Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

willow

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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	Ritual Notes	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	Medicinal Notes	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous
Bankalachi Toloim	Salix spp.	sal-lam?		Willow (Salix spp)	loan			Yokuts	Proto-NimYokuts *salam (Golla 1964:66)			same	underived				C. H. Merriam 60-467 (in pencil)		2		2		1							no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Salix spp.	syhy-pin		willow tree, generic tree in Cherry Creek dialect (M: willow (Salix sp.)	inheritance	*sɨhɨ	Numic		Stubbs 2486 (2008:332); is this related to the *sɨhɨ Rhus trilobata words? Both used for basketry withes.			narrower (a species of willow, probably)	other complex	has -pi ABS			Crapo 1976:188		2		2		1							no
Cahuilla	Salix spp.	ɂávasilʸ	ˈʔavasiʎ	willow, black willow	unique				Lu. wat “black willow”, and note Cora waseh “sauce”. Could use some work.			narrower (Bean & Saubel 1972:135 record only as Salix Gooddingii, noting that another species (for which they give no information, is /saxat/. Seiler & Hioki give /saxat/ as Mountain Cahuilla; here I am using Palm Springs dialect.	other complex	ˈʔavasi-ʎ Root may be complex	-m-exan-7a "inanimate"	-m-exan-7a (inanimate classifier)	Seiler&Hioki 1979:17	no info	2		2		1	leaves ground for medicinal tea	gathered (wild)	women	leaves ground in mortar and pulp steeped for several hours	Southwestern US and presumably Mexico (plants.usda.gov)	Along streams and in wet places below 2000 feet	no
Central Sierra Miwok	Salix spp.	sakál:y-		willow	loan		Mono?	Gabrielino	Jhh				other complex	-y nominalizer			Freeland & Broadbent 1960		2		2		1							no
Chemehuevi	Salix spp.	sagávə	(voiceless schwa)	Willow (Salix sp.)	inheritance	*sakat	Proto-Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 1023 (2008:166)	WW	%saka	narrower (a species of willow)	other complex	has -pɨ ABS			Merriam 59:539		2		2		1							no
Chumash Barbareno	Salix spp.	shtayɨt		“S. laevigata; S. lasiolepis	unique		Central Chumash only						underived				Timbrook 2007:182		2		2		1							no
Chumash Ineseno	Salix spp.	shtajyt		Merriam defines as Willow sp (small narrow leaves, no [bracts?] Timbrook S. lasiolepis	inheritance		Central Chumash only		Central Chumash				underived				Merriam 55:23; Applegate 409		2		2		1							no
Chumash Obispeno	Salix spp.	tsa'		Arroyo willow, S. lasiolepis	unique								underived				Timbrook 2007:182		2		2		1							no
Chumash Ventureno	Salix spp.	khaw		S. lasiolepis	unique				Only in V, C				underived				Timbrook 2007:180		2		2		1							no
Cocopa	Salix spp.	ɂayá·		tree, willow	inheritance	with *-yaaw	Proto-Yuman		JHH Langdon mentions somewhere with no recon			broader (generic for tree)	underived				Crawford 1989		2		2		1							no
Comanche	Salix spp.	sɨhɨɨbi		willow	inheritance	**sɨhɨ	Numic		Stubbs 2486 (2008:332); is this related to the *sɨhɨ “Rhus trilobata” words? Both used for basketry withes.			narrower (a species of willow, surely)	other complex	has -pi ABS			Robinson & Armagost 1990:165		2		2		1							no
Cupeño	Salix spp.	pashkavish	ˈpaʃkaviʃ	pussy willow	inheritance	*-saka-	Uto-Aztecan		*pa:-saka-vi “water-willow-?-; S1023 (Stubbs 2009:166)			same	other complex	ˈpaʃkavi-ʃ black.willow-npn			Hill & Nolasquez 1973:167	no info	2		2		no info		gathered (wild)	women	mainly for basketry	Southwestern US and presumably Mexico (plants.usda.gov)	along streams, mainly below 2000 feet (??)	no
Esselen	Salix spp.	missing			missing								missing						2		2		1							no
Gabrielino	Salix spp.	$axa:t	şaˈxa:t	saus	inheritance	*sakat	Uto-Aztecan		also as $axa:t at 123 and at 547 in $a$a(:)xat; S1023 (Stubbs 2009:166)			same	other complex	şaˈxa:-t npn			Harrington 164	no info	2	used in construction of the yovaar (Harrington 1978:136)	2		no info		gathered (wild)	women	fiber plant, basketry, wood	Southwestern US and Mexico	Along streams and in wet places below 2000 feet	no
Iipay 'Aa	Salix spp.	ɂeyaaw		willow (var.)	inheritance	*-yaaw	Proto-Yuman		JHH mentioned somewhere by Langdon with no recon.			narrower (a kind of willow; there are 3 names in 'Iipay Aa, none identified by C&H)	underived				Couro & Hutcheson 1973		2		2		1							no
Kawaiisu	Salix spp.	puhisɨɨvibɨ		Salix lasiolepis	inheritance	puhi-sɨhɨ green-willow	Proto-Numic		S2486 (2008:332); the compound unique in Kawaiisu, I think			same	phrase	puhi-sɨɨvi-bɨ green-willow-ABS	bɨ, pɨ	bɨ, pɨ seem to classify for plants, trees	1981 Zigmond		2		2		1							no
Kiliwa	Salix spp.	?+?yaaw		willow	inheritance	with *-yaaw	Proto-Yuman JHH					same	other complex	dummy.nominal.element -willow			Mixco 1985		2		2		1							no
Kitanemuk	Salix spp.	hakat	ˈhakat	willow (used in coiled basketry)	inheritance	*sakat	Uto-Aztecan		S1023 (Stubbs 2009:166)	WW	%saka	broader (includes plant and basketry materials)	other complex	ˈhaka-t willow-npn	-niw	possessive classifier for things	Anderton 1988:298	no info	2		2	mainly for basketry	no info		gathered (wild)	women	stems for basketry, other wood uses	Southwestern U.S. and Mexico	Along streams and in wet places below 2000 feet	no
Lake Miwok	Salix spp.	káje		willow (generic) (et)	unique				Callaghan notes similar Pomo words for “manzanita” but I think this is too much of a semantic stretch; plants not similar in form or function JHH				underived				Callaghan 1965		2		2		1							no
Luiseño	Salix spp.	$axát	şaʹxat	Arroyo willow	inheritance	*sakat	Uto-Aztecan		S1023 (Stubbs 2009:166)			same	other complex	şaʹxa-t willow.sp-non.possessed.noun			Elliott 1999:845	no info	2	used in construction of the wamkish (Harrington 1978:136)	2		no info		gathered (wild)	all	twigs and branches cut	Southwestern US and Mexico	Along streams and in wet places below 2000 feet	no
Maidu	Salix spp.	c'ùp'í		willow	inheritance	*c'up'	Maiduan		Ultan 1964:362 # 38				other complex	-i is stem former			Shipley 1963		2		2		1							no
Mojave	Salix spp.	ɂiidoo		willow	inheritance	with *-yaaw	Proto-Yuman		JHH but in Langdon somewhere with no recon			same	underived				Munro et al.1992		2		2		1							no
Mutsun	Salix spp.	patax; tarax		willow; small, white willow (Merriam confirms the latter Merriam 55:421)	unique		Southern Costanoan only		Pinart has “tarraš” in Co IV; Merriam has also for Rumsen				underived				Mason 1916:430		2		2		1							no
Nisenan	Salix spp.	ty:ttyt; c'uju:		S. lasiolepis; c'uju is S. hindsiana (CHM Merriam 57:247)	unique								underived				Uldall & Shipley 1966		2		2		1							no
Northern Paiute	Salix spp.	suube		silver willow (M: Willow (Salix lasiolepis)	inheritance	*sɨhɨ	Numic		Stubbs 2486 (2008:332)			same	other complex	has -pi ABS			Merriam 61:151		2		2		1							no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Salix spp.	sos:o-		Merriam S. lasiolepis (CC)	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		In Mip				reduplicated				Callaghan 1987		2		2		1							no
Plains Miwok	Salix spp.	sos:o-		red willow; white willow (CHM has none of these)	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		sos:o in Mins				reduplicated				Callaghan 1984		2		2		1							no
Salinan A	Salix spp.	7a(:)šwét		willow (Salix sp.)	unique		Salinan A only						underived				Merriam 55:385; Turner 1980:87		2		2		1							no
Salinan M	Salix spp.	pəsxét		willow	loan			Takic	saxat; perhaps by way of Yokuts	WW	%saka		other complex	p- is articular prefix on loan			Mason 1918:129		2		2		1							no
Seri (Comcaac)	Salix spp.	paaij		Goodding willow, driftwood	unique							narrower (a species of willow)	underived				Comcaac Dictionary 463		2		2		1							no
Serrano	Salix spp.	haqat		willow	inheritance	*sakat	Uto-Aztecan		S1023 (Stubbs 2009:166)				other complex	-t NPN			KCHill ms 2001:12		2		2		1							no
Southern Paiute	Salix spp.	qanavɨ		willow (Merriam: Willow sp. (small, red, on Colorado R.)	inheritance	*kana	Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2487 (2008:332), some issues with the set			narrower (a species of willow)	other complex	has -pɨ ABS			Sapir 1930:629		2		2		1							no
Southern Sierra Miwok	Salix spp.	sakaHl-		small willow used for making baskets (Merriam has S. lasiolepis)	loan			Mono or Takic CHECK	Same loan is into Proto-Nim-Yokuts from Takic	WW	%saka		underived				Broadbent 1964:		2		2		1							no
Southern Ute	Salix spp.	kaná-vŲ		willow	inheritance	*kana	Northern Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2487 (2008:332), some issues with the set			same	other complex	has -pɨ ABS			Givon 1979		2		2		1							no
Tübatulabal	Salix spp.	sāhat	sa:ˈhat	willow, Salix laevigata	inheritance	*sakat	Uto-Aztecan		S1023 (Stubbs 2009:166)	WW	%saka	same	other complex	sa:ˈha-t willow-npn			Hill 2010:77	no info	2		2	mainly for baskets, matting, etc.	no info		gathered (wild)	women	basketry	Southwestern U.S. and Mexico	Along streams and in wet places below 2000 feet	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Salix spp.	süüpin		willow, wicker	inheritance	*sɨhɨ	Proto-Numic		S2486 (2008:332)			same	other complex	süü-pin willow-CL	pin		Dayley 1989:262		2		2		1							no
Wappo	Salix spp.	chùpe pót'e		white willow (for baskets) (CHM confirms S. hindsiana 52:583)	inheritance		Yukian-Wappo		Yukian *sip(i/a); Elmendort 1993:211				phrase	willow gray			Sawyer 1965		2		2		1							no
Washo	Salix spp.	hímu		Salix nigra, hindsiana, geyeriana	unique								underived				Merriam 55:315; WPD		2		2		1							no
Western Mono	Salix spp.	sɨhɨbɨ		(Pacific) willow tree (Salix lasiandra)	inheritance	*sɨhɨ	Proto-Numic		S2486 (2008:332)			same	derived		-pɨ		Bethel et al.:182	no info	2		2		no info		gathered (wild)	women	withes (sticks) used in basket-making; they are the tan withes			no
Wintu	Salix spp.	tonmi “white willow”		white willow, used for baskets (CHM confirms S. hindsiana 56:117 McCloud)	inheritance	ton - mi	Wintun		Shepherd 2005				compound				Pitkin 1985		2		2		1							no
Yavapai	Salix spp.	ɂyó·, ɂyó:		willow	inheritance	with *-yaaw	Proto-Yuman		JHH, mentioned somewhere by Langdon with no recon				unknown				Shaterian 1983		2		2		1							no
Yokuts Palewyami	Salix spp.	missing			missing								missing						2		2		1							no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Salix spp.	caxatc		willow (Merriam confirms; for Wik is S. lasiolepis (58:575)	loan			Takic	perhaps from Kitanemuk/Serrano before the change *s > /h/;; probably into Proto-Nim-Yokuts			same	underived				Kroeber 1961:199		2		2		1							no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Salix spp.	şaxaT, caxaT		willow (Merriam: S. nigra) 58:567	loan			Takic	perhaps from Kitanemuk/Serrano before the change *s > /h/; probably into Proto-Nim-Yokuts	WW	%saka	narrower (a kind of willow)	underived				Kroeber 1961:199		2		2		1							no
Yuki	Salix spp.	šipi A,šipit A		Willow (white)	inheritance	sip, sipa, *sipi	Yukian-Wappo		Schlichter 1985; Elmendorf 1993:211				other complex	-it a noun suffix			Sawyer & Schlichter 1984		2		2		1							no
Yuma	Salix spp.	a-thō'		Willow (Salix sp.)	inheritance	with *-yaaw	Proto-Yuman		JHH but in Langdon somwhere with no recon				unknown				Merriam 61:469		2		2		1							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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