Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

arrow cane, wildcane

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
caña flecha, caña brava, caña isana
Meaning Portuguese
cana para flechas, frecheira, Cana-do-rio

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
Carijona Gynerium sagittatum susu’mɯ(‘cane’, H&R) cane' unknown Broader? See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Cubeo Gynerium sagittatum ka'wábẽdẽ ka'wábẽdẽ unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Dâw Gynerium sagittatum çâàg cə̂g unique underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Desano Gynerium sagittatum gã'rɨ̃́ gã'rɨ̃́ inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Compare Witoto kaní uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Eñepa Gynerium sagittatum karana mënkae, choowi Var. choowin, wajpa (MM) karana mǝnkae, tʃoowi Var. tʃoowin, wahpa (MM) unknown Also tʃoowi, tʃoowin, wahpa See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Guayabero Gynerium sagittatum makleh-ád-t makleh-ád-t unique alligator-?' other complex See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Waorani Gynerium sagittatum kæwípa unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Hup Gynerium sagittatum mǔh-teg mǔh-teg unique 'arrow-stick' compound arrow-stick See Language page 0 0 0 cultivated / gathered men? 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Kakua Gynerium sagittatum dīī dìi inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Nheengatu Gynerium sagittatum canarâna 'false cane' kanarana unknown underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Ninam Gynerium sagittatum $akaw@si (gom) ʃakawəsi (gom) inheritance uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Nukak Gynerium sagittatum dii inheritance uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Maihiki Gynerium sagittatum ãtɨ ãtɨ inheritance Proto-Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Sikuani Gynerium sagittatum musuliboto (52)(Gynerium sagittatum) múːsuli-boto unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Tariana Gynerium sagittatum sído sído inheritance Central North Arawak, Rio Negro branch uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Tukano Gynerium sagittatum ãrɨ̃́ ãrɨ̃́ inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Compare Witoto kaní uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Kotiria Gynerium sagittatum kã'nɨ̃ kã'nɨ̃ inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Compare Witoto kaní uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Yanomam Gynerium sagittatum xaraka si yai, xuhutima si, napë si (WM99 - three varieties of Gynerium sagitt.) ʃaɾaka si jai, ʃuhutima si, napə si inheritance other Gynerium sagitt.: ʃuhutima si, napə si; si = CLF "palm" (Ferreira) uncoded si si = "palm" (Ferreira) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Yanomami Gynerium sagittatum mokoro sikɨ mokoɾo sikɨ unique sikɨ = CLF (only association listed in Ramirez is with a yellow snake species) underived N+CLF sikɨ = CLF (only association listed in Ramirez is with a yellow snake species) (Ramirez 94) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Yukuna Gynerium sagittatum ijijila ihihila unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Yuhup Gynerium sagittatum k’ig tég ('shoot-arrow stick') k’ig tég unique shoot-arrow stick' compound See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 tropical regions, especially river banks no plant
Piapoco Gynerium sagittatum sitùa sitùa See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Paresi Gynerium sagittatum koˈreta 'taqoara' koˈreta 'taquara' See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Bora Gynerium sagittatum néépʰáxʸï-xɨ nέέpʰáxʲɯ-xɨ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Muinane Gynerium sagittatum búi-ga búi-ga See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Wayana Gynerium sagittatum pïlëu pɨlǝu See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Tiriyó Gynerium sagittatum pirəu pirəu See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Mapoyo Gynerium sagittatum rëu rɛu See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Wai Wai Gynerium sagittatum waywɨ (SM) waywɨ (SM) See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Waimiri Atroari Gynerium sagittatum mapyry (M1992) See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Yukpa Gynerium sagittatum weshra (SM) weshra (SM); wéʃeʃ (‘cane’, H&R) See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks Phon only in source plant
Northern Emberá Gynerium sagittatum tʃʰiá(‘cane’, H&R) See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Cuiva Gynerium sagittatum musoi-bó-to See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Playero Gynerium sagittatum musulí-bo-to See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Cofán Gynerium sagittatum caofa´cco kaoɸaʔkho See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS plant
Candoshi-Shapra Gynerium sagittatum gooshi nkooʃi See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Páez Gynerium sagittatum quii kii; khĩh, khĩʃa (‘cane’, H&R) See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Urarina Gynerium sagittatum hjarana hjaɽana See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Camsa Gynerium sagittatum ɕɨ́-ɕe(‘sugar cane’) ɕɨ́-ɕe(‘sugar cane’) See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Ashuar Gynerium sagittatum páat pa:t See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Huambisa Gynerium sagittatum wachi watʃi See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Aguaruna Gynerium sagittatum tagkán tangkán See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Gynerium sagittatum kana (Pt/Sp loan) loan Portuguese See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Matses Gynerium sagittatum acte pia, pia, taua akte pia, pia, taua See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Yagua Gynerium sagittatum tanche tantʃe See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Ingá Gynerium sagittatum wíru(‘cane’, H&R) See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Napo Lowland Quichua Gynerium sagittatum pinduj pindux See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Bará Gynerium sagittatum ã'dɨ̃́ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Barasano Gynerium sagittatum jũ'kã́-bĩ́bĩ́ jũ'kã́-bĩ́bĩ́ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Carapana Gynerium sagittatum wãsõ (for fishing) wãsɔ̃ (for fishing), 'jṹkã́-bẽdẽ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Makuna Gynerium sagittatum joragʉ (for fishing), yiru xolagɨ (fol fishing), yilu, bĩbĩ-rẽ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Yuruti Gynerium sagittatum jũ'kã́bẽdẽ jũ'kã́bẽdẽ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Waikhana Gynerium sagittatum kã'nɨ̃ kã'nɨ̃ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Siriano Gynerium sagittatum bĩṹ-'bẽ́rẽ bĩṹ-'bẽ́rẽ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Tanimuca Gynerium sagittatum kãrã kãrã See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Tatuyo Gynerium sagittatum jũ'ká-bẽ'dẽ jũ'ká-bẽ'dẽ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Tuyuka Gynerium sagittatum kã'dɨ̃́ kã'dɨ̃́ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Waimaja Gynerium sagittatum ãnɨ̃́ ãnɨ̃́ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Koreguaje Gynerium sagittatum kãtʰɨ kãtʰɨ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Siona Gynerium sagittatum gantë gantɨ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Wayampi Gynerium sagittatum wyra (O78) wɨra (O78) See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Ocaina Gynerium sagittatum ɸookan̵ḯḯʔtʸa ɸookan:ɯ́ɯ́ʔtʲa See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Nɨpode Witoto Gynerium sagittatum kaní-da kaní-da See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Minica Witoto Gynerium sagittatum kaní-kaï kaní-kaɯ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Murui Witoto Gynerium sagittatum θïkï-kaï θɯkɯ-kaɯ See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Iquito Gynerium sagittatum miyajáana (isana de caña brava; el uso principal es en hacer harpón) mijaháana (isana de caña brava; el uso principal es en hacer harpón) See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Záparo Gynerium sagittatum karawana karawana See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Central Aymara Gynerium sagittatum soqosa soqosa See Language page tropical regions, especially river banks plant
Lokono Gynerium sagittatum ihi ihi tail, arrowcane used for blowpipes Fanshawe 1949:63 tropical regions, especially river banks no
Kariña Gynerium sagittatum kamaruwa kamarua giant reed Courtz 2007:289 tropical regions, especially river banks no