Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

Amazon dolphin

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: bufeo, delfín, tonina (del Orinoco)
Meaning Portuguese: boto cor-de-rosa

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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-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Ritual Notes	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Distribution	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	Inia geoffrensis	múuja	múuja		inheritance										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Aguaruna	Inia geoffrensis	apuúpu	apu:pu		inheritance										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Andoke	Inia geoffrensis	amana	amana		loan - WW										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Ashuar	Inia geoffrensis	apúup	apu:p												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Baniwa	Inia geoffrensis	amána	amána		doubtful loan (into protolg?) - WW	Central North Arawak	Ramirez reconstructs; cf. other Arawak source loans for dolphin				uncoded				See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Baure	Inia geoffrensis	howe	howe		unknown										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Bora	Inia geoffrensis	ámánaá (T98)	ámánaá (T98)		loan (into protolg?), direction unknown - WW										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Candoshi-Shapra	Inia geoffrensis	kavisha	kabiʃa		unique										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Cavineña	Inia geoffrensis	jae atsuquique (C&L89)	hae atsukike												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Cha'palaa	Inia geoffrensis		['ku'Φeu]												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls		From Span. 'bufeo'.
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja	Inia geoffrensis		--												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Chácobo	Inia geoffrensis	hɨnɨno (generic porpoise/dolphin)	hɨnɨno (generic porpoise/dolphin)		unknown										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Cofán	Inia geoffrensis	fanjan													See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls		phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cuiva	Inia geoffrensis	pánabʉ		tonina											Kondo 1983:119							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Djeoromitxi	Inia geoffrensis	eitxi	eitʃi												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Dâw	Inia geoffrensis	mãn [cinza, rosa]	mãn		loan - WW						missing				See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Epena	Inia geoffrensis		tʰũ												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	Inia geoffrensis	hai-saoxe (Girard 1971)	hai-saoxe												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Eñepa	Inia geoffrensis	muuna, ariñu'na	muuna, ariɲuʔna		loan	Attested Eñepa and Yabarana	North Arawak (Warekena, Yavitero)	Yavitero múna, see also Arawak amana variants? Also ariɲuʔna	WW	%amana					See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Huambisa	Inia geoffrensis	apuup	apu:p												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Hup	Inia geoffrensis	tǎy	tǎj		unique						underived				See Language page	1	but high mythological significance	0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Iquito	Inia geoffrensis	aána	aána		loan - WW										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Itonama	Inia geoffrensis		u-pus												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Kabiyari	Inia geoffrensis	ámana	ámana												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Katukina	Inia geoffrensis		kočo												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Kokama	Inia geoffrensis	ipirahuira (lit "fish-penis"?)	piɾawiɾa		unique										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Kotiria	Inia geoffrensis	co puti sitero (Waltz)	ko puti siteɾo (Waltz)		inheritance		or calque?	Shared at least between Tuyuca, Tukano, Wanano, who all intermarry			relative clause	water-blow-scatter-NMZ			See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Lengua	Inia geoffrensis		--												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Maca	Inia geoffrensis		--												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Maihiki	Inia geoffrensis	bɨbɨ ago	bɨbɨ ago		unique						uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Mapoyo	Inia geoffrensis	tuna yumu (father of the water; tuna=water, yumu=father)	tuna yumu (father of the water; tuna=water, yumu=father)												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Matses	Inia geoffrensis	chishcan	tʃiʃkan		unknown										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Mosetén-Chimané	Inia geoffrensis		xebaba-'dʸe												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls		Refers to river dolphin, 'bufeo'.
Movima	Inia geoffrensis	pah-ʔi	pax-ʔi												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Muinane	Inia geoffrensis	jámana (W97)	xámana												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Murui Witoto	Inia geoffrensis	amana	amana (B83)		loan - WW										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Inia geoffrensis		hajaar		unknown										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Napo Lowland Quichua	Inia geoffrensis	bugyu	bugju												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Nheengatu	Inia geoffrensis	pirá yawara ('fish-jaguar')	pirá jawara ('fish-jaguar')		unique						Compound	fish feline/jaguar'			See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Ocaina	Inia geoffrensis	am̈áánu	am̵ã́ã́ɯ		loan - WW										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Piapoco	Inia geoffrensis	múya (rk83)													See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Piaroa	Inia geoffrensis	muñé, muje (R95)	muñé, muje (R95)		loan		Arawak, e.g. Piapoco/Achagua múja								See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Puinave	Inia geoffrensis	moya	moja		loan		Arawak: Piapoco/Achagua múja								See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Pumé	Inia geoffrensis	oɛbi													See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Qawasqar	Inia geoffrensis		saḳstar												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls		Bo records saktar for Central QWS. SpS records saktal for South QWS.
Resígaro	Inia geoffrensis	hamaánú	hamaánú		doubtful loan (into protolg?) - WW	Central North Arawak	Ramirez reconstructs; cf. other Arawak source loans for dolphin				uncoded				See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	Inia geoffrensis		--												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Secoya	Inia geoffrensis	de'ocohua'i (de'o - water, hua'i- fish/meat)	dɛ'ɔkɔwaʔi												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Sikuani	Inia geoffrensis	panabë (rk83)			inheritance						uncoded				See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Siona	Inia geoffrensis	güise	gise		unique										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Sirionó	Inia geoffrensis	sɨrabu (P85)	sɨrabu		unknown										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Tariana	Inia geoffrensis	amána	amána		doubtful loan (into protolg?) - WW	Central North Arawak	Ramirez reconstructs; cf. other Arawak source loans for dolphin				uncoded				See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Taushiro	Inia geoffrensis	unva´ja	unwaʔxa												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Tikuna	Inia geoffrensis	ó-matchá (Alv44); omã/sha (R95)	omatʃa		unique										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Toba	Inia geoffrensis		--												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Tukano	Inia geoffrensis	akó-puti-sité-ro [water-blow-scatter-NMZ]	akó-puti-sitéro		inheritance		or calque?	Shared at least between Tuyuca, Tukano, Wanano, who all intermarry			relative clause	water-blow-scatter-NMZ			See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Tuyuka	Inia geoffrensis	o'ko-puti-bate-gɨ	oʔko-puti-bate-gɨ												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Waimiri Atroari	Inia geoffrensis	amana	amana												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Waorani	Inia geoffrensis	gæyæ-keo 'fish-?'			unique						uncoded				See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Wapishana	Inia geoffrensis	pʰuuwa	pʰuuwa		unknown										See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Wari	Inia geoffrensis	kahaw (Sousa2009)	kahaw (Sousa2009)												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Wayampi	Inia geoffrensis	--	--		missing										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Wayuu	Inia geoffrensis		hiotsa												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Yabarana	Inia geoffrensis		muna												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Yagua	Inia geoffrensis	jadatu	xãndatu		unique										See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Yaminahua	Inia geoffrensis		ɨnɨ naβa; ɨnɨ šino												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls		Latter also means 'wolf' 03.710.
Yanomami	Inia geoffrensis	torina	toɾina		unique						underived				See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no
Yavitero	Inia geoffrensis	múna	múna												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls
Yine	Inia geoffrensis		pes-ľɨ												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls		Also seroxripiro. Piro-Apuriná form is pe'so-lV.
Yukpa	Inia geoffrensis	jape	hape												See Language page							Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls		Phon only in source
Yukuna	Inia geoffrensis	jamaná kerani (jamaná 'dolphin', kerani 'red' ), pirarihuara (R95)	hamaná keɾani		doubtful loan (into protolg?) - WW	Central North Arawak	Ramirez reconstructs; cf. other Arawak source loans for dolphin	Also jamaná kerani (jamaná 'dolphin', kerani 'red'), pirarihuara (R95)			uncoded				See Language page	1		0	0	0	0	Downstream of major rapids and waterfalls	no


Achagua
Aguaruna
Andoke
Ashuar
Baniwa
Baure
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Cavineña
Cha'palaa
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chácobo
Cofán
Cuiva
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Itonama
Kabiyari
Katukina
Kokama
Kotiria
Lengua
Maca
Maihiki
Mapoyo
Matses
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ocaina
Piapoco
Piaroa
Puinave
Pumé
Qawasqar
Resígaro
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Secoya
Sikuani
Siona
Sirionó
Tariana
Taushiro
Tikuna
Toba
Tukano
Tuyuka
Waimiri Atroari
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Wayampi
Wayuu
Yabarana
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yine
Yukpa
Yukuna

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