Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

wild oats

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
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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	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Association with Social Categories	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous
Bankalachi Toloim	Avena (introduction)	ah-wā'-nah		Wild oats (Avena)	loan			Spanish	Spanish avena	WW	%avena	same	underived				C. H. Merriam 72-823, 60-473		2	1		2						no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Avena (introduction)	missing			inheritance								missing						2	1		2						no
Cahuilla	Avena (introduction)	ʔavéena	ʔaˈve:na	Avena fatua, Wild Oat	loan			Spanish		WW	%avena	same	underived	unassimilated loan	-m-exan-7a "inanimate",	-m-exan-7a, perhaps -chi7a "picking up"	Bean & Saubel 1972:46	no info	2	1	seeds eaten	0	gathered (wild)	women	seeds parched, ground into flour, mixed with other wild seeds in mush	All Americas	Common in upper and lower Sonoran life zones, abundant since at least 1835	no
Central Sierra Miwok	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Chemehuevi	Avena (introduction)	hoo-wēv'		Wild oats (Avena sativa)	unique							broader (Merriam gives this for “grass, any”)	other complex	has -pɨ ABS			Merriam 59:545		2	1		2						no
Chumash Barbareno	Avena (introduction)	aluche'esh		Avena spp., wild oats	unique				alu might be < Spanish arroz				other complex	-Vš resultative (and probably 7al-)			Timbrook 2007:43		2	1		2						no
Chumash Ineseno	Avena (introduction)	shushtewesh		wild oats	unique								other complex	-Vsh resultative			Timbrook 2007:43		2	1		2						no
Chumash Obispeno	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Chumash Ventureno	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Cocopa	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Comanche	Avena (introduction)	soni narúa		oats	unique				includes Stubbs 1029			broader (probably includes domestic oats)	finite clause?	grass - ??? (verb isn't in dict; Narua was name of Cynthia Parker			Robinson & Armagost 1990:167		2	1		2						no
Cupeño	Avena (introduction)	avɛɛna	ʔaˈve:na	oats	loan			Spanish		WW	%avena	same	underived				Hill & Nolasquez 1973:151	no info	2	1	seeds	no info	gathered (wild)	women	seeds parched, mixed with other seeds for mush	Americas (in California since 1830s at least)	diverse habitats	no
Esselen	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Gabrielino	Avena (introduction)	ă-vā'-har	ʔaˈve:har	Wild oats	loan			Spanish		WW	%avena	same	other complex	ʔaˈve:ha-r oats-npn (unusual addition of an npn to Spanish loan)	-hi:n	classifier for worthwhile possessions	http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n415/mode/2up; p. 441	no info	2	1	for seeds	2	gathered (wild but closely managed)	women	seeds parched, mixed with other seeds, some ground	Americas	Common up to about 3500 feet; abundant since at least 1835	no
Iipay 'Aa	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Kawaiisu	Avena (introduction)	sikweɁevɨ		Avena fatua	unique							same	other complex	sikweɁe-vɨ wild.oats-ABS	bɨ, pɨ	bɨ, pɨ seem to classify for plants, trees	1981 Zigmond		2	1		2						no
Kiliwa	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Kitanemuk	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2				Americas	Common up to about 3500 feet; abundant since at least 1835	no
Lake Miwok	Avena (introduction)	şiníija		oats (et)	loan			Southwestern Pomo	Spanish semilla or Russian pishnica “wheat” > SW Pomo $iniTča “wheat				underived				Callaghan 1965		2	1		2						no
Luiseño	Avena (introduction)	7urúush	Ɂuʹru:ʃ	wild rice; Harrington: wild oats; Sparkman: wild oats	loan			Spanish	Spanish arroz “rice”	WW	%arroz	same (I think Harrington is wrong about wild rice)	underived	a fake root-non.possessed.noun formation *Ɂuʹru:-ʃ, but no possessive forms			Elliott 1999:227	no info	2	1	“a favorite” (Sparkman 1908:196)	no info	gathered (wild)	women	stripped from plant with hands, parched together with hulls, pounded into meal. Mixed with elderberries a favorite (Sparkman 1908:196)	Americas	Common up to about 3500 feet; abundant since at least 1835	no
Maidu	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Mojave	Avena (introduction)	thivay		oats, barley	loan			Spanish	Spanish cebada “barley”	WW	%cebada	broader (non-wheat grains)	underived				Munro et al.1992		2	1		2						no
Mutsun	Avena (introduction)	oon-oosh-min		wild oats	loan			Spanish	arroz -- looks just like Miss ho:nosme- so maybe Utian	WW	%arroz		reduplicated, relative clause	-min "one who is/has"			Merriam 55:427		2	1		2						no
Nisenan	Avena (introduction)	7ato:sy:		oats	loan			Spanish		WW	%arroz		underived				Uldall & Shipley 1966		2	1		2						no
Northern Paiute	Avena (introduction)	wi-av'-ve		Wild oats (Avena sativa) “always here”	unique							same	other complex	has -pi ABS			Merriam 61:157		2	1		2						no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Avena (introduction)	7aTo:s-u-		wild oats	loan			Spanish	Spanish arroz	WW	%arroz		other complex	-u nominalizer			Callaghan 1987		2	1		2						no
Plains Miwok	Avena (introduction)	hat'-tos		wild oats	loan			Spanish		WW	%arroz		underived				Merriam 57:505		2	1		2						no
Salinan A	Avena (introduction)	al-lōs		wild oats	loan			Spanish	Spanish arroz	WW	%arroz		underived				Merriam 55:395		2	1		2						no
Salinan M	Avena (introduction)	atLó:'s		wild oats	loan			Spanish	Spanish /arroz/	WW	%arroz		underived				Mason 1918:128		2	1		2						no
Seri (Comcaac)	Avena (introduction)	caztaz hajöázipoj		oats	unique							broader (domestic oats and wild oats	relative clause	trigo que ha sido aplastado			Comcaac Dictionary 159		2	1		2						no
Serrano	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Southern Paiute	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Southern Sierra Miwok	Avena (introduction)	ho:nosme-		wild oats	doubtful loan			Spanish	but looks just like Mutsun oon-oosh-min so might be Utian???	WW	%arroz		underived				Broadbent 1964:		2	1		2						no
Southern Ute	Avena (introduction)	?úu-ci		oats	loan			English	probably English “oats”			broader (probably includes domestic oats)	other complex	has -tsi ABS (probably inspired by English -ts final			Givon 1979		2	1		2						no
Tübatulabal	Avena (introduction)	māsht	ˈma:ʃt	wild oats, a species of seed	semantic shift	*maha-si	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S1033 (Stubbs 2009:167) and see also 1614			same	other complex	ˈma:ʃ-t wild.oats-npn			Hill 2010:43	no info	2	1	seeds	no info	gathered (wild but closely managed)	women	seeds parched, mixed with other seeds, mixed with water as gruel	Americas	Common up to about 3500 feet; abundant since at least 1835	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Wappo	Avena (introduction)	šiwáli:ya7		oats (CHM confirms 52:589 for wild oats)	loan			Spanish	Sp. cebadilla	WW	%cebada		underived				Sawyer 1965		2	1		2						no
Washo	Avena (introduction)	wah'-shoo		wild oats	unique								underived				Merriam 55:321		2	1		2						no
Western Mono	Avena (introduction)	honooyu', hoonoyu'		oats (Avena sp.)	loan			Yokuts	Note Chukchansi ho-nus-min			same	underived				Bethel et al.:32	no info	2	1		no info	gathered (wild)	women	seeds dried, ground, used in pinole of all types			no
Wintu	Avena (introduction)	nomel loki		wild oats (CHM confirms 56:59)	unique								phrase	lok- only in this word; perhaps nome:l “uphill to the west”, referring to stands of wild oats on foothills of Trinity Alps??			Schlichter 1981		2	1		2						no
Yavapai	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Yokuts Palewyami	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						2	1		2						no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Avena (introduction)	ah-wā'-nah		wild oats	loan			Spanish	loan	WW	%avena	same	underived				Merriam 58:509		2	1		2						no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Avena (introduction)	avena		wild oats	loan			Spanish		WW	%avena	same	underived				Merriam 58:573		2	1		2						no
Yuki	Avena (introduction)	wah-shit' kil-litch' MW; waN-shĭ/t=k'i-lĭch Cs		wild oats	inheritance	*wəš (it') ka/il-	Yukian						phrase, other complex	lit. bear seed; -ič is probably the “like, resembling” suffix (Schlichter diss p. 52)			Sawyer & Schlichter 1984		2	1		2						no
Yuma	Avena (introduction)	missing			missing								missing						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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