Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

machete

Semantic Field
culture-material
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
machete
Meaning Portuguese
facão

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
Kakua ʔĩbat-naʔ ʔĩbat-naʔ [metal-cl.tree.like] unique Derived metal-cl.tree.like See Language page
Nheengatu kicé kisé semantic shift *kitʃe Proto-Tupi-Guarani knife' Simplex See Language page
Hodï ela ya'la unique North Arawak Also: ela Simplex See Language page
Yanomami sipara sipaɾa loan - WW %sipara/sapere WW %sapara Carib (e.g. Pemon kusupará); Urarina sa:beɽe; Iquito sáhuiri; Sikuani sipari (axe) Simplex See Language page
Ninam thomu-na, thõmɨna (EM72) tʰõmɨna semantic shift Proto-Yanomamo knife' Simplex See Language page
Kotiria yoari pjĩ (Waltz) joaɾi pjĩ (Waltz) inheritance shared Macuna Derived joa+ri-~phi; be.long+NOM-CLS:bladelike See Language page
Cubeo carove, tãuve karovɛ, tãuvɛ unique Also: tãuvɛ Classifier -vɛ See Language page
Desano matamijĩ matamihĩ unique Compound See Language page
Maihiki quiudɨ ja kiudɨ xã knife, machete unknown Simplex See Language page
Hup wan wan inheritance Proto-DYH But see Tariana wánaɾi Simplex See Language page
Dâw wãàn wã̂n inheritance Proto-DYH But see Tariana wánaɾi Simplex See Language page
Sikuani maseta (2) maseta loan Spanish Also Aymara, machiti; Cofan, machiti; Candoshi, mchita; Huambisa, matʃit; Aguaruna, máchit; Quechua ayacuchano, machiti Simplex See Language page
Macaguan matsét matsét loan Spanish WW %matset Spanish source Simplex See Language page
Guayabero sierat síera doubtful loan Spanish sierra 'saw'? WW Simplex See Language page
Pemon kasupara (A1981) kasupaɾa (A1981) loan - WW %sipara/sapere WW %sapara Carib (e.g. Pemon kusupará); Urarina sa:beɽe; Iquito sáhuiri; Sikuani sipari (axe); Carib (spear) See Language page
Makushi kusupará kusupará loan - WW %sipara/sapere WW %sapara Carib (e.g. Pemon kusupará); Urarina sa:beɽe; Iquito sáhuiri; Sikuani sipari (axe); Carib (spear) See Language page
Eñepa ejpaara ehpaara loan - WW %sipara/sapere WW %sapara Carib (e.g. Pemon kusupará); Urarina sa:beɽe; Iquito sáhuiri; Sikuani sipari (axe); Carib (spear) See Language page
Yukuna jajalu hahalu unique Simplex See Language page
Tariana wánaɾi wánaɾi unknown cf. Nadahup wan Compare Hup wan Simplex See Language page
Wapishana supaŗa supaŗa loan - WW %sipara/sapere WW %sapara Other Carib languages: Pemon, kasupara; Yanomami sipaɾa; Urarina sa:beɽe ? Simplex See Language page
Resígaro va?agú vaʔagú unique Proto North Arawak Simplex See Language page
Achagua páinije páinije loan Spanish peinilla 'comb/machete type' See Language page
Paresi ˈketse kalohore ˈketsɛ kalohore unique big knife' See Language page
Waurá tʸehɨ̃ tʸehɨ̃ unknown See Language page
Bora nɨɨtsú-wa nɨɨtsʰɯ́-kwa inheritance See Language page
Muinane níísúga níísúga See Language page
Apalai tapema tapema unique See Language page
Carijona iguasa' (big machete), u munguri' (small machete) doubtful loan; unknown Tupi-Guarani iguaçu 'big' See Language page
Tiriyó kasihpara kasihpara loan - WW %sipara/sapere See Language page
Makiritare kümü (KH) kɨmɨ unique cf. East Tukanoan kõbẽ 'axe' See Language page
Mapoyo maba'ra maba'ra See Language page
Wai Wai kacifara (SM) kacifara (SM) loan - WW %sipara/sapere See Language page
Yabarana supara See Language page
Yukpa masete masete See Language page
Northern Emberá púuya púuya See Language page
Cofán machiti (Spanish loan) matʃiti phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra mchita mtʃita loan Spanish See Language page
Taushiro ho´hua hoʔhua See Language page
Páez cchill wala (cchill=knife; wala=intensifier) See Language page
Tikuna ta-hará (Alv44) taʔhará unique See Language page
Urarina saabere sa:beɽe loan - WW %sipara/sapere See Language page
Warao buare buaɾe See Language page
Ashuar sáapi, kuniá, wáarta, wáarat sa:pi, kunia, wa:rta, wa:rat See Language page
Huambisa machit (Spanish loan) matʃit See Language page
Aguaruna máchit (Spanish loan) mátʃit loan Spanish machete See Language page
Yuhup wã̌d See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect mariːj (terçado) loan - WW %marije See Language page
Matses chështe tʃɨʃte doubtful loan Spanish machete See Language page
Chácobo saipi saipi loan - WW %sipara/sapere See Language page
Yagua camyutu, jmuta kamjutu, xmuta unique See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua sabli (Spanish loan from "sable"=sword) sabli See Language page
Ingá kuchillu (Spanish loan) kutʃiʎu (Spanish loan) See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua sauli (Spanish loan) sauli See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano machiti (Spanish loan) matʃiti See Language page
Piaroa kurak'a'a kurakɁaɁa unknown See Language page
Makuna yoara jãi, yoarijĩ yoaɾa xãi, yoalixĩ inheritance shared Wanano See Language page
Yuruti wi-'dé-ria-pĩ-gã wi-'dé-ria-pĩ-gã See Language page
Waikhana diʔ'ipʰĩgã diʔ'ipʰĩgã See Language page
Siriano wiirimájĩ wiiɾimáhĩ See Language page
Tanimuca saa'ra saa'ra loan - WW %sipara/sapere See Language page
Koreguaje va'ti baʔti semantic shift see knife See Language page
Siona hua'ti waʔti semantic shift see knife See Language page
Secoya hua'ti waʔti See Language page
Kokama quɨchi kɨtʃi semantic shift knife' See Language page
Wayampi saa saa unknown %sipara/sapere See Language page
Ocaina muráábojo mɯrááboho unique from 'knife' See Language page
Murui Witoto lloefaì, lloebɨ́ lloema dʒoɛɸaì, dʒoɛbɯ̀, dʒoema (B83) unknown See Language page
Sanumá boasai (Brazilian machete) boasai (Brazilian machete) semantic shift from 'knife' See Language page
Iquito sáhuiri (MC: From Spanish sable) sáwiri (MC: From Spanish sable) loan - WW %sipara/sapere See Language page
Záparo sahw+ri sahwɨri See Language page
Wari tokojami kit (Sousa2009) tokojami kit (Sousa2009) See Language page
Cavineña suque (C&L89) suke unknown See Language page
Central Aymara machiti (loan) matʃiti See Language page
Kwazá koreja, korejakanɛ koreja, korejakanɛ See Language page
Movima sahuipa (J62) saxuipa See Language page
Suyá krɨtyɔ krɨtjɔ See Language page
Djeoromitxi haku haku See Language page
Lokono kasipara kasipaɾa machete Pet 1987:363
Kariña sumbara sumbara machete Yamada 2010:806