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Waimaja

Family: Tukanoan
Region: South America
ISO 639-3: bao
Location: 0.30°, -70.16°
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Features: Basic Vocabulary
Flora Fauna Vocabulary
Cultural Vocabulary
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Data Sources: Huber, R.; Reed, R. 1992. Comparative vocabulary: selected words in indigenous languages of Colombia. Instituto Linguistico de Verano. Mountain, Kathy. 1978. Lista de Palabras Swadesh y Rowe. Linguística y Campos Afines. Anderson, Martha y Bonnie Brobston, eds.

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	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	General Notes	Source
1pl.excl	nosotros (exclusivo)	nós (exclusivo)	grammar	hã́	hã́		See Language page
1pl.incl	nosotros (inclusivo)	nós (inclusivo)	grammar	~mání	~mání	no inclusive/exclusive distinction unless noted	See Language page
1sg	yo	eu	grammar	dyɨ́	djɨ́	For pronouns: include bound/cliticized pronominal forms where significantly different from the free forms	See Language page
2pl	ustedes	vocês	grammar	bɨ̃́hã	bɨ̃́hã		See Language page
2sg	xx	xx	grammar	mɨ̃́	mɨ̃́		See Language page
3pl	ellos/ellas	eles/elas	grammar	kɨ̃́hã	kɨ̃́hã		See Language page
3sg	el/ella	ele/ela	grammar	kɨ̃́ɨ̃́ (masc.), 'kṍṍ (fem.), 'tóó (neuter)	kɨ̃́ɨ̃́ (masc.), 'kṍṍ (fem.), 'tóó (neuter)		See Language page
above	encima, arriba	acima	location				See Language page
again	de nuevo, otra vez	de novo	grammar				See Language page
all	todo	todos	other	nĩᵽɛtʰiřo	nĩɸɛtʰiro		See Language page
and	y	e	grammar				See Language page
ankle	tobillo	tornozelo	body				See Language page
armpit	axila, sobaco	axila	body				See Language page
ash	ceniza(s)	cinzas	environment	nũã́	nũã́		See Language page
at	en, a	em, a	location				See Language page
back	espalda	costas	body	hṍkʰɨ̃́	hṍkʰɨ̃́		See Language page
bad	mal	mal	quality	jã́'jã́-ri-he, jã́'jã́(-ro)	jã́'jã́-ri-he, jã́'jã́(-ro)		See Language page
bark	corteza	casca	environment	yúkʰɨ́ kʰahɛřò	júkʰɨ́ kʰahɛrò		See Language page
belly	barriga	barriga	body	páàgá	páàgá		See Language page
below	abajo, debajo	abaixo	location				See Language page
big	grande	grande	quality	ᵽáí	ɸáí		See Language page
bite	morder	morder	body	bákʰá	bákʰá		See Language page
black	negro	preto	colour	ñíňĩ́	ɲírĩ́		See Language page
blood	sangre	sangue	body	di	di		See Language page
blow	soplar	soprar	body	báhɛ́ ~putʰí	báhɛ́ ~putʰí		See Language page
boil/pimple	espinilla, granos	espinha, borbulha	body	ñĩ́kʰã́ õ̀ã̀ňõ̀	ɲĩ́kʰã́ õ̀ã̀rõ̀		See Language page
bone	hueso	osso	body	õã́ňõ̀	õã́rõ̀		See Language page
breast	pecho, seno	peito	body	oᵽɛ̨́ŋʌ̃̀	oɸɛ̨́ŋʌ̃̀		See Language page
breathe	respirar	respirar	body				See Language page
burn	quemar	queimar	environment	ho'é-, 'ɨ̃́ɨ̃́	ho'é-, 'ɨ̃́ɨ̃́		See Language page
chew	masticar, mascar	mastigar	body				See Language page
child	niño, niña	criança	human	da'ké-g(ɨ/o) (masc./fem.)	da'ké-g(ɨ/o) (masc./fem.)		See Language page
climb	subir	subir	motion				See Language page
cloud	nube	nuvem	environment	bu'eri, ó'kó bɨ'rɨri níi	buʔeri, óʔkó bɨʔrɨri níi		See Language page
cold	frío	frio	quality	džɨ́hɨ́á	dʒɨ́hɨ́á		See Language page
come	venir	vir	motion	dóò	dóò		See Language page
cook	cocinar	cozinhar	impact				See Language page
correct/true	verdad, de veras	verdade	quality	ã́'jṹ, ã́'jṹ-ro	ã́ʔjṹ, ã́ʔjṹ-ro		See Language page
count	contar	contar	mental				See Language page
cry	llorar	chorar	mental				See Language page
cut/hack	cortar	cortar	impact	táa(-), wi'dé taa	táa(-), wi'dé taa		See Language page
day	día	dia	time	ɨ̃́mɨ̃́ňẽ̀kʰò~nɨ̃̀̀mɨ̃̀̀	ɨ̃́mɨ̃́rẽ̀kʰò~nɨ̃̀̀mɨ̃̀̀		See Language page
die/be dead	morir	morrer	state	diádžáíkʰʷà	diádʒáíkʰʷà		See Language page
dig	cavar	cavar	impact	kʰʷá	kʰʷá		See Language page
dingo/wolf			fauna				See Language page
dirty	sucio	sujo	quality	õ'wẽ́dĩ́	õʔwẽ́dĩ́		See Language page
dream	soñar	sonhar	mental				See Language page
drink	beber, tomar	beber	body	hĩ́nĩ́	hĩ́nĩ́		See Language page
dry	seco	seco	quality	bóᵽó	bóɸó		See Language page
dull/blunt	sin filo, mocho, desafilado, embotado, romo	maçante, desamolado, não afiado	quality	he'jó-ti, dṹmṹ'kóá	he'jó-ti, dṹmṹ'kóá		See Language page
dust	polvo	poeira	environment	po'ká, hi'tá poká	po'ká, hi'tá poká		See Language page
ear	oreja	orelha	body	ã́mṍᵽeřò	ã́mṍɸerò		See Language page
earth/soil	tierra	terra	environment	hitʰá	hitʰá		See Language page
eat	comer	comer	body	bá	bá		See Language page
egg	huevo	ovo	fauna	díyɛ́	díjɛ́		See Language page
eye	ojo	olho	body	kʰaᵽégʌ̀	kʰaɸégʌ̀		See Language page
faeces	heces, mierda, excremento, estiércol	fezes	body				See Language page
fall	caer	cair	motion	ñã́ã̀	ɲã́ã̀		See Language page
far	lejos	longe	quality	õõ-pɨ, jo'á-ro-pɨ	õõ-pɨ, jo'á-ro-pɨ		See Language page
fat/grease	grasa	gordura	body	ɨhɛ́	ɨhɛ́		See Language page
father	padre, papá	pai	kinship	kʰáàkʰɨ	kʰáàkʰɨ		See Language page
fear	miedo	medo	mental	u'wí-	u'wí-		See Language page
feather	pluma	pena	fauna	ᵽóá	ɸóá		See Language page
fingernail	uña	unha	body	ã́mṍ kʰahɛ̀řò	ã́mṍ kʰahɛ̀rò		See Language page
fire	fuego	fogo	environment	ᵽɛkʰámẽ̀	ɸɛkʰámẽ̀		See Language page
flow	fluir	fluir	motion	pĩ'ṍ(-), ju'tí 'wáaro	pĩ'ṍ(-), ju'tí 'wáaro		See Language page
flower	flor	flor	environment	ó	ó		See Language page
fly	volar	voar	motion	wɨ́ɨ̀	wɨ́ɨ̀		See Language page
fog	niebla, neblina	nevoeira, bruma, neblina	environment	bã'kã bu'é-ri	bã'kã bu'é-ri		See Language page
foot	pie	pé	body	duᵽó	duɸó		See Language page
fruit	fruta	fruta	flora	dikʰá	dikʰá		See Language page
good	bueno	bom	quality	ãñũ	ãɲũ		See Language page
green	verde	verde	quality	humɛ̃́	humɛ̃́		See Language page
grow	crecer	crescer	state				See Language page
hair (of head)	cabello	cabelo	body	ᵽóà	ɸóà		See Language page
hand	mano	mão	body	ã́mṍ	ã́mṍ		See Language page
head	cabeza	cabeça	body	dɨᵽɨ́gʌ̀	dɨɸɨ́gʌ̀		See Language page
hear	oír	ouvir	mental	tʰɨ́ó	tʰɨ́ó		See Language page
heart	corazón	coração	body	yéříkʰà	jéríkʰà		See Language page
heavy	pesado	pesado	quality	dɨ̃'kɨ̃-hãjũ	dɨ̃'kɨ̃-hãjũ		See Language page
hide	esconder	esconder	motion				See Language page
hit	golpear, pegar	bater	impact	kʰɛ̃́ɛ̃̀ ~ páà	kʰɛ̃́ɛ̃̀ ~ páà		See Language page
hold	correr, asegurar, sostener	segurar	other	kɨ́'ó-	kɨ́'ó-		See Language page
hot	caliente	quente	quality	áhi	áhi		See Language page
how?	como	como	grammar	dõõ ('bíiro), 'jẽ́ẽ́	dõõ ('bíiro), 'jẽ́ẽ́		See Language page
if	si	se	grammar				See Language page
in/inside	dentro, adentro	dentro	location				See Language page
intestines	intestinos	intestinos	body	ɨ́tʰá mĩhĩ̀dà	ɨ́tʰá mĩhĩ̀dà		See Language page
itch	hormiguear, sentir comezón	coçar	body				See Language page
kill	matar	matar	impact	hĩ́ã́	hĩ́ã́		See Language page
know/be knowledgeable	saber, conecer	saber, conhecer	mental	mãhĩ́	mãhĩ́		See Language page
lake	lago	lago	environment	ɨtʰá bɨkʰɨľà	ɨtʰá bɨkʰɨrà		See Language page
laugh	reír	rir	mental				See Language page
leaf	hoja	folha	environment	ᵽṹňõ	ɸṹrõ		See Language page
left/left hand	izquierdo	esquerdo	location/body	a'kó dɨ̃jã-(pe)	a'kó dɨ̃jã-(pe)		See Language page
leg/foot	pierna	perna	body	ñĩ́kʰã́	ɲĩ́kʰã́		See Language page
lie down	acostarse, echarse	deitar	motion	džohá	dʒohá		See Language page
lightning	rayo, relámpago	relampago	environment	bɨpó yabɛ́mì	bɨpó jabɛ́mì		See Language page
live/be alive	vivir	viver, morar	body				See Language page
liver	hígado	figado	body	ñɛ̃mɛ̃́ňĩ̀tʰì	ɲɛ̃mɛ̃́rĩ̀tʰì		See Language page
long	largo	comprido, longo	quality	džóa	dʒóa		See Language page
louse	piollo, piojo	piolho	fauna	íamɨ̃̀	íamɨ̃̀	order Phtiraptera	See Language page
lung	pulmón	pulmão	body	jéri pũdã	jéri pũdã		See Language page
man/male	hombre	homem	human	ɨ̃́mɨ̃́	ɨ̃́mɨ̃́		See Language page
meat/flesh	carne	carne	fauna	ɨ́ᵽɨ́dì	ɨ́ɸɨ́dì		See Language page
moon	luna	lua	environment	ñã́mĩ́ mãkʰɨ muipũ̀	ɲã́mĩ́ mãkʰɨ muipũ̀		See Language page
mother	madre, mamá	mãe	kinship	kʰáàkʰò	kʰáàkʰò		See Language page
mountain/hill	montaña, colina, loma, cerro	morro, serra	environment	búľó (cerro), ɨ̃́tʰã́bùľò (montaña)	búró (cerro), ɨ̃́tʰã́bùrò (montaña)		See Language page
mouth	boca	boca	body	ɨhɛ́řò	ɨhɛ́rò		See Language page
name	nombre	nome	human	wãmɛ̃́	wãmɛ̃́		See Language page
nape	base del cuello, nuca	nuca	body				See Language page
near/close	cerca de	perto	quality	ã́dõ-ã́kã, pɨ'tó-pɨ	ã́dõ-ã́kã, pɨ'tó-pɨ		See Language page
neck	cuello	pescoço	body	ãmɨ̃́tʰutʰù	ãmɨ̃́tʰutʰù		See Language page
new	nuevo	novo	quality	wãmã́	wãmã́		See Language page
night	noche	noite	time	ñã́mĩ́	ɲã́mĩ́		See Language page
no/not	no	não	grammar	mɛ̃́	mɛ̃́		See Language page
nose	nariz	nariz	body	ĩkʰĩ́ʌ̃̀	ĩkʰĩ́ʌ̃̀		See Language page
old	viejo	velho	quality	bɨ'kɨ́-ro, ka bɨ́'kɨ́-ro	bɨ'kɨ́-ro, ka bɨ́'kɨ́-ro		See Language page
one	uno	um	number	hikʰá	hikʰá		See Language page
open/uncover	abrir	abrir	other				See Language page
other	otro	outro	grammar	a'pĩ́, a'pé-	a'pĩ́, a'pé-		See Language page
pain/painful/sick	dolor, doloroso, enfermo	dor, doloroso, doente	body				See Language page
person/human being	persona	pessoa	human	bóhó'ká (people)	bóhó'ká (people)		See Language page
pound/beat	machacar, golpear	bater	impact				See Language page
rain	lluvia	chuva	environment	ókʰó peà	ókʰó peà		See Language page
red	rojo	vermelho	colour	hṹã́	hṹã́		See Language page
right/right hand	derecha	direita	location/body	di'ábã́kɨ̃	di'ábã́kɨ̃		See Language page
road/path	camino	caminho	manufacture	mà	mà		See Language page
root	raíz	raiz	flora	nɨ̃́kʰṍnĩ́	nɨ̃́kʰṍnĩ́		See Language page
rotten	podrido	podre	quality	bo'á(-), bo'á-ro	bo'á(-), bo'á-ro		See Language page
sand	arena	areia	environment	botířihɛ̀ hitʰá	botírihɛ̀ hitʰá		See Language page
say	decir	dizer	mental	ĩ'ĩ́-	ĩ'ĩ́-		See Language page
scratch	rascar	rasgar	impact				See Language page
see	ver	ver	mental	ĩ́ã́	ĩ́ã́		See Language page
sharp	afilado, filudo, filoso	afiado	quality	he'jó-hãjũ	he'jó-hãjũ		See Language page
shoot	tirar, disparar, balear	atirar	impact				See Language page
short	corto	curto	quality	jo'a-ti	jo'a-ti		See Language page
shoulder	hombro	ombro	body	akʰṍňõ̀	akʰṍrõ̀		See Language page
shy/ashamed	tímido, vergonzoso	timido, com vergonha	mental				See Language page
sit	sentar(se)	sentar	state	duʷí	duʷí		See Language page
skin	piel	pele	body	kʰáhɛ́řó	kʰáhɛ́ró		See Language page
sky	cielo	céu	environment	ɨ̃mɨ̃́ kahɛ̀řò	ɨ̃mɨ̃́ kahɛ̀rò		See Language page
sleep	dormir	dormir	body	kʰã́nĩ́	kʰã́nĩ́		See Language page
small	pequeño	pequeno	quality	pee'kíákã, bẽ'tã́kã	pee'kíákã, bẽ'tã́kã		See Language page
smoke	humo	fumaça	environment	pékʰá bueřì	pékʰá buerì		See Language page
sniff/smell	olfatear, oler	cheirar	body	wĩnĩ́ñã	wĩnĩ́ɲã	primarily transitive	See Language page
spit	escupir	cuspir	body				See Language page
split	partir, dividir	rachar, dividir, partir	impact	páá tuu, bũtu'ó	páá tuu, bũtu'ó		See Language page
squeeze	estrujar, exprimir	espremer	impact	wãñĩã́	wãɲĩã́		See Language page
stab/pierce	apuñalar, acuchillar	apunhalar	impact	túu pua(-), ha'dé(-)	túu pua(-), ha'dé(-)		See Language page
stand	estar de pié	ficar em pé	state	duukú	duukú		See Language page
star	estrella	estrela	environment	ñṍkʰṍ	ɲṍkʰṍ		See Language page
steal	robar	roubar	other				See Language page
stick/wood	palo	pau, vara	flora	jú'kɨ́-gɨ	jú'kɨ́-gɨ		See Language page
stone	piedra	pedra	environment	ɨ̃tʰã́ŋã́	ɨ̃tʰã́ŋã́		See Language page
suck	chupar	chupar	body	ṹᵽṹ	ṹɸṹ		See Language page
sun	sol	sol	time	ɨ̃́mɨ̃́ňẽkʰò mãkʰɨ̆̃ muiᵽũ̀	ɨ̃́mɨ̃́rẽkʰò mãkʰɨ̆̃ muiɸũ̀		See Language page
sweat	sudar	suor, suar	body				See Language page
swell	hincharse	inchar	body	mĩᵽĩ́	mĩɸĩ́		See Language page
swim	nadar	nadar	motion	báàwá	báàwá		See Language page
tail	cola, rabo	rabo	body	kʰɨ̃ ᵽikʰṍňṍ	kʰɨ̃ ɸikʰṍrṍ		See Language page
that	ese/esa	esse	grammar	tɛ́	tɛ́		See Language page
thick	grueso, gordo, espeso	grosso	quality	ɨ'hé-biti	ɨ'hé-biti		See Language page
thin	delgado	fino	quality	ɨ'hé bẽe dĩiri	ɨ'hé bẽe dĩiri		See Language page
think	pensar	pensar	mental	tʰɨgoéñá	tʰɨgoéɲá		See Language page
this	este/esta	este	grammar	átʰɛ́	átʰɛ́		See Language page
three	tres	tres	number	í'tía-	í'tía-		See Language page
throat	garganta	garganta	body				See Language page
throw	tirar, lanzar	atirar, jogar	impact	déé-koho, kõ'á	déé-koho, kõ'á		See Language page
thunder	truenos	trovão	environment	bɨ́ᵽó	bɨ́ɸó		See Language page
tie up/fasten	atar, amarrar	amarrar	impact	híá	híá		See Language page
tongue	lengua	lingua	body	yɛ́mɛ̃́ňõ̀	jɛ́mɛ̃́rõ̀		See Language page
tooth	diente	dente	body	uᵽígà	uɸígà		See Language page
turn	girar, volter, torcer	virar	other			may be transitive or intransitive	See Language page
two	dos	dois	number	pɨ́á	pɨ́á		See Language page
vomit	vomitar	vomitar	body	uhéotí	uhéotí		See Language page
walk	caminar, andar	andar	motion	wáà	wáà		See Language page
water	agua	agua	environment	ókʰó	ókʰó		See Language page
wet	mojado	molhado	quality	bĩ'bĩ́(-)	bĩ'bĩ́(-)		See Language page
what?	que, qué	que	grammar	ñẽ́	ɲẽ́		See Language page
when?	cuando	quando	grammar	dõ'kṍrṍ, 'díí watoa	dõ'kṍrṍ, 'díí watoa		See Language page
where?	donde	onde	grammar	dõõ, 'dṍṍ-pɨ	dõõ, 'dṍṍ-pɨ		See Language page
white	blanco	branco	colour	botʰíři	botʰíri		See Language page
who?	quien, quién	quem	grammar	nṍã̀	nṍã̀		See Language page
wife	esposa	esposa	kinship	nɨ̃́mṍ	nɨ̃́mṍ		See Language page
wind	viento	vento	environment	wĩ́nṍ	wĩ́nṍ		See Language page
wing	ala	asa	body	kʰédɨ̀ᵽɨ̀	kʰédɨ̀ɸɨ̀		See Language page
woman/female	mujer	mulher	human	nṍmĩ́õ̀	nṍmĩ́õ̀		See Language page
work	trabajar	trabalhar	other				See Language page
yawn	bostezar	bocejar	body				See Language page
yellow	amarillo	amarelo	colour	huří	hurí		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
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English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Part of Speech	Linnean Name	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Proto-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Hypernym	Source	Association with Social Categories	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Ritual Notes	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	Medicinal Notes	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Psychotropic Notes	Traded	Trade Notes	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous	Ethnobiology Notes	Species Notes	General Notes

English	Spanish	Portuguese	Semantic Field	Linnean Name	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Source	Distribution	General Notes
achiote, anatto	achiote	urucum	flora-fauna	Bixa orellana	bũ'hã́	bũ'hã́	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.	bu	bu	See Language page
alligator, black caiman	babilla; cachirre	jacaré	flora-fauna	Melanosuchus niger, Caiman schlerops; Paleosuchus sp.	ɨhó (Caiman)	ɨhó (Caiman)	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			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			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	ᵽĩ́nṍ	ɸĩ́nṍ	See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
angleworm	lombriz	minhoca	flora-fauna	order Opisthopora			See Language page
ant (generic)	hormiga	formiga	flora-fauna	Formicidae	mẽkʰã́ (generic)	mẽkʰã́ (generic)	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)	bɨ́kʰó	bɨ́kʰó	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	ᵽã́mṍ	ɸã́mṍ	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	ãnɨ̃́	ãnɨ̃́	See Language page	tropical regions, especially river banks	plant
avocado	palta, aguacate	abacate	flora-fauna	Persea americana			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.			See Language page	floodplains, swamp; esp. northern Amazonia
banana, plantain	banano, banana, cambur, bellaco, variedad de plátano	banana	flora-fauna	Musa sp.	we'kɨ́ 'óó	we'kɨ́ 'óó	See Language page		Names for banana/plantain may be derived from bastard plantain by semantic shift.
bat	murciélago	morcego	flora-fauna	Chiroptera spp.	ohó	ohó	See Language page
beans	frijoles, frejol, caraotas (negras, rojas, blancas)	feijão	flora-fauna	Phaseolus spp.			See Language page		plant
bird	pajaro, ave	passaro	flora-fauna		mĩ́nĩ́	mĩ́nĩ́	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			See Language page	secondary forests, native to Brazil	tree
black palm	bacaba, mapora, pusui, patabá	bacaba	flora-fauna	Oenocarpus bacaba			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	bekʰõá	bekʰõá	See Language page
boa	boa; mantona (red-tailed boa); boa de altura	jiboia	flora-fauna	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	pĩ́'dṍ	pĩ́'dṍ	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)	wáa-'gá ('gourd', H&R)	wáa-'gá ('gourd', H&R)	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']			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			See Language page
bullet ant, lesser giant hunter ant	conga, hormiga yanabe (Colombia), isula (Peru), Hormiga Veinticuatro	tocandira	flora-fauna	Paraponera clavata			See Language page
butterfly, moth	mariposa	borboleta	flora-fauna	order Lepidoptera			See Language page
capybara	Capibara, Carpincho, Ronsoco	capivara	flora-fauna	Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris	día jehe	día jehe	See Language page
cará tuber, purple or white	camote, sachapapa	cará roxo, branco	flora-fauna	Dioscorea sp.	ñã́ᵽĩ́	ɲã́ɸĩ́	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			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			See Language page
cicada	cigarra, chicharra	cigarra	flora-fauna	super fam. Cicadoidea			See Language page
cipó vine	tamishi, bejuco, yare	cipó	flora-fauna	Heteropsis spp.			See Language page	secondary forest, floodplain	vine
coca	coca	coca	flora-fauna	Erythroxylum coca	ᵽátʰɨ	ɸátʰɨ	See Language page	secondary scrub vegetation. lower alt. of eastern Andes	plant
cockroach	cucaracha	barata-do-mato	flora-fauna	order Blattaria			See Language page
collared peccary	sajino, pecarí de collar, jabalf, Javelina, Saíno, Pecarí de Collar	caititu, caetitu	flora-fauna	Pecari tajacu, Tayassu tajacu	kʰíyɛ́hɛ́	kʰíjɛ́hɛ́	See Language page
cotamundi, coatimundi	Coatí, Tejón, Achuni, zorro guache	quati	flora-fauna	genus Nasua			See Language page
cotton	algodón	algodão	flora-fauna	Gossypium (barbadense: long fibers; hirsutum: short fibers)	yitʰá	jitʰá	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			See Language page
cricket	saltón, grillo	grilo	flora-fauna	family Gryllidae			See Language page
curassow	mitu, montete (Peru), paujil/panjuil (Peru), paujil de Salvin (Peru for Mitu salvini)	mutum	flora-fauna	Crax sp., Nothocrax sp.	wã́dõpĩ	wã́dõpĩ	See Language page	Amazonia
deer	venado	veado, cariacu	flora-fauna	family Cervidae, esp. Odocoileus virginianus	ñã́mã́	ɲã́mã́	See Language page
dog (camp, domestic)	perro	cachorro	flora-fauna	Canis famililaris	ekʰáľikʰɨ́ džáì	ekʰárikʰɨ́ dʒáì	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			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
dove	paloma	pomba	flora-fauna	family Columbidae			See Language page
duck	pato	pato, marreco	flora-fauna	Anatidae family			See Language page
edible palm-dwelling larva (palm weevil)	suri, mojojoy	larva, broca-do-coqueiro, aramandaiá	flora-fauna	Rhynchophorus sp.			See Language page
electric eel	anguila eléctrica	poraquê	flora-fauna	Electrophorus electricus			See Language page
firefly, lightning bug	lampírido, luciérnaga (Peru), añañahui (Peru), cocuyo (attributed Taino origin)	vagalume	flora-fauna	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae			See Language page
fish (generic)	pez	peixe	flora-fauna		wáí	wáí	See Language page
fish poison, barbasco	barbasco, matapez (Colombia)	timbó	flora-fauna	Lonchocarpus spp.			See Language page	secondary forests and secondary srcrub vegetation	shrub/tree
flea	pulga	pulga	flora-fauna	order Siphonaptera	nũkʰɛ̃́	nũkʰɛ̃́	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			See Language page	widespread lowland SA	shrub
giant otter	Lobo Grande de Río, nutria gigante, lutria	ariranha	flora-fauna	Pteronura brasiliensis	díadžò	díadʒò	See Language page
grass	hierba, pasto	capim, grama	flora-fauna	(generic)	tá	tá	See Language page
gray-winged trumpeter	Grulla, Trompetero Ala Gris	jacamim	flora-fauna	Psophia crepitans			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			See Language page	Widespread South America
green acouchi	Guatín, Punchana, curi, picurito rabudo, picurito rabilargo	cutiara	flora-fauna	Myoprocta pratti			See Language page
guan	pava, pucacunga (Peru), pava de Spix (Peru)	jacu	flora-fauna	Penelope sp.	ka'tá	ka'tá	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	kʰáᵽí	kʰáɸí	See Language page	semi-domesticated, native to Amazonian basin, esp. NW	vine
hawk	halcón, gavilán	gavião	flora-fauna	family Accipitridae			See Language page
honeybee	abeja	abelha	flora-fauna	Apis mellifera; Tetragonisca angustula; Trigona amazonensis	utiámɨ̃̀	utiámɨ̃̀	See Language page
horse	caballo	cavalho	flora-fauna	Equus caballus			See Language page
hot pepper	ají, pimentón/pimiento rojo, pucunucho (Peru), charapilla (Peru)	pimenta	flora-fauna	Capsicum sp., principally chinensis and frutescens	bía	bía	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.]	ɛ̃́mṍã́mɨ̃̀	ɛ̃́mṍã́mɨ̃̀	See Language page
hummingbird	colibrí, picaflor (Peru)	beija-flor	flora-fauna	family Trochilidae	mĩ́mĩ́	mĩ́mĩ́	See Language page	Widespread
iguana	iguana, garipiares (Colombia)	camaleão	flora-fauna	Iguana sp.	yúáhò	júáhò	See Language page		iguana' is reportedly from Arawak iwana
inga	guaba, guamo, guama, shimbillo (Peru)	inga	flora-fauna	Inga spp.			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			See Language page
jaguar	yaguar, yaguareté, jaguar, otorongo (Peru), tigre (Peru)	onca	flora-fauna	Panthera onca	mãkʰã́nɨkʰɨ, džáí (both 'tigre')	mãkʰã́nɨkʰɨ, dʒáí (both 'tigre')	See Language page
japurá	oreja de murcielago	japurá	flora-fauna	Erisma japura			See Language page		large tree
kapok	ceiba, huimba, lupuna (Peru for Ceiba sp.)	sumaumeira	flora-fauna	Ceiba pentandra	bu'há	bu'há	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			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
leaf-cutter ant	Colombia: zampopo, hormiga arriera; Venezuela: bachaco; Peru: curuhuinse	saúva	flora-fauna	Atta sp.			See Language page
macaw	ara, guacamaya	Arara	flora-fauna	family Psittacidae; Ara sp.	má	má	See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
maize, corn	mazorca, maiz	milho	flora-fauna	Zea mays	ódikʰà	ódikʰà	See Language page	widespread, esp. in river floodplains	plant
manatee	vaca marina, manatí	peixe-boi	flora-fauna	Trichechus sp.			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.			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
manioc (bitter or generic)	yuca brava	mandioca	flora-fauna	Manihot esculenta	kʰĩ́	kʰĩ́	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			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	nɛ̃́ňõ̀̀	nɛ̃́rõ̀̀	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.	mɨ̃́tʰẽ́	mɨ̃́tʰẽ́	See Language page
moth	mariposa nocturna, polilla	mariposa	flora-fauna	order Lepidoptera			See Language page
mouse, rat	ratón	camundongo, rata	flora-fauna	Mus musculus	wípótɨ́, wíipotɨ	wípótɨ́, wíipotɨ	See Language page
mushroom	champiñón, hongo	cogumelo	flora-fauna	(any edible generic)			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	díadžò	díadʒò	See Language page
opossum	zarigüeya, rabipelado, zorro, zorrillo	mucura	flora-fauna	family Didelphidae			See Language page
owl (large)	búho, lechuza	corujão	flora-fauna	order Strigiformes	bɨᵽɨ́ ᵽokʰò	bɨɸɨ́ ɸokʰò	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.)	hɛ̃́mɛ̃́	hɛ̃́mɛ̃́	See Language page
pacu fish	palometa, garopita, garopa, curhuara (Peru)	pacu	flora-fauna	Mylossoma sp.			See Language page
palm for roof thatch	pui, irapay, hoja de irapay, caraná	caraná	flora-fauna	Mauritiella armata OR Lepidocaryum tenue (irapay), Mauritius carana			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	wekʰó	wekʰó	See Language page	Widespread
paxiuba palm	pona, huacrapona, cashapona, macanilla, pachiuba	paxiuba	flora-fauna	Iriartea exorrhiza OR Iriartea deltoidea			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	ɨ̃'dẽ-jõ	ɨ̃'dẽ-jõ	See Language page
peanut	maní (may be loan from Taino Arawak), cacahuete	amendoim	flora-fauna	Arachis hypogaea			See Language page		plant
pineapple	piña	abacaxi	flora-fauna	Ananas comosus			See Language page		plant
pirana	piraña, caribe	piranha	flora-fauna	subfamily Serrasalmidae	bɨ̃́	bɨ̃́	See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
porcupine	puerco espín, erizo (Peru), casha cushillo (Peru)	cuandu, porco-espinho	flora-fauna	family Erethizontidae			See Language page
potato	papa	batata	flora-fauna	Solanum tuberosum			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	jã'pĩ́	jã'pĩ́	See Language page		plant
praying mantis, stick insects	mantis religiosa	louva-a-deus	flora-fauna	order Mantodea, family Mantidae			See Language page
rubber tree (sorva)	caucho, siringa, shiringa	seringa, borracha	flora-fauna	Hevea sp.			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia	tree
scorpion	escorpión; alacran	escorpião	flora-fauna	order Scorpiones			See Language page
seje palm	ungurahui (Peru), palma de seje, milpesos, patabá	patoá, patuá	flora-fauna	Jessenia bataua, aka Oenocarpus bataua			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.			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
small lizard	lagartija	calango	flora-fauna	order Squamata			See Language page
snail	caracol, churo (Peru)	caracol	flora-fauna	class Gastropoda			See Language page
snake (generic)	culebra, serpiente	cobra	flora-fauna		ãñã́	ãɲã́	See Language page
snake (poisonous generic) or rattlesnake	víbora (Peru), jergón (Peru), yarara	jararaca	flora-fauna	Bothrops jararaca/atrox	é'rí, 'día 'ã́jã́	é'rí, 'día 'ã́jã́	See Language page	Widespread South America
speckled catfish	surubí, pintadillo	surubim, sorubim	flora-fauna	Pseudoplatystoma sp.			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
spider	araña	aranha	flora-fauna	Arachnidae, Araneae	bɨᵽɨ́	bɨɸɨ́	See Language page
squash	calabaza, calabacines, auyamas, zapallos, huingo (Peru)	abóbora	flora-fauna	Cucurbita sp.			See Language page		plant
squirrel	ardilla, danta (Ven)	serelepe, quatipuru, esquilo	flora-fauna	family Sciuridae			See Language page
stingray (generic)	rayas látigo, raya	arraia	flora-fauna	Potamotrygon sp.			See Language page
tannia, yautia	huitina (Peru), ñame	taioba branca	flora-fauna	Xanthosoma spp.	ñãmṍ	ɲãmṍ	See Language page
tapir	sachavaca, danta	anta	flora-fauna	Tapirus terrestris	wekʰɨ́	wekʰɨ́	See Language page
termites, white-ants	comején (Peru), termitas	cupim	flora-fauna	order Isoptera	bútʰúà	bútʰúà	See Language page
tick	garrapata	carrapato	flora-fauna	superfam Ixodoidea			See Language page
tigerfish	taraira, guabina, huasaco (Peru)	traíra	flora-fauna	Hoplias sp.			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
tinamou	tinamu, perdiz, gallineta	inambu, inhambu	flora-fauna	family Tinamidae	ã́mbokʰo	ã́mbokʰo	See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
toad	sapo	sapo	flora-fauna	order Anura	tʰɨ́bɨ́ľò	tʰɨ́bɨ́rò	See Language page
tobacco	tabaco	tabaco	flora-fauna	Nicotiana tabacum	mɨ̃́nṍ	mɨ̃́nṍ	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	uú	uú	See Language page	Widespread
toucan	tucán, pinsha (Peru)	tucano	flora-fauna	Ramphastos sp.	dahɛ́	dahɛ́	See Language page	Widespread Amazonia
tree	árbol	arvore	flora-fauna		yúkʰɨ́gɨ̀	júkʰɨ́gɨ̀	See Language page
tufted capuchin monkey	mono negro (Peru), Machín Negro, Maicero Cachón, mono maicero	macaco prego	flora-fauna	Cebus apella	akʰɛ́	akʰɛ́	See Language page
ucuqui	yugo, caimitillo del monte (Peru)	ucuqui	flora-fauna	Pouteria ucuqui			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	džukʰá	dʒukʰá	See Language page	Widespread South America
wasp	avispa; specific type: ronzapa/ronsapa	caba	flora-fauna	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita			See Language page
white-fronted capuchin	Machín Blanco, mono blanco, Maicero Cariblanco, mono blanco (Peru)	Caiarara	flora-fauna	Cebus albifrons			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	ihiáľò bokʰɨ	ihiárò bokʰɨ	See Language page
white-lipped peccary	Chancho de Monte, Cariblanco, Huangana	queixada	flora-fauna	Tayassu pecari	jé'hé, páɨ jé'hé	jé'hé, páɨ jé'hé	See Language page
woodpecker	pájaro carpintero, carpintero	pica-pau	flora-fauna	family Picidae			See Language page	Widespread Amazonia

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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	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	General Notes	Source
afterworld, land of dead, Heaven	tierra do los muertos	terra dos mortos	culture-mythology				See Language page
arrow	flecha	flecha	subsistence tool	anɨ̃́ŋɨ̃̀	anɨ̃́ŋɨ̃̀	hunting, warfare	See Language page
axe/stone axe	hacha (de piedra)	machado (de pedra)	subsistence tool	kʰõmẽ́ã̀	kʰõmẽ́ã̀	especially for clearing fields	See Language page
bait for fishing	cebo, carnada para pescar, empate (Peru)	isca	subsistence tool			can refer to worms; more generic	See Language page
basin/bowl	tazón, plato hondo, taza	tijela	culture-material				See Language page
basket (general)	canasta, canasto, cesta	cesto	culture-material				See Language page
basket, small	canasta, canasto, cesta	cesto pequeno, tampado	culture-material				See Language page
bead	abalorio, mostacilla, cuenta, gota, puca; necklace=collar	miçanga	culture-material				See Language page
bed	cama	cama	culture-material	kã́'dĩ́ricá-pĩĩ	kã́'dĩ́ricá-pĩĩ		See Language page
bench, seat	banco, silla, asiento	banco	culture-material	kʰṹmṹňõ̀	kʰṹmṹrõ̀		See Language page
blowgun	cerbatana, pucuna (Peru)	zarabatana	subsistence tool	buᵽúá	buɸúá	currently limited to certain groups (favoring h-g orientation, e.g. Nadahup) within RN region	See Language page
boomerang/throwing stick (generic)			subsistence tool				See Language page
bottle	botella	garrafa	acculturation				See Language page
bottom grinding stone			manufacture			if different word from top grinding stone	See Language page
bow	arco	arco	subsistence tool	bɨɛ́řikʰábɛtʰò	bɨɛ́rikʰábɛtʰò	arco	See Language page
broom	escoba	vassoura	culture-material				See Language page
canoe	canoa	canoa	transport	kʰúmṹã́	kʰúmṹã́		See Language page
cat	gato	gato	acculturation				See Language page
chicken	gallina	galinha	acculturation				See Language page
chief/leader	jefe, cacique	chefe	culture-mythology	wí'ó-gɨ, ka do'tí-gɨ	wí'ó-gɨ, ka do'tí-gɨ		See Language page
clothing	ropa	roupa	culture-mythology				See Language page
club	garrote, cachiporra	clava, porrete	subsistence tool				See Language page
Curupira (spirit type)	Curupira, Madremonte	Curupira	culture-mythology			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			hunting and warfare	See Language page
deity/powerful spirit/culture figure	dios(es), deidad	divinidade, figura mítica	culture-mythology			In RN region, frequently translates as 'Bone-Son', 'One on the bone', etc.	See Language page
digging stick			subsistence tool				See Language page
dream	sueño, soñar	sonho, sonhar	culture-mythology				See Language page
drum	tambor	tambor	culture-mythology	yukʰɨ́gɨ̀ tʰotʰi	jukʰɨ́gɨ̀ tʰotʰi		See Language page
drum (large signal)	tambor, manguaré, maguaré (Colombia)	tambor	culture			Used to be used by Tukanoan peoples (and others?), sound carried for long distances	See Language page
fan	abanico	abanador, abano	subsistence tool			esp. for fanning a cooking fire	See Language page
feather headdress	plumaje, corona de plumas	enfeite/capacete de penas	culture-mythology				See Language page
fence, palisade	cerco	cerca	other			may be related to defense/warfare?	See Language page
fermented drink	masato, chicha	caxiri, chicha	culture	hĩ́nĩ́ňikʰɛ̀	hĩ́nĩ́rikʰɛ̀	prioritizes manioc beer where distinction is made	See Language page
fetish, charm	fetiche, encanto, filtro de amor, pusanga	feitiço, puçanga	culture-mythology				See Language page
fireplace	hogar	lareira	other				See Language page
firewood	leña	lenha	other	ᵽekʰá yukʰì	ɸekʰá jukʰì		See Language page
fish (with fish-poison)	pescar con barbasco, barbasquear	pescar com timbó; tinguijar	food				See Language page
fish (with line)	anzuelear, pescar con linea	pescar (com linha)	food				See Language page
fishing line	cordel/cuerda p/ pescar, sedal, tanze	linha de pesca	subsistence tool				See Language page
fishtrap	trampa de peces, trampa	matapi, cacuri	subsistence tool				See Language page
flat bread, cassava bread	pan de yuca, casabe/cazabe	beiju	food			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	kʰĩ́ ᵽokʰá	kʰĩ́ ɸokʰá	agriculture	See Language page
flute	flauta, quena (Peru)	flauta	culture-mythology			multiple types? japurutu, deer-bone, etc.	See Language page
game animal	caza, animal de caza	caça, animal de caça	food			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				See Language page
gourd (dipper/bowl)	cucharón, pate (Peru), totomo, totuma, totumo	cuia	subsistence tool	wáa-'gá ('gourd', H&R)	wáa-'gá ('gourd', H&R)		See Language page
grater	rallador, rallo	ralador, ralo	subsistence tool			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				See Language page
grid of sticks for smoking meat or placing objects (shelf)	barbacoa	jirau	subsistence tool	kʰánĩ́ňĩ-kʰápĩ̀	kʰánĩ́rĩ-kʰápĩ̀		See Language page
griddle for cooking flatbread	tiesto (Colombia), budare (Venezuela), tortera (Peru)	forno para beiju	subsistence tool			agriculture?	See Language page
gun	arma, escopeta	espingarda, fusil	acculturation				See Language page
hammock	hamaca, chinchorro	rede	culture-material	ᵽṹũŋɨ̃́	ɸṹũŋɨ̃́		See Language page
hat	sombero	chapéu	dress				See Language page
healer	curandero	benzador, curandeiro, kumu (Tukano)	culture-mythology			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				See Language page
honey	miel	mel	food			only gathered in wild throughout Amazonia?	See Language page
house			other	wí	wí		See Language page
hunt	cazar	caçar	food				See Language page
knife	cuchillo	faca	culture-material	wídɛ́řikʰaᵽĩ̀	wídɛ́rikʰaɸĩ̀		See Language page
loincloth	taparrabos, guayuco, pampanilla	tanga, tapa-sexo	dress				See Language page
machete	machete	facão	culture-material				See Language page
mortar	mortero	pilão	subsistence tool				See Language page
paddle/oar	remo	remo	transport	wářikʰářò	wárikʰárò		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				See Language page
paper	papel	papel	acculturation				See Language page
pestle	pilón, mano de mortero, mazo, moledor	mão de pilão	subsistence tool				See Language page
pipe for tobacco	pipa	cachimbo	other				See Language page
plate	plato	prato	culture-material				See Language page
policeman	polícia	policía	acculturation				See Language page
pot	olla, pote	panela, vasilha	subsistence tool	hotʰɨ́	hotʰɨ́		See Language page
rattle	matraca, maraca	marico, chocalho	culture-mythology	ñã́hã́ŋã	ɲã́hã́ŋã		See Language page
resin	resina, brea, copal	resina, brea, breu	subsistence tool				See Language page
ritual song cycle (kapiwaya)	kapiwaya	capiwaya	culture-mythology				See Language page
rope/string	mecate, cuerda, soga	corda	culture	ñṹkʰã̀	ɲṹkʰã̀		See Language page
salt	sal	sal	food	bṍã	bṍã		See Language page
school	escuela	escola	acculturation				See Language page
shaman, healer	chamán, brujo	xaman, pajé, feiticeiro	culture-mythology	kũbũ, ku'rí, ka bá'hé-gɨ	kũbũ, ku'rí, ka bá'hé-gɨ	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				See Language page
skirt	falda, saya, fustan, pollera	saia	culture-material				See Language page
soldier	soldado	soldado	acculturation				See Language page
song (generic)	canción, canto	canção	culture-mythology				See Language page
spear	lanza	lança	subsistence tool	hadɛ́řikʰářò	hadɛ́rikʰárò		See Language page
spearthrower			subsistence tool				See Language page
starch (tapioca, other)	almidón	goma de tapioca	food				See Language page
stone for lighting fires	piedra para hacer fuego	pedra para acender fogo	culture-material				See Language page
sugarcane/sugar	azúcar, caña de azúcar	açucar (de cana)	acculturation				See Language page
tapioca drink, mingau	cahuana, caguana	mingau	food			agriculture	See Language page
tattoo	tatuaje, tatu	tatuagem	culture-mythology				See Language page
thatch/roof	crisneja	palha, caraná	culture-material				See Language page
tipiti (manioc squeezer)	tipiti, matafrio, sebucán, exprimador, prensa para yuca	tipiti	food			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			use word for top grinding stone if different from bottom stone	See Language page
tripod for washing manioc	trípode	tripé	subsistence tool			agriculture	See Language page
venom for darts, poison	veneno	curare	subsistence tool			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				See Language page
woven strainer/sieve	colador tejido, cedazo (Peru), cernedor (Peru)	peneira, cumatá	subsistence tool			agriculture? commonly used for sifting dry manioc flour	See Language page
yurupari, jurupari (or any flutes forbidden to women)	yurupari	jurupari	culture-mythology			a ritual complex in various parts of Amazonia involving sacred flutes/trumpets, forbidden to women.	See Language page

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