Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

dart (blowgun)

Semantic Field
subsistence tool
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
dardo, birote (Peru), bala (Peru)
Meaning Portuguese
dardo, seta

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
Kakua telǔ-dubʔ telǔ-dubʔ inheritance thorn from the patabá palm from which these darts are built Other complex Patoa.spine-clːthin.pointed.long hunting and warfare See Language page Katherine Bolaños
Hodï hoaile unique Simplex hunting and warfare See Language page Brittany Weinstein
Yanomami rahaka ɾahaka unknown Simplex hunting and warfare See Language page Kelsey Neely
Kotiria waka waka inheritance Proto-East Tukanoan Simplex hunting and warfare See Language page Tanja Baeuerlein
Cubeo pʉ̃́oðo pɨ̃́o-ðo unique Compare Koreguaje xʉodʒo Derived Classifier -ðo hunting and warfare See Language page Tanja Baeuerlein; Alyssa Wadley
Desano bujuwaca buhuwaca inheritance Proto-East Tukanoan Compound ?-dart hunting and warfare See Language page Addison M; Tanja Baeuerlein
Maihiki jaso a ja xãso a xã unknown Other complex hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle
Hup wah ʔǔt unique Compound patoá (tree sp.) spine hunting and warfare See Language page Pattie Epps
Dâw sow ʃɔw missing hunting and warfare See Language page Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Pemon kuungwa (E1980) kuŋwa (E1980) Inheritance Venezuelan (N. Amazonian) subgroup? hunting and warfare See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Karina Baeza; Alyssa Wadley
Akawaio kuungwa kuŋwa inheritance Venezuelan (N. Amazonian) subgroup? hunting and warfare See Language page Melody Ann Ross
Eñepa waemoʔ, Var. waemotʔ, waemoi (MM) waemo', Var. waemot', waemoi (MM) unknown hunting and warfare See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Lauren Franklin; Alyssa Wadley
Yukuna kapichirí kapitʃiɾí unknown Simplex hunting and warfare See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Baniwa kapitʃiɻi (R01) kapitʃiɻi (R01) missing hunting and warfare See Language page Ana Paula B.
Piapoco kapiθiri (R01) kapiθiri (R01) hunting and warfare See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Kabiyari kápit̪iri kápit̪iri hunting and warfare See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Paresi toˈnohi tuˈnuhi hunting and warfare See Language page Ana Paula B., PLE
Bora aamúíwu aamɯ́íkwu hunting and warfare See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Wayana wëjanë wǝjanǝ hunting and warfare See Language page PLE
Carijona aru (? M2000) hunting and warfare See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Zach Burnett, PLE
Makiritare ku:nwa (KH) ku:nwa (KH) inheritance hunting and warfare See Language page Melody Ann Ross, Karina Baeza; Alyssa Wadley
Muisca supqua supkua hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle
Candoshi-Shapra baapa mpaapa hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle
Tikuna otchágo (Alv44) otʃágo hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle, Zach Burnett, PLE
Ashuar tséntsak tsɯntsak hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle
Huambisa tsentsak tsɨntsak hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle
Aguaruna tsɨntsaka tsɨntsaka hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle
Nukak tɛru hunting and warfare See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect ʃawatɨm (Martins 1999) unknown hunting and warfare See Language page Ana Paula B., Pattie Epps
Matses chompian ëshë tʃompian ɨʃɨ hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle, Becky Walker
Yagua ramunu ramunu hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle
Southern Pastaza Quechua viruti biɾuti hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle
Piaroa cu'do'k'i cu'do'k'i hunting and warfare See Language page Amanda Novak, Becky Walker
Makuna jeaje, waca xɛaxɛ, waka hunting and warfare See Language page Amanda Novak, Tanja Baeuerlein
Tanimuca pua ka'ka pua ka'ka hunting and warfare See Language page Kelsey Neely
Koreguaje jʉocho xʉodʒo hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle
Karitiana nhẽpỹrỹg ɲẽpɨ̃ɾɨ̃g hunting and warfare See Language page Daniel Valle
Kokama wachi watʃi hunting and warfare See Language page Zach Burnett, Daniel Valle
Wayampi pɔpiya (G89) pɔpija (G89) hunting and warfare See Language page PLE
Ocaina cóvoohxo kóβooʔxo hunting and warfare See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz
Murui Witoto uìbaìraɨ́ uìbaìraɯ́ (B83) hunting and warfare See Language page Leslie Smith, Sarah Kuntz, PLE
Iquito nahuán++na (from the leaf stem of the Maximiliana venatorum palm species) nawánɨɨna (from the leaf stem of the Maximiliana venatorum palm species) hunting and warfare See Language page Cynthia Hansen
Cavineña tubu (C&L89) tubu hunting and warfare See Language page Joyce McCormick, Becky Walker
Kaingang rògro ɾɔgɾo hunting and warfare See Language page PLE