Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

boa

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: boa; mantona (red-tailed boa); boa de altura
Meaning Portuguese: jiboia

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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	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Aguaruna	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	wapú	wapú		unknown							See Language page
Akawaio	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	amang	amaŋ		inheritance	Akawaio, Pemon						See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Andoke	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	akspǝ(üh) (RW52)			unique							See Language page
Ashuar	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	pangkí, yakuma pangkí (redish boa),	paŋki, jakuma paŋki									See Language page
Baniwa	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	dzoléema, pókoro	dzoɺéema, pókoɻo		inheritance			Also pókoɻo	uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Barasano	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	hĩdõ	hĩdõ									See Language page
Bará	family Boidae, subf. Boinae		pĩ'dõ									See Language page
Bora	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	téétéjɨ, bóóa (FS)	tʰéétʰéxɨ, póóa		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Ticuna tututʃí					See Language page
Carapana	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	piño	piɲɔ̃									See Language page
Carijona	family Boidae, subf. Boinae		ʔa’kaima, akɯi’ma (H&R)		inheritance		snake-big'		Complex	snake + ?		See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Central Aymara	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	jach'a katari, churisik'i (P04)	xach'a katari, tʃurisik'i (P04)									See Language page
Chácobo	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	hɨnɨ-rono (specifically a water boa)	hɨnɨ-rono (specifically a water boa)		unknown							See Language page
Cofán	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	canjansi (same as anaconda)	kãhansi									See Language page							phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cuiva	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	yorohua	homowábi	boa/macabrel/etc.								Kondo 1983:124
Desano	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	pĩru	pĩru, pĩ'rṹ		inheritance	East Tukanoan		Most ET languages have same root for boa and anaconda	uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	neru	neru									See Language page
Dâw	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	pas pôòg	paʃ pôg		unique				missing			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Guayabero	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	hombói	hombói		unknown		formed from 'snake'; but cf. Piapoco umawali	same term - anaconda and boa	compound			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Huambisa	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	shukuim	ʃukuim									See Language page
Hup	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	bǒ	bǒ		doubtful loan		cf. Pume po, TG jiboja		underived	unusual tone pattern - rising tone not usually found in V-final words		See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Iquito	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	ijacuúja (Boa constrictor constrictor; MC: Lit: 'tigrillo de la altura'); jaáyɨ (mantona, boa de altura, especie de boa que vive en huecoe en la tierra de las lomas)	ihakuúha (Boa constrictor constrictor; MC: Lit: 'tigrillo de la altura'); haájɨ (mantona, boa de altura, especie de boa ke vive en huecoe en la tierra de las lomas)		unique							See Language page
Kabiyari	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	púkuru	púkuɾu									See Language page
Kakua	family Boidae, subf. Boinae		jolě (Boinae)		loan		Arawak		missing			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Kariña	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	iwoi	iwoi	boa constictor								Courtz 2007:282						no
Kokama	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	muiwatsu	muiwatsu		inheritance		snake-big'					See Language page
Koreguaje	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	ãkue aña	ãkhue aɲa, 'okʰo 'aɲa		unique							See Language page
Kotiria	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	pinono (Waltz)	pinono (Waltz), pĩ'dõ-dõ (H&R)		inheritance	East Tukanoan		Most ET languages have same root for boa and anaconda. Also akaɾiɾo (Waltz)	uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Kwazá	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	takwa narẽtxa	takwa narẽtxa									See Language page
Macaguan	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	jomoéy	homoéj		unknown		formed from 'snake'; but cf. Piapoco umawali	from 'snake'	uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Makiritare	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	monse (KH)	monse (KH)		doubtful loan		cf. Arawak *maʔnu forms					See Language page
Makuna	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	jĩno	xĩno, hĩdõ		inheritance							See Language page
Makushi	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	aman (SM)	aman (SM)		inheritance	Unknown (Akawaio, Mapoyo, Pemon)		Possible loan into Quichua: amaru				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Mapoyo	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	amanta	amanta									See Language page
Matses	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	chouishquidapa, uampanmës	tʃouiʃkidapa, uampanmɨs		unknown							See Language page
Movima	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	huaibushua (J62)	xuaibuʃua									See Language page
Muinane	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	búua, ígáiba (W97)	búua, ígáiba									See Language page
Murui Witoto	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	nocaìo	nokaìo (B83)		unique							See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	family Boidae, subf. Boinae		jabarato		unique							See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	amaru, atacapi	amaɾu, atacapi									See Language page
Nheengatu	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	jibuya (ji=machado, buya=cobra) jibuya murutinga (white boa)	ʒobóia (ʒi=machado, buya=cobra), ʒobóia murutiŋga (white boa)		inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000	Compound	(ji=axe, buya=snake)		See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Ninam	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	hetIk, ~arearem@k (gom)	hetɯk, ~arearemək (gom)		inheritance			also ~arearemək	uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Ocaina	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	toxóóhyo	toxóóʔjo		unique							See Language page
Paresi	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	wazalitaona	wazalitauna		unknown							See Language page
Pemon	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	wi (A1981); amang (E1980)	wi (A1981); amaŋ (E1980)		inheritance	Akawaio, Pemon		Possible loan into Quichua: amaru. Also wi (Armellada & Gutiérrez); cognate with 'anaconda' in other lgs				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Piapoco	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	yorohua (rk83) [see Cuiva?]										See Language page
Piaroa	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	ca'rúra'	saɁrúraɁ		unique							See Language page
Playero	family Boidae, subf. Boinae		homowábi									See Language page
Pumé	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	po (Lin97)										See Language page
Resígaro	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	patsoβiíté (Seifart2011)	patsoβiíté		unknown				missing			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Secoya	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	mañumi (esp.)	ʻmãjõmĩ									See Language page
Sikuani	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	homowáːbi; cororo, túnunu (rk83); kasururu (3) (Epicrates cenchria maurus)	homowáːbi		doubtful loan; loan direction unknown		formed from 'snake'; but cf. Piapoco umawali; Saliva tunana dopa	also túnunu (rk83); kasururu (3) (Epicrates cenchria maurus)	uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Siona	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	ã'jã pɨ'kɨ	ã'jã pɨ'kɨ		unique							See Language page
Siriano	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	pĩ'rṹ	pĩ'rṹ									See Language page
Sirionó	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	mbeɨ chusu (P85)	mbeɨ tʃusu		inheritance?		snake-big'					See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	cutu yacumana (cutu= coto mono; yacumana=boa)	kutu jakumama									See Language page
Sáliva	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	tunana dopa	tunana dopa		loan, direction unknown		Sikuani túnunu					See Language page
Tanimuca	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	ã'jã-pakia-'ka	ã'jã-pakia-'ka		doubtful loan		Ashuar pangkí					See Language page
Tikuna	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	tututchí (Alv44)	tututʃí		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Bora tʰéétʰéxɨ					See Language page
Tukano	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	wesé-ko'tero	wesé-ko'tero		unique				relative clause	one who waits in the manioc field'		See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Tuyuka	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	pĩ'dṍ	pĩ'dṍ									See Language page
Wai Wai	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	fotwoymo (SM)	fotwoymo (SM)		unknown							See Language page
Waikhana	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	pĩ'dõ-dõ	pĩ'dõ-dõ									See Language page
Waimaja	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	pĩ́'dṍ	pĩ́'dṍ									See Language page
Waorani	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	obe			unique			compare Aguaruna wapú	uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Wari	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	haryp-ʔemʔ (Sousa2009)	harɨp-ʔemʔ (Sousa2009)									See Language page
Wayampi	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	yuwɔy (G89)	juwɔj (G89)		inheritance?							See Language page
Wayana	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	walamali	walamali		loan		Arawak; cf. anaconda umawali					See Language page
Yagua	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	mucomu jicha	mukomu xitʃa		unknown							See Language page
Yanomami	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	hetu këkɨ, hokoto këkɨ	hetu kəkɨ (hetu= sky, above; keki = nom. class.), hokoto kəkɨ ( ,kəkɨ is a nominal classifier specifying that things are of the same species)		inheritance			hetu= sky, above; keki = nom. class.); also hokoto kəkɨ	underived	N+CLF	kəkɨ is a nominal classifier specifying that things are of the same species	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Yukuna	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	jewé	hewé		unknown				uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Yuruti	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	pĩdõ	pĩdõ									See Language page
Záparo	family Boidae, subf. Boinae	saw+raw	sawɨraw									See Language page


Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Ashuar
Baniwa
Barasano
Bará
Bora
Carapana
Carijona
Central Aymara
Chácobo
Cofán
Cuiva
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Guayabero
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kakua
Kariña
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Macaguan
Makiritare
Makuna
Makushi
Mapoyo
Matses
Movima
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ninam
Ocaina
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Playero
Pumé
Resígaro
Secoya
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tikuna
Tukano
Tuyuka
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimaja
Waorani
Wari
Wayampi
Wayana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yukuna
Yuruti
Záparo

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