Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

mouse, rat

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
ratón
Meaning Portuguese
camundongo, rata

Languages

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
Akawaio Mus musculus sargau sargaʊ rat unknown Akawaio, Pemon shared Pemon Broader (probably rat in general) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Baniwa Mus musculus híiri híiɻi inheritance uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Carijona Mus musculus mu’nʲuhɯ (H&R) mu’nʲuhɯ (H&R) rat' inheritance Broader (rat in general?) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Cubeo Mus musculus beibo (generic term), ẽmubeibo, ẽtabeibo bɛibo (generic term), be'í-bo, ɛ̃mubɛibo, ɛ̃tabɛibo inheritance East Tukanoan Broader (rat and mouse) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Dâw Mus musculus nuú’ nǔʔ unique missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Desano Mus musculus bihi bí, biʔ'í inheritance East Tukanoan Broader (rat and mouse) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Eñepa Mus musculus tɨnka tɨnka large rat unique Also akuin kaiʔnǝ (especie de rata, lit. parecido al picure) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Guayabero Mus musculus tadí-t unique missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Hodï Mus musculus hwayo wayo unique missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Waorani Mus musculus wegowæ̃ unique missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Hup Mus musculus wáh-wǝg, bǐʔ wáh-wǝg, bǐʔ unknown; loan Tukanoan underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kakua Mus musculus ~dʉ̌j' ʧâwʔ unique underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Macaguan Mus musculus olít ir loan (into protolanguage?_) Piapoco uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Nheengatu Mus musculus wawiru 'rat' wawiru 'rat' rat, mouse unique underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Nukak Mus musculus dɨlɨ1 boʔ4 unique missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Maihiki Mus musculus nacochi aguɨ nakotʃi agɨ doubtful loan, direction unknown Quechua ukutʃa uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Pemon Mus musculus mumpue (A1981); sarkang (E1980) mumpue (A1981); sarkaŋ rat' inheritance Akawaio, Pemon Broader (probably rat in general) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Resígaro Mus musculus hiigí (dp91), tyúukó hiigí (dp91), tʲúukó inheritance; loan Bora ohdako; Ocaina tsóraaxo missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Sanumá Mus musculus tholobo a, tholobo suɨsuɨmɨ a, haza tholobo a, hotawa a, kasana a, kasitoli a, minagɨpisilema a, wanabanaima a, tholobo gɨgɨ (possible general term) tʰolobo a, tʰolobo suɨsuɨmɨ a, haʃa tʰolobo a, hotawa a, kasana a, kasitoli a, minagɨpisilema a, wanabanaima a, tʰolobo gɨgɨ (possible general term) inheritance missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Sikuani Mus musculus iri (2) íːri, óli-to loan (into protolanguage?_) Piapoco Piapoco íri Broader (rat in general) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Tariana Mus musculus híɾi (dp91) híɾi (dp91) inheritance missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Tukano Mus musculus bi'î bi'î, biʔí (H&R) inheritance East Tukanoan Broader (rat and mouse) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kotiria Mus musculus bi'ʔi bi'ʔi inheritance East Tukanoan Broader (rat and mouse) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Wapishana Mus musculus kʰurii kʰurii inheritance See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yanomami Mus musculus thoropo tʰoɾopo inheritance missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yukuna Mus musculus jirí hiɾí (dp91) inheritance missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Achagua Mus musculus íiʒi (dp91), íiɻi (hr01) í:ʒi (dp91), í:ɻi (hr01) inheritance See Language page
Piapoco Mus musculus íri (dp91) íɾi (dp91) See Language page
Kabiyari Mus musculus híiri (hr01) híiɾi (hɾ01) See Language page
Yavitero Mus musculus a'ľamuľu a'ľamuľu See Language page
Mandawaka Mus musculus íːri íːɾi See Language page
Wayuu Mus musculus kookoočeʔer̃ɨ See Language page Means 'mouse'; 'rat' is pusuwar̃aľɨ.
Paresi Mus musculus motyore mutjure inheritance See Language page
Ignaciano Mus musculus kac̷a; kamare See Language page
Trinitario Mus musculus koc̷o; ʔc̷aru See Language page
Baure Mus musculus kahaš kahaʃ inheritance? See Language page
Waurá Mus musculus mukutɨ mukutɨ inheritance See Language page
Cha'palaa Mus musculus 'iyu; 'taaʔ-'iyu See Language page
Bora Mus musculus kʰïïβépa, čiʔphye, óhdaco (FS) kʰɯɯβέpa, tʃiʔphjɛ, óhdaco (FS) inheritance; loan, direction unknown Ocaina tsóraaxo; cf. Resigaro tjúukó See Language page
Muinane Mus musculus gíiɸo {field mouse}, bííččaɨ {house mouse} gíiɸo {field mouse}, bíítʃtʃaɨ {house mouse} See Language page
Apalai Mus musculus mũpo mũpo inheritance See Language page
Wayana Mus musculus mumpë mumpǝ inheritance See Language page
Makiritare Mus musculus asɨ̄kɨ (IDS); asü:kü (KH) asɨ:kɨ unique See Language page
Wai Wai Mus musculus mukuku; čawa mukuku; čawa unknown See Language page
Yukpa Mus musculus atusa atusa See Language page Phon only in source
Muisca Mus musculus chuhuca tʂuhuka See Language page
Barí Mus musculus dahtumia See Language page Colombia: daktum'yanə. *Chibchan form is *'suhki.
Northern Emberá Mus musculus chúri tʃúri, posã́i (H&R) See Language page
Cuiva Mus musculus panɨ´to See Language page
Playero Mus musculus oríto-jo See Language page
Cofán Mus musculus dushupa duʃupa See Language page phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Taushiro Mus musculus ei´ta ɨiʔta See Language page
Páez Mus musculus onza onza, uhza (+uza, leʔtʃ, uluʔh; H&R) See Language page
Tikuna Mus musculus encá 'rat' (Alv44) enká 'rat' unique See Language page
Urarina Mus musculus ḍzaanatana tʃaanatana unique See Language page
Camsa Mus musculus ʃiéna ʃiéna See Language page
Andoke Mus musculus ñẽẽ́'ĩ (sp. Of rat), pṍ'sí (generic rat), pa'dekə̃ (house mouse) ɲẽẽ́'ĩ (sp. Of rat), pṍʔçí (generic rat), paʔdekə̃ (house mouse) unique See Language page
Pumé Mus musculus mũĩ See Language page
Puinave Mus musculus mat mat tɨj (H&R) unique See Language page
Ashuar Mus musculus katíp katip See Language page
Huambisa Mus musculus tagkajak taŋgkaxak See Language page
Aguaruna Mus musculus katíp katíp inheritance See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Mus musculus k̚aw'ɤːŋ unknown See Language page
Matses Mus musculus tambisëmpi tambisɨmpi unknown See Language page
Kakataibo Mus musculus ma'kõ See Language page *Panoan *maka; *ṣ̌oya.
Katukina Mus musculus makõ; maka See Language page
Shipibo-Konibo Mus musculus ṣ̌oya; maka-ṣ̌oya See Language page
Yaminahua Mus musculus ṣ̌oya; nĩi ṣ̌oya See Language page
Chácobo Mus musculus ṣ̌oya; ṣ̌ɨya ṣ̌oya; ṣ̌ɨya inheritance See Language page
Yagua Mus musculus mumi mumı̃ unique See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua Mus musculus ucucha ukutʃa See Language page
Ingá Mus musculus ukucha ukútʃa (H&R) See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua Mus musculus ucucha ukutʃa See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano Mus musculus ukucha ukutʃa See Language page
Sáliva Mus musculus ĩgwe ĩgʷe unknown See Language page
Bará Mus musculus wĩ'ĩpotɨ See Language page
Barasano Mus musculus bii bii See Language page
Carapana Mus musculus biipoto, bii biipɔtɔ, bii, bíípótó (H&R) See Language page
Makuna Mus musculus bi bi inheritance See Language page
Yuruti Mus musculus wĩ́ĩpotɨ ('páigɨ 'rat') wĩ́ĩpotɨ ('páigɨ 'rat') See Language page
Waikhana Mus musculus bi'ʔi bi'ʔi See Language page
Siriano Mus musculus diipórabu mʉtãgãmʉ diipóɾabu mɨtãgãmɨ, diʔ'pórabu 'bẽ́gɨ̃gã See Language page
Tanimuca Mus musculus beʔ'ia (rat) beʔ'ia (rat) inheritance See Language page
Tatuyo Mus musculus bíí bíí See Language page
Tuyuka Mus musculus wĩĩpõtʉ̃ wĩĩpõtɨ̃, wĩ'ĩ̋pɨtɨ See Language page
Waimaja Mus musculus wípótɨ́, wíipotɨ wípótɨ́, wíipotɨ See Language page
Koreguaje Mus musculus sʉa sʉ̃a, sɨ̃a inheritance See Language page
Siona Mus musculus sɨ̃ʔ'sɨ̃ sɨ̃ʔ'sɨ̃ inheritance See Language page
Secoya Mus musculus turi adi 'tu'di See Language page
Wayampi Mus musculus anuya anuja inheritance See Language page
Aché Mus musculus buǰa inheritance See Language page
Chiriguano Mus musculus aᵑguǰa inheritance See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní Mus musculus aŋuǰa See Language page
Sirionó Mus musculus sikiča; ɲaaši̯ sikiǩa; ɲaaši̯ unknown See Language page
Ocaina Mus musculus tsóraaxo tsóraaxo loan, direction unknown Bora ohdako; cf. Resigaro tʲúukó See Language page
Nɨpode Witoto Mus musculus má.u má.u See Language page
Minica Witoto Mus musculus nonóči, nónoiči nonótʃi, nónoitʃi See Language page
Murui Witoto Mus musculus okohï okohɯ unique See Language page
Iquito Mus musculus isácu isáku loan Aymara atʃaku; cf. Quechua ukutʃa See Language page
Záparo Mus musculus kash+richa kaʃɨriʧa See Language page
Wari Mus musculus matok (Sousa2009) matok (Sousa2009) See Language page
Araona Mus musculus hike; bakʷe hike See Language page Also hike-baba 'rata terrestre'; ewaepo hike; a tree rat is bakʷehe hike. *Tacn form is *śite.
Ese Ejja Mus musculus ɓawičo; ɗawičo See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo Mus musculus dawičo dawičo See Language page
Tacana Mus musculus čaiwe; site See Language page
Cavineña Mus musculus hite hite See Language page
Central Aymara Mus musculus achaku ačaku See Language page
Cayuvava Mus musculus namono See Language page
Itonama Mus musculus u-kˀukˀu See Language page
Kwazá Mus musculus waruka waruka See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané Mus musculus 'čošo; ča'maʔ See Language page Respectively: 'mouse'; 'rat'.
Movima Mus musculus noɬ-kʷa noɬ-kʷa See Language page
Trumai Mus musculus aianaʔi aianaʔi See Language page
Kaingang Mus musculus kasĩn (IDS) kasĩn See Language page
Karajá Mus musculus lawahakɨ̃ See Language page
Djeoromitxi Mus musculus bäräte bǝrǝte See Language page
Chipaya Mus musculus ačiku; ačuku See Language page
Mocoví Mus musculus ni-čig-oʁon-aʁa See Language page Lit. 'prefix-gnaw-intrans-action (nom)'.
Pilagá Mus musculus 'čigoʁonaʁa See Language page
Toba Mus musculus čigoʁonaʁa See Language page
Lengua Mus musculus pomoo See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité Mus musculus wapa See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet Mus musculus toomaʔaɬta; pomoʔo; wesetse; yamtoomaʔaɬta See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay Mus musculus a'maʔ See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja Mus musculus amaa (f.) See Language page
Maca Mus musculus c̷ˀus-c̷ˀus (f.) See Language page Means 'ratón'. Also yahaha (f.), 'rata'.
Nivaclé Mus musculus amʔa; amʔa-tax See Language page
Ayoreo Mus musculus puuku'to See Language page Also ho'ɲokoi 'rat'.
Mapudungun Mus musculus θewɨ See Language page Ranquel form is ðewɨ.
Qawasqar Mus musculus atḳasap See Language page Also Ag records wosawa. Sk, Bo, Co, Gui record atkaɬap for Central QWS.
Selknam Mus musculus k-yàtin See Language page Means 'rat'. Also k-làyu čàhn; č-è-otèrn. Also k-ʔoli tˀohl-n, means 'yellow, brownish clothes'.
Tehuelche Mus musculus 'tˀergr See Language page
Kanamarí Mus musculus tsum tʃɯm rato Magalhães 2018:359
Lokono Mus musculus kaia kaia house mouse Fanshawe 1949:64 no
Kariña Mus musculus kumpo kuNpo mouse, rat Courtz 2007:303 no