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 2011 1711; also pa'kumal derived, other coplex Elliott 1999 Jane Hill
Gabrielino too-moo-hah tomu:xa' H 570 sub-globular choke-mouth bowl unique simplex Merriam 49:105 Jane Hill
Serrano čiport small round basket inheritance *cippat Takic Stubbs 2011 122 other complex Jane Hill
Kitanemuk missing missing Jane Hill
Tübatulabal hommopit small coiled basket inheritance *komi Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 99b "pot, back of tortoise, back" derived, other complex K. Hill Eng>Tb Jane Hill
Bankalachi Toloim koo-loot small mush or soup bowl loan Yokuts other complex Merriam 49:191 Jane Hill
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 Jane Hill
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 Jane Hill
Southern Paiute missing missing Jane Hill
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 Jane Hill
Tümpisa Shoshone ponottsi round basket with a neck inheritance *poLa Numic Stubbs 2011 430b 'ball-shaped' other complex poono 'round, sphere, balloon' Dayley 1989 Jane Hill
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone toonampi wosa small basket for storage of seeds or berries inheritance *hoCca Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 2011 118 phrase Miller 1972 Jane Hill
Comanche missing missing Jane Hill
Western Mono pOja treasure basket unique simplex Loether & Bethel 1993 Jane Hill
Northern Paiute suu tseda syy tsida dish or cup shaped basket unique ap-po Merriam 46:367 phrase willow container Yerington 1987 Jane Hill
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 Jane Hill
Central Sierra Miwok himà- mush basket unique simplex Freeland & Broadbent 1960 Jane Hill
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 Jane Hill
Plains Miwok missing missing Jane Hill
Lake Miwok missing missing Jane Hill
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 Jane Hill
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 Jane Hill
Yokuts Yawelmani tā-witch small mush or soup bowl (twined) inheritance *t'e:wiTh Proto-Nim-Yokuts simplex Merriam 44:189 Jane Hill
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 Jane Hill
Yokuts Palewyami missing missing Jane Hill
Washo t'u:gis basket sp. (sounds small to me) unknown derived t- nominalizer Washo Project Dictionary Jane Hill
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 Jane Hill
Yuki cho'-lil mush basket, small mush or soup basket inheritance *č'ulil' Proto-North Yukian Elmendorf gives šolóle p. 227 simplex Schlichter 1985 Jane Hill
Wappo missing missing Jane Hill
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 Jane Hill
Esselen missing missing Jane Hill
Salinan A missing missing Jane Hill
Salinan M missing missing Jane Hill
Chumash Obispeno missing missing Jane Hill
Chumash Ineseno al'-ahts-oo'-moo-mŭ subglobular choke-mouted basket unknown derived al agentive, -mu7 Merriam 37:521 Jane Hill
Chumash Barbareno missing missing Jane Hill
Chumash Ventureno h>em sub-globular choke-mouth bowl unknown simplex Merriam 38:25 Jane Hill
Iipay 'Aa hatemuly, tehemuly small cap-sized basket used to hold tobacco passed around at gatherings unknown simplex Couro & Hutcheson 1973 Jane Hill
Cocopa missing Missing Jane Hill
Mojave missing missing Jane Hill
Yavapai missing missing Jane Hill
Kiliwa missing missing Jane Hill
Seri (Comcaac) missing missing Jane Hill
Kakua wɨʔ-baj-ni wɨʔ-baj-ni small basket unique Phrase basket-be.small-adjvz See Language page Katherine Bolaños
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 John Blaha, Lauren Franklin, PLE, Alyssa Wadley
Yanomami mora, wɨɨ (EM72) moɾa, wɨ: unknown Alternate: wɨ: Simplex See Language page Kelsey Neely
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 Kelsey Neely
Ninam tarosi (EM72) (most common basket) taɾosi unique Simplex See Language page Kelsey Neely
Desano wʉjʉcoro wʉhʉkoro unknown Compound wʉhʉ 'arumá plant' See Language page Addison M; Tanja Baeuerlein
Hup paʔ paʔ shallow, flat basket unknown Simplex See Language page Pattie Epps
Dâw -- -- Missing See Language page Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Sikuani aba (flat basket); also yoxobo, mumubi, mapire, lísibo (see Kondo 1973 for descriptions) flat basket unknown See Language page Jonathan Quintanilla, Brittany Weinstein
Macaguan kot (small basket) basket inheritance Proto-MSC (Macaguan, Sikuani) Simplex See Language page Ana Paula B., Brittany Weinstein
Pemon charampue (cesto grande y de tejido ralo), wankotopue (especie de cesto grande) (A1981) tʃaɾampue, wankotopue (A1981) Missing See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Karina Baeza; Alyssa Wadley
Akawaio waigarapö (generic basket) waɪgarapö basket used to store cooked or smoked fish and meat unknown See Language page Melody Ann Ross
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 Melody Ann Ross, Lauren Franklin; Alyssa Wadley
Tariana kusíɾu-maka 'pequeno balaio' kusíɾu-maka 'pequeno balaio' unknown Derived -maka = "extended cloth" classifier See Language page Ana Paula B.
Wapishana generic basket: daẓuwan generic basket: daẓuwan missing See Language page Ana Paula B.
Baniwa porottána poɻot̪ána doubtful loan Mapoyo Simplex See Language page Ana Paula B.
Makiritare wɨ̄wa (IDS); wü:wa (KH) wɨ:wa missing See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Karina Baeza; Alyssa Wadley
Wai Wai foxoro, manari (SM) foxoro, manari (SM) missing See Language page Melody Ann Ross
Yukpa pitaka pitaka See Language page Ana Paula B., Melody Ann Ross
Cofán poti poti phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS See Language page Daniel Valle
Candoshi-Shapra ptaka ptaka See Language page Daniel Valle
Puinave generic basket: kam generic basket: kam See Language page Daniel Valle, Zach Burnett, PLE
Ashuar piták pitak See Language page Daniel Valle
Huambisa pitak 'waterproof basket' pitak 'waterproof basket' See Language page Daniel Valle
Aguaruna tukúpi, piták tukúpi, piták See Language page Daniel Valle
Chácobo kokita (defined as a "small basket") kokita (defined as a "small basket") See Language page Joyce McCormick
Yagua jityu xı̃tju See Language page Daniel Valle
Ingá puti puti See Language page Daniel Valle
Napo Lowland Quichua ashanga See Language page Daniel Valle
Carapana eteje ɛtɛjɛ See Language page Amanda Novak, Tanja Baeuerlein
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 Amanda Novak, Tanja Baeuerlein
Tuyuka generic basket: pii generic basket: pii See Language page D. Jagannathan, Ana Paula B.
Secoya tsë do'rohuë (densely woven basket) tsɨ dɔʔrɔwɨ See Language page Amanda Novak
Kamayurá tupe tupe See Language page Rebekah L. Evans
Ocaina generic: ñaaro, josóóvura generic: ɲaaro, hosóóβɯra See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz
Murui Witoto cɨrɨlliraɨ̀ (small basket) kɯrɯdʒiraɯ̀ See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Sanumá wɨ (EM72) wɨ See Language page Kelsey Neely
Iquito muyuúri mujuúri See Language page Cynthia Hansen
Lokono borudi borudi basket, trinket box DeGoeje 1928:111 Camille Unger