Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

Nadëb/Roçado dialect

Family: Naduhupan
Region: South America
ISO 639-3: mbj
Location: -1.24°, -66.31°
Notes
Features: Basic Vocabulary
Flora Fauna Vocabulary
Cultural Vocabulary
Grammatical Data
Ethnographic Information

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Data Sources: Martins, Valteir. 2005. Reconstrução Fonológica do Protomaku Oriental. University of Leiden. LOT Dissertation Series. 104. Utrecht: LOT. (Doctoral disseration).

Basic Vocabulary (191)

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English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Part of Speech	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Proto-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Etymology Notes	General Notes	Source

English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Phonemicized Form	Etymology Code	Loan Source	General Notes	Source
1pl.excl	nosotros (exclusivo)	nós (exclusivo)	grammar	ʔãh	unique			See Language page
1pl.incl	nosotros (inclusivo)	nós (inclusivo)	grammar	ʔǝ:r	inheritance		no inclusive/exclusive distinction unless noted	See Language page
1sg	yo	eu	grammar	ʔɨ̃h	inheritance		For pronouns: include bound/cliticized pronominal forms where significantly different from the free forms	See Language page
2pl	ustedes	vocês	grammar	bǝːh, da-	unique			See Language page
2sg	xx	xx	grammar	ʔɔ̃m, ma- (subj proclitic), a- (subj modifier)	inheritance			See Language page
3pl	ellos/ellas	eles/elas	grammar	la-, ʃa-	unique			See Language page
3sg	el/ella	ele/ela	grammar	ta- (proclitic)	inheritance	proclitic		See Language page
above	encima, arriba	acima	location	poŋ	inheritance	high' in Hup		See Language page
again	de nuevo, otra vez	de novo	grammar	ta kǝ:h hã	unknown			See Language page
all	todo	todos	other	ʃæd niʔmu:n	unique			See Language page
and	y	e	grammar		missing			See Language page
ankle	tobillo	tornozelo	body	tɨ̱:m nu:h baraho ('foot head ?')	unique			See Language page
armpit	axila, sobaco	axila	body	papab	unique			See Language page
ash	ceniza(s)	cinzas	environment	Ɂo:j	inheritance/semantic shift			See Language page
at	en, a	em, a	location		missing			See Language page
back	espalda	costas	body	jó	unique			See Language page
bad	mal	mal	quality	ʃo̰:, na-ʃa: do:, na-ʃa̰: ni	unique			See Language page
bark	corteza	casca	environment	bɔ̱g	inheritance			See Language page
belly	barriga	barriga	body	wog	unique			See Language page
below	abajo, debajo	abaixo	location	ɨt, ɨthã	unknown			See Language page
big	grande	grande	quality	poŋ	inheritance			See Language page
bite	morder	morder	body	gǝʃ, gǝ:j	inheritance			See Language page
black	negro	preto	colour	cʌːh, cʌŋ, ʔcãm	inheritance			See Language page
blood	sangre	sangue	body	mãjɨːw, mãjɨːm	inheritance			See Language page
blow	soplar	soprar	body	wɔh, hu:h, pahu: ɲ, pahu: j	inheritance			See Language page
boil/pimple	espinilla, granos	espinha, borbulha	body		missing			See Language page
bone	hueso	osso	body	kɨ̰ːʔ	inheritance			See Language page
breast	pecho, seno	peito	body	bi:	unique			See Language page
breathe	respirar	respirar	body		inheritance			See Language page
burn	quemar	queimar	environment	hɔ̃h, hɔ̃:h	inheritance			See Language page
chew	masticar, mascar	mastigar	body	wa:Ɂ, Ɂawa:Ɂ	inheritance			See Language page
child	niño, niña	criança	human	karapéː	unique	morph complex?		See Language page
climb	subir	subir	motion	ʃǝ̱:g, ʃǝ:k	inheritance			See Language page
cloud	nube	nuvem	environment	wǝ puh	unique			See Language page
cold	frío	frio	quality	hǝːm	inheritance			See Language page
come	venir	vir	motion	a-na, na, i	unique			See Language page
cook	cocinar	cozinhar	impact	i-wo̱:p, i-wo:b	unique			See Language page
correct/true	verdad, de veras	verdade	quality		missing			See Language page
count	contar	contar	mental	hi-ro̱:t, hi-ro̱:d	unique			See Language page
cry	llorar	chorar	mental	ʔo:t, ʔɔd	inheritance			See Language page
cut/hack	cortar	cortar	impact	gahɔ̃k, gahɔ̃g, ahɔ̃k, ga kɨ:t, ga kɨd	inheritance; inheritance			See Language page
day	día	dia	time	bawag, ʔad ǝb	inheritance			See Language page
die/be dead	morir	morrer	state	a-ba:j ʃǝːk	unique			See Language page
dig	cavar	cavar	impact	gɔ:ʃ, gɔ:t', puk, pug	inheritance; unique			See Language page
dingo/wolf			fauna		missing			See Language page
dirty	sucio	sujo	quality	tǝ:w	inheritance			See Language page
dream	soñar	sonhar	mental	ʃǝ:h, ʃǝ̱:h, bɔ:n, bɔn	unknown			See Language page
drink	beber, tomar	beber	body	ʔǝːk, ʔǝŋ	inheritance			See Language page
dry	seco	seco	quality	ha-wóñ	unique			See Language page
dull/blunt	sin filo, mocho, desafilado, embotado, romo	maçante, desamolado, não afiado	quality	nu:h jake̱:, na-ra-u ['not sharp']	unique	also na-ra-u ['not sharp']		See Language page
dust	polvo	poeira	environment	atǝ̱g	inheritance			See Language page
ear	oreja	orelha	body	nabuːj	inheritance			See Language page
earth/soil	tierra	terra	environment	ɟʌŋ	inheritance			See Language page
eat	comer	comer	body	wǝːh	unknown	may be cognate but sound changes unclear		See Language page
egg	huevo	ovo	fauna	tɨb	inheritance			See Language page
eye	ojo	olho	body	matɨm	inheritance			See Language page
faeces	heces, mierda, excremento, estiércol	fezes	body	ja̰:Ɂ	inheritance			See Language page
fall	caer	cair	motion	ki-pɨ:ñ, ki-pɨ:j ni (Martins, 1999)	unique			See Language page
far	lejos	longe	quality	da-wǝ:	inheritance			See Language page
fat/grease	grasa	gordura	body	ʃɨːj	unique			See Language page
father	padre, papá	pai	kinship	ʔɨb, ʔeːʔ	inheritance			See Language page
fear	miedo	medo	mental	i-ɔ̃ǝm, pǝh	inheritance			See Language page
feather	pluma	pena	fauna	natuːh	unique			See Language page
fingernail	uña	unha	body	pɔ̃hbɔg	inheritance			See Language page
fire	fuego	fogo	environment	tǝːg	inheritance			See Language page
flow	fluir	fluir	motion	hɨ	inheritance			See Language page
flower	flor	flor	environment	ɉo̰:h	inheritance			See Language page
fly	volar	voar	motion	ka-puːh	unique			See Language page
fog	niebla, neblina	nevoeira, bruma, neblina	environment	ɉɨ:g	inheritance			See Language page
foot	pie	pé	body	ɟɨːm	inheritance			See Language page
fruit	fruta	fruta	flora	ʔag	inheritance			See Language page
good	bueno	bom	quality	nɨːw	inheritance			See Language page
green	verde	verde	quality	jabaɾuːt	unique			See Language page
grow	crecer	crescer	state	ʃǝ̰:g	inheritance	cognate Dâw; in Hup 'go up'		See Language page
hair (of head)	cabello	cabelo	body	ʃəːn	semantic shift	pubic hair		See Language page
hand	mano	mão	body	mɔ̃ːh	inheritance			See Language page
head	cabeza	cabeça	body	nuːh	inheritance			See Language page
hear	oír	ouvir	mental	wǝʔ, wǝːʔ	inheritance			See Language page
heart	corazón	coração	body	nu:h hato	unique			See Language page
heavy	pesado	pesado	quality	jawɨk	inheritance			See Language page
hide	esconder	esconder	motion	jǝn	inheritance			See Language page
hit	golpear, pegar	bater	impact	a-dɨ:k, dɨ:k, dɨg (Martins, 1999)	unique			See Language page
hold	correr, asegurar, sostener	segurar	other	tɔn	inheritance			See Language page
hot	caliente	quente	quality	juʔ	inheritance			See Language page
how?	como	como	grammar	nɨ:h da:	inheritance			See Language page
if	si	se	grammar		missing			See Language page
in/inside	dentro, adentro	dentro	location	go, ga	inheritance			See Language page
intestines	intestinos	intestinos	body		missing			See Language page
itch	hormiguear, sentir comezón	coçar	body	ɉu:k, ɉug. ʃɨ̰:t, ʃɨ:d	inheritance			See Language page
kill	matar	matar	impact	da-jǝ:p 'cause to die'	unique			See Language page
know/be knowledgeable	saber, conecer	saber, conhecer	mental	pʌh, pǝːh	inheritance			See Language page
lake	lago	lago	environment	mɔ̃:h	inheritance			See Language page
laugh	reír	rir	mental	ka-wi-wa̰:m	unique			See Language page
leaf	hoja	folha	environment	ga̰ːd	inheritance			See Language page
left/left hand	izquierdo	esquerdo	location/body	ʃɨ̰̃	inheritance			See Language page
leg/foot	pierna	perna	body	tǝ̱:m (or ɟɨːm?; same as 'foot')	unknown	same as foot (poor data?)		See Language page
lie down	acostarse, echarse	deitar	motion	jat, jad	inheritance			See Language page
lightning	rayo, relámpago	relampago	environment	wɨp	unknown	may be cognate but sound changes unclear		See Language page
live/be alive	vivir	viver, morar	body	nɨ, nʌ:, na:	doubtful loan (into proto-language?)	Tukanoan		See Language page
liver	hígado	figado	body	hoːh	inheritance			See Language page
long	largo	comprido, longo	quality	dawɨ:t, dawɨd, rɔm, rɔw	inheritance			See Language page
louse	piollo, piojo	piolho	fauna	naːm	inheritance		order Phtiraptera	See Language page
lung	pulmón	pulmão	body	ʃa pu:w	inheritance			See Language page
man/male	hombre	homem	human	jɨ̰ːʔ, maɾahud	inheritance	cognate in Dâw		See Language page
meat/flesh	carne	carne	fauna	dab	inheritance			See Language page
moon	luna	lua	environment	kamarab	unique	Nadëb has distinct words for sun/moon		See Language page
mother	madre, mamá	mãe	kinship	ʔɨ̃ːn	loan into proto-language, direction unknown	Puinave, Kakua-Nukak		See Language page
mountain/hill	montaña, colina, loma, cerro	morro, serra	environment		missing			See Language page
mouth	boca	boca	body	nɔːh	inheritance			See Language page
name	nombre	nome	human	hʌd, hʌt	inheritance			See Language page
nape	base del cuello, nuca	nuca	body	nu:h mamet	unique			See Language page
near/close	cerca de	perto	quality	pǝ:	inheritance			See Language page
neck	cuello	pescoço	body	rǝ:k	unique			See Language page
new	nuevo	novo	quality	papuːj	inheritance	cognate in Dâw		See Language page
night	noche	noite	time	ɟǝm	inheritance			See Language page
no/not	no	não	grammar	péh [Neg exist]	unknown	possibly cognate In Hup		See Language page
nose	nariz	nariz	body	póːh	unique			See Language page
old	viejo	velho	quality	hǝnaːʔ	inheritance; inheritance			See Language page
one	uno	um	number	ʃæt, ʃæd	unique			See Language page
open/uncover	abrir	abrir	other	je:ɲ, jḛ:j	inheritance	cognate Dâw		See Language page
other	otro	outro	grammar	ʃæ:h	inheritance			See Language page
pain/painful/sick	dolor, doloroso, enfermo	dor, doloroso, doente	body	da-tæʃ, da-tæ:j	unique			See Language page
person/human being	persona	pessoa	human	jihub	inheritance			See Language page
pound/beat	machacar, golpear	bater	impact		unique			See Language page
rain	lluvia	chuva	environment	do:ʃ, do:ɉ	inheritance			See Language page
red	rojo	vermelho	colour	hiːn	inheritance	cognate Yuhup		See Language page
right/right hand	derecha	direita	location/body		missing			See Language page
road/path	camino	caminho	manufacture	tɨːw	inheritance			See Language page
root	raíz	raiz	flora	kɔm	inheritance	cognate Dâw		See Language page
rotten	podrido	podre	quality	ʔaʃa:ɟ, ʔaʃa:j	unique			See Language page
sand	arena	areia	environment	hoːd	unique			See Language page
say	decir	dizer	mental	nǝ:, nǝŋ	inheritance			See Language page
scratch	rascar	rasgar	impact	ʃæ̃:t, ʃæ̰̃:d, hap	inheritance			See Language page
see	ver	ver	mental	ha-pəh	unique			See Language page
sharp	afilado, filudo, filoso	afiado	quality		missing			See Language page
shoot	tirar, disparar, balear	atirar	impact	boh	inheritance			See Language page
short	corto	curto	quality	ga-na-pok	unique			See Language page
shoulder	hombro	ombro	body	jano:h nop	unique			See Language page
shy/ashamed	tímido, vergonzoso	timido, com vergonha	mental	hi-bɨŋ	inheritance			See Language page
sit	sentar(se)	sentar	state	du:h hɨ:h hǝŋ, hǝŋ, hǝ:h	unique			See Language page
skin	piel	pele	body	bɨːh	inheritance	sound changes unclear		See Language page
sky	cielo	céu	environment	wǝɁ	inheritance	cognate Dâw		See Language page
sleep	dormir	dormir	body	ʔɨ̃ːh, ʔãh	inheritance			See Language page
small	pequeño	pequeno	quality	-iʃ	inheritance	cognate Dâw		See Language page
smoke	humo	fumaça	environment	atɨ̱g	inheritance			See Language page
sniff/smell	olfatear, oler	cheirar	body	hɨ̃:k, hʌ̃g	inheritance		primarily transitive	See Language page
spit	escupir	cuspir	body	ɉo:ʃ, ɉɔʃ	inheritance			See Language page
split	partir, dividir	rachar, dividir, partir	impact	bǝh	inheritance	cognate Hup		See Language page
squeeze	estrujar, exprimir	espremer	impact	ga-ti̱, ka-wo:, ga-piʃ	unique; inheritance; unique			See Language page
stab/pierce	apuñalar, acuchillar	apunhalar	impact	ʃa-ʃɔk, ʃa-ʃɔg, jo:k	inheritance			See Language page
stand	estar de pié	ficar em pé	state	gǝ̰:d	inheritance			See Language page
star	estrella	estrela	environment	ʃagõ:h	doubtful loan	Carib		See Language page
steal	robar	roubar	other	ɉǝ̰:k, ɉǝ:g	inheritance			See Language page
stick/wood	palo	pau, vara	flora	tǝ:g, ba̱:h	inheritance; inheritance			See Language page
stone	piedra	pedra	environment	pʌʔ	unknown			See Language page
suck	chupar	chupar	body	i-pɔh, ta̱-tu̱:	unique			See Language page
sun	sol	sol	time	papɨ̃ːj	unique			See Language page
sweat	sudar	suor, suar	body	hi-hu:t, hi-hud	unique			See Language page
swell	hincharse	inchar	body	puh, pu:h	inheritance			See Language page
swim	nadar	nadar	motion	a-tó̱m	inheritance			See Language page
tail	cola, rabo	rabo	body	dõm	inheritance			See Language page
that	ese/esa	esse	grammar	tatiː, tiː	unique			See Language page
thick	grueso, gordo, espeso	grosso	quality	i-ba:n	doubtful loan	From Arawak: Achagua, Piapoco		See Language page
thin	delgado	fino	quality	ʃa̰:p, ʃa:b	inheritance			See Language page
think	pensar	pensar	mental	hɨ̱b (na̱:)	unique			See Language page
this	este/esta	este	grammar	hahɨ̃ːh	unique			See Language page
three	tres	tres	number	tamaʔwób	inheritance	lexicalized with ta- 3rd person prefix		See Language page
throat	garganta	garganta	body	garagɔ:r	loan	Nheengatu kuruka, possibly orig. Port garganta (could also be onomatopoeic?)		See Language page
throw	tirar, lanzar	atirar, jogar	impact	boh, bo:h	inheritance			See Language page
thunder	truenos	trovão	environment	daruŋ	unique			See Language page
tie up/fasten	atar, amarrar	amarrar	impact	da:b, da̰:p	inheritance			See Language page
tongue	lengua	lingua	body	naga̰ːd	inheritance			See Language page
tooth	diente	dente	body	tǝg	inheritance			See Language page
turn	girar, volter, torcer	virar	other	wa-tǝ̱:p, wa-kɔ̃uʃ [trans?]	unique		may be transitive or intransitive	See Language page
two	dos	dois	number	póʔwóp, póʔwóp ha	unique			See Language page
vomit	vomitar	vomitar	body	hʌ:n	inheritance			See Language page
walk	caminar, andar	andar	motion	wəd	unique	may be cognate with Hup 'arrive'		See Language page
water	agua	agua	environment	naʔǝŋ	inheritance			See Language page
wet	mojado	molhado	quality	ʃa-ʃɨ	unique			See Language page
what?	que, qué	que	grammar	hɨ̱:d, nɨ:h	inheritance			See Language page
when?	cuando	quando	grammar		missing			See Language page
where?	donde	onde	grammar	nɨ:-b, nɨ: ba	unique			See Language page
white	blanco	branco	colour	hawak	unique			See Language page
who?	quien, quién	quem	grammar	jaːh	unique			See Language page
wife	esposa	esposa	kinship	ʔɨ̃ːm, ʔʌ̃m	inheritance			See Language page
wind	viento	vento	environment	bahu:d	inheritance			See Language page
wing	ala	asa	body	kǝg	unknown			See Language page
woman/female	mujer	mulher	human	ʔɨ̃ːɲ, ʔɨ̃ːj	inheritance			See Language page
work	trabajar	trabalhar	other	mo:h ka-ha-h'o uñ, mo:h ka-ha-hõj ni	unique			See Language page
yawn	bostezar	bocejar	body	ham, haw	unique			See Language page
yellow	amarillo	amarelo	colour	ʃawʌ̰ːk	unique			See Language page


1pl.excl
1pl.incl
1sg
2pl
2sg
3pl
3sg
above
again
all
and
ankle
armpit
ash
at
back
bad
bark
belly
below
big
bite
black
blood
blow
boil/pimple
bone
breast
breathe
burn
chew
child
climb
cloud
cold
come
cook
correct/true
count
cry
cut/hack
day
die/be dead
dig
dingo/wolf
dirty
dream
drink
dry
dull/blunt
dust
ear
earth/soil
eat
egg
eye
faeces
fall
far
fat/grease
father
fear
feather
fingernail
fire
flow
flower
fly
fog
foot
fruit
good
green
grow
hair (of head)
hand
head
hear
heart
heavy
hide
hit
hold
hot
how?
if
in/inside
intestines
itch
kill
know/be knowledgeable
lake
laugh
leaf
left/left hand
leg/foot
lie down
lightning
live/be alive
liver
long
louse
lung
man/male
meat/flesh
moon
mother
mountain/hill
mouth
name
nape
near/close
neck
new
night
no/not
nose
old
one
open/uncover
other
pain/painful/sick
person/human being
pound/beat
rain
red
right/right hand
road/path
root
rotten
sand
say
scratch
see
sharp
shoot
short
shoulder
shy/ashamed
sit
skin
sky
sleep
small
smoke
sniff/smell
spit
split
squeeze
stab/pierce
stand
star
steal
stick/wood
stone
suck
sun
sweat
swell
swim
tail
that
thick
thin
think
this
three
throat
throw
thunder
tie up/fasten
tongue
tooth
turn
two
vomit
walk
water
wet
what?
when?
where?
white
who?
wife
wind
wing
woman/female
work
yawn
yellow

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Flora Fauna Vocabulary (133)

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English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Linnean Name	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Source	Distribution	General Notes
achiote, anatto	achiote	urucum	flora-fauna	Bixa orellana		hɤːw		inheritance			See Language page	secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens	shrub
agouti (black agouti, black-rumped agouti)	Guatusa Negra, Añuje, Agutí (black-rumped), picure, jochi colorado	cutia	flora-fauna	Dasyprocta spp.		majãːw		unique			See Language page
alligator, black caiman	babilla; cachirre	jacaré	flora-fauna	Melanosuchus niger, Caiman schlerops; Paleosuchus sp.		wəː		unique			See Language page	Throughout Amazonia	Port term reportedly borrowed from Tupi
Amazon dolphin	bufeo, delfín, tonina (del Orinoco)	boto cor-de-rosa	flora-fauna	Inia geoffrensis		hajaar		unknown			See Language page	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Amazon tree-grape	uva de monte, uvilla (Peru), puruma, caime, caimarona (and variants; Col.)	cucura	flora-fauna	Pourouma cecropiifolia		taɾapoːʔ		unknown			See Language page	grows wild in Western Amazon basin; cultivated in Colombia since pre-Colombian times	a tree; not a true grape
anaconda	anaconda, boa, boa acuática grande	sucuri	flora-fauna	genus Eunectes		jɔːd		unique			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
angleworm	lombriz	minhoca	flora-fauna	order Opisthopora		gasóóm, boot (Senn/Martins dict)		unique			See Language page
ant (generic)	hormiga	formiga	flora-fauna	Formicidae				missing			See Language page
anteater	oso hormiguero; tapia pelejo or pelejo chico for Cyclopes didactylus	tamanduá	flora-fauna	Myrmecophaga tridactyla (giant anteater); Cyclopes didactylus (silky anteater)		jahuːn		inheritance			See Language page	Widespread Amazonian lowlands
armadillo	armadillo, carachupa (Peru), yangunturi (Peru for Giant armadillo)	tatu	flora-fauna	family Dasypodidae; e.g. Priodontes maximus (Giant armadillo), Dasypus novemcinctus, Dasypus kappleri		wḛːɟ (tatu-galinha)		unique			See Language page	Widespread in Amazonia
arrow cane, wildcane	caña flecha, caña brava, caña isana	cana para flechas, frecheira, Cana-do-rio	flora-fauna	Gynerium sagittatum		kana (Pt/Sp loan)		loan	Portuguese		See Language page	tropical regions, especially river banks	plant
avocado	palta, aguacate	abacate	flora-fauna	Persea americana		baraja:		loan	North Arawak		See Language page	secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens	tree
açai palm	huasí (Peru), asahi, manaca (Ven), asaí, palmiche (Colombia)	açaí	flora-fauna	Euterpe sp.		manak̚		loan	North Arawak		See Language page	floodplains, swamp; esp. northern Amazonia
banana, plantain	banano, banana, cambur, bellaco, variedad de plátano	banana	flora-fauna	Musa sp.		maʃeːɾ, pãnãːɾ		doubtful loan; loan	unknown source; Portuguese		See Language page		Names for banana/plantain may be derived from bastard plantain by semantic shift.
bat	murciélago	morcego	flora-fauna	Chiroptera spp.		wɤm		inheritance			See Language page
beans	frijoles, frejol, caraotas (negras, rojas, blancas)	feijão	flora-fauna	Phaseolus spp.		kamaan (Senn/Martins dict)		loan - WW	%kumana		See Language page		plant
bird	pajaro, ave	passaro	flora-fauna			tawɤ:d		inheritance			See Language page
bitterwood	tortuga caspi, pretina (Peru for tree and tumpline); carahuasca (Peru)	envira	flora-fauna	Duguetia sp. OR Fusaea longifolia OR Guatteria chrysopetala		ʃɯ̰ːb		inheritance			See Language page	secondary forests, native to Brazil	tree
black palm	bacaba, mapora, pusui, patabá	bacaba	flora-fauna	Oenocarpus bacaba		ʃawɯːm		inheritance			See Language page	Mature forests of Rio Negro and Upper Amazon	may be confused in some entries with O. bataua
blowfly/housefly	mosca	mosca	flora-fauna	Diptera		tawaræ̃h		unique			See Language page
boa	boa; mantona (red-tailed boa); boa de altura	jiboia	flora-fauna	family Boidae, subf. Boinae		jabarato		unique			See Language page
bottle-gourd (vine) or calabash (tree)	calabazo, calabaza; auyama (Dominican Republic and Venezuela), ayote (parts of Central America), zapallo (parts of South America), tutumo/totumo/totuma (Cresc tree), huingo (Peru for Crescentia cujete), tapara	cabaça	flora-fauna	Crescentia cujete (round variety - tree); (Cucurbita) Lagenaria siceraria (bottle variety - vine)		wen ('small cuia'), höka, ʔʌk ('cuia'?)		doubtful loan	Mapoyo		See Language page	indigenous gardens	plant; tree
brazil nut	castaña	castanha do para (B. excelsa); castanha de cutia (C. edulis)	flora-fauna	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']		maneːh		unique			See Language page	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	tree
brown woolly monkey	Mono Lanudo Común, Choro, Churucu, mono choro (Peru), mono lanudo cafe, barrigudo de Humboldt	macaco barrigudo	flora-fauna	Lagothrix lagothricha				missing			See Language page
bullet ant, lesser giant hunter ant	conga, hormiga yanabe (Colombia), isula (Peru), Hormiga Veinticuatro	tocandira	flora-fauna	Paraponera clavata		wɯːw		inheritance			See Language page
butterfly, moth	mariposa	borboleta	flora-fauna	order Lepidoptera		ratatu tuw, totodn		unique			See Language page
capybara	Capibara, Carpincho, Ronsoco	capivara	flora-fauna	Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris		kajamaːh		doubtful loan	North Arawak?		See Language page
cará tuber, purple or white	camote, sachapapa	cará roxo, branco	flora-fauna	Dioscorea sp.		manaʔɯːn		unique			See Language page	secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings	plant
cashew	anarcado, castaña de cajú, nuez de la India, marañon, cajú, merey (Venezuela)	caju	flora-fauna	Anacardium occidentale / giganteum		akaːj		loan - WW	Nheengatu		See Language page	secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens	tree; most sources will not distinguish between occidentale and other varieties
centipede	ciempiés	centopéia	flora-fauna	class Chilopoda		ʃʌːj		inheritance			See Language page
cicada	cigarra, chicharra	cigarra	flora-fauna	super fam. Cicadoidea		daar, riid, tsiw (Senn, Martins dict)		loan	Nheengatu daridari		See Language page
cipó vine	tamishi, bejuco, yare	cipó	flora-fauna	Heteropsis spp.		juːm		inheritance			See Language page	secondary forest, floodplain	vine
coca	coca	coca	flora-fauna	Erythroxylum coca		batoʔ		loan - WW	%patu		See Language page	secondary scrub vegetation. lower alt. of eastern Andes	plant
cockroach	cucaracha	barata-do-mato	flora-fauna	order Blattaria		kabataɾ		loan	Yavitero kumálala		See Language page
collared peccary	sajino, pecarí de collar, jabalf, Javelina, Saíno, Pecarí de Collar	caititu, caetitu	flora-fauna	Pecari tajacu, Tayassu tajacu		jamok̚		doubtful loan	Arawak; e.g. Baniwa dzamoɺíto		See Language page
cotamundi, coatimundi	Coatí, Tejón, Achuni, zorro guache	quati	flora-fauna	genus Nasua		ka'bəʔ		loan	North Arawak		See Language page
cotton	algodón	algodão	flora-fauna	Gossypium (barbadense: long fibers; hirsutum: short fibers)		kawad, ʃawɯk		loan	Arawak: Warekena kawáli		See Language page	secondary scrub vegetation	plant; some sources may confound with kapok Ceiba pentandra (esp. if a single gloss for 'cotton' is given')
crab	cangrejo	caranguejo	flora-fauna	infraorder Brachyura		jariʔtõ, jaraʔtõ		doubtful loan	cf. Arawak korolo, Wayana kalapu		See Language page
cricket	saltón, grillo	grilo	flora-fauna	family Gryllidae		baʔt'ɨ:d, riw		unique			See Language page
curassow	mitu, montete (Peru), paujil/panjuil (Peru), paujil de Salvin (Peru for Mitu salvini)	mutum	flora-fauna	Crax sp., Nothocrax sp.		jahamad		unknown			See Language page	Amazonia
deer	venado	veado, cariacu	flora-fauna	family Cervidae, esp. Odocoileus virginianus		kawajad		loan	Arawak; cf. Yukuna kawaja		See Language page
dog (camp, domestic)	perro	cachorro	flora-fauna	Canis famililaris		ʔawaɾ		loan (and prob. semantic shift from jaguar)	Tupi-Guarani		See Language page	Not native; widespread
dog (wild; bush dog)	sachaperro, Perro de Monte, Zorro Vinagre, Guanfando; Zorro Ojizarco, Zorro Negro, Perro de Orejas Corta	cachorro-do-mato	flora-fauna	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis		wawɤt		unique			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
dove	paloma	pomba	flora-fauna	family Columbidae				inheritance			See Language page
duck	pato	pato, marreco	flora-fauna	Anatidae family		roor (Senn/Martins dict)		unique			See Language page
edible palm-dwelling larva (palm weevil)	suri, mojojoy	larva, broca-do-coqueiro, aramandaiá	flora-fauna	Rhynchophorus sp.				missing			See Language page
electric eel	anguila eléctrica	poraquê	flora-fauna	Electrophorus electricus		noːh$hiin$pɛh		unique			See Language page
firefly, lightning bug	lampírido, luciérnaga (Peru), añañahui (Peru), cocuyo (attributed Taino origin)	vagalume	flora-fauna	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		huːj		doubtful loan into protolanguage - WW	%kukuj		See Language page
fish (generic)	pez	peixe	flora-fauna			ta'hɨ̰̃ːb		inheritance			See Language page
fish poison, barbasco	barbasco, matapez (Colombia)	timbó	flora-fauna	Lonchocarpus spp.		dṵːj		inheritance			See Language page	secondary forests and secondary srcrub vegetation	shrub/tree
flea	pulga	pulga	flora-fauna	order Siphonaptera		kadɛɛj/ kadiib		unique			See Language page
genipap	jagua, majagua - Colombia, caruto, xagua - Venezuela, bigrande - Bolivia, huito, yaguayagua - Peru, ygualti - Nicaragua, maluco - Mexico	genipapo, jenipapo	flora-fauna	Genipapa americana				missing			See Language page	widespread lowland SA	shrub
giant otter	Lobo Grande de Río, nutria gigante, lutria	ariranha	flora-fauna	Pteronura brasiliensis		aj'óóg (Senn/Martins dict)		inheritance			See Language page
grass	hierba, pasto	capim, grama	flora-fauna	(generic)		jaʔwii		unknown			See Language page
gray-winged trumpeter	Grulla, Trompetero Ala Gris	jacamim	flora-fauna	Psophia crepitans		maʃək		doubtful loan	North Arawak, e.g. Warekena máatʃaɾi		See Language page	Northern Amazonia (N of Solimões), not in northern Colombia; Dark-winged trumpeter is found south of Solimões
great egret	Garza Blanca, Guyratî	Garça-Branca-Grande	flora-fauna	Ardea alba		wokaar		loan - WW	%wakara		See Language page	Widespread South America
green acouchi	Guatín, Punchana, curi, picurito rabudo, picurito rabilargo	cutiara	flora-fauna	Myoprocta pratti		bahe		unique			See Language page
guan	pava, pucacunga (Peru), pava de Spix (Peru)	jacu	flora-fauna	Penelope sp.		jɤ̰ːj		inheritance			See Language page	Different types have different localized ranges
hallucinogenic snuff	vilca, cebil, yopo	paricá, yopo	flora-fauna	Anadenanthera sp. or virola							See Language page
hallucinogenic vine, banisterium, ayahuasca	ayahuasca, yage	ayahuasca, caapi	flora-fauna	Banisteriopsis caapi				missing			See Language page	semi-domesticated, native to Amazonian basin, esp. NW	vine
hawk	halcón, gavilán	gavião	flora-fauna	family Accipitridae		waʔwiːʔ		inheritance			See Language page
honeybee	abeja	abelha	flora-fauna	Apis mellifera; Tetragonisca angustula; Trigona amazonensis		hiːh		inheritance			See Language page
horse	caballo	cavalho	flora-fauna	Equus caballus				missing			See Language page
hot pepper	ají, pimentón/pimiento rojo, pucunucho (Peru), charapilla (Peru)	pimenta	flora-fauna	Capsicum sp., principally chinensis and frutescens		po̰ːh		unknown	cf. Carib		See Language page	secondary scrub vegetation, indigenous garden	plant
howler monkey (red-handed)	mono aullador, mono coto (Peru)	guariba	flora-fauna	Alouatta belzebul [or other Alouatta sp.]		ʃa'mɨːj		unique	prob 'capuchin'		See Language page
hummingbird	colibrí, picaflor (Peru)	beija-flor	flora-fauna	family Trochilidae		ɟiːp		doubtful loan	North Arawak, see Piapoco sípi		See Language page	Widespread
iguana	iguana, garipiares (Colombia)	camaleão	flora-fauna	Iguana sp.		wajãam (Senn/Martins dict)		loan - WW	%wajamaka, Carib		See Language page		iguana' is reportedly from Arawak iwana
inga	guaba, guamo, guama, shimbillo (Peru)	inga	flora-fauna	Inga spp.		kamɛʔpiʔ		doubtful loan	source unknown		See Language page	Secondary scrub vegetation and indigenous gardens. North and South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Suriname, Colombia)
insect (generic)	insecto	insecto	flora-fauna	generic				missing			See Language page
jaguar	yaguar, yaguareté, jaguar, otorongo (Peru), tigre (Peru)	onca	flora-fauna	Panthera onca		awad, jamatuːh		loan; inheritance	Tupi-Guarani		See Language page
japurá	oreja de murcielago	japurá	flora-fauna	Erisma japura		jawʌk		inheritance			See Language page		large tree
kapok	ceiba, huimba, lupuna (Peru for Ceiba sp.)	sumaumeira	flora-fauna	Ceiba pentandra		ʃɨwɨk		inheritance			See Language page	northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas	tree
kingfisher	martín pescador, catalan (Peru)	martim-pescador	flora-fauna	family Alcedinidae				missing			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
leaf-cutter ant	Colombia: zampopo, hormiga arriera; Venezuela: bachaco; Peru: curuhuinse	saúva	flora-fauna	Atta sp.		wɤk̚		doubtful loan into protolg, direction unknown	cf. Jivaro		See Language page
macaw	ara, guacamaya	Arara	flora-fauna	family Psittacidae; Ara sp.		kawed (arara-vermelha)		unique			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
maize, corn	mazorca, maiz	milho	flora-fauna	Zea mays		janati		loan	Carib or TG?		See Language page	widespread, esp. in river floodplains	plant
manatee	vaca marina, manatí	peixe-boi	flora-fauna	Trichechus sp.		wajatˀ		unique			See Language page
mandi catfish	maparate (used in Peru for some types of catfish, including Auchenipterus sp.), cunchi (used in Peru for some types of catfish), bagre (catfish)	mandi	flora-fauna	Auchenipterus sp.		hoːd$ tə̰ːh		unique			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
manioc (bitter or generic)	yuca brava	mandioca	flora-fauna	Manihot esculenta		bɔːk		unique			See Language page	not generally cultivated in western (subAndean) Amazon. Arroyo-Kalin (2010) argues for a correlation with distribution of dark earths, mostly formed after 1AD, and the modeled-incised pottery tradition.	Provides more starch and is more pest-resistant than the sweet variety, but requires much processing. Arroyo-Kalin (2010) proposes that bitter type was developed from sweet through post-ceremic agricultural intensification (motivated by high starch yield
manioc (sweet)	yuca, caribe	macaxeira	flora-fauna	Manihot esculenta		mahøur		unique			See Language page	Primary staple in western/subAndean Amazonia, less important elsewhere	No processing required, but lower starch yield and pest resistance than bitter variety
miriti palm	moriche (Col, Ven), aguaje (Col, Peru), achual, miriti	buriti	flora-fauna	Mauritia flexuosa		ɟʌ̰ːk̚		inheritance			See Language page	Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	trunks contain sago-like starch
mosquito	mosquito, zancudo	mosquito, carapana	flora-fauna	Anopheles sp.		gɨ:y, kamarab hi		inheritance; loan	Nheengatu (or Carib?) karapana		See Language page
moth	mariposa nocturna, polilla	mariposa	flora-fauna	order Lepidoptera				missing			See Language page
mouse, rat	ratón	camundongo, rata	flora-fauna	Mus musculus		k̚aw'ɤːŋ		unknown			See Language page
mushroom	champiñón, hongo	cogumelo	flora-fauna	(any edible generic)		pǝm		inheritance			See Language page		prioritize generic term that includes any edible species
neotropical otter (small)	Nutria, Lobo de Agua, lobito de rio, perro de agua (Colombia)	lontra	flora-fauna	Lontra longicaudis		ʔajo̰ːk̚		inheritance			See Language page
opossum	zarigüeya, rabipelado, zorro, zorrillo	mucura	flora-fauna	family Didelphidae		ɟawaːj		doubtful loan - WW	%yawari		See Language page
owl (large)	búho, lechuza	corujão	flora-fauna	order Strigiformes		wṵːɾ		unique			See Language page	Widespread
paca (lowland)	Guanta, Paca, Majaz, majás (Peru), labba (Guyana)	paca	flora-fauna	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)		daʔpaːʔ		loan	North Arawak		See Language page
pacu fish	palometa, garopita, garopa, curhuara (Peru)	pacu	flora-fauna	Mylossoma sp.		kaj pa		unique			See Language page
palm for roof thatch	pui, irapay, hoja de irapay, caraná	caraná	flora-fauna	Mauritiella armata OR Lepidocaryum tenue (irapay), Mauritius carana		kapɔːɲ		unique			See Language page	Mauritia carana is limited principally to the Rio Negro and Upper Orinoco regions; dry catinga forests	palm
parrot	loro real, loro (Sp. form is a loan from Carib)	papagaio	flora-fauna	Amazona amazonica		ɟɔj		inheritance			See Language page	Widespread
paxiuba palm	pona, huacrapona, cashapona, macanilla, pachiuba	paxiuba	flora-fauna	Iriartea exorrhiza OR Iriartea deltoidea		kakoːr, baʔbuː		unknown			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia	palm
peach palm, pejibaye palm	chontaduro (Col, Ecuador); pipire (Col); pijuayo (Peru), pijiguao (Ven); tembe (Bol)	pupunha	flora-fauna	Bactris gasipaes	jëë	ɟǝ:	peach palm			Cognacy unclear; this vowel in Nadëb normally corresponds to /e/ or /ǝ/ in other lgs, and word-final /w/ normally is regular across all 4. Possible loan Katukinan?	Epps Fieldnotes		vowel quality unclear (mystery vowel)
peanut	maní (may be loan from Taino Arawak), cacahuete	amendoim	flora-fauna	Arachis hypogaea				missing			See Language page		plant
pineapple	piña	abacaxi	flora-fauna	Ananas comosus		mawãːd		loan - WW	%mawino		See Language page		plant
pirana	piraña, caribe	piranha	flora-fauna	subfamily Serrasalmidae		amaaj (Senn/Martins dict)		loan	North Arawak, e.g. Baniwa ómai		See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
porcupine	puerco espín, erizo (Peru), casha cushillo (Peru)	cuandu, porco-espinho	flora-fauna	family Erethizontidae		kakoːʃ		unique			See Language page
potato	papa	batata	flora-fauna	Solanum tuberosum		karöra, karahɨ:r		loan	North Arawak		See Language page	secondary scrub vegetation	compare entries for sweet potato
potato, sweet potato	camote, batata dulce, batata, cumara	batata-doce	flora-fauna	Ipomoea batatas		karahɨ:r		loan	North Arawak		See Language page		plant
praying mantis, stick insects	mantis religiosa	louva-a-deus	flora-fauna	order Mantodea, family Mantidae				missing			See Language page
rubber tree (sorva)	caucho, siringa, shiringa	seringa, borracha	flora-fauna	Hevea sp.		b'aah täg (Senn/Martins dict)		unique			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia	tree
scorpion	escorpión; alacran	escorpião	flora-fauna	order Scorpiones		ʃʌːj		inheritance			See Language page
seje palm	ungurahui (Peru), palma de seje, milpesos, patabá	patoá, patuá	flora-fauna	Jessenia bataua, aka Oenocarpus bataua		wʌŋ		inheritance			See Language page	mostly north of Equator; common in Amazonia	may be confused with O. bacaba - compare entries
sloth	pereza, pelejo (Peru), perezoso (Peru)	macaco preguica	flora-fauna	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.		aron, kamasi (?) (Senn/Martins dict)		unique			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
small lizard	lagartija	calango	flora-fauna	order Squamata		ʃaʔrin		loan	Carib, esp. Eñepa sanara/sarana		See Language page
snail	caracol, churo (Peru)	caracol	flora-fauna	class Gastropoda				missing			See Language page
snake (generic)	culebra, serpiente	cobra	flora-fauna			ʔawɯ̱:		doubtful loan	Arawak *owi		See Language page
snake (poisonous generic) or rattlesnake	víbora (Peru), jergón (Peru), yarara	jararaca	flora-fauna	Bothrops jararaca/atrox		bʌːw, k'atɯ̃:j		inheritance			See Language page	Widespread South America
speckled catfish	surubí, pintadillo	surubim, sorubim	flora-fauna	Pseudoplatystoma sp.		wɯːw		unique			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
spider	araña	aranha	flora-fauna	Arachnidae, Araneae		ʃanajoːʔ		inheritance			See Language page
squash	calabaza, calabacines, auyamas, zapallos, huingo (Peru)	abóbora	flora-fauna	Cucurbita sp.				missing			See Language page		plant
squirrel	ardilla, danta (Ven)	serelepe, quatipuru, esquilo	flora-fauna	family Sciuridae				missing			See Language page
stingray (generic)	rayas látigo, raya	arraia	flora-fauna	Potamotrygon sp.		t'aa		inheritance			See Language page
tannia, yautia	huitina (Peru), ñame	taioba branca	flora-fauna	Xanthosoma spp.		marahud		doubtful loan	North Arawak		See Language page
tapir	sachavaca, danta	anta	flora-fauna	Tapirus terrestris		tʌ̰ːŋ		inheritance			See Language page
termites, white-ants	comején (Peru), termitas	cupim	flora-fauna	order Isoptera		kamaʔɾa		loan	Arawak		See Language page
tick	garrapata	carrapato	flora-fauna	superfam Ixodoidea		k̚awaɾɯ̰ːb		doubtful loan	Arawak (metathesis?)		See Language page
tigerfish	taraira, guabina, huasaco (Peru)	traíra	flora-fauna	Hoplias sp.				missing			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
tinamou	tinamu, perdiz, gallineta	inambu, inhambu	flora-fauna	family Tinamidae				missing			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
toad	sapo	sapo	flora-fauna	order Anura		ɟapɤːʔ		inheritance			See Language page
tobacco	tabaco	tabaco	flora-fauna	Nicotiana tabacum		hũːt		inheritance			See Language page		plant
tortoise (red foot, yellow foot/giant)	tortuga, morrocoy, motelo	jabutí, tartaruga	flora-fauna	Yellow-footed: Geochelone denticulata; Red-footed: Geochelone carbonaria		matug		unique			See Language page	Widespread
toucan	tucán, pinsha (Peru)	tucano	flora-fauna	Ramphastos sp.		ʃoked, ʃuked, ʃaked		inheritance			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
tree	árbol	arvore	flora-fauna			tǝ:g		inheritance			See Language page
tufted capuchin monkey	mono negro (Peru), Machín Negro, Maicero Cachón, mono maicero	macaco prego	flora-fauna	Cebus apella		jawʌ̰ːj		inheritance			See Language page
ucuqui	yugo, caimitillo del monte (Peru)	ucuqui	flora-fauna	Pouteria ucuqui		mʌ̃ʔ		inheritance			See Language page	native to NW Amazonia, found primarily in Vaupes and Caqueta regions	other species of Pouteria exist and have much-used edible fruit; these can be subsituted where relevant
vulture	buitre, gallinazo, rinahui (Peru)	urubu	flora-fauna	family Cathartidae		wʌːh		inheritance			See Language page	Widespread South America
wasp	avispa; specific type: ronzapa/ronsapa	caba	flora-fauna	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		mãʔjuʔ		inheritance			See Language page
white-fronted capuchin	Machín Blanco, mono blanco, Maicero Cariblanco, mono blanco (Peru)	Caiarara	flora-fauna	Cebus albifrons		ʃamɯ̃ːj, hɤːw		inheritance			See Language page
white-fronted spider monkey	Machin Blanco, Mono Araña de Vientre Amarillo, maquisapa (Peru), braceadora (Colombia)	macaco aranha, coatá, quatá	flora-fauna	Ateles belzebuth/paniscus		gɔ̃:ʔ, jawʌ̱:j		unique			See Language page
white-lipped peccary	Chancho de Monte, Cariblanco, Huangana	queixada	flora-fauna	Tayassu pecari		toːh		inheritance			See Language page
woodpecker	pájaro carpintero, carpintero	pica-pau	flora-fauna	family Picidae		tarɤŋ		doubtful loan	cf. Matses todon		See Language page	Widespread Amazonia

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Cultural Vocabulary (97)

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English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Part of Speech	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

English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Phonemicized Form	Etymology Code	Loan Source	General Notes	Source
afterworld, land of dead, Heaven	tierra do los muertos	terra dos mortos	culture-mythology		missing			See Language page
arrow	flecha	flecha	subsistence tool	katoj	unique		hunting, warfare	See Language page
axe/stone axe	hacha (de piedra)	machado (de pedra)	subsistence tool	mɨ:m (Martins dict)	inheritance		especially for clearing fields	See Language page
bait for fishing	cebo, carnada para pescar, empate (Peru)	isca	subsistence tool	nɨ: (bait, Martins 1999)	inheritance		can refer to worms; more generic	See Language page
basin/bowl	tazón, plato hondo, taza	tijela	culture-material	waen (small bowl, Martins dict)	doubtful loan	Tukanoan; Carapana wẽniro		See Language page
basket (general)	canasta, canasto, cesta	cesto	culture-material		inheritance			See Language page
basket, small	canasta, canasto, cesta	cesto pequeno, tampado	culture-material		missing			See Language page
bead	abalorio, mostacilla, cuenta, gota, puca; necklace=collar	miçanga	culture-material		missing			See Language page
bed	cama	cama	culture-material		missing			See Language page
bench, seat	banco, silla, asiento	banco	culture-material	tɯŋ	unique			See Language page
blowgun	cerbatana, pucuna (Peru)	zarabatana	subsistence tool	ʃo̰ːw	semantic shift	from 'shoot blowgun'	currently limited to certain groups (favoring h-g orientation, e.g. Nadahup) within RN region	See Language page
boomerang/throwing stick (generic)			subsistence tool		missing			See Language page
bottle	botella	garrafa	acculturation		missing			See Language page
bottom grinding stone			manufacture		missing		if different word from top grinding stone	See Language page
bow	arco	arco	subsistence tool	kaɾabaʔ	doubtful loan	Carib? e.g. Waimiri-Atroari warɨpa; cf. also TG *ɨβɨrapar	arco	See Language page
broom	escoba	vassoura	culture-material		missing			See Language page
canoe	canoa	canoa	transport	ho̰ːh	inheritance			See Language page
cat	gato	gato	acculturation		missing			See Language page
chicken	gallina	galinha	acculturation	kaɾa:k (Martins dict)	loan - WW	%karaka		See Language page
chief/leader	jefe, cacique	chefe	culture-mythology		missing			See Language page
clothing	ropa	roupa	culture-mythology	ʃaɾo:ɾ (Martins dict)	loan - WW	%sarur, via Nheengatu		See Language page
club	garrote, cachiporra	clava, porrete	subsistence tool		loan	Arawak?		See Language page
Curupira (spirit type)	Curupira, Madremonte	Curupira	culture-mythology	n'a:, ɾahanad, waʔjɔ: (types of Curupira, Martins dict)	unknown		malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region	See Language page
dart (blowgun)	dardo, birote (Peru), bala (Peru)	dardo, seta	subsistence tool	ʃawatɨm (Martins 1999)	unknown		hunting and warfare	See Language page
deity/powerful spirit/culture figure	dios(es), deidad	divinidade, figura mítica	culture-mythology		missing		In RN region, frequently translates as 'Bone-Son', 'One on the bone', etc.	See Language page
digging stick			subsistence tool		missing			See Language page
dream	sueño, soñar	sonho, sonhar	culture-mythology	ʃ'ə:h (Martins dict)	inheritance			See Language page
drum	tambor	tambor	culture-mythology		missing			See Language page
drum (large signal)	tambor, manguaré, maguaré (Colombia)	tambor	culture		missing		Used to be used by Tukanoan peoples (and others?), sound carried for long distances	See Language page
fan	abanico	abanador, abano	subsistence tool		missing		esp. for fanning a cooking fire	See Language page
feather headdress	plumaje, corona de plumas	enfeite/capacete de penas	culture-mythology	taɾe:h (Martins dict)	unknown			See Language page
fence, palisade	cerco	cerca	other		missing		may be related to defense/warfare?	See Language page
fermented drink	masato, chicha	caxiri, chicha	culture	jaɾakɤʔ	loan	North Arawak	prioritizes manioc beer where distinction is made	See Language page
fetish, charm	fetiche, encanto, filtro de amor, pusanga	feitiço, puçanga	culture-mythology		missing			See Language page
fireplace	hogar	lareira	other		missing			See Language page
firewood	leña	lenha	other	tɤːk̚	inheritance			See Language page
fish (with fish-poison)	pescar con barbasco, barbasquear	pescar com timbó; tinguijar	food	i-tɤːn	inheritance			See Language page
fish (with line)	anzuelear, pescar con linea	pescar (com linha)	food	ta-kɯːk	inheritance			See Language page
fishing line	cordel/cuerda p/ pescar, sedal, tanze	linha de pesca	subsistence tool		Semantic shift			See Language page
fishtrap	trampa de peces, trampa	matapi, cacuri	subsistence tool	jõːw	unknown			See Language page
flat bread, cassava bread	pan de yuca, casabe/cazabe	beiju	food	madao, kanapiːh	unknown; loan	Arawak kana 'manioc'	usually manioc; agriculture, but also can be made from certain wild seeds/fruits	See Language page
flour/meal from manioc	fariña, mañoco (Venezuela); harina	farinha	food	mãʃoːk, pæ:ʔ	loan - WW; unknown	%matsuka	agriculture	See Language page
flute	flauta, quena (Peru)	flauta	culture-mythology	wariː	doubtful loan	North Arawak, e.g. Yukuna kewirí	multiple types? japurutu, deer-bone, etc.	See Language page
game animal	caza, animal de caza	caça, animal de caça	food		missing		Interesting correlation to 'fish' in Tukanoan languages	See Language page
ghost (of dead person)/evil spirit	espíritu malo, espíritu maligno, fantasma, demonio	espirito	culture-mythology	ʃaw'ə:ŋ.pa:h (Martins dict)	unknown			See Language page
gourd (dipper/bowl)	cucharón, pate (Peru), totomo, totuma, totumo	cuia	subsistence tool	ʔɤk, ʃawaʃab, wen ('small cuia'), höka	unknown (all)			See Language page
grater	rallador, rallo	ralador, ralo	subsistence tool		inheritance		esp. for grating manioc, but can be used for other things as well	See Language page
grave	tumba, sepultura, sepulcro	sepultura, sepulcro, cova	culture-mythology		missing			See Language page
grid of sticks for smoking meat or placing objects (shelf)	barbacoa	jirau	subsistence tool		missing			See Language page
griddle for cooking flatbread	tiesto (Colombia), budare (Venezuela), tortera (Peru)	forno para beiju	subsistence tool	aʃi:ra, japøn, haʃeːr (para torrar farinha)	unknown		agriculture?	See Language page
gun	arma, escopeta	espingarda, fusil	acculturation		missing			See Language page
hammock	hamaca, chinchorro	rede	culture-material	jak̚	inheritance			See Language page
hat	sombero	chapéu	dress	mu:h.k'aʃu	loan?	Arawak (Achagua/Piapoco?)		See Language page
healer	curandero	benzador, curandeiro, kumu (Tukano)	culture-mythology	səːw			Refers to a lower-level healer; in RN region, most older men in a village have this capacity, and command a repertoire of healing spells. Power is primarily for good, whereas the true shaman is capable of malignant acts as well.	See Language page
hollow log/trough for beer-making	canoa para chicha	cocho de caxiri	narcotics		missing			See Language page
honey	miel	mel	food	maba:h, maʔɾo, wʌk' (types of honey), awad.maba:h (type of honey from a bee that doesn't sting) (Martins 1999)	loan; unknown	North Arawak	only gathered in wild throughout Amazonia?	See Language page
house			other	mɨ̃ːj, tɔb	inheritance			See Language page
hunt	cazar	caçar	food	i-bo:h, i-boh ni (Martins 1999)	unique			See Language page
knife	cuchillo	faca	culture-material	katawet (type of knife; Martins 1999)	unknown			See Language page
loincloth	taparrabos, guayuco, pampanilla	tanga, tapa-sexo	dress		missing			See Language page
machete	machete	facão	culture-material	mariːj (terçado)	loan - WW	%marije		See Language page
mortar	mortero	pilão	subsistence tool		missing			See Language page
paddle/oar	remo	remo	transport	hɤː, həː	unique			See Language page
paint body, body paint	pintura corporal	pintura corporal	culture-mythology					See Language page
panpipe	carrizo, zampoñas, flautas de pan, rondadora	caniço, flauta de pã	culture-mythology		missing			See Language page
paper	papel	papel	acculturation	makahɛ.bʌh (Martins dict)	unknown			See Language page
pestle	pilón, mano de mortero, mazo, moledor	mão de pilão	subsistence tool		missing			See Language page
pipe for tobacco	pipa	cachimbo	other		missing			See Language page
plate	plato	prato	culture-material		missing			See Language page
policeman	polícia	policía	acculturation		missing			See Language page
pot	olla, pote	panela, vasilha	subsistence tool	ʃaɾeːj	loan	Warekena ʃi:ri (metal pot)		See Language page
rattle	matraca, maraca	marico, chocalho	culture-mythology		missing			See Language page
resin	resina, brea, copal	resina, brea, breu	subsistence tool	jari, jɛri	doubtful loan	cf. Yanomam wejeri		See Language page
ritual song cycle (kapiwaya)	kapiwaya	capiwaya	culture-mythology		missing			See Language page
rope/string	mecate, cuerda, soga	corda	culture	tɨd	inheritance			See Language page
salt	sal	sal	food		loan - WW	%jukira		See Language page
school	escuela	escola	acculturation		missing			See Language page
shaman, healer	chamán, brujo	xaman, pajé, feiticeiro	culture-mythology	ʃʌ:w (Martins dict)	inheritance		In RN region, there is typically one person per village (if that) who is a full-fledged 'shaman'. He is very much a specialist and has considerable power to cure, as well as power to curse. He is respected and feared. Shamans are thought to turn themselv	See Language page
shoes	zapatos	sapatos	dress	ʃapãt	loan	Spanish/Portuguese		See Language page
skirt	falda, saya, fustan, pollera	saia	culture-material	ʃa:j	loan	Port/Span saia		See Language page
soldier	soldado	soldado	acculturation		missing			See Language page
song (generic)	canción, canto	canção	culture-mythology		missing			See Language page
spear	lanza	lança	subsistence tool	jɔh	inheritance			See Language page
spearthrower			subsistence tool		missing			See Language page
starch (tapioca, other)	almidón	goma de tapioca	food	ʃɛ̃j-nuːh, ʔe-nuh	inheritance			See Language page
stone for lighting fires	piedra para hacer fuego	pedra para acender fogo	culture-material		missing			See Language page
sugarcane/sugar	azúcar, caña de azúcar	açucar (de cana)	acculturation		missing			See Language page
tapioca drink, mingau	cahuana, caguana	mingau	food	kajahar	unknown		agriculture	See Language page
tattoo	tatuaje, tatu	tatuagem	culture-mythology		missing			See Language page
thatch/roof	crisneja	palha, caraná	culture-material	kapɔːɲ, tapɔːɲ	unique	possibly cognate Dâw		See Language page
tipiti (manioc squeezer)	tipiti, matafrio, sebucán, exprimador, prensa para yuca	tipiti	food	haɾum	doubtful loan	source unknown	word of Tupi origin; agriculture: specifically for squeezing poison out of manioc	See Language page
top grinding stone	metate, mano; piedra de moler	metate, mano	manufacture		missing		use word for top grinding stone if different from bottom stone	See Language page
tripod for washing manioc	trípode	tripé	subsistence tool		missing		agriculture	See Language page
venom for darts, poison	veneno	curare	subsistence tool	pɯ̰ːm	unknown		hunting, currently is falling out of use in Vaupés region, associated primarily with h-g groups (but this may be recent?)	See Language page
wax	cera	cera	other		inheritance			See Language page
woven strainer/sieve	colador tejido, cedazo (Peru), cernedor (Peru)	peneira, cumatá	subsistence tool	nãpid̥ (?), juh, jaraʔta:	doubtful loan; unknown	Tupi-Guarani	agriculture? commonly used for sifting dry manioc flour	See Language page
yurupari, jurupari (or any flutes forbidden to women)	yurupari	jurupari	culture-mythology	bariʔ-s'ɤ̃ñ (fight/angry-?)	unique		a ritual complex in various parts of Amazonia involving sacred flutes/trumpets, forbidden to women.	See Language page

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Category	Grammatical Feature	Grammatical Feature: Notes	Feature Status	Grammatical Notes	Source
Morphology - Compounding, auxiliaries, light verbs	Productive NN compounding	Noun compounds created from two noun phrases are common and systematically produced	no info		Weir 1984
Morphology - Compounding, auxiliaries, light verbs	Productive VV serialization (without compounding)	Verb roots can be combined in a single predicate without markers of subordination (distinct from subordinating construction) or distinct inflection	yes		Weir 1984:34 example 2.21
Morphology - Compounding, auxiliaries, light verbs	Productive VV compounding	Serial verb constructions involve chaining of roots together in one morphophonological word	yes		Weir 1984:33 example 2.19
Morphology - Compounding, auxiliaries, light verbs	Verb-adjunct (aka light verb) constructions	There is a set of semantically weak verbs used in complex verbal constructions, e.g. 'take a nap'	no		Weir 1984:43.
Morphology - Compounding, auxiliaries, light verbs	Auxiliary verb(s)	There are verbs that accompany main verbs of clauses and take grammatical marking not expressed by main verbs	yes	Positionals/directionals	Weir 1984
Morphology - General	Verbal fusion (2+ categories marked by portmanteau morphemes on verb)	Verb combines two or more categories (tense, aspect, mood, person, number, etc.) in portmanteau morphemes{ [ignore proclitics unless they are fused with values other than person/number]	no		Weir 1984
Morphology - General	Inflection manifested by replacement of segmental or suprasegmental phonemes	Stem change, tone	yes	indicative/non-indicative mood involves voicing contrast on final consonant; number also involves suppletion	Weir 1984: 40, 42
Morphology - General	Verbal synthesis (1+ inflectional categories marked by verbal affixes)	Morphological complexity in verbs - multiple inflectional affixes in a single verb word	yes		Weir 1984
Morphology - General	Prefixing/suffixing inflectional morph: strongly prefixing	There are many more prefixes than suffixes	yes		Weir 1984
Morphology - General	Prefixing/suffixing inflectional morph: strongly suffixing	There are many more suffixes than prefixes	no		Weir 1984
Morphology - General	Prefixing/suffixing inflectional morph: roughly equal or one weakly preferred	The numbers of suffixes and prefixes are not notably different	no		Weir 1984
Morphology - General	Reduplication: full	The full morpheme is reduplicated	no info		Weir 1984
Morphology - General	Reduplication: partial	Only part of the morpheme is reduplicated	no info		Weir 1984
Morphology - Incorporation	Incorporation of nouns into verbs is a productive intransitivizing process	Verb contains nominal segment	yes	quite productive and complex incorporation	Weir 1984:272
Morphology - Incorporation	Productive incorporation of other elements (adjectives, locatives, etc.) into verbs	Like noun incorporation, but incorporated elements are not nouns	yes	esp. postpositions	Weir 1984:97
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Adpositions mark core NPs	Prepositions or postpositions mark subjects, objects, beneficiaries/recipients	yes	postpositions mark several cases: for example dative, ablative… etc	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Case: number of cases	Note the number of grammatical relations that may be morphologically marked on the noun	1	dative'; other relations are marked by verbal postpositions	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Case: only non-core arguments morphologically marked	Subjects, objects, beneficiaries/recipients NOT marked, but other grammatical relations are	no	displaced subject of transitive verb marked with DAT (Weir 1984:275-6)	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Case: symmetrical	All NPs marked if in appropriate syntactic relation; no distinction in marking based on semantics (type of entity)	no info	when the subject of transitive verb is displaced, it is marked with DAT (Weir 1984:275-6)	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Case: asymmetrical	Semantically defined subset of NPs marked for case, e.g. animates	no info		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Case: suffix or postpositional clitic		yes	dative postposition, variant is verbal prefix	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Case: prefix or prepositional clitic		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Case: infix or inpositional clitic		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Case: stem change		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Case: tone		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions	Case: comitative = instrumental	Same marking for 'with a person' and 'with an instrument'	no info		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Definiteness and clusivity	Definite or specific articles	Definite = particular referent known to both speaker and addressee; specific = particular referent known to speaker only	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Definiteness and clusivity	Marker of definiteness distinct from demonstratives	Focus on articles/markers whose primary function is to mark definiteness	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Definiteness and clusivity	Indefinite or non-specific article	or marker	no	indefinite pronoun	Weir 1984:89
Nominal Categories - Definiteness and clusivity	Inclusive/exclusive: in free pronominals	Inclusive =us + you, exclusive = us but not you	yes		Weir 1984:89
Nominal Categories - Definiteness and clusivity	Inclusive/exclusive: in verbal inflection (bound)		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Definiteness and clusivity	Distance contrasts in demonstratives (number)	Note the number of distances in the demonstrative system	3	3, something like 'near', 'far', 'farther' (limited info)	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Definiteness and clusivity	Other contrasts in demonstratives (visibility, elevation, etc.)		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Noun classes/genders	Nouns are organized into sets with distinct morphological treatment; usually affects all nouns and involves agreement within the NP	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Number of noun classes/genders	Note the (approximate) total number of noun classes/genders	0		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Noun classifiers (distinct from noun classes/genders)	Nouns are organized into sets, but only a limited set of nouns may be implicated, with no or limited agreement marking. If only numeral classifiers exist, indicate yes but explain.	yes	possessor classification only	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Sex is a relevant category in noun class(ification) system for animates	Masculine, feminine, neuter	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Sex is a relevant category in noun class(ification) system for inanimates		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Animacy (w/o reference to sex) is a relevant category in the noun class(ification) system	Animate/inanimate, human/non-human	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Sex/gender distinction only in 3rd person pronouns	add in notes section whether gender is present in other PNs or not in any PNs; consider with reference to pronouns and person marking only	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Shape is a relevant category in the noun class(ification) system for animates		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Shape is a relevant category in the noun class(ification) system for inanimates		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	"Repeater" classifiers	Where no distinct classifier exists, a copy of the noun itself may function in the morphosyntactic classifier "slot"	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Numeral classifiers (specific to numerals)	Special classifier forms that occur only with numerals	no		Weir 1984: 103-105
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification	Classifiers used as derivational suffixes to derive nouns	Verb + classifier = 'thing for doing V, thing that does V, etc.'	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Number	Singular number may be marked on the noun	Often occurs in a small subset of nouns if a single entity is referred to, e.g. insects that normally occur in groups	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Number	Plural affix on noun		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Number	Plural marked by stem change or tone on noun		yes	suppletive variants for plural/sing in a few human/animate nouns only	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Number	Plural marked by reduplication of noun		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Number	Plural word/clitic		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Number	Plural marked on human or animate nouns only		yes	but apparently only a subset of these	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Number	Pronominal plural: stem + nominal plural affix	Pronouns use a nominal plural affix not specific to pronouns	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Number	Unique associative plural marker	e.g. 'John and his associates', 'John and them'	no info		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Numerals	Base-2	At least some part of the system involves base-2	no	don't really know, Weir (1984:103-107) diff. 1, 2 and many/all, but also says there is ano word meaning 3…?	Weir 1984:103-107
Nominal Categories - Numerals	Base-5	At least some part of the system involves base-5	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Numerals	Base-10	At least some part of the system involves base-10	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Numerals	Other base (specify)	4, 20, etc.	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Numerals	Etymological transparency in any numerals under 5	e.g. two = 'eye-quantity'	yes	rubber tree seed' = 3	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Numerals	Numerals do not go above 5	'Many' or some other non-exact term used	yes	not enough info, but it seems that this is how it works	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Numerals	Numerals do not go above 10	'Many' or some other non-exact term used	yes	not enough info, but it seems that this is how it works	Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Other nominal	Tense or aspect inflection on non-verbal predicates	i.e. nominal or adjectival	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Other nominal	Person inflection on non-verbal predicates	i.e. nominal or adjectival	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Pronominal categories	Gender in 3sg pronouns		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Pronominal categories	Gender in 3pl pronouns		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Pronominal categories	Gender in 1st and/or 2nd person pronouns		no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Pronominal categories	Formal/informal distinction in pronouns	Polite pronominal variants or differential avoidance of pronouns	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Categories - Pronominal categories	Reflexive pronouns	e.g. English 'himself', Spanish 'se'; distinct form(s) from basic (non-reflexive) pronominals; distinct from reflexive verbal affix	no	verbal prefix	Weir 1984:107
Nominal Syntax - Adjectives	Underived adjectives	There are underived adjectives which do not have counterparts in other word classes	yes	little info, but there seem to be a few, e.g. 'small'	Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Adjectives	Gender inflection on adjectives within the NP	There is gender agreement/concord (animate/inanimate or masc/fem, etc.) within the NP, e.g. la casa blanca, el perro blanco	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Derivation	Productive nominalizing morphology: action/state (arrive/arrival)	There is a morpheme which derives an event from a verb	no info		Weir 1984:85
Nominal Syntax - Derivation	Productive nominalizing morphology: agentive (sing/singer)	There is a morpheme which derives an agent or subject from a verb	yes	subject relativizing prefix + generic nominalizer doo	Weir 1984: 27
Nominal Syntax - Derivation	Productive nominalizing morphology: object (sing/song)	There is a morpheme which derives a patient or object from a verb	yes	generic nominalizer doo	Weir 1984:63
Nominal Syntax - Derivation	Productive verbalizing morphology	There is a morpheme which derives a verb from a noun or adjective	no info		Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Other	NP coordination and comitative phrases marked differently	'John and Mary went to market' is marked differently from 'John went to market with Mary'	no info	may be the same	Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Possession	Pronominal possessive affixes: prefix on N	alienable/inalienable?	yes		Weir 1984:89
Nominal Syntax - Possession	Pronominal possessive affixes: suffix on N	alienable/inalienable?	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Possession	Head/dependent marking in possessive NP: dependent	e.g. 'the boy-'s dog'	yes	possessive classifier associated with dependent	Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Possession	Head/dependent marking in possessive NP: head	e.g. 'the boy his-dog'	yes	only where PR is a pronoun in inalienable construction	Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Possession	Possessive classifiers	There are special classifiers that occur with possessed entities	yes	alienable constructions only	Weir 1984:85
Nominal Syntax - Possession - Alienability	Morphological marking of inalienable possession	Where inalienable possession differs from alienable, the former takes a morphological marker (may include an associated free particle/pronoun)	no		Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Possession - Alienability	Morphological marking of alienable possession	Where inalienable possession differs from alienable, the latter takes a morphological marker (may include an associated free particle/pronoun)	yes	classifier	Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Possession - Alienability	Default marker for inalienably possessed nouns if unpossessed	An inalienable noun that is in an unpossessed state must have a derivational affix or associated form	no info	inalienables said to be oblig possessed	Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Possession - Alienability	Inalienable possession of kin terms	'my-father' but *father	yes	some kin terms must be possesed but not all	Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Possession - Alienability	Inalienable possession of body parts (human/animal)	'my-leg' but *leg	yes		Weir 1984
Nominal Syntax - Possession - Alienability	Generic human nouns are obligatorily bound/possessed	Human nouns must co-occur with another noun (e.g. Hup-man, NonIndian-woman, but *man)	no		Weir 1984
Phonology - Segmental	Pre-/post-nasalized stops	Analysis posits that the stop is the most relevant underlying phoneme. Comment in notes on whether the nasal contour is understood as a phonetic (allophonic) effect, or is phonologically contrastive.	yes	Barbosa 2005:44, mentions preoralized nasals (bm)	Barbosa 2005
Phonology - Segmental	Glottalized/ejective consonants	Phonemic contrast [NOT counting glottal stop/fricative]	yes	unclear	Barbosa 2005
Phonology - Segmental	Palatalized stops	Phonemic contrast	no		Barbosa 2005
Phonology - Segmental	Phonemic vowel length	Does the language have long and short vowels?	yes		Barbosa 2005:49-50
Phonology - Segmental	Phonemic glottalization/laryngealization of vowels		yes	unclear	Barbosa 2005
Phonology - Segmental	Complex onsets	Onset consists of more than one consonant phoneme	no		Barbosa 2005
Phonology - Segmental	No codas	*(C)VC [no also equals highly constrained]	no		Barbosa 2005
Phonology - Segmental	Word-final coda required	Do all syllables end in a consonant?	no		Barbosa 2005
Phonology - Suprasegmental	Contrastive tones	Note how many contrastive tones	no
Phonology - Suprasegmental	Contrastive stress	Does stress occur on different syllables with meaning difference?	no	stress falls always on the last syll	Barbosa 2005:49
Phonology - Suprasegmental	Nasalization property of morpheme or syllable	In contrast to nasalization as a property of segments	no		Barbosa 2005
Phonology - Suprasegmental	Nasal spreading across some morpheme boundaries	Do some affixes or other morphemes take the nasal/oral properties of the root they attach to?	no		Barbosa 2005
Phonology - Suprasegmental	Vowel harmony		no		Barbosa 2005
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of case marking in full NPs: nominative-accusative w/ marked accusative	Objects of transitive clauses ('P') have a unique marker, while subjects of transitive ('A') and intransitive ('S') clauses are unmarked or share a different marker from that occurring on objects	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of case marking in full NPs: nominative-accusative w/ marked nominative	Subjects of transitive and intransitive clauses share a marker, while objects of transitives are unmarked	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of case marking in full NPs: ergative-absolutive	Subjects of intransitive clauses and objects of transitives share a unique marker, while subjects of transitive clauses are unmarked or have a different marker	no	no case marking, but alignment is otherwise erg	Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of case marking in full NPs: tripartite	Intransitive subjects, transitive subjects, and transitive objects all receive distinct case markers	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of case marking in full NPs: active-inactive	Subjects of intransitive clauses are treated two different ways: like subjects of transitives if they are more agent-like (e.g. he jumped), and like objects of transitives if they are more patient-like (e.g. he fell asleep)	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of case marking of pronouns: marked accusative		no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of case marking of pronouns: marked nominative		no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of case marking of pronouns: ergative-absolutive	yes, no, mixed, other	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of case marking of pronouns: tripartite		no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of case marking of pronouns: active-inactive		no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of verbal person-marking: nominative-accusative	Same as above, for pronominal affixes/clitics on verbs	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of verbal person-marking: ergative-absolutive	yes, no, mixed, other	yes	proclitic only used with ref to A and in nominalizations; S/O require full PN form	Weir 1984:89-91
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of verbal person-marking: active-inactive		no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of verbal person-marking: hierarchical	Marking of A and P depends on their relative ranking on a hierarchy (usually 1>2>3 or 2>1>3)	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Alignment	Alignment of verbal person-marking: split	More than one of the above systems is represented in person marking, depending on e.g. person (e.g. 1/2 vs. 3), tense-aspect value, main vs. subordinate clause type, etc.	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Desiderative expressions	Grammaticalized verbal desiderative	Indicates that the subject desires to carry out the action denoted by the verb (distinct from verb 'want', but may be grammaticalized from it)	no	desiderative expressed via full verb	Weir 1984, e.g. p.286 ex II.2b
Simple Clauses - Interrogatives	Polar questions: interrogative particle	Yes/no questions distinguished from declaratives by interrogative particle	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Interrogatives	Polar questions: verb morphology	Yes/no questions distinguished from declaratives by interrogative verb morphology	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Interrogatives	Polar questions: word order	Yes/no questions distinguished from declaratives by word order (esp. subject-verb inversion)	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Interrogatives	Polar questions: intonation only	Yes/no questions distinguished from declaratives by intonation only	yes		Weir 1984:108
Simple Clauses - Interrogatives	Content questions: word order differs from declaratives	Content questions distinguished from declaratives by word order (esp. subject-verb inversion) as well as by presence of Q-word (who, what, etc.)	no	Question words as first element, no word order change	Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Negation	Clausal negator is a preposed element	Clausal negator is a preposed element	yes		Weir 1984:136
Simple Clauses - Negation	Clausal negator is a postposed element	Clausal negator is a postposed element	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Negation	Negatives: affix	Negatives: affix	yes		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Negation	Negatives: particle	Negatives: particle	yes		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Negation	Negatives: auxiliary verb	Negatives: auxiliary verb	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Negation	Negatives: double	Standard (non-emphatic) negation typically requires two morphemes, e.g. French 'ne V pas'	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Negation	Distinct negative form for 'NP does not exist'		no	use of the verb form ba-doh 'be.inexistent'	Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Negation	Distinct negative expression 'I don't know'	Lexical expression or highly idiomatic phrase	no info		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Other	Clause chaining	Clauses can be grouped such that only one bears most of the verb morphology, and the others are marked as to whether they share a subject with this reference clause.	no info		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Other	Morphologically marked switch-reference system	There are special markers to indicate same vs. different subject when two clauses are combined	no info		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Other	Morphologically marked distinction between simultaneous and sequential clauses	Morphology (usually on verb) distinguishes between clauses denoting events that occur at the same time or in sequence	no info		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Predication	Predicate adjectives: verbal	Adjectives act like verbs in predicative position	yes	small adj class; mostly descriptive verbs	Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Predication	Predicate adjectives: nominal	Adjectives act like nouns in predicative position	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Predication	Zero copula for predicate nominals is possible	Predicate nominals may occur without a copula (i.e. grammatical in some circumstances, if not all)	yes		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Predication	Headless relative clauses	Compare Eng 'the one that fell' (but in Eng 'one' could be considered a head)	yes		Weir 1984:63
Simple Clauses - Predication	Headless relative clauses are the dominant or only form of relative clause	Relative clauses that form a constituent with a head noun (in a single noun phrase) are rare or nonexistent; some descriptions may refer to adjoined or correlative clauses.	yes		Weir 1984:63
Simple Clauses - Predication	Relative clause may occur with a noun classifier/class marker	It may be unclear whether the classifier is the nominal head of the construction or is an agreement marker on the relative clause	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Predication	Relativizer is a verbal affix		no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Predication	Morphological relativizer is homophonous with nominalizer	The same morpheme marks a relative clause and is a nominalizer on verbs (and/or other word classes)	yes	Two nominalizers: doo (referent is specific), and peh (referent is not specific). doo nominalizes an argument to make it a relative clause	Weir 1984:65-66
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Pronominal subjects: pronouns in subject position	Pronominal subjects are free pronouns that occur in the same position as full NP subjects	yes		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Pronominal subjects: prefixes on verb	Pronominal subjects are marked as verbal prefixes (free pronouns may be another option)	yes		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Pronominal subjects: suffixes on verb	Pronominal subjects are marked as verbal suffixes (free pronouns may be another option)	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Pronominal subjects: clitics on variable host	Pronominal subjects are clitics that can attach to verbs, nominal constituents, etc.	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Pronominal subjects: pronouns in non-subject position	Pronominal subjects are free pronouns but do not normally occur in the position expected for full NP subjects	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Person marking on intransitive verbs	Intransitive verbs take person-marking clitics/affixes	no	except in nominalizations	Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Person marking (of agents) on transitive verbs	Transitive verbs take subject (A) markers	yes	cf. ergative alignment	Weir 1984:89-91
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Person-marking (of objects) on transitive verbs	Transitive verbs take object (P) markers	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	3rd person zero in verbal person marking: subjects	3rd person subjects are not overtly marked within the verbal person-marking system	yes		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	3rd person zero in verbal person marking: objects	3rd person objects are not overtly marked within the verbal person-marking system	yes		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Number can be marked separately from person on the verb	Verbal person marking exists, but number is (or can) be marked separately	yes	number not (usually?) marked on nouns	Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Possessive affixes/clitics on nouns are same as verbal person markers	Where nouns take possessive affixes, these are the same as the person-marking affixes	yes		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking	Gender distinguished in verbal person markers	For any person, verbal person markers exhibit different forms depending on the gender (masc/fem, animate/inanimate, etc.) of the referent	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice	Ditransitive constructions: indirect object	In ditransitives (e.g. 'John gives a book to Bill'), the theme (book) is treated in the same way as are objects of transitives, while the recipient/beneficiary (Bill) is treated differently	yes	indirect object is expressed as a modifier of a postpositional phrase following the dative marker hã	Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice	Ditransitive constructions: double object	In ditransitives (e.g. 'John gives Bill a book'), both the theme (book) and the recipient/beneficiary (Bill) is treated in the same way as are objects of transitives	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice	Ditransitive constructions: secondary object	In ditransitives, the recipient/beneficiary is treated in the same way as are objects of transitives, while the theme (book) is treated differently	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Decreasing	Reciprocal: dedicated morpheme	Verb becomes reciprocal through use of reciprocal morpheme associated with the verb (may be attached to the verb root). This morpheme is only used to mean reciprocal.	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Decreasing	Reflexive: dedicated morpheme	Verb becomes reflexive through use of reflexive morpheme associated with the verb (may be attached to the verb root). This morpheme is used only to mean reflexive.	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Decreasing	Reciprocal/reflexive: same morpheme	Verb becomes reciprocal or reflexive through use of a morpheme that means either reciprocal or reflexive which attaches to the root of the verb	yes		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Decreasing	Passive	Passive voice usually involves a change to the verb, while the object of the active voice verb is promoted to subject in the passive voice, and the former subject is deleted/demoted	yes	alternative use of same prefix	Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Decreasing	Antipassive	Like passive, but deletes or demotes the object of a transitive verb; usually found in ergative languages	no info		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Decreasing	Other intransitivizing morphology	There is/are some other mechanism(s) for reducing valency	no info		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Increasing	Applicative: benefactive	Applicative adds a beneficiary/maleficiary object argument to the verb	no info		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Increasing	Applicative: other	Applicative adds some other object argument to the verb	no info		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Increasing	Causative: prefix	Causative is morphological and is attached before the root of the verb	yes		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Increasing	Causative: suffix	Causative is morphological and is attached after the root of the verb	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Increasing	Causative marked by circumfix, stem change, or tone	Morphological causative other than simple prefix/suffix	yes	some verbs have causative stem changes	Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Increasing	Causative: serial verb or analytical construction	Causative construction that involves periphrasis or serialization	no		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Increasing	Causative: dedicated 'make do by proxy'	Indicates that the causer does not directly cause the action of the verb to be realized, but does so by inducing someone else to carry out the action, e.g. 'John had the house painted.'	no info		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Increasing	Causative: dedicated sociative	Indicates that causer participates in event	no info		Weir 1984
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Increasing	Other transitivizing morphology (adds valence)	There is/are some other mechanism(s) for increasing valency	no info		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Aspect and tense	Dedicated past marker(s)	Past tense is regularly morphologically marked on the verb or elsewhere	yes	post verbal particle, not required	Weir 1984:58
Verbal Categories - Aspect and tense	Multiple past tenses, distinguishing distance from time of reference	e.g. distant vs. recent past	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Aspect and tense	Multiple future tenses, distinguishing distance from time of reference	e.g. imminent vs. distant future	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Aspect and tense	Dedicated future or non-past marker(s)		yes	post verbal particle, not required	Weir 1984:58
Verbal Categories - Aspect and tense	Tense-aspect affixes: prefix		yes	aspectual prefixes; values not made clear	Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Aspect and tense	Tense-aspect affixes: suffix		no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Aspect and tense	Tense-aspect affixes: tone or ablaut		no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Aspect and tense	Tense-aspect suppletion		no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Directionals	Directional elements affixed to the verb	There are grammaticalized elements indicating movement away, toward, there and back, etc.	yes	postpositions	Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality	Grammaticalized visual	Indicates information has been witnessed visually - indicate only if an overt marker	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality	Grammaticalized nonvisual	Indicates information has been sensed firsthand but not visually (usually heard; also smelled, tasted, felt)	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality	Grammaticalized inferential	Indicates information has not been experienced firsthand, but inferred from some kind of evidence - indicate only if an overt marker.	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality	Grammaticalized reportive	Indicates speaker is not responsible for veracity of statement, merely reporting; 'allegedly'	yes		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality	Grammaticalized quotative	Indicate presence of adjacent representation of repeated discourse	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality	Other evidential	Any other evidential values not represented above	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality	Evidentiality: verb affix or clitic		no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality	Evidentiality: part of tense system	Includes portmanteau morphs	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality	Evidentiality: separate particle		yes		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality	Evidentiality: modal morpheme		no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Dedicated imperative morpheme or verb form	There is a special morpheme (or morphemes, or a bare verb root where inflection is normally expected) used to signal imperative (command) mood	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Polite imperative morpheme	There is a distinct morpheme for polite imperative constructions (specify if it has other functions in the language)	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Difference between negation in imperative (prohibitive) and declarative clauses	There are different strategies for marking negation in imperative and declarative clauses	no	negation marker is attached to the imperative construction to form negative imperative. Weir 1984:250	Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Dedicated hortative morpheme or verb form (1pl or 3rd person imperative)	as opposed to imperative; the person in control of desired state of affairs is not the addressee; ex: 'Let's sing' / 'Let him sing'	no	any person/ number can occur in imperative constructions but there is no dedicated marker. Weir 1984:120	Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Situational possibility: affix on verb	Inflectional marking of capacity to do something	no info	Martins 2005 gives glosses as theme but these are various different morphemes/particles/suffixes and the author does not specify the meaning.	Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Situational possibility: verbal construction		no info		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Situational possibility: other marking		no info		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Epistemic possibility: affix on verb	Modal expressing hypothesis	no info		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Epistemic possibility: verbal construction		no info		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Epistemic possibility: other marking		no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Marking of expected/unexpected action or result	There is inflectional marking of expected/unexpected	no		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Verbal frustrative	Modal expressing frustration ("in vain")	yes		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Verbal habitual	Modal expressing habituality	no info		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Apprehensive construction	There is a single morpheme or verb form to mean '(be careful lest) X happens'	no info		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Reality status marking on verbs	There are dedicated morpheme(s) for realis/irrealis 'actualized/unactualized events'	yes	cf. 'indicative' vs. 'non-indicative' mood marking - looks like non-ind functions like irrealis (polar questions, some sub clauses, negatives)	Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Mood	Affect markers (positive/negative)	Note whether these inflectional markers are positive or negative	no info		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Other	Social interaction markers	Note the type of interaction	no info		Weir 1984
Verbal Categories - Verbal number	Verbal number suppletion		yes	suppletive forms for some sing/plural variants, with reference to event and/or to S or O	Weir 1984:41
Word Order	No fixed basic constituent order		no	OSV	Weir 1984:24
Word Order	VS in intransitive clauses	Verb precedes subject	no	preferred only in intransitive clauses where the verb is a descriptive verb; elsewhere SV is preferred	Weir 1984:24
Word Order	VS in transitive clauses		yes	OSV preferred, SVO also common	Weir 1984:24
Word Order	VO in transitive clauses	Verb precedes object	yes	not preferred	Weir 1984:25
Word Order	OS in transitive clauses	Object precedes subject	yes	preferred	Weir 1984:25
Word Order	Preposition-Noun		no		Weir 1984
Word Order	Noun-Postposition or case suffix		yes	postpositions	Weir 1984:97-100
Word Order	Gen-Noun	Possessive phrase composed of a free possessor and its possessum has possessor first (e.g. John's book)	yes	except for 1sg possessors	Weir 1984
Word Order	Noun-Gen	Possessive phrase composed of a free possessor and its possessum has possessum first (e.g. 'book of John')	no		Weir 1984
Word Order	Adj-Noun	Adjective precedes the noun	no		Weir 1984:118 ex
Word Order	Noun-Adj	Adjective follows the noun	yes		Weir 1984:118 ex
Word Order	Dem-Noun		no		Weir 1984
Word Order	Noun-Dem		yes		Weir 1984:31
Word Order	Num-Noun		yes		Weir 1984:103-104
Word Order	Noun-Num		no		Weir 1984
Word Order	Noun-Rel	Relative clause follows noun that it modifies	yes	flexible order of Rel and N positions	Weir 1984:71
Word Order	Rel-Noun	Relative clause precedes noun that it modifies	yes	flexible order of Rel and N positions	Weir 1984:71
Word Order	Re<Noun>l (internally headed relative)	e.g. 'the dog cat chased-NMZR got away' ('the cat that the dog chased got away')	no	pseudorelative clauses as well	Weir 1984:75
Word Order	Relative clause is correlative or adjoined	e.g. 'what is running, the dog chased that cat'	no		Weir 1984
Word Order	Question word is clause initial	'what', 'who', etc. come first in interrogative clause	yes		Weir 1984:109-110

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