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 |
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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 |
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Bankalachi Toloim | Dendroica petechia | poo-too-'e-nah | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) | loan | Yokuts | Tinlinne Yokuts poo-too'-in | same | underived | note the -nah, compare with 8 above | C. H. Merriam 72-77, 60-457 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone | Dendroica petechia | sĕ-hoo-choo (willow bird) (RV); so'-e-yu'-e-che (RM) 61:45 | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) | inheritance | same | phrase | willow bird | Merriam 61:77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cahuilla | Dendroica petechia | kah-nav'-ve 60-167 | ʹkanaviʎ (from Cahuilla “to play, have fun”) | Yellowbird, Astragalinus | inheritance | *kanavily | Cupan | Only in Cupeño, Cahuilla | same | derived | ʹkanav-iʎ “play-nominalizer” “player, fun-haver” | -7aʃ “pet” | Possessive classifier -7aʃ | wikikmal | http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n155/mode/2up p. 167 | no info | 0 | 1 | no info | hunted | All | roasted, stewed, eggs eaten | 0 | 0 | North America; the relevant subspecies is west of Sierras and in deserts and Baja California in winter | open country | no | |||||||||||
Central Sierra Miwok | Dendroica petechia | loo-too'-loo-te | yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | From Merriam's “Tuolumne” list so same source as in Miss base | reduplicated | -ti diminutive | Merriam 57:457 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chemehuevi | Dendroica petechia | ho-wo'-we-its | ɂo'wawitsiɂitsI | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | ɂowa “yellow” is UA | same | phrase | ɂo'wa-witsiɂi-tsI yellow-bird-ABS | Merriam 59:527 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chumash Barbareno | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chumash Ineseno | Dendroica petechia | chu'-ă-chuk | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | reduplicated | Merriam 55:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chumash Obispeno | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chumash Ventureno | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cocopa | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comanche | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cupeño | Dendroica petechia | kah-nav'-vē 60-261 | kaˈnaviʎ (?) | Yellowbird (Astragalinus, Western Goldfinch) | inheritance | *kanavily | Cupan | only in Cupeño, Cahuilla | same | other complex | kaˈnavi-ʎ (root may be derived) | -ʔaʃ "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | mukikmal | http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n251/mode/2up, p. 261 | no info | 0 | 1 | songbirds eaten by Cahuilla, Luiseño so surely also by Cupeño | no info | hunted | all | roasted, stewed, eggs eaten | 0 | 0 | North America; the relevant subspecies is west of Sierras and in deserts and Baja California in winter | open country | no | ||||||||||
Esselen | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gabrielino | Dendroica petechia | pah'-har-ring-r che-u (=sunflower bird) | pa:xariŋar ˈʧi:ja (?) | Astragalinus | semantic shift | *paaxingi-sh | Cupan plus Gabriellino | Cupan *paaxingi-sh “red-winged blackbird”; I don't want to reconstruct Merriam's extra syllable. “Sunflower” probably a false etymology. If true should be pa7akaringish chi:ya and he should have heard the /k/ | same | phrase | paˈʔa:xa:-r ʔa-ˈhi:-n ˈʧi:ja sunflower-npn its-possession-possessed (pd) bird (looks like “sunflower's bird”, but that should be paˈʔa:xa:r ʔa-ˈʔaʧe-n ˈʧi:ja, so maybe my guess here is wrong | ʔaʧ “pet” | possessive classifier for animals | http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n415/mode/2up; p. 425 | no info | 0 | 1 | all birds eaten (McC 116) | no info | hunted | all | roasted | 0 | 0 | North America; the relevant subspecies is west of Sierras and in deserts and Baja California in winter | open country | no | |||||||||||
Iipay 'Aa | Dendroica petechia | mut'-tah-kwas | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | Note Mojave sakuuqwaath | same | phrase | met-ekwas X -is.yellow | Merriam 55:175 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kawaiisu | Dendroica petechia | sumayamɨ-zi | Canary | unique | broader (probably any bright yellow bird?) | other complex | sumayamɨ-zi canary-ABS (stem probably complex, no clues) | Zigmond et al. 271 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kiliwa | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kitanemuk | Dendroica petechia | ah-soo'-ve-ah witch'-e-tat 72-583, 60-11 | ˈʔasuvia ˈwiʦitat (?) | Yellowbird, Astragalinus | unique | same | phrase | probably a nonce form; no gloss for first element | -ʔacit "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | wicitat | http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n1/mode/2up, p. 11 | no info | 0 | 1 | no decent info but everybody ate songbirds and eggs | no info | hunted | all | roasted, boiled, eggs eaten | 0 | 0 | North America; the relevant subspecies is west of Sierras and in deserts and Baja California in winter | open country | no | |||||||||||||
Lake Miwok | Dendroica petechia | kah-li-tsoo'-ke | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | phrase | must be, but can't find elements | Merriam 57:521 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luiseño | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maidu | Dendroica petechia | muk-ked'-de-wow'-we | yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | phrase | must be phrasal, but untranslatable | Merriam 57:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mojave | Dendroica petechia | sakuuqwaath | goldfinch | unique | Note 'Iipay Aa mut'-tah-kwas also with ekwas “yellow” | same | phrase | sakah “grow feathers” - 'aqwaath”be yellow” | Munro et al.1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mutsun | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nisenan | Dendroica petechia | chet'-tek | yellowbird, Astragalinus | unique | underived | Merriam 57:237 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Paiute | Dendroica petechia | wah'-ho ze'-wah | oha hootseba | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | Perhaps a calque | same | phrase | Merriam 61:141 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Sierra Miwok | Dendroica petechia | sak:asaka- | goldfinch, yellow warbler (Merriam has ken-noo'-le 57:427, loo-too'-lă-te 57:395 and glosses C's word as “oriole” for one variety, yellow warbler (Dendroica) for another)) | unique | Cognate with some words for “oriole” that I can't find! | reduplicated | Callaghan 1987 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plains Miwok | Dendroica petechia | hahi:ju- | goldfinch | unique | underived | Callaghan 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinan A | Dendroica petechia | Klam'-mah-yaht'til-taht | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | Salinan A only | not in M; | phrase | probably a phrase, untranslatable | Merriam 55:375 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinan M | Dendroica petechia | kŭ-too'-lik-kah, skah-to'-le-kah | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | Salinan M only | not in A | phrase | probably prhasal but translation impossible | Merriam 55:375 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Seri (Comcaac) | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serrano | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Paiute | Dendroica petechia | kan-now'-we-chet | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | same | phrase | willow-bird? | Merriam's Ki-vav-vit 61:363 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Sierra Miwok | Dendroica petechia | loo-too'-loo-te | yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | From Merriam's “Tuolumne” list so same source as Mics base | reduplicated | -ti diminutive | Merriam 57:457 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Ute | Dendroica petechia | wicí-yagá-mi-tI | gold-finch | unique | same | derived | bird-cry-NOM-NOM 'bird that cries' | Givon 1979 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tübatulabal | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tümpisa Shoshone | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wappo | Dendroica petechia | hoo-we'-yu-kah tse-tsah | yellowbird (Astragalinus tristis) | unique | phrase | Merriam 52:573 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washo | Dendroica petechia | se-soo-dal-sats-e | c'ác'im “green, yellow” | yellowbird (Astragalinus) | unique | phrase | Merriam 55:305 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Mono | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wintu | Dendroica petechia | č'arawah po7ilah | American goldfinch (CHM te-le'-che 56:11, wol-was 56:105 McCloud) | unique | relative clause | č'araw-ah “field-one.who.is.in” (Coyote); po7ilah “little” | Schlichter 1981 | 0 | There is a myth in which they are Coyote's children, hence their name (Schlichter 1981:38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yavapai | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yokuts Palewyami | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yokuts Yawdanchi | Dendroica petechia | chin-chin'-ne | Yellowbird (Astragalinus) (Wik) | unique | same | reduplicated | Merriam 58:365 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yokuts Yowlumne | Dendroica petechia | Towinits | goldfinch | unique | Note Merriam's Tinlinne poo-too'-in, so may be Valley Yokuts;' Note Miss Towin:-aj- “mockingbird” | same | other complex | Towo'ə “yellow tule pollen”, plus -in?? | Gayton 1948(I):23 (Tachi) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yuki | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yuma | Dendroica petechia | missing | missing | missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no |
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