Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

cockroach

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: cucaracha
Meaning Portuguese: barata-do-mato

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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	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	order Blattaria	pirítu	pirítu		inheritance									See Language page
Aguaruna	order Blattaria	tukajách; ʃuuta (Overall)	tukaxátʃ; ʃuuta (Overall)		loan; loan, direction unknown		Candoshi							See Language page
Akawaio	order Blattaria	koorooii	koroi		inheritance	Unknown (Akawaio, Pemon, maybe Yukpa and Eñepa)	possible link? Carib ()masarawa, TG taraBe							See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Akawaio/Ingariko dialect	order Blattaria	masarawa	masarawa											See Language page
Apalai	order Blattaria	arawe	arawe		loan - WW		%arawe, via Tupi-Guarani							See Language page
Araona	order Blattaria		boatiki; zomama											See Language page
Ashuar	order Blattaria	shurúk, chíchi (white cockoarch), tsárap (small cockroach)	isu:ja ʃuruk, ʧiʧi, tsarap											See Language page
Baniwa	order Blattaria	poléta, aráwe	poɺéta, aɻáwe, aɻá[we] (FS)		inheritance; loan - WW	Central North Arawak, Rio Negro branch (?)	%arawe	Attested Achagua. Also aɻáwe, aɻá[we] (FS); prob loan Nheengatu arawé (also used for different species of insects)		uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Barí	order Blattaria		šokdo											See Language page							Chibchan form is 'soh-.
Baure	order Blattaria	čomorr	tʃomorr		inheritance?									See Language page
Bora	order Blattaria	tooró-	tʰooro-		inheritance									See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	order Blattaria	shorota	ʃoɾota		loan, direction unknown		Jivaroan							See Language page
Carapana	order Blattaria	asearo	asɛaɾɔ, asearo (FS)											See Language page
Cavineña	order Blattaria	sopa	sopa											See Language page
Cha'palaa	order Blattaria		'su'ku-ʔ-'čilʸi											See Language page							Lit. 'room-poss.-insect'.
Chiriguano	order Blattaria		tarawe		inheritance? - WW		%arawe, Mello 2000 taraBe; cf. Carib ()masarawa							See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja	order Blattaria		tʔatosey (f.)											See Language page
Cofán	order Blattaria	shipicco	ʃipikho											See Language page							phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	order Blattaria	momaroveco	momalovɛko		unique					uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Desano	order Blattaria	sʉrirãmʉ	sɯrirãmɯ		unique			Possibly Proto-Tukanoan; possible cognate in Siona (also Siriano)		uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	order Blattaria	komepika	komepika											See Language page
Dâw	order Blattaria	naáp	nǎp		doubtful loan into protolg, direction unknown		Kakua? Jivaroan? cf. Arawak *taparutu			underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Epena	order Blattaria		kʰẽ'per̃e											See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	order Blattaria	čapa	čapa											See Language page
Eñepa	order Blattaria	kɨrɨsa; para, takanapai'këmënë' (MM)	kɨrɨsa; takanapaiʔkǝmǝnǝ' (MM)		inheritance			Cognate Yukpa, maybe Akawaio and Pemon. Also takanapaiʔkëmënë'						See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Hodï	order Blattaria	oʰkõ	oʰkõ		unique					uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Huambisa	order Blattaria	chirap	tʃirap											See Language page
Hup	order Blattaria	dadáp	dadáp		doubtful loan into protolg, direction unknown		Kakua? Jivaroan? cf. Arawak *taparutu			reduplicated				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Ignaciano	order Blattaria		seweri											See Language page
Iquito	order Blattaria	ísuuja	ísuuha		unknown									See Language page
Itonama	order Blattaria		woloso											See Language page
Kaingang	order Blattaria	kruj	kruy											See Language page
Kakua	order Blattaria	talap	tàlap		loan		Hup? Jivaroan? cf. Arawak *taparutu	darap; see also Jivaroan		underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Kanamarí	order Blattaria	tsarumdak	tʃarɯmdak	barata										Magalhães 2018:359
Kariña	order Blattaria	arawe	arawe	cockroach										Courtz 2007:238						no
Katukina	order Blattaria		mãpa											See Language page
Kokama	order Blattaria	arawi	arawi		inheritance? - WW		%arawe, Mello 2000 taraBe; cf. Carib ()masarawa							See Language page
Koreguaje	order Blattaria	co'roro	koʔroro		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Murui Witoto kanarɛ-							See Language page
Kotiria	order Blattaria	khasipo	kʰasipo		inheritance	East Tukanoan, Branch II				uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Kwazá	order Blattaria	kawapɛ	kawapɛ											See Language page
Lengua	order Blattaria		pikma											See Language page							Also yatapikmin.
Lokono	order Blattaria	kakalaka	kakalaka	cockroach										Fanshawe 1949:64						no
Maca	order Blattaria		ikˀawhic̷il (m.)											See Language page
Macaguan	order Blattaria	kuakuárach	kuakuáɾatʃ		loan		Spanish	cucaracha		uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Maihiki	order Blattaria	bedio ago	bedio ago		unique					uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Makuna	order Blattaria	jarawa, jarewa	xaɾawa, xaɾɛwa		loan - WW		%arawe							See Language page
Makushi	order Blattaria	masarua (Cunha04)	masarua (Cunha04)		inheritance		possible link? Carib ()masarawa, TG taraBe							See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Matses	order Blattaria	padacquid	padakkid		unknown									See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané	order Blattaria		ša'bo											See Language page
Movima	order Blattaria	moɗon̉	moɗon̉											See Language page
Muinane	order Blattaria	góogaiba (W97)	góogaiba											See Language page
Muisca	order Blattaria	chutagui	tʂutaγui											See Language page
Murui Witoto	order Blattaria	canareño	kanarɛɲo (B83)		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Koreguaje koʔroro							See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect	order Blattaria		kamataɾ											See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	order Blattaria		kabataɾ		loan		Yavitero kumálala							See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	order Blattaria	alcan	alkan											See Language page
Nheengatu	order Blattaria	arawé (also used for different species of insects)	arawé (also used for different species of insects)		inheritance? - WW	Proto-Tupi-Guarani	%arawe, Mello 2000 taraBe; cf. Carib ()masarawa	Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000	Generic, used for certain other insects	underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Ninam	order Blattaria	kothapa (gom)	kotʰapa (gom)		unknown		cf. Yavitero kumálala			uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Nivaclé	order Blattaria		šinwoʔɬawoke											See Language page							A type found in the forest.
Northern Emberá	order Blattaria		kʰẽperé (H&R)											See Language page
Ocaina	order Blattaria	bovúxotya, cucaracha {Spanish}	boβɯ́xotʲa, kɯ́karatʃa {Spanish}		unknown									See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní	order Blattaria		tarave											See Language page
Paresi	order Blattaria	tahalowa 'barata'	tahaluwa 'barata'		inheritance									See Language page
Pemon	order Blattaria	masarva (cucaracha pequeña) (A1981); kororii (E1980)	masarva (A1981); kɔrɔri (E1980)		inheritance	Unknown (Akawaio, Pemon, maybe Yukpa and Eñepa)	possible link? Carib ()masarawa, TG taraBe	Possible loan into Koreguaje: koʔroro. Also masarva (cucaracha pequeña) (A1981)						See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Piapoco	order Blattaria	alàaba	alàaba											See Language page
Piaroa	order Blattaria	tuhkuá kuahkua'	tuhkuá kuahkuaɁ		unknown									See Language page
Puinave	order Blattaria	yutadak	jutadak		unique									See Language page
Pumé	order Blattaria	arɛhɛrɔ												See Language page
Páez	order Blattaria	sate	sate											See Language page
Resígaro	order Blattaria	toodóhí	toodóhí		loan		Bora	Bora toorójɨ		uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Secoya	order Blattaria	pë	pɨ											See Language page
Selknam	order Blattaria		k-horitm											See Language page
Sikuani	order Blattaria	alaba, alama (both borrowings from Arawak), bokobokowa			loan - WW		Piapoco	Piapoco, alàaba		uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Siona	order Blattaria	sari	sari		unknown		cf. Arawak ara- forms?							See Language page
Siriano	order Blattaria	sʉrírã́mʉ́	sɨɾíɾã́mɨ́											See Language page
Sirionó	order Blattaria	tatu	tatu		unique									See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	order Blattaria	pucaracha (Spanish loan)	pukaratʃa											See Language page
Sáliva	order Blattaria	awa	awa		doubtful loan - WW		%arawe, via Arawak?							See Language page
Tacana	order Blattaria		sapakala											See Language page
Tanimuca	order Blattaria	a'rowa'ka	a'rowa'ka		loan - WW		%arawe							See Language page
Tariana	order Blattaria	dapátaɾu, ihída	dapátaɾu, ihída		inheritance			Also ihída		uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Tehuelche	order Blattaria		'čˀepˀr											See Language page
Tikuna	order Blattaria	orawe	oɾawe		loan - WW		%arawe, via Tupi-Guarani?							See Language page
Trinitario	order Blattaria		poymo											See Language page
Trumai	order Blattaria	tɨlɨxui	tɨlɨxui											See Language page
Tukano	order Blattaria	kasi-	kasi-		inheritance	East Tukanoan, Branch II				uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Tuyuka	order Blattaria	kasi'awɨ̃; kasi'a	kasiʔawɨ̃; kasiʔa											See Language page
Wai Wai	order Blattaria	mahčaru	mahčaru		inheritance		possible link? Carib ()masarawa, TG taraBe							See Language page
Waorani	order Blattaria	yæ̃kata			unique					uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Wapishana	order Blattaria	ˀbašarau	ˀbaʃarau		loan		Carib, e.g. Wai Wai mahčaru							See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Wari	order Blattaria	tohoroʔ (Sousa2009)	tohoroʔ (Sousa2009)											See Language page
Waurá	order Blattaria	maakuyalu; mapɨžetelu	maakujalu; mapɨžetelu		unknown									See Language page
Wayampi	order Blattaria	alawɛ	alawɛ		inheritance? - WW		%arawe, Mello 2000 taraBe; cf. Carib ()masarawa							See Language page
Wayana	order Blattaria	alawe, kumapi	alawe, kumapi		loan - WW		%arawe, via Tupi-Guarani							See Language page
Wayuu	order Blattaria		kanser̃ai (~ kanser̃aľi)											See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	order Blattaria		nahu'luh											See Language page
Yagua	order Blattaria	carcha	kartʃa		loan		Spanish cucaracha?							See Language page
Yaminahua	order Blattaria		mãpača											See Language page
Yanomami	order Blattaria	hõrahesi	hõɾahesi		unknown					underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Yavitero	order Blattaria	kumálala	kumálala											See Language page
Yine	order Blattaria		kačipkočirotero											See Language page							Also maštataxro; šimtataxro.
Yuhup	order Blattaria	dahdǎp	dahdǎp		inheritance					reduplicated	maybe			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Yukpa	order Blattaria	kérasu	kérasu											See Language page							Phon only in source
Yukuna	order Blattaria	yawichóro'oko	jawitʃóɾoʔoko		unique					uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no


Achagua
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Akawaio/Ingariko dialect
Apalai
Araona
Ashuar
Baniwa
Barí
Baure
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Cavineña
Cha'palaa
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Cofán
Cubeo
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Iquito
Itonama
Kaingang
Kakua
Kanamarí
Kariña
Katukina
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lengua
Lokono
Maca
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makuna
Makushi
Matses
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ninam
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Resígaro
Secoya
Selknam
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tacana
Tanimuca
Tariana
Tehuelche
Tikuna
Trinitario
Trumai
Tukano
Tuyuka
Wai Wai
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yine
Yuhup
Yukpa
Yukuna

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