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big round tule

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Language	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

Language	Linnean Name	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Proto-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Association with Social Categories	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Ritual Notes	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	Medicinal Notes	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Trade Notes	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous
Bankalachi Toloim	Schoenoplectus acutus	pumuk		tule (in pumuk ti'i “tule house”	loan			Yokuts	Yowlumne bumuk		unknown				Gayton 1:51, with footnote that inf. speaks Yawelmani		2		1		2								no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Schoenoplectus acutus	sai-ppyh		reeds, tules (M: Big round tule (Scirpus lacustris)	inheritance	*sɨyi	Northern Uto-Aztecan		I think this goes with Stubbs 1735 (shown in reconstruction based on only Takic forms) which needs to be fixed since Numic is clearly sayi, see Kawaiisu seevibɨ	same	other complex	has has -pɨ ABS			Merriam 61;93		2		1		2								no
Cahuilla	Schoenoplectus acutus	páʔul	ˈpaʔul	tule	unique					same	other complex	pa7u-l	-m-exan-7a "inanimate"	-m-exan-7a	Seiler&Hioki 1979:146	no info	2	images at Burning, sacred bundle made of tule	1	“people used to eat the root, tasted like celery”, seeds, pollen also eaten	0		gathered (wild)	women	roots ground into a sweet flour, seeds eaten raw or cooked in mush, pollen used for cakes		California and southern US into Mexico	wet areas throughout territory	no
Central Sierra Miwok	Schoenoplectus acutus	ling'-ah		big round tule (S. lacustris)	inheritance	*lin ...	Eastern Miwokan				underived				Merriam 57:473		2		1		2								no
Chemehuevi	Schoenoplectus acutus	sáimpI, sáimpivə	voiceless schwa	round tule	inheritance	*sɨyi	Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan		I think this goes with Takic Stubbs 1735 (shown in reconstruction) which needs to be fixed since Numic is clearly sayi, see T. Shoshone	same	other complex	has -pɨ ABS			Harrington Chemehuevi Noun List		2		1		2								no
Chumash Barbareno	Schoenoplectus acutus	stapan		big round tule, S. californicus	inheritance		Central Chumash only		also in Ineseno		underived				Timbrook 2007:203		2		1		2								no
Chumash Ineseno	Schoenoplectus acutus	stapan; swow		big round tule: Timbrook S. californicus; swow S. acutus	inheritance		Central Chumash only		Central Chumash		underived				Merriam 55:29		2		1		2								no
Chumash Obispeno	Schoenoplectus acutus	tqmima7		carrizo	unique						other complex	t'-			Harrington III:1:0274		2		1		2								no
Chumash Ventureno	Schoenoplectus acutus	kawɨyɨsh		Scirpus acutus, Scirpus californicus, Bulrush, Tule	unique						other complex	-Vsh resultative			Timbrook 2007:203		2		1		2								no
Cocopa	Schoenoplectus acutus	xca		reed	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Langdon 1976:871 (Metath); Mojave hatav'iily	same	underived				Crawford 1989		2		1		2								no
Comanche	Schoenoplectus acutus	pamoe		tule y tambien quiote	semantic shift				comes from the verb for “smoke tobacco” and refers to use of the reeds to make cigarettes	broader (also refers to agave stalk, probably on functional grounds	finite clause?	“it.smokes” (I think)			Rejon 1995:40		2		1		2								no
Cupeño	Schoenoplectus acutus	si'ish	siˈʔiʃ	tule, Scirpus sp.	inheritance	*siˈʔi:-	Californian		Gabrielino se'-e (Merriam), Tubatulabal shi'īpül	same	other complex	siˈʔi-ʃ tule-npn			Hill & Nolasquez 1973:172	no info	2	faces of images at burning were stuffed with this (Strong 1929:267)	1	green shoots, roots eaten	no info		gathered (wild but closely managed)	all	mainly for matting, roofing, etc.; no info on preparation as food		California and southern US into Mexico	wetlands	no
Esselen	Schoenoplectus acutus	kapána; umis-wa (?)		tule	unique		Esselen		compares Mutsun pakir, not big-round-tule (Typha?)		other complex	-na classifier suffix	-na		Shaul 1988:698; Turner & Shaul 1981:116		2		1		2								no
Gabrielino	Schoenoplectus acutus	se'-e	siˈʔij	Big round tule	inheritance	*siˈʔi:-	Californian		Cu. si'ish, Tubatulabal shi'īpül	same	other complex	siˈʔi-j tule-npn			http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n415/mode/2up; p. 441		2	used in making images at burning; matting of this plant used for inner enclosure of the yovaar (Harrington 1978:136)	1	seeds, roots, green shoots	no info		gathered (wild but closely managed)	all	seeds parched, mixed with other seeds, some ground		California and southern US into Mexico	wet areas throughout territory	no
Iipay 'Aa	Schoenoplectus acutus	ɂesuq		small round tule in Couro and Hutcheson; Big round tule in Merriam	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Kiliwa suq “reed, tule”	same	underived				Merriam 55:225; Couro and Hutcheson		2		1		2								no
Kawaiisu	Schoenoplectus acutus	seevibɨ		Scirpus validus, tule, great bulrush	inheritance	*sɨyi	Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan		I think this goes with Takic Stubbs 1735 (shown in reconstruction) which needs to be fixed since Numic is clearly sayi, see T. Shoshone saippüh	same	other complex	see-vi-bɨ	bɨ, pɨ	bɨ, pɨ seem to classify for plants, trees	1981 Zigmond		2		1		2								no
Kiliwa	Schoenoplectus acutus	xsuutk		round tule (cf. suq “reed, tule”)	inheritance		Proto-Yuman			same	underived				Mixco 1985		2		1		2								no
Kitanemuk	Schoenoplectus acutus	pivuht	ˈpivuht	reed sp., tule	unique				Is this word maybe related to piivat “tobacco”, given pipe association? See Luiseño pivee$ash. CHM records pe-wum, a similar Serrano form.	broader (plant and derived materials)	other complex	ˈpivuh-t big.tule-npn	-niw	possessive classifier for things	Anderton 1988:475	no info	2	almost certainly used in ritual structures	1	tubers eaten raw, lower stalk edible	no info		gathered (wild)	all	for house covering, mats		California and southern US into Mexico	wet areas throughout territory	no
Lake Miwok	Schoenoplectus acutus	kóol		round tule	inheritance	*xo:l...	Utian		Callaghan 1962:106		underived				Callaghan 1965		2		1		2								no
Luiseño	Schoenoplectus acutus	pivée$ash	piʹve:şaʃ	tule, type of pipe; Sparkman:large species of rush or reed	unique				Is this word maybe related to piivat “tobacco”, given pipe association? See Kitanemuk pivuht, Serrano pe-wum (Merriam)	same	other complex	piʹve:şa-ʃ big.tule-non.possessed.noun (root may be derived)			Elliott 1999:730	Clan name at Pala (Strong 1929:277)	2	Couplet: piveesash, hooyawish (first people gone west); matting of this plant used for inner enclosure of the wamkish (Harrington 1978:136)	1	new shoots (and probably roots, but these are not mentioned)	1	reeds used for cauterization irons	gathered (wild)	WhoCollects	fresh shoots eaten raw (Sparkman 1908:196, 234)		California and southern US into Mexico	wet areas throughout territory	no
Maidu	Schoenoplectus acutus	kúpky		round green tule	unique						other complex	-ky is suffix			Shipley 1963		2		1		2								no
Mojave	Schoenoplectus acutus	ɂahpily		tule	inheritance				IA ɂepilly “cattail, tule” (Merriam says is Typha)	same	underived				Munro et al.1992		2		1		2								no
Mutsun	Schoenoplectus acutus	ro'-kus		big round tule (S. lacustris)	inheritance		Costanoan		Note Mim lo/-kos “big round tule” CHM, Hill Patwin Laka- Callaghan 2001:324 (due to close similarity I think Mim is probably a loan from Costanoan, hence this must go further north and be Pco; Pinart has in Co I, II, IV		underived				Merriam 55:427		2		1		2								no
Nisenan	Schoenoplectus acutus	juje:		tule	unique						underived						2		1		2								no
Northern Paiute	Schoenoplectus acutus	sibe		tule (M: Big round tule (Scirpus lacustris)	inheritance	*sɨyi	Northern Uto-Aztecan		I think this goes with Takic Stubbs 1735 (shown in reconstruction) which needs to be fixed since Numic is clearly sayi, see T. Shoshone	same	other complex	has -pi ABS			Merriam 61:157		2		1		2								no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Schoenoplectus acutus	ling:y-		round tule	inheritance	*lin: ...	Eastern Miwokan		source?		underived				Callaghan 1987		2		1		2								no
Plains Miwok	Schoenoplectus acutus	lin:ak		round tule	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		Callaghan 1971(?)		underived				Callaghan 1984		2		1		2								no
Salinan A	Schoenoplectus acutus	7axó:l		tule (Merriam confirms as S. lacustris)	loan			Costanoan	Utian *xo:l ... (Callaghan 1962:106) not in M		underived				Mason 1918:128; Turner 1980:86		2		1		2								no
Salinan M	Schoenoplectus acutus	k'ámta<		tule (Merriam confirms as S. lacustris)	unique		Salinan M only		not in A		underived				Mason 1918:129		2		1		2								no
Seri (Comcaac)	Schoenoplectus acutus	xapij		common reed Phragmites australis	unique					same	underived				Comcaac Dictionary 580		2		1		2								no
Serrano	Schoenoplectus acutus	pe'-wum'		big round tule	inheritance				Kitaneumk pivuht “tule” is similar but not identical, shouldn't have a plural so what is this? Is this related to piivat “tobacco” (reeds used for pipes). See Luiseño pivee$ash.		underived				Merriam 60:121		2		1		2								no
Southern Paiute	Schoenoplectus acutus	to'oivɨ		Bulrush (Merriam:Big round tule (Schoenoplecgus acutus)	semantic shift	*to'i	Proto-Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 1738 (2008:246); Merriam has a hi- increment (“hetaw”); this is elsewhere always “flat tule, cattail” (Typha latifolia), but Merriam's form seems clear.	same	other complex	has -pɨ ABS			Sapir 1930:685		2		1		2								no
Southern Sierra Miwok	Schoenoplectus acutus	hoho:loj; kohjah-/kojhah (which is the typo?); mo:ngi-		reed Merriam has ling'-ah 57:473	unique				Note Mil ko:l “round tule”, Palewyami kolòlis; Callaghan 1962:106 has Utian *xo:l, bringing in Mu xale, Mib kole “hay”		underived				Broadbent 1964:		2		1		2								no
Southern Ute	Schoenoplectus acutus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2								no
Tübatulabal	Schoenoplectus acutus	shi'īpül	ʃiʔi:ˈbɨl	Tule, Scirpus acutus	inheritance	*siˈʔi:-	Californian		Cupeno si'ish, Gab. se'-e (Merriam)	same	derived	ʃiʔi:-ˈbɨ-l tule-deriv.suffix-npn			Hill 2010:78	no info	2	images of dead for burning made of tule bundles	1	roots peeled, sun-dried, pounded into flour, mixed w/ water and stone-boiled into mush (Voegelin 1938:18)	no info		gathered (wild)	all	see food notes; diverse non-food uses in mats, storage devices, roofing, etc.		California and southern US into Mexico	wet areas throughout	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Schoenoplectus acutus	saippüh		tule, Scirpus sp.	inheritance	*sɨyi	Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan		I think this goes with Stubbs 1735 (shown in reconstruction based on only Takic forms) which needs to be fixed since Numic is clearly sayi, see Kawaiisu seevibɨ	same	other complex	sai-ppüh tule-CL	ppüh		Dayley 1989:234		2		1		2								no
Wappo	Schoenoplectus acutus	šóne		round tule (CHM confirms 52:589	inheritance		Yukian-Wappo		Yukian *son; Elmendorf 1993:211		underived				Sawyer 1965		2		1		2								no
Washo	Schoenoplectus acutus	c'ó7ya7		big round tule	unique						underived				Merriam 55:321; WPD		2		1	base eaten raw	2								no
Western Mono	Schoenoplectus acutus	missing	(saib'		missing						missing				Gayton 2:260 tule floor mat		2		1		2								no
Wintu	Schoenoplectus acutus	lyupul		tule, rat-tail grass, needle grass (Merriam Scirpus sp., small tule 56:59; big round tule 56:123 (S. lacustris))	inheritance	*L'op	Wintun		Shepherd 2005		underived	maybe -VL derivation?			Pitkin 1985		2		1		2								no
Yavapai	Schoenoplectus acutus	hàmsɂīβ		bullrushes	unique						unknown				Shaterian 1983		2		1		2								no
Yokuts Palewyami	Schoenoplectus acutus	kolòlis		round tule	unique				unique in Kroeber; Callaghan 2001:341 compares to Pyv *k'oji$ “tule sp.” and Mil ko:l “round tule”; Note Miss hoho:loj;	same	underived				Kroeber 1961:199		2		1		2								no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Schoenoplectus acutus	cuyo, cuyo'		round tule (Scirpus acutus) (Merriam confirms S. acutus 58:381);	unique		Kings River, Tule-Kaweah (adjacent subgroups)		If cognate in Kings River, Tule-Kaweah, then this is a Nim-Yokuts form. But since groups are adjacent better to judge it as a low-level form and “unknown”	same	underived				Kroeber 1961:199		2		1		2					tule mats obtained from Tachi, Chunut who lived at the tulares			no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Schoenoplectus acutus	bumuk	probably has initial /p/	round tule (Merriam confirms 58:573)	inheritance	*pumuk'	Nim-Yokuts		Golla 1964:65	same	underived				Kroeber 1961:199		2		1		2								no
Yuki	Schoenoplectus acutus	su:n A		big round tule, S. lacustris	inheritance	*son	Yukian-Wappo		Schlichter 1985; Elmendorf 1993:211		underived				Sawyer & Schlichter 1984		2		1		2								no
Yuma	Schoenoplectus acutus	kwil-ă-nyo'		Big round tule (Scirpus lacustris)	unique						unknown				Merriam 61:475		2		1		2								no


Bankalachi Toloim
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Cahuilla
Central Sierra Miwok
Chemehuevi
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Cocopa
Comanche
Cupeño
Esselen
Gabrielino
Iipay 'Aa
Kawaiisu
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Lake Miwok
Luiseño
Maidu
Mojave
Mutsun
Nisenan
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Plains Miwok
Salinan A
Salinan M
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Wappo
Washo
Western Mono
Wintu
Yavapai
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yowlumne
Yuki
Yuma

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