Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

mouse, rat

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

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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	Range of Term	Word Structure	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	Mus musculus	íiʒi (dp91), íiɻi (hr01)	í:ʒi (dp91), í:ɻi (hr01)		inheritance						See Language page
Aché	Mus musculus		buǰa		inheritance						See Language page
Aguaruna	Mus musculus	katíp	katíp		inheritance						See Language page
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
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
Apalai	Mus musculus	mũpo	mũpo		inheritance						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.
Ashuar	Mus musculus	katíp	katip								See Language page
Ayoreo	Mus musculus		puuku'to								See Language page							Also ho'ɲokoi 'rat'.
Baniwa	Mus musculus	híiri	híiɻi		inheritance					uncoded	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Barasano	Mus musculus	bii	bii								See Language page
Bará	Mus musculus		wĩ'ĩpotɨ								See Language page
Barí	Mus musculus		dahtumia								See Language page							Colombia: daktum'yanə. Chibchan form is 'suhki.
Baure	Mus musculus	kahaš	kahaʃ		inheritance?						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
Camsa	Mus musculus	ʃiéna	ʃiéna								See Language page
Carapana	Mus musculus	biipoto, bii	biipɔtɔ, bii, bíípótó (H&R)								See Language page
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
Cavineña	Mus musculus	hite	hite								See Language page
Cayuvava	Mus musculus		namono								See Language page
Central Aymara	Mus musculus	achaku	ačaku								See Language page
Cha'palaa	Mus musculus		'iyu; 'taaʔ-'iyu								See Language page
Chipaya	Mus musculus		ačiku; ačuku								See Language page
Chiriguano	Mus musculus		aᵑguǰa		inheritance						See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja	Mus musculus		amaa (f.)								See Language page
Chácobo	Mus musculus	ṣ̌oya; ṣ̌ɨya	ṣ̌oya; ṣ̌ɨya		inheritance						See Language page
Cofán	Mus musculus	dushupa	duʃupa								See Language page							phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
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
Cuiva	Mus musculus		panɨ´to								See Language page
Desano	Mus musculus	bihi	bí, biʔ'í		inheritance	East Tukanoan			Broader (rat and mouse)	uncoded	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	Mus musculus	bäräte	bǝrǝte								See Language page
Dâw	Mus musculus	nuú’	nǔʔ		unique					missing	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Ese Ejja	Mus musculus		ɓawičo; ɗawičo								See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	Mus musculus	dawičo	dawičo								See Language page
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
Huambisa	Mus musculus	tagkajak	taŋgkaxak								See Language page
Hup	Mus musculus	wáh-wǝg, bǐʔ	wáh-wǝg, bǐʔ		unknown; loan		Tukanoan			underived	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Ignaciano	Mus musculus		kac̷a; kamare								See Language page
Ingá	Mus musculus	ukucha	ukútʃa (H&R)								See Language page
Iquito	Mus musculus	isácu	isáku		loan		Aymara atʃaku; cf. Quechua ukutʃa				See Language page
Itonama	Mus musculus		u-kˀukˀu								See Language page
Kabiyari	Mus musculus	híiri (hr01)	híiɾi (hɾ01)								See Language page
Kaingang	Mus musculus	kasĩn (IDS)	kasĩn								See Language page
Kakataibo	Mus musculus		ma'kõ								See Language page							Panoan maka; *ṣ̌oya.
Kakua	Mus musculus	~dʉ̌j'	ʧâwʔ		unique					underived	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Kanamarí	Mus musculus	tsum	tʃɯm	rato							Magalhães 2018:359
Karajá	Mus musculus		lawahakɨ̃								See Language page
Kariña	Mus musculus	kumpo	kuNpo	mouse, rat							Courtz 2007:303						no
Katukina	Mus musculus		makõ; maka								See Language page
Koreguaje	Mus musculus	sʉa	sʉ̃a, sɨ̃a		inheritance						See Language page
Kotiria	Mus musculus	bi'ʔi	bi'ʔi		inheritance	East Tukanoan			Broader (rat and mouse)	uncoded	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Kwazá	Mus musculus	waruka	waruka								See Language page
Lengua	Mus musculus		pomoo								See Language page
Lokono	Mus musculus	kaia	kaia	house mouse							Fanshawe 1949:64						no
Maca	Mus musculus		c̷ˀus-c̷ˀus (f.)								See Language page							Means 'ratón'. Also yahaha (f.), 'rata'.
Macaguan	Mus musculus	olít	ir		loan (into protolanguage?_)		Piapoco			uncoded	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
Makiritare	Mus musculus	asɨ̄kɨ (IDS); asü:kü (KH)	asɨ:kɨ		unique						See Language page
Makuna	Mus musculus	bi	bi		inheritance						See Language page
Mandawaka	Mus musculus	íːri	íːɾi								See Language page
Mapudungun	Mus musculus		θewɨ								See Language page							Ranquel form is ðewɨ.
Matses	Mus musculus	tambisëmpi	tambisɨmpi		unknown						See Language page
Minica Witoto	Mus musculus	nonóči, nónoiči	nonótʃi, nónoitʃi								See Language page
Mocoví	Mus musculus		ni-čig-oʁon-aʁa								See Language page							Lit. 'prefix-gnaw-intrans-action (nom)'.
Mosetén-Chimané	Mus musculus		'čošo; ča'maʔ								See Language page							Respectively: 'mouse'; 'rat'.
Movima	Mus musculus	noɬ-kʷa	noɬ-kʷa								See Language page
Muinane	Mus musculus	gíiɸo {field mouse}, bííččaɨ {house mouse}	gíiɸo {field mouse}, bíítʃtʃaɨ {house mouse}								See Language page
Muisca	Mus musculus	chuhuca	tʂuhuka								See Language page
Murui Witoto	Mus musculus	okohï	okohɯ		unique						See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Mus musculus		k̚aw'ɤːŋ		unknown						See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	Mus musculus	ucucha	ukutʃa								See Language page
Nheengatu	Mus musculus	wawiru 'rat'	wawiru 'rat'	rat, mouse	unique					underived	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Nivaclé	Mus musculus		amʔa; amʔa-tax								See Language page
Northern Emberá	Mus musculus	chúri	tʃúri, posã́i (H&R)								See Language page
Nukak	Mus musculus	dɨlɨ1 boʔ4			unique					missing	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Nɨpode Witoto	Mus musculus	má.u	má.u								See Language page
Ocaina	Mus musculus	tsóraaxo	tsóraaxo		loan, direction unknown		Bora ohdako; cf. Resigaro tʲúukó				See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní	Mus musculus		aŋuǰa								See Language page
Paresi	Mus musculus	motyore	mutjure		inheritance						See Language page
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
Piapoco	Mus musculus	íri (dp91)	íɾi (dp91)								See Language page
Pilagá	Mus musculus		'čigoʁonaʁa								See Language page
Playero	Mus musculus		oríto-jo								See Language page
Puinave	Mus musculus	mat	mat tɨj (H&R)		unique						See Language page
Pumé	Mus musculus	mũĩ									See Language page
Páez	Mus musculus	onza	onza, uhza (+uza, leʔtʃ, uluʔh; H&R)								See Language page
Qawasqar	Mus musculus		atḳasap								See Language page							Also Ag records wosawa. Sk, Bo, Co, Gui record atkaɬap for Central QWS.
Quechua Ayacuchano	Mus musculus	ukucha	ukutʃa								See Language page
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
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité	Mus musculus		wapa								See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	Mus musculus		toomaʔaɬta; pomoʔo; wesetse; yamtoomaʔaɬta								See Language page
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
Secoya	Mus musculus	turi	adi 'tu'di								See Language page
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'.
Shipibo-Konibo	Mus musculus		ṣ̌oya; maka-ṣ̌oya								See Language page
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
Siona	Mus musculus	sɨ̃ʔ'sɨ̃	sɨ̃ʔ'sɨ̃		inheritance						See Language page
Siriano	Mus musculus	diipórabu mʉtãgãmʉ	diipóɾabu mɨtãgãmɨ, diʔ'pórabu 'bẽ́gɨ̃gã								See Language page
Sirionó	Mus musculus	sikiča; ɲaaši̯	sikiǩa; ɲaaši̯		unknown						See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Mus musculus	ucucha	ukutʃa								See Language page
Sáliva	Mus musculus	ĩgwe	ĩgʷe		unknown						See Language page
Tacana	Mus musculus		čaiwe; site								See Language page
Tanimuca	Mus musculus	beʔ'ia (rat)	beʔ'ia (rat)		inheritance						See Language page
Tariana	Mus musculus	híɾi (dp91)	híɾi (dp91)		inheritance					missing	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Tatuyo	Mus musculus	bíí	bíí								See Language page
Taushiro	Mus musculus	ei´ta	ɨiʔta								See Language page
Tehuelche	Mus musculus		'tˀergr								See Language page
Tikuna	Mus musculus	encá 'rat' (Alv44)	enká 'rat'		unique						See Language page
Toba	Mus musculus		čigoʁonaʁa								See Language page
Trinitario	Mus musculus		koc̷o; ʔc̷aru								See Language page
Trumai	Mus musculus	aianaʔi	aianaʔi								See Language page
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
Tuyuka	Mus musculus	wĩĩpõtʉ̃	wĩĩpõtɨ̃, wĩ'ĩ̋pɨtɨ								See Language page
Urarina	Mus musculus	ḍzaanatana	tʃaanatana		unique						See Language page
Wai Wai	Mus musculus	mukuku; čawa	mukuku; čawa		unknown						See Language page
Waikhana	Mus musculus	bi'ʔi	bi'ʔi								See Language page
Waimaja	Mus musculus	wípótɨ́, wíipotɨ	wípótɨ́, wíipotɨ								See Language page
Waorani	Mus musculus	wegowæ̃			unique					missing	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Wapishana	Mus musculus	kʰurii	kʰurii		inheritance						See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Wari	Mus musculus	matok (Sousa2009)	matok (Sousa2009)								See Language page
Waurá	Mus musculus	mukutɨ	mukutɨ		inheritance						See Language page
Wayampi	Mus musculus	anuya	anuja		inheritance						See Language page
Wayana	Mus musculus	mumpë	mumpǝ		inheritance						See Language page
Wayuu	Mus musculus		kookoočeʔer̃ɨ								See Language page							Means 'mouse'; 'rat' is pusuwar̃aľɨ.
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	Mus musculus		a'maʔ								See Language page
Yagua	Mus musculus	mumi	mumı̃		unique						See Language page
Yaminahua	Mus musculus		ṣ̌oya; nĩi ṣ̌oya								See Language page
Yanomami	Mus musculus	thoropo	tʰoɾopo		inheritance					missing	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Yavitero	Mus musculus	a'ľamuľu	a'ľamuľu								See Language page
Yukpa	Mus musculus	atusa	atusa								See Language page							Phon only in source
Yukuna	Mus musculus	jirí	hiɾí (dp91)		inheritance					missing	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Yuruti	Mus musculus	wĩ́ĩpotɨ ('páigɨ 'rat')	wĩ́ĩpotɨ ('páigɨ 'rat')								See Language page
Záparo	Mus musculus	kash+richa	kaʃɨriʧa								See Language page


Achagua
Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Apalai
Araona
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Barasano
Bará
Barí
Baure
Bora
Camsa
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Cayuvava
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Chipaya
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chácobo
Cofán
Cubeo
Cuiva
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Guayabero
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Ingá
Iquito
Itonama
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kanamarí
Karajá
Kariña
Katukina
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lengua
Lokono
Maca
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Mandawaka
Mapudungun
Matses
Minica Witoto
Mocoví
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Nukak
Nɨpode Witoto
Ocaina
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Pilagá
Playero
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Qawasqar
Quechua Ayacuchano
Resígaro
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Sanumá
Secoya
Selknam
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tacana
Tanimuca
Tariana
Tatuyo
Taushiro
Tehuelche
Tikuna
Toba
Trinitario
Trumai
Tukano
Tuyuka
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimaja
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuruti
Záparo

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