Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

bullet ant, lesser giant hunter ant

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
conga, hormiga yanabe (Colombia), isula (Peru), Hormiga Veinticuatro
Meaning Portuguese
tocandira

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
Akawaio Paraponera clavata kanggaruumö kaŋgarumö unknown Akawaio, Pemon shared Pemon See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Baniwa Paraponera clavata mánee, ttoowiápa mánee, t̪oowiápa inheritance Proto-Arawak (North and South) Also t̪oowiápa uncoded See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Carijona Paraponera clavata iráki 'tocandira' (M2000) iráki 'tocandira' (M2000) inheritance See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Dâw Paraponera clavata wʉʉ̀w wɨ̂w inheritance underived See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Hodï Paraponera clavata uli inëdi (bullent ant), jyo (black army ant) (Zent 05) unique uncoded See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Waorani Paraponera clavata bodæ unique uncoded See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Hup Paraponera clavata wǐw wǐw inheritance underived See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Kakua Paraponera clavata kʉ̌j' ~hùab inheritance underived See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Macaguan Paraponera clavata títbit títbit unknown uncoded See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Ninam Paraponera clavata species not clarified ʃĩo, kotʃe missing both forms inherited uncoded See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Nukak Paraponera clavata wãb (Cabrera et al) inheritance uncoded See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Maihiki Paraponera clavata ñata aguɨ, bai aguɨ, yabio ago ɲata agɨ, bai agɨ, jabio ago inheritance West Tukanoan Also bai, jabio uncoded ago ago = feminine animate See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Pemon Paraponera clavata irak (A1981); kangkaruuma (E1980) iɾak; kaŋkaruʔma (E1980) inheritance Also kaŋkaruʔma (E1980) See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Resígaro Paraponera clavata mané (Seifart11) mané (Seifart11) inheritance missing See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Sanumá Paraponera clavata ʃio, kutʃiaka ʃio, kutʃiaka missing (both species unknown) uncoded See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Tariana Paraponera clavata máne máne inheritance Proto-Arawak (North and South) uncoded See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Yanomam Paraponera clavata unknown species ʃiho missing also koje? uncoded See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Yanomami Paraponera clavata warrior ant (not clear whether this is the same thing) poɾe mo missing pore = spirit, aparition; mo= penis; note: it's said the bite can cause swelling of the penis compound spirit+penis See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Yukuna Paraponera clavata mané mané inheritance Proto-Arawak (North and South) uncoded See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Yuhup Paraponera clavata wíw wíw inheritance underived See Language page 2 0 0 0 0 yes
Achagua Paraponera clavata manée manée inheritance See Language page
Piapoco Paraponera clavata mané mané See Language page
Kabiyari Paraponera clavata máne máne See Language page
Yavitero Paraponera clavata manéjli manéľ̥i See Language page
Paresi Paraponera clavata menae menae inheritance See Language page
Cha'palaa Paraponera clavata 'ɲami See Language page
Bora Paraponera clavata túúpámy- (T98) tʰɯ́ɯ́pʰámj- inheritance See Language page
Muinane Paraponera clavata tɨ́ɨ́fomogai (W97) tɨ́ɨ́ɸomogai See Language page
Wayana Paraponera clavata ilak ilak inheritance See Language page
Tiriyó Paraponera clavata irakə ('very large ant sp.') irakə inheritance See Language page
Makiritare Paraponera clavata ya:kö (KH) (means 'large ant') ja:kə (KH) inheritance See Language page
Mapoyo Paraponera clavata mi'sakë; sauko (flying ant) mi'sakɛ; sauko (flying ant) See Language page
Yabarana Paraponera clavata ah'naw See Language page
Yukpa Paraponera clavata kɨshasha (SM) kɨshasha (SM) See Language page Phon only in source
Epena Paraponera clavata hẽ'saa See Language page
Cofán Paraponera clavata congi, ono koŋgi See Language page phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Candoshi-Shapra Paraponera clavata lliizi (brown one), kanáashiríbi (black one) ntʃiʂi, kanáaʃiɾimpi unique See Language page
Taushiro Paraponera clavata acha´cus aʃaʔkus See Language page
Páez Paraponera clavata gnueñandi wẽɲandi See Language page
Tikuna Paraponera clavata to-ê (Alv44) toʔɨ unique See Language page
Ashuar Paraponera clavata yutuí jutui See Language page
Huambisa Paraponera clavata yutui jutui See Language page
Aguaruna Paraponera clavata yutúi jutúi inheritance must be loan INTO Napo Quechua; other varieties have transparent compound forms See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Paraponera clavata wɯːw inheritance See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect Paraponera clavata wɯːw See Language page
Matses Paraponera clavata shëdë ʃɨdɨ unknown See Language page
Kakataibo Paraponera clavata ku'tiṣ̌ See Language page
Shipibo-Konibo Paraponera clavata βona See Language page
Yagua Paraponera clavata mucado mukado unique See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua Paraponera clavata yana curu jana kuɾu (lit. 'black insect') See Language page
Ingá Paraponera clavata iana añangu jana aɲangu (lit. 'black ant'?) See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua Paraponera clavata yuturi jutuɾi See Language page
Carapana Paraponera clavata peta pɛta See Language page
Tanimuca Paraponera clavata pã'ta 'ka; 'kãka pã'ta 'ka; 'kãka inheritance See Language page
Koreguaje Paraponera clavata jñata ɲ̥ata inheritance See Language page
Secoya Paraponera clavata ñata ñãta See Language page
Karitiana Paraponera clavata nõpiowojo, nõpi nõpiowojo, nõpi unknown See Language page
Kokama Paraponera clavata tucanɨra tukanɨɾa inheritance See Language page
Wayampi Paraponera clavata tukãngɨ (G89) tukãngɨ (G89) inheritance See Language page
Ocaina Paraponera clavata am̈oonxo am:õõxo inheritance See Language page
Murui Witoto Paraponera clavata omocɨ omokɯ (B83) inheritance See Language page
Iquito Paraponera clavata musanícuaa (Paraponera clavata) musanícuaa (Paraponera clavata) inheritance See Language page
Záparo Paraponera clavata masawku masawku See Language page
Wari Paraponera clavata topitak (Sousa2009) topitak (Sousa2009) See Language page
Araona Paraponera clavata malo See Language page
Ese Ejja Paraponera clavata šeme See Language page
Tacana Paraponera clavata bona See Language page
Cavineña Paraponera clavata bona See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané Paraponera clavata a'yuša See Language page
Ayoreo Paraponera clavata dii'ti See Language page
Kanamarí Paraponera clavata hak hak tucandeira (formiga) Magalhães 2018:356
Kariña Paraponera clavata juku juku lesser giant hunting ant Courtz 2007:288 yes