Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

dog (wild; bush dog)

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: sachaperro, Perro de Monte, Zorro Vinagre, Guanfando; Zorro Ojizarco, Zorro Negro, Perro de Orejas Corta
Meaning Portuguese: cachorro-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	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Distribution	Dangerous	General Notes
Aguaruna	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	putúkam	putúkam										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Ashuar	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	máing	maiŋ										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Baniwa	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	dzamapoípoi	dzamapoípoi		unique				uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Bora	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	úúníjyaba, tsoowáu (FS)	ɯ́ɯ́níxjapa, tsʰookwáɯ										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Candoshi-Shapra	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	zozima	ʂoʂima										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Cavineña	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	čapa (generic dog)	čapa										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Chácobo	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	ina; ina-ka ina; ina-ka ina; ina-ka ina; ina-ka (generic dog)	ina; ina-ka ina; ina-ka ina; ina-ka ina; ina-ka (generic dog)										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Cofán	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	joven, tsampi'su ain	tsampiʔsɯ ain										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia		phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	maca tawimi (R95)			unique				uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Djeoromitxi	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	ärätxä, watxiri	ǝrǝtʃǝ, watʃiri										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Dâw	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	lẽs	lẽʃ		missing				missing				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	iɲa wewa (generic dog)	iɲa wewa										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Huambisa	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	tuweg	tuweg										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Hup	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	yãʔám wãwã̌t	jãʔám wãwã̌t		unique		jaguar pace.about'		compound	jaguar RED-?			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Ingá	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	sach alku											See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Iquito	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	aaríhua	aaríwa										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Kakua	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	hja-~bʉ:-~hiw	hja-~bɨ-hiw [forest-house-jaguar]		unique		forest-house-jaguar		compound				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Kanamarí	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	hohdak	hohdak	cachorro de mato pequeno									Magalhães 2018:357
Kariña	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	àwo	ahwo	bush dog									Courtz 2007:250						Widespread Amazonia	no
Koreguaje	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	kuiso	khuiso										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Maihiki	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	yeso ago (wild dog), coque ago	jeso ago, kõke ago		unique		Also kõke		uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Mapoyo	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	weeroro	weeroro										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis		wawɤt		unique								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Napo Lowland Quichua	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	sacha allcu	satʃa aʎku										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Nheengatu	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	yawara ka'apura	jawara ka'apura (jawara = carnivoro, ka'a=mata, pura=morador)		unique				Phrase	jawara = carnivor, feline, ka'a=forest, pura=dweller			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Ocaina	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	dsam̈óón̈unma	dzam̵ṍṍɯ̃ma										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Paresi	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	katxolo kolohore	katʃolo kolohore										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Pemon	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	pero, arimaraka (A1981)	peɾo, aɾimaɾaka (A1981)		unknown		Probably a loan into Arawak Wapishana: aɽimaɽak; similar form occurs in Pemon, Akawaiao; Simpson 1941 claims that these words are of Carib origin.	Broader (wild and domesticated)					See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Piapoco	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	yàlidu, únichàwini (rk83)	jàlidu										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Puinave	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	iot pik (iot=perro; pik=black); shúku (R95)	iot pík										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Páez	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	ñunda alcu (ñunda=sabana; alcu=dog)											See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Sikuani	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	unutsavini (rk83)			loan direction unknown	Piapoco	Piapoco únichàwini		uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	sacha allcu (sacha=monte)	satʃa aʎku										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Tatuyo	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	'jai	'jai										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Tiriyó	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	koikoi (wild dog)	koikoi										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Trumai	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	kasoro	kasoro										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Wai Wai	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	šaΦari	šaΦari										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Yagua	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	cucabnañu	kukambnãɲu										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Yanomami	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	hiima	hi:mã (general term "dog")		unique			Broader (generic 'dog')	underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Yavitero	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	mábulibuli	mábulibuli										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Yukuna	Speothos venaticus; Atelocynus microtis	juhuala que (rk83)			loan	Tupi-Guarani	See Nheengatu, yawara ka'apura		uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no


Aguaruna
Ashuar
Baniwa
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Cavineña
Chácobo
Cofán
Cubeo
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Huambisa
Hup
Ingá
Iquito
Kakua
Kanamarí
Kariña
Koreguaje
Maihiki
Mapoyo
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ocaina
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Puinave
Páez
Sikuani
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Tatuyo
Tiriyó
Trumai
Wai Wai
Yagua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yukuna

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