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centipede

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: ciempiés
Meaning Portuguese: centopéia

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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-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Aguaruna	class Chilopoda	kiíwi	ki:wi														See Language page
Akawaio	class Chilopoda	ögöibasee	ögöɪbase		inheritance		Akawaio, Pemon										See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Araona	class Chilopoda		bakʷa-piɲoli														See Language page							Cf. 'snake' 03.850.
Ashuar	class Chilopoda	kángkanchup	kaŋkanʧup														See Language page
Ayoreo	class Chilopoda		poo'raai														See Language page
Bardi	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	mirrgool	mirrgool		inheritance								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Barí	class Chilopoda		iširabana														See Language page
Bora	class Chilopoda	éihyéba, cahtsówa (species; others also exist) (T98)	éiʔjépa, kʰaʔtsʰókwa														See Language page
Bunuba	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	ganbarri	ganbarri		inheritance	kanparri	Bunuban						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Burarra	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	jin-guga	dyin-guga		unknown													0	0	0	0	0	no
Candoshi-Shapra	class Chilopoda	modĩnari	montĩnaɾi														See Language page
Carapana	class Chilopoda	muni	mũnĩ														See Language page
Cavineña	class Chilopoda	wači-wači-ke; mapakʷi; nuriri (G71) ( means "foot")	wači-wači-ke; mapakʷi; nuriri (G71)														See Language page
Central Aymara	class Chilopoda	warisana (P04)	warisana														See Language page
Cha'palaa	class Chilopoda		['seepin'deru]														See Language page							From Span. 'ciempiés'.
Chiriguano	class Chilopoda		aᵐbua														See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja	class Chilopoda		isek waso														See Language page
Chácobo	class Chilopoda	mapai	mapai														See Language page
Cofán	class Chilopoda	shajasi	ʃahasi														See Language page							phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	class Chilopoda	avimecʉ, cõriárʉ	avimɛkʉ, kõliálʉ		unique				Also kɔ̃liálʉ				uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Desano	class Chilopoda	ñahquĩ	ñahkĩ		unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Dhangu	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	missing			missing								missing					0	0	0	0	0	no
Dhay’yi	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	missing			missing													0	0	0	0	0	no
Dhuwal	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	djaṯam	dyaṯam		inheritance								simplex					0	0	0	0	0	no
Djapu	Chilopoda, Myriapoda		dyartam		inheritance													0	0	0	0	0
Djeoromitxi	class Chilopoda	pänikäte	pǝnikǝte														See Language page
Djinang	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	gambi	gambi		unknown				cf gambilki bush grape				simplex					0	0	0	0	0	no
Dâw	class Chilopoda	kâw	kəw		inheritance								underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Epena	class Chilopoda		'eto														See Language page
Ese Ejja	class Chilopoda		sačiči														See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	class Chilopoda	kono pexa	kono pexa														See Language page
Eñepa	class Chilopoda	tyimeipe; chiriri, timeepe, Var. chimeepe (MM)	tʃimeipe; tʃiriri, timeepe, Var. tʃimeepe (MM)		unknown				Also tʃiriri, timeepe, Var. tʃimeepe								See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Gajirrabeng	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	birrgoolang	pirrkurlang		inheritance	pirrkurla	Jarragan						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Gooniyandi	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	ganbadi	ganbadi		inheritance	kanparri	Bunuban						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Gumatj	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	djaṯam	dyaṯam		inheritance								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Gupapuyngu	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	djaṯam	djatam		inheritance								simplex					0	0	0	0	0	no
Gurindji	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	lirrimi	lirrimi		unique				could be loan into Ngaliwurru or vice-versa				underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Guugu Yimidhirr	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	gaalaaya	gaalaaya	centipede	unique								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Hodï	class Chilopoda	iliwe	iliwe		unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Huambisa	class Chilopoda	kagkanch	kaŋkantʃ														See Language page
Hup	class Chilopoda	cǎy	cǎj		inheritance								underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Ignaciano	class Chilopoda		taiɲe wareke														See Language page
Ingá	class Chilopoda	pasag chakiiung															See Language page
Jaru	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	ganbarr	ganbarr		loan			Walmajarri	from Marrngu	WW	%kanparr		uncoded					0	0	0	0	0	no
Jingulu	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	marlangkabirrirni	marlangkabirrirni		unknown								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Kaingang	class Chilopoda	pə̃n kakrã (IDS)	pə̃n kakrã														See Language page
Kakataibo	class Chilopoda		ṣ̌akurũ														See Language page
Kakua	class Chilopoda	kǎd	kǎdɁ		unique								underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Kalapalo	class Chilopoda	ifanda	ifanda														See Language page
Kanamarí	class Chilopoda	bamimi	bamimi	centopeia													Magalhães 2018:356
Karajarri	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	ganbar	ganbar		loan			Bunuban		WW	%kanparr		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Kariña	class Chilopoda	kumapepe	kumapepe	centipede													Courtz 2007:302						no
Karitiana	class Chilopoda	pasẽn, tĩ´ĩ´ipa	pasẽn, tĩʔĩʔipa														See Language page
Katukina	class Chilopoda		siri														See Language page
Kija	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	pirrkulany	pirrkulany		inheritance	pirrkula	Jarragan						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Koko-Bera	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	márngacím	márngacím	centipede	unique								compound	Simplex (not clear whether divisible as mar-ngacîm or not)?
Koreguaje	class Chilopoda	sʉsʉri	sʉsʉri														See Language page
Kuku-Thaypan	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	missing			missing								missing					0	0	0	0	0	no
Kuku-Yalanji	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	birinjil	birinjil		unique								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Kurtjar	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	loothirgh	loothirgh		unique								underived		eeny			0	0	0	0	0	no
Kuuk Thaayorre	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	thene; ruurr-	thene; ruurr-		unique				Poss. to YYoront then 'penis'				underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Kwazá	class Chilopoda	daraikaru, nãtsĩrĩ	daraikaru, nãtsĩrĩ														See Language page
Lengua	class Chilopoda		ɬamok-mek														See Language page
Lokono	class Chilopoda	baiabo	baiabo	centipede													Fanshawe 1949:59						no
Maca	class Chilopoda		oloc̷-ɬokoy-ey (m.)														See Language page							Lit. 'many arms/hands' 04.310.
Macaguan	class Chilopoda	jakiárat	hakiáɾat		unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Maihiki	class Chilopoda	coña ago, ate aguɨ	koɲa ago, ãte agɨ		unique				Also ãte agɨ				uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Makuna	class Chilopoda	muni	muni														See Language page
Mangala	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	kanparr	kanparr		inheritance					WW	%kanparr		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Mapoyo	class Chilopoda	kërëpë	kɛrɛpɛ														See Language page
Matses	class Chilopoda	uampambiecquid	uampambieckid														See Language page
Mbabaram	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	missing	missing		missing													0	0	0	0	0	no
Miriwung	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	bilgulang	bilgulang		inheritance	pirrkula	Jarragan						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Mosetén-Chimané	class Chilopoda		se'wa'yaʔ														See Language page
Movima	class Chilopoda	čaβoʔɬeɬeu-mo	tʃaβoʔɬeɬeu-mo														See Language page
Muinane	class Chilopoda	aacába, rálláhiigai, rɨ̵́ɨ́llɨhu (W97)	aakába, rádʒáʔiigai, rɨ̵́ɨ́dʒɨʔu														See Language page
Murui Witoto	class Chilopoda	feresio	ɸɛrɛsio (B83)														See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	class Chilopoda		ʃʌːj		inheritance												See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	class Chilopoda	tiricu	tiɾiku														See Language page
Ngandi	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	mala	mala		unknown				perhaps cf malapinbin “small bat”				simplex					0	0	0	0	0	no
Ngarinyin	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	ngamangarri	ngamangarri		inheritance	*-ma-	proto-Worrorran						derived	-ngarri is a subordinating suffix, nga- could be a (pronominal?) prefix				0	0	0	0	0	no
Ngarluma	Chilopoda, Myriapoda		minarraŋu		inheritance													0	0	0	0	0
Ngumbarl	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	rabbir-abul	rabbir-abul		inheritance								derived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Nimanburru	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	mirgol	mirgol		inheritance								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Nivaclé	class Chilopoda		aɬu ɬpɔsenxaway														See Language page
Northern Emberá	class Chilopoda	i-ɓa-'do-mia 'liquid-drinker' (IDS)	i-ɓa-'do-mia 'liquid-drinker' (IDS)														See Language page
Nyangumarta	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	jirrini	jirrini		unique								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Nyikina	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	kanbarr	kanbarr		loan			Karajarri		WW	%kanparr		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Nyulnyul	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	raborrbil [rabarrbil]	raborrbil [rabarrbil]		inheritance								derived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Ocaina	class Chilopoda	bóóxon̈oco, viríítiho	bóóxon̵oko, βiríítiʔo														See Language page
Pakanh	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	thonchi; yuku	yuku-thonchi		inheritance	*cuncun	pPaman						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Paraguayan Guaraní	class Chilopoda		aᵐbuʔa														See Language page
Paresi	class Chilopoda	walatata	walatata														See Language page
Pemon	class Chilopoda	manairak (scolopendra mursitans), okoi-pase (both mean centipede) (A1981); ököipasee (E1980); ködöri (M2000)	manaiɾak, okoipase (A1981); ököɪpase (E1980); kədə:ri (M2000)		inheritance		Akawaio, Pemon		Also manairak (scolopendra mursitans); kədə:ri (M2000)								See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Piapoco	class Chilopoda	chìlichili éewéeri ('? + yellow')	tʃìlitʃili é:wé:ɾi														See Language page
Piaroa	class Chilopoda	wa'ča'c'a	waɁtsaɁsɁa														See Language page
Páez	class Chilopoda	túpil, ultŭpy															See Language page
Rembarrnga	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	ngarrambal@	ŋarrampal@		loan direction unknown			Wubuy					simplex					0	0	0	0	0	no
Ritharrngu	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	djaṯam	dyartam		inheritance								simplex					0	0	0	0	0	no
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité	class Chilopoda		alimpopma														See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	class Chilopoda		seŋyawanˀ														See Language page
Shipibo-Konibo	class Chilopoda		ṣ̌ako														See Language page
Sikuani	class Chilopoda	metsajajapato (25)			unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Sirionó	class Chilopoda	mua	mua														See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	class Chilopoda	sintupí (Spanish loan)	sintupi														See Language page
Sáliva	class Chilopoda	juxuwa	huxuwa														See Language page
Tacana	class Chilopoda		mata-kio-kio														See Language page
Tariana	class Chilopoda	amáɾu sápale	amáɾu sápale		unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Tikuna	class Chilopoda	tchê-ma (Alv44)	tʃɨʔma														See Language page
Tjaapukay	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	ginba	kinpa	centipede	inheritance	*kinpa	pYTj		To Yidiny				underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Trinitario	class Chilopoda		'tnʸosopi														See Language page							Small variety. A large c. is t-siy'pepehi.
Tuyuka	class Chilopoda	bũ'dĩ	bũʔdĩ														See Language page
Uw-Olkol	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	enyjon; ug-	ug-eñjon	centipede	inheritance				to pPaman *cuncun				underived	The PROTOFORM is redupicated				0	0	0	0	0	no
Uw-Oykangand	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	enychon; uk-	uk-eñcon	centipede	unique								underived	Protoform *cuncun was reduplicated				0	0	0	0	0	no
Wai Wai	class Chilopoda	maΦeΦe	maΦeΦe														See Language page
Walmajarri	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	kanparr	kanparr		loan			Karajarri		WW	%kanparr		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Waorani	class Chilopoda	kebata			unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Wapishana	class Chilopoda	pʰišiˀbaʔi	pʰiʃiˀbaʔi		unique												See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Warao	class Chilopoda	haɾa -sebe (haɾa=aɾm, -sebe=quantity of)	hara -sebe (hara=arm, -sebe=quantity of)														See Language page
Wardaman	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	jalarrin	jalarrin		unknown								uncoded					0	0	0	0	0	no
Wari	class Chilopoda	tokwan mi (Sousa2009)	tokwan mi (Sousa2009)														See Language page
Warlpiri	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	yirrinji	yirrinji		inheritance	yirrinytyi	Ngumpin-Yapa		Arrernte arrentye 'scuttling, crawling and wriggling insects including centipedes; devil'				underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Warrwa	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	karnbarr	karnbarr		loan			Karajarri		WW	%kanparr							0	0	0	0	0
Waurá	class Chilopoda	uwi ɨ-pala'tã	uwi ɨ-pala'tã														See Language page
Wayampi	class Chilopoda	kũpɛpɛ	kũpɛpɛ														See Language page
Wayuu	class Chilopoda		hasipa														See Language page							Refers to 'escolopendra gigante'; hekuuľe is 'congolocho'.
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	class Chilopoda		aɬe-po'set														See Language page
Wik Ngathan	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	thal	thal	centipede, scorpion	inheritance	*thalV	pWik						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Worrorra	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	ma:nya	ma:nya		inheritance	*-ma-	proto-Worrorran					gender suffix -nya	uncoded					0	0	0	0	0	no
Wubuy	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	ŋarrampali	ŋarrampali		loan direction unknown			Rembarrnga										0	0	0	0	0
Wunambal	Chilopoda, Myriapoda		nyamangarri		inheritance		proto-Worrorran											0	0	0	0	0	no
Yagua	class Chilopoda	mutitu	mutitu														See Language page
Yaminahua	class Chilopoda		ṣ̌akočo														See Language page
Yan-nhangu	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	djaṯam	dyaṯam		inheritance								simplex					0	0	0	0	0	no
Yanomami	class Chilopoda	kumarawë	kumaɾawə		unique								underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Yawuru	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	kanbarr	kanbarr		loan			Karajarri		WW	%kanparr		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Yidiny	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	ginba (TCW)	ginba (TCW)		inheritance	*kinpa	pYTj		To Tjaapukay /ginba/				underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Yine	class Chilopoda		ponro														See Language page							An edible centipede is šyopa.
Yir-Yoront	Chilopoda, Myriapoda	(minh-)popor; lorr-	lorr-(minh-)popor		unique								compound	The specific tem minh-popor 'brownsnake' is itself a genus-species compound.				0	0	0	0	0	no
Yukuna	class Chilopoda	ja'akurú	haʔakuɾú		unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no


Aguaruna
Akawaio
Araona
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Bardi
Barí
Bora
Bunuba
Burarra
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Cavineña
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chácobo
Cofán
Cubeo
Desano
Dhangu
Dhay’yi
Dhuwal
Djapu
Djeoromitxi
Djinang
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Gajirrabeng
Gooniyandi
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Guugu Yimidhirr
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Ingá
Jaru
Jingulu
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kalapalo
Kanamarí
Karajarri
Kariña
Karitiana
Katukina
Kija
Koko-Bera
Koreguaje
Kuku-Thaypan
Kuku-Yalanji
Kurtjar
Kuuk Thaayorre
Kwazá
Lengua
Lokono
Maca
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makuna
Mangala
Mapoyo
Matses
Mbabaram
Miriwung
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Ngandi
Ngarinyin
Ngarluma
Ngumbarl
Nimanburru
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Nyulnyul
Ocaina
Pakanh
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Páez
Rembarrnga
Ritharrngu
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tacana
Tariana
Tikuna
Tjaapukay
Trinitario
Tuyuka
Uw-Olkol
Uw-Oykangand
Wai Wai
Walmajarri
Waorani
Wapishana
Warao
Wardaman
Wari
Warlpiri
Warrwa
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Wik Ngathan
Worrorra
Wubuy
Wunambal
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yan-nhangu
Yanomami
Yawuru
Yidiny
Yine
Yir-Yoront
Yukuna

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