Etymological transparency in any numerals under 5

Category
Nominal Categories - Numerals
Notes
e.g. two = 'eye-quantity'

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla
Cupeño
Luiseño
Serrano
Kitanemuk
Kawaiisu
Timbisha
Western Mono
Chemehuevi
Southern Paiute
Southern Ute
Shoshone
Comanche
Idaho Shoshone
Northern Paiute
Gabrielino
Achagua no Wilson & Levinsohn 1992
Resígaro yes One' and 'two' seem to be basic, 'three' is two + one, but "four" refers to a specific finger on the hand. Allin, 1976: 202
Bare no info Aikhenvald, 1995: 21
Piapoco no info Galindo (2002) notes that there are different roots for the numbers 1-4, but not whether these are transparent.
Yukuna no info Shauer & Shauer, 1978: 49-50, Shauer & Shauer, 2000: 520
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 78
Wapishana yes 5 = whole hand (with 1, 2, 3, and 4 meaning respective number of digits of the hand) Santos 2006
Wayuu no Captain, 2005 (numerals database)
Tariana yes Four is a calque from Tucano, something along the lines of "the one who has a companion." Aikhenvald, 2003: 217
Apurinã no info epi-epi-hãtu-kapanu 'five' is often translated as 'a handful' but this seems to be more due to the complexity of the phrase. No discussion of other numerals. Facundes, 2000: 359-360
Asheninka Apurucayali no Payne 1981; Payne 1982; Payne 1983
Maipure no info Zamponi 2003:31
Yanesha' no info Duff-Tripp
Kinikinau no info
Baure no info Danielsen 2007
Nanti no info Michael, 2008. p. 311-312
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur no info Launey 2003
Yine yes 5 - one hand Matteson 1965
Añun no Patte 1989:57-58
Bora no Seifart - 2005:130-131
Makiritare yes 5 = one hand Hall 1988: 303; Escoriaza 1959:13 "two" functions as a postposition meaning 'with' in the sense of accompaniment, the word for zero occurs as a sentence-level negation marker.
Makushi no Carson 1982: 68-73
Eñepa no info
Pemon yes sak-ne-ne "4" would come from sak-ne "2" as meaning two times 2 de Armellada 1999: 67 mia and yenna both mean hand
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no But based on the list of 1-10 numbers, it seems that there is not etymological transparency.
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:91-3
Damana no info no data observed so far
Sikuani yes five 'hand', four comes from 'accompany' Queixalós 1988
Macaguan no Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna yes For numeral 4: ipak usumtɨt "8finger used to) paint with annato (e.g. index figer) Overall 2007:163 From 4 up to 10
Northern Emberá yes Only the numeral for five is etymological transparent: "hand all" Aguirre 1999:83 Chamí
Waorani no info
Ingá no Levinson 1974:40
Matses no info
Mapudungun no info apparently no
Páez no info
Quechua Ayacuchano no Parker 1965:35
Tikuna no info
Urarina yes The number for 2 can be related to the verb "help" Olawsky:277-8
Waunana no info
Andoke no info
Puinave no info
Central Aymara no Huayhua Pari 2001: 212 The first five numbers correspond to the five toes, but I don't think that that is reflected in the actual word.
Kakua yes one=one, two=two+be.accompanied, three= two+three Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no info Goncalves 2011:294
Minica Witoto no info Minor and Minor 1982
Hup yes 2 = 'eye-quantity'. 3 = 'rubber-tree-seed quantity'; (in Umari Norte dialect) 'without sibling' Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect yes rubber tree seed' = 3 Weir 1984
Dâw yes Martins:2005:391. part of the word for 'three' is etymological transparent with the 'totalizador' marker wap Martins 2004
Desano yes five= 'one hand' Miller 1999, p. 46 yuhu 'one', bõhõtõ-ki-bãhã- 'hand'
Cubeo yes pɨka 'two'(p74)
Kotiria yes five means 'one hand; Stenzel 2004, p. 189
Makuna no Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.39
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.42-43
Barasano no The word for 'five' is koho-bõ-kõ-rõ (one-hand-count-NOM) Jones & Jones 1991, p.36
Tanimuca no Strom 1992, p.50
Siona yes 5 = "hand" Wheeler - 1970:79; Wheeler - 1987:119
Tukano yes 5 = one hand Huber and Reed based on comparing forms to other words listed in Huber and Reed Swadesh list
Yanomami no Mattei-Muller 2007
Ninam no Migliazza 1972, IDS list
Sanumá no Migliazza 1972
Surui no info
Karitiana yes Only for 5 ɨj pɨt "our hand" Everett 2006:315-7
Nheengatu no info Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní no info Ayala 1996:103-4
Aché no info
Kokama no Vallejos 2010:264
Nyangumarta yes 1
Jingulu no info x
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri yes 1
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa yes 1
Worrorra no ms9.1 0
Garrwa no 0
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri no info 0
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 82 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no info x
Yidiny yes 1
Yanyuwa no info x
Yandruwandha no Breen dictionary 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no info x
Woiwurrung no 96 0
Wirangu No 70 0
Wemba-Wemba no H Dictionary 23 0
Warumungu No 27 0
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi No 424 0
Paakantyi no 84 0
Pitta-Pitta No 238 0
Pintupi no info x
Nyungar no d50, dWordlist 0
Nhanta no info x
Ngiyambaa no 73 0
Ngayawang No 10 0
Muruwari no 84, 334 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 198 0
Martuthunira no 190 0
Marrgany No 371 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 85 0
Kuku Yalanji no 65 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 477 0
Kaurna No 20 wordlist 0
Kalkatungu no 192 0
Jaru no info x
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 176 0
Gureng Gureng no 38, 65 0
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 277 0
Gugu-Badhun no info x
Yuwaalaraay No 155 0
Dyirbal No 240 0
Duungidjawu no 40 0
Djinang no info x
Djabugay
Diyari no 56 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung no 130 0
Bularnu no info x
Biri no info x
Bidjara-Gungabula no info x
Batyala No 209 0
Arabana no 103-5 0
Alyawarr no 159 0
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 65 0
Wathawurrung no 144, 146 0
Mathi-Mathi no 73 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 151 0
Thanggati no 40 0
Katthang no 72 0
Panyjima no word list, O: Adjectival Nominals 0
Ngarinyeri No 22 0
Kurrama no info x
Yingkarta no info x
Githabul No 33 0
Gunya No 371 0
Kunjen No info x
WesternTorres no info x
Wakaya no info x
Yindjilindji no info x
Bandjalang No 200 0
Ngaatjatjara No 151 0
Arrernte No 81 0
Kokatha no info x
Karajarri No 304 0
Pitjantjatjara No G 92 0
Ritharrngu No 246 0
Warrgamay No 131 0
Warluwarra no info x
Warnman no info x
Djapu no 176 0
Bilinarra no info x
Wiradjuri no 26 0
Aghu-Tharnggala No 159 0
Narungga No 56 0
Tharrkari No 18 0
Wajarri No info 36 x
Warungu no 159 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no info Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa yes four, five Ramirez 2001