Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

angleworm

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: lombriz
Meaning Portuguese: minhoca

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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	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	order Opisthopora	úumai	úumai		inheritance								See Language page
Aguaruna	order Opisthopora	námpichi	námpitʃi		inheritance								See Language page
Akawaio	order Opisthopora	maing (worm)	maɪŋ	worm	unique								See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Andoke	order Opisthopora	padetá (worm)	padetá (worm)		unique								See Language page
Apalai	order Opisthopora	teteru (minhoca grande)	teteru (minhoca grande)		unique								See Language page
Araona	order Opisthopora		hoto; c̷ena										See Language page									The former is poisonous. Also ešo; and c̷oho, fruit worm. Tacn form is ec̷ena.
Ashuar	order Opisthopora	námpich, pípik	nampiʧ, pipik										See Language page
Ayoreo	order Opisthopora		uhu'ri										See Language page
Baniwa	order Opisthopora	oomápi	oomápi		inheritance	Central North Arawak				uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Barí	order Opisthopora		iširabaa										See Language page									Colombia: ʔayšərə'banə. Chibchan form is 'gĩ.
Bora	order Opisthopora	maaháne (FS)	maaʔáne		unknown								See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	order Opisthopora	pĩpĩ, táadá	pĩpĩ, táantá		unique								See Language page
Canela	order Opisthopora		hɔɔc̷ã										See Language page
Carapana	order Opisthopora	wãsĩ	wãsĩ										See Language page
Carijona	order Opisthopora	moto (worm) (SM)		worm'	inheritance	Northern Carib? (attested Pemongan group, Carijona)							See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Cavineña	order Opisthopora	ec̷ena; tʸono; toyo-toyo; c̷oho; e-cena (G71) (generic worm)	ec̷ena; tʸono; toyo-toyo; c̷oho; e-cena (G71)										See Language page
Central Aymara	order Opisthopora	sillq´o	silʸḳˀu										See Language page
Cha'palaa	order Opisthopora		'tu-'piɲi										See Language page									Also 'pe-tu-'piɲi, 'intestinal w.', with pe 'excrement'. A worm that eats corn is 'piš-'malʸu.
Chiriguano	order Opisthopora		sewoi		inheritance								See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja	order Opisthopora		wesisitok (f.)										See Language page
Cofán	order Opisthopora	iyofa	ijoɸa										See Language page									phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	order Opisthopora	cæcʉ (generic term), boricũcʉ, corocũcʉ, júcʉ, ṹmʉcacũcʉ	kakʉ (generic term), bolikũkʉ, kolokũkʉ, húkʉ, ṹmʉkakũkʉ		unique			Also bɔlikũkʉ, kɔlɔkũkʉ, ɣúkʉ, ṹmʉkakũkʉ		uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Desano	order Opisthopora	dianojamʉ	dianohamɯ		unknown					uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	order Opisthopora	teürire	teørire										See Language page
Dâw	order Opisthopora	‘mʉ̃’	m’ɨ̃ʔ		inheritance					missing			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Epena	order Opisthopora		mo'kʰitʰa euhã-de'pema										See Language page									Lit. 'worm land-origin'. A caterpiller worm is kʰi.
Ese Ejja	order Opisthopora		kono; koxokʷaši										See Language page									Also booto.
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	order Opisthopora	soso	soso										See Language page
Eñepa	order Opisthopora	winičI; Var. kunichi', kanochi' konochi' (MM)	winitʃɨ; Var. kunitʃiʔ, kanotʃiʔ konotʃiʔ (MM)		unique			Also kunitʃiʔ, kanotʃiʔ konotʃiʔ					See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Huambisa	order Opisthopora	nampich	nampitʃ										See Language page
Hup	order Opisthopora	mɨ́ʔ	mɨ́ʔ		inheritance					underived			See Language page	0	0	0	gathered	men, children	0	0	no
Ignaciano	order Opisthopora		učepi										See Language page
Ingá	order Opisthopora	murkilla											See Language page
Iquito	order Opisthopora	sapaáni	sapaáni		unknown								See Language page
Itonama	order Opisthopora		u-watˀu										See Language page
Kabiyari	order Opisthopora	mápi	mápi										See Language page
Kaingang	order Opisthopora	jònjòn	ŋa; nuŋ ŋa; yɔnyɔn										See Language page
Kakataibo	order Opisthopora		ṣ̌ɨβɨβɨi; no'ĩ										See Language page									Also ṣ̌ɨna. Panoan noʔi[n/mV].
Kakua	order Opisthopora	tǎngap	~tûj		unique					no info			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Kamayurá	order Opisthopora	ewoˀi (K12)	ewoˀi (K12)		inheritance								See Language page
Karajá	order Opisthopora		woudɔ										See Language page
Karitiana	order Opisthopora	gyryjy	gɨɾɨjɨ		unknown								See Language page
Katukina	order Opisthopora		noʔĩ										See Language page
Kokama	order Opisthopora	tsɨwɨj	tsɨwɨj		inheritance								See Language page
Koreguaje	order Opisthopora	aña [also means snake]	aɲa		semantic shift		snake						See Language page
Kotiria	order Opisthopora	~hu	~hu		inheritance	East Tukanoan				uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Lengua	order Opisthopora		koniŋmaktik apto										See Language page									Lit. 'doves' food'.
Maca	order Opisthopora		ḳˀoy-ḳˀoḳˀoy (m.)										See Language page									Cf. 'snake' 03.850. Also ekhufuyikˀi.
Maihiki	order Opisthopora	bachi aguɨ	batʃi agɨ		inheritance					uncoded	agɨ	agɨ = masculine animate	See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Makiritare	order Opisthopora	motto (IDS) (Means 'worm') ('earthworm [KH]); mutu (KH) (means 'worm, maggot')	moto (IDS); mutu (KH)		inheritance								See Language page
Makuna	order Opisthopora	barewamʉ, rãjua, wãsiamʉ	baɾɛwamɨ, lãxua, wãsiamɨ		unknown								See Language page
Makushi	order Opisthopora	moʔ (generic worm)	moʔ (generic worm)	worm (generic)	inheritance	Northern Carib? (attested Pemongan group, Carijona)							See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Mapoyo	order Opisthopora	môtô (earthworm)	môtô (earthworm)										See Language page
Mapudungun	order Opisthopora		piru										See Language page									Smae form in Ranquel.
Matses	order Opisthopora	nuen	nuen		inheritance								See Language page
Mocoví	order Opisthopora		ǰi pit										See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané	order Opisthopora		he'saʔ										See Language page
Movima	order Opisthopora	rumʔi	rumʔi										See Language page
Muisca	order Opisthopora	sosua	sosua										See Language page
Murui Witoto	order Opisthopora	cuio	kuio (B83)		unknown								See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	order Opisthopora		gasóóm, boot (Senn/Martins dict)		unique								See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	order Opisthopora	cuica	kuika										See Language page
Nheengatu	order Opisthopora	xibui	ʃibui		inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000		underived			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Ninam	order Opisthopora	ikoroamasi (gom)	ikoɾoamasi (gom)		unknown					uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Nivaclé	order Opisthopora		tin-woʔ										See Language page
Northern Emberá	order Opisthopora	pãŋgúla	pãŋgúla										See Language page
Ocaina	order Opisthopora	xoonhño	xõõʔɲo		unknown								See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní	order Opisthopora		sevoʔi										See Language page
Paresi	order Opisthopora	zozohi	θuθuhi		inheritance								See Language page
Pemon	order Opisthopora	moto, sapaiprau (lombriz de tierra muy grande), patiri (lombriz muy grande) (A1981)	moto, sapaipɾau, patiɾi (A1981)	large earthworm'	inheritance			Also moto; patiɾi (large worm)	Narrower (large type)				See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Piapoco	order Opisthopora	dúli, umapi (R01)	dúli, umapi (R01)										See Language page
Piaroa	order Opisthopora	wi'ah	wiɁah		unknown								See Language page
Pilagá	order Opisthopora		ḳočiʔl										See Language page
Puinave	order Opisthopora	sõm	sõm		unique								See Language page
Pumé	order Opisthopora	ãrĩ											See Language page
Páez	order Opisthopora	xsagnue	ʃawẽ										See Language page
Qawasqar	order Opisthopora		ḳc̷eryaap										See Language page									Also kerpowak. Bo records torkreyol for Central QWS. All mean a worm (in general).
Quechua Ayacuchano	order Opisthopora	kuwika	kuwika										See Language page
Resígaro	order Opisthopora	omáapí	omáapí		inheritance	Central North Arawak				uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité	order Opisthopora		kona-ɬipop										See Language page									ɬipop is 'earth' 01.212.
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	order Opisthopora		melʔaok; nemesma-etkook										See Language page
Secoya	order Opisthopora	huasi	wasi										See Language page
Selknam	order Opisthopora		č-è-apl										See Language page									k-hòʔṣ èṣ is Spanish 'lombriz'.
Shipibo-Konibo	order Opisthopora		ṣ̌ɨna; noĩ										See Language page
Siona	order Opisthopora	guibë, ya'ji	gibɨ, jaʔhi		unknown								See Language page
Sirionó	order Opisthopora	eruitashĩ (P85)	eruitaʃĩ		unique								See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	order Opisthopora	cuyca	kuyka										See Language page
Sáliva	order Opisthopora	docojõĩte wĩpõ	dokohõĩte wĩpõ		unknown								See Language page
Tacana	order Opisthopora		c̷ena; soc̷o										See Language page									Also tono čoa ðiri.
Tanimuca	order Opisthopora	wã'hũã	wã'hũã		inheritance								See Language page
Tariana	order Opisthopora	tsũdeɾi, umapí	tsũdeɾi, umapí		inheritance	Central North Arawak		Also umapí		uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Taushiro	order Opisthopora	año	año										See Language page
Tehuelche	order Opisthopora		'šāymr										See Language page
Tikuna	order Opisthopora	ura	ura		unique								See Language page
Toba	order Opisthopora		ḳočiʔl										See Language page
Trinitario	order Opisthopora		ɣ'ɣorepi; -kane										See Language page									'Earthworm' is ʔčepi.
Tukano	order Opisthopora	ãhu-	ãhu-		inheritance	East Tukanoan				uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Tuyuka	order Opisthopora	ãũã'wɨ̃; ãũ'ã	ãũãʔwɨ̃; ãũʔã										See Language page
Wai Wai	order Opisthopora	kar̃wa (worm)	kar̃wa (worm)		inheritance								See Language page
Waikhana	order Opisthopora	ãhãɨ	ãhãɨ										See Language page
Waimiri Atroari	order Opisthopora	kadjiwi (generic worm)	kadʒiwi (generic worm)										See Language page
Waorani	order Opisthopora	áyábi (generic term)			unique			compare ãũãʔwɨ̃ (Tuyuka)		uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Wapishana	order Opisthopora	pʰaẓaru	pʰaẓaru		unique								See Language page	0	0	0			0	0	no
Wari	order Opisthopora	meteʔ	meteʔ										See Language page
Wayampi	order Opisthopora	ɛwɔi	ɛwɔi		inheritance								See Language page
Wayuu	order Opisthopora		wɨľiuuna										See Language page									Cf. 'snake' 03.850.
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	order Opisthopora		hohnat-'wu										See Language page
Yagua	order Opisthopora	jityoda	xı̃tjonda		unique								See Language page
Yaminahua	order Opisthopora		nõi										See Language page
Yavitero	order Opisthopora	kéni kajátsi	kéni kahátsi										See Language page
Yine	order Opisthopora		c̷omi										See Language page									Also piptʸo. Piro-Apuriná form is 'c̷omi.
Záparo	order Opisthopora	tsarapicha (a kind used to fish)	tsarapiʧa										See Language page


Achagua
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Apalai
Araona
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Barí
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Canela
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Cofán
Cubeo
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Ingá
Iquito
Itonama
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kamayurá
Karajá
Karitiana
Katukina
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Lengua
Maca
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Makushi
Mapoyo
Mapudungun
Matses
Mocoví
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ninam
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pilagá
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Qawasqar
Quechua Ayacuchano
Resígaro
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Secoya
Selknam
Shipibo-Konibo
Siona
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tacana
Tanimuca
Tariana
Taushiro
Tehuelche
Tikuna
Toba
Trinitario
Tukano
Tuyuka
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimiri Atroari
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Wayampi
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yavitero
Yine
Záparo

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