Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

beans

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: frijoles, frejol, caraotas (negras, rojas, blancas)
Meaning Portuguese: feijão

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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	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Aché	Phaseolus spp.		kbere ã		unknown							See Language page								plant
Aguaruna	Phaseolus spp.	bíik	bi:k		loan, direction unknown		Candoshi					See Language page								plant
Akawaio	Phaseolus spp.	aguubiijii (bora beans, Vigna sesquipedalis)	agubidʒi	bora beans	missing	Akawaio, Pemon	Vigna sesquipedalis					See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Andoke	Phaseolus spp.	džakhaané (RW52)			unknown							See Language page								plant
Ashuar	Phaseolus spp.	miik	mi:k									See Language page								plant
Ayoreo	Phaseolus spp.		ku'gee-i									See Language page								Also ku'gee ča'ki-peei; white b. is kugee ke'de-n̥ai; short b. is ku'gee-pitai, lit. a small bean; lima b. 'koyabe-n̥ai; vine b. is ku'gee-i ba'haai, lit. first b.; ku'gee-i ne'haai; ku'gee-i du'guu-taai 10.472, a climbing vine.
Baniwa	Phaseolus spp.	komána	komána		loan (into protolanguage?) - WW	North Arawak	%kumana	Wanderwort: may have TG source, loan into Wai Wai, various East Tukanoan, Puinave, etc.	WW	%kumana	uncoded	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Baure	Phaseolus spp.	či'čoṛ̌op	tʃi'tʃoṛ̌op		loan		cf. other southern lgs					See Language page								plant
Bora	Phaseolus spp.	pooróto (T98)	pʰorótʰo		loan		Quechua (via Spanish?)					See Language page								plant
Candoshi-Shapra	Phaseolus spp.	miika	miika		loan, direction unknown		Jivaroan					See Language page								plant
Carapana	Phaseolus spp.	cũmana	kũmãnã									See Language page								plant
Cavineña	Phaseolus spp.	poroto (According to Girard, borrowed from Aymara-Quechua)	poroto									See Language page								plant
Central Aymara	Phaseolus spp.	chuwi (P04)	čˀiwa									See Language page								plant
Cha'palaa	Phaseolus spp.		'mulu									See Language page								plant
Chiriguano	Phaseolus spp.		kumaⁿda; gwɨraya; ⁿdakarai		inheritance? - WW		%kumana					See Language page								plant
Cofán	Phaseolus spp.	se´va	sɛʔβa									See Language page								phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS plant
Cubeo	Phaseolus spp.	peyauyabe, veamuyabe [Pt loan]	pɛjaujabɛ, vɛamujabɛ		loan		Portuguese	Also vɛamujabɛ			uncoded	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Djeoromitxi	Phaseolus spp.	koretxi	koretʃi									See Language page								plant
Dâw	Phaseolus spp.	mãàn’, pêjãw	mã̂n, pejãw		loan - WW		%kumana	e.g. Kabiyari kumana; or Tukanoan, e.g. Carapana kumana	WW	%kumana	underived	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	Phaseolus spp.	xono-so	xono-so									See Language page								plant
Eñepa	Phaseolus spp.	ehčipen	ehtʃipen		unknown		prob. Vigna sesquipedalis					See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Hodï	Phaseolus spp.	jtuë ibojto			unique			jtuë ibojto (Zent)			uncoded	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Huambisa	Phaseolus spp.	miik	mi:k									See Language page								plant
Hup	Phaseolus spp.	peyã̇w	pejã̇w		loan		Portuguese				underived	See Language page	0	1	imported by whites only	0	0	0	no	plant
Ignaciano	Phaseolus spp.		mapaka									See Language page								plant
Ingá	Phaseolus spp.	purutu										See Language page								plant
Itonama	Phaseolus spp.		oriʔča									See Language page								plant
Kabiyari	Phaseolus spp.	kumana	kumana									See Language page								plant
Kaingang	Phaseolus spp.	rãgrò	rãŋrɔ									See Language page								plant
Kakua	Phaseolus spp.		~jèje-páh-tib-~da (seed-cl:round)		unique						missing	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Kamayurá	Phaseolus spp.	kumana	kumana		inheritance? - WW		%kumana					See Language page								plant
Karajá	Phaseolus spp.		ɔmɨta									See Language page								plant
Kariña	Phaseolus spp.	kumata	kumata	lima bean								Courtz 2007:302							no
Katukina	Phaseolus spp.		[čičão]									See Language page								From Port. 'feijão'.
Kokama	Phaseolus spp.	purutu (Spanish loan)	puɾutu		loan		Quechua (via Spanish?)					See Language page								plant
Kwazá	Phaseolus spp.	hari?ixu hoho?ỹhỹ, kumada (the former is black beans, the latter is fava beans)	hari?ixu hoho?ỹhỹ, kumada (the former is black beans, the latter is fava beans)									See Language page								plant
Lengua	Phaseolus spp.		kilaikyi									See Language page								Also other varieties, such as katai; yam-painakmo-nime-aktik.
Lokono	Phaseolus spp.	bisoloma	bisoloma	string bean								Fanshawe 1949:60							no
Maca	Phaseolus spp.		anheyuk (f.); anheyaχ (f.); anheyiweyic̷ (f.)									See Language page								Respectively: poroto de monte (Capparis retusa); fruto del poroto de monte; poroto americano (Phaseolus vulgaris o Vigna unguiculata).
Makuna	Phaseolus spp.	cũmana	kũmana		loan - WW		%kumana					See Language page								plant
Mapoyo	Phaseolus spp.	pirisoso	pirisoso									See Language page								plant
Mapudungun	Phaseolus spp.		θeŋɨlʸ									See Language page								plant
Mosetén-Chimané	Phaseolus spp.		ko'riši									See Language page								plant
Movima	Phaseolus spp.	ma-ɗo	ma-ɗo									See Language page								plant
Murui Witoto	Phaseolus spp.	boroto	boroto		loan		Quechua (via Spanish?)					See Language page								plant
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Phaseolus spp.		kamaan (Senn/Martins dict)		loan - WW		%kumana					See Language page								plant
Napo Lowland Quichua	Phaseolus spp.	purutu	puɾutu									See Language page								plant
Nheengatu	Phaseolus spp.	fejã (from POR, replaced tupi word /kumanda/)	fejã (from POR, replaced tupi word /kumanda/)		loan	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000. Also fejã (Pt loan)			underived	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Nivaclé	Phaseolus spp.		kekleyče									See Language page								plant
Northern Emberá	Phaseolus spp.	prihól	prihól									See Language page								plant
Ocaina	Phaseolus spp.	poróótyo	poróótʸo		loan		Quechua (via Spanish?)					See Language page								plant
Paraguayan Guaraní	Phaseolus spp.		kumaⁿda									See Language page								plant
Paresi	Phaseolus spp.	komata	kumata		loan (into protolanguage?) - WW		%kumana					See Language page								plant
Pemon	Phaseolus spp.	akupichi (A1981) (prob. Vigna sesquipedalis)	akupitʃi (A1981) (prob. Vigna sesquipedalis)		unknown	Akawaio, Pemon	prob. Vigna sesquipedalis					See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Piaroa	Phaseolus spp.	herú'we'	herúɁweɁ		unknown							See Language page								plant
Puinave	Phaseolus spp.	kumana	kumana		loan - WW		%kumana					See Language page								plant
Pumé	Phaseolus spp.	karao										See Language page								plant
Páez	Phaseolus spp.	os	os									See Language page								plant
Qawasqar	Phaseolus spp.		[porota]									See Language page								From Span. 'poroto'. Also Em records aleyakstoska; c̷atalakska.
Quechua Ayacuchano	Phaseolus spp.	purutu	puɾutu									See Language page								plant
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité	Phaseolus spp.		koliki									See Language page								plant
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	Phaseolus spp.		kelayke; kelayke aktek									See Language page								plant
Shipibo-Konibo	Phaseolus spp.		poroto									See Language page								plant
Sikuani	Phaseolus spp.		urítti (Rivet 1948)		unknown						missing	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Siona	Phaseolus spp.	burutu (loan)	burutu (loan)		loan		Quechua (via Spanish?)					See Language page								plant
Sáliva	Phaseolus spp.	cañu	kaɲu		doubtful loan		see Hodi kumana > kanawa					See Language page								plant
Tacana	Phaseolus spp.		poroto									See Language page								plant
Tariana	Phaseolus spp.	kumáda	kumáda		loan (into protolanguage?) - WW	North Arawak	%kumana	Wanderwort: probably Arawak source, loan into Wai Wai, various East Tukanoan, Puinave, etc.	WW	%kumana	uncoded	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Tikuna	Phaseolus spp.	cu-maná (Alv44)	kuʔmaná		loan - WW		%kumana					See Language page								plant
Trinitario	Phaseolus spp.		iko									See Language page								plant
Trumai	Phaseolus spp.	kuman; kumanaʔi	kuman; kumanaʔi									See Language page								plant
Tuyuka	Phaseolus spp.	pi'rihori [Sp loan]	piʔrihori									See Language page								plant
Wai Wai	Phaseolus spp.	kumasa	kumasa		loan - WW		%kumana					See Language page								plant
Waorani	Phaseolus spp.	podoto			loan		Quechua (via Spanish?)	Wanderwort: Quechua purutu, also Yagua purutu, Ocaina, etc.; from Sp. frijoles			uncoded	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Wapishana	Phaseolus spp.	kʰumaasa	kʰumaasa		loan (into protolanguage?) - WW	North Arawak	%kumana	Wanderwort: May have TG source, loan into Wai Wai, various East Tukanoan, Puinave, etc.	WW	%kumana		See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant
Wari	Phaseolus spp.	tokon matʃiram (Sousa2009)	tokon matʃiram (Sousa2009)									See Language page								plant
Waurá	Phaseolus spp.	wažayu-tɨ; puhama; arisãtɨ	wažaju-tɨ; puhama; arisãtɨ		unknown							See Language page								plant
Wayampi	Phaseolus spp.	kumãna	kumãna		inheritance? - WW		%kumana					See Language page								plant
Wayana	Phaseolus spp.	kumata (Ph. lunatus)	kumata (Ph. lunatus)		loan - WW		%kumana					See Language page								plant
Wayuu	Phaseolus spp.		kepešuna									See Language page								plant
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	Phaseolus spp.		[pulu'tu]									See Language page								From Span. 'poroto'.
Yagua	Phaseolus spp.	purutu	purutu		loan		Quechua (via Spanish?)					See Language page								plant
Yaminahua	Phaseolus spp.		[poroto]									See Language page								plant
Yavitero	Phaseolus spp.	ku'mana	ku'mana									See Language page								plant
Yukuna	Phaseolus spp.	kumaná	kumaná		loan (into protolanguage?) - WW		%kumana				missing	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	no	plant


Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Baure
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Cavineña
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Chiriguano
Cofán
Cubeo
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Ingá
Itonama
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakua
Kamayurá
Karajá
Kariña
Katukina
Kokama
Kwazá
Lengua
Lokono
Maca
Makuna
Mapoyo
Mapudungun
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piaroa
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Qawasqar
Quechua Ayacuchano
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Siona
Sáliva
Tacana
Tariana
Tikuna
Trinitario
Trumai
Tuyuka
Wai Wai
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yavitero
Yukuna

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