Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

brazil nut

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: castaña
Meaning Portuguese: castanha do para (B. excelsa); castanha de cutia (C. edulis)

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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	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Distribution	Dangerous	General Notes
Apalai	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	tutuko	tutuko										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Cubeo	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	jipocṹrarʉ, jṹjodedimidʉ	hipokṹlalʉ, hṹhodɛdimidʉ		unique			Also ɣṹɣɔdɛdimidʉ	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no	tree
Djeoromitxi	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	ore	ore										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Dâw	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	kaçãy, xatãy	kacãj, xatãj		loan		Portuguese	castanha	underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no	tree
Hup	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	tɨ́w	tɨ́w		unique	Hup-Yuhup			underived				See Language page	0	1	0	gathered	men, women	eaten raw	0	0	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no	tree
Iquito	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	sajií (Bertholletia excelsa)	sahií (Bertholletia excelsa)										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Kakua	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']		bɨ̀kɨ̀-daɁ		missing				missing				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no	tree
Kamayurá	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	minata	minata										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Kariña	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	tutuka	tutuka	brazil nut, para nut									Courtz 2007:394									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no
Karitiana	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	minhõ	miɲõ										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Kokama	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	muni-watsu	muni-watsu										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Koreguaje	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	suania	suania										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Matses	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	onina cacho, nestebiecquid	onina katʃo, nestebiekkid										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Muinane	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	jéréécu (W97)	xérééku										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Murui Witoto	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	ifacɨdo	iɸakɯdo (B83)										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']		maneːh		unique								See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Nheengatu	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	kastaya (borrowing from POR) kastayatiwa	kastaja (borrowing from POR), kastajatiwa	castanha-do-Para	loan		Portuguese		underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no	tree
Ocaina	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	jofááya {tree}	hoɸáája {tree}										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Piaroa	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	idíkua'	idíkuaɁ										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Tariana	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	kúida, wasé-na	kúida, wasé-na		unique			Also wasé-na	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no	tree
Tikuna	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	tôre-né, nho-ó (Alv44)	toreʔne, ñoʔó										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Tiriyó	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	tuːka	tuːka										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Wai Wai	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	tɨtko (SM)	tɨtko (SM)										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Waimiri Atroari	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	tetyky	tetɨkɨ										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Wari	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	tokwe (Sousa2009)	tokwe (Sousa2009)										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Wayampi	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	yã	jã										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Wayana	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	tutukë	tutukǝ										See Language page									1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.		tree
Yanomam	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	wãro uhi (couepia caryophylloides), hɨha amo hi (couepia sp.), hawari hi (bertholletia excelsa)(all WM99)	wãɾo uhi, hɨha amo hi, hawaɾi hi		inheritance			also wãro uhi (couepia caryophylloides), hɨha amo hi (couepia sp.); hi = CLF "tree" (Ferreira)	uncoded		hi	hi = "generic tree" (Ferreira)	See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no	tree
Yanomami	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	hawari kohi	hawaɾi kohi (B. excelsa)		inheritance				underived	N+CLF+CLF	ko = round, hi = tree		See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no	tree
Yuhup	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	tɨ̌w	tɨ̌w		unique	Hup-Yuhup			underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no	tree
Yukuna	Bertholletia excelsa [cf. Couepia edulis 'castanha do cutia']	kajáphi, kula, lapakaku, wacharú, jaju, jujré	kahápʰi, kula, lapakaku, watʃa'ɾu, hahu, huh'ɾe		unique			Also kula, lapakaku, watʃa'ɾu, hahu, huh'ɾe	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	1) Couepia: restricted area within Brazil, Rio Purus basin and middle Solimões. 2) Bertholletia: elev: consistently about 200m; mature forests. Widely distributed from Peru, E. Colombia, Brazil to Nicaragua.	no	tree


Apalai
Cubeo
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Hup
Iquito
Kakua
Kamayurá
Kariña
Karitiana
Kokama
Koreguaje
Matses
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Nheengatu
Ocaina
Piaroa
Tariana
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Wai Wai
Waimiri Atroari
Wari
Wayampi
Wayana
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yuhup
Yukuna

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