Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

edible palm-dwelling larva (palm weevil)

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: suri, mojojoy
Meaning Portuguese: larva, broca-do-coqueiro, aramandaiá

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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	Dangerous	General Notes
Aguaruna	Rhynchophorus sp.	dukúch	dukútʃ		doubtful loan		Quechua tuku						See Language page
Akawaio	Rhynchophorus sp.	piiriimok (E1977)	pirimɔk (E1977)		unknown	Akawaio, Pemon	shared Pemon						See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Apalai	Rhynchophorus sp.	sokoe	sokoe		unknown								See Language page
Ashuar	Rhynchophorus sp.	saránchim, shiránchim, puntíish (big suri), muntíish (big suri)	saranʧim, ʃiranʧim, munti:ʃ										See Language page
Baniwa	Rhynchophorus sp.	íixeni	íiʃeni, píipiɻi (FS)		unknown			Also píipiɻi (FS)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Bora	Rhynchophorus sp.	ajpa (T98)	axpa		inheritance								See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	Rhynchophorus sp.	mĩdópshi	mĩntópʃi		unique								See Language page
Carijona	Rhynchophorus sp.	ərukə	ərukə		inheritance								See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Cofán	Rhynchophorus sp.	shiñosi, toro	toro										See Language page										phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Djeoromitxi	Rhynchophorus sp.	hanõ	hanõ										See Language page
Dâw	Rhynchophorus sp.	tõr	tɔ̃h		inheritance				missing				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Eñepa	Rhynchophorus sp.	pe'ya' (MM)	peʔjaʔ (MM)	larva (in general)	unknown								See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Huambisa	Rhynchophorus sp.	mukin	mukin										See Language page
Hup	Rhynchophorus sp.	j'ak-tɔ̃̌h	j'ak-tɔ̃̌h		inheritance				compound	buriti.palm-larva			See Language page	0	1	0	gathered	women, also men?	trunks felled and left; grubs gathered later	0	0	no
Iquito	Rhynchophorus sp.	cumaquíja	kumakíha		inheritance								See Language page
Kaingang	Rhynchophorus sp.	jòkynh	yɔkɨdnx										See Language page
Kakua	Rhynchophorus sp.		~bǔd-daɁ		unknown				missing				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Kariña	Rhynchophorus sp.	atukuma	atukuma	palm weevil larva									Courtz 2007:247									no
Karitiana	Rhynchophorus sp.	yro, kentak	ɨɾo, kentak		unknown								See Language page
Lokono	Rhynchophorus sp.	otokoma	otokoma	larva of larger grugru beetle									Fanshawe 1949:70									no
Maihiki	Rhynchophorus sp.	nebɨhaquɨ ago	nebɨhakɨ ago		unique				uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Makuna	Rhynchophorus sp.	wadoa	wadoa		unknown								See Language page
Makushi	Rhynchophorus sp.	arariʔ (SM)	arariʔ (SM)		unknown								See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Mapoyo	Rhynchophorus sp.	si'suru	si'suru										See Language page
Matses	Rhynchophorus sp.	macu	maku		unknown								See Language page
Muinane	Rhynchophorus sp.	áfaicu (W97)	áɸaiku										See Language page
Murui Witoto	Rhynchophorus sp.	fecoda, nonocɨ	ɸɛkoda, nonokɯ (B83)		unknown; inheritance								See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	Rhynchophorus sp.	tucu	tuku										See Language page
Nheengatu	Rhynchophorus sp.	aí tapuru (species of parastic larva found in palm trees, etym: ai = laziness/sloth, tapuru = wormy)	aí tapuru (species of parastic larva found in palm trees, etym: ai = laziness, tapuru = wormy)		unknown				Compound	'sloth worm'			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Ocaina	Rhynchophorus sp.	atóónmojonh, dsoruhyóhco, joxóóvuco, ñon̈oonja, uhtyódyunaco	atṍṍmohõʔ, dzorɯʔyóʔko, hoxóóβɯko, ɲon̈õõha, ɯʔtʲódʲɯ̃ako		unknown								See Language page
Paresi	Rhynchophorus sp.	alyidi 'toro'	aljidi 'turu'		unknown								See Language page
Pemon	Rhynchophorus sp.	piiriimok (E1977)	pirimɔk (E1977)		unknown	Akawaio, Pemon	shared Akawaio						See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Piapoco	Rhynchophorus sp.	cáwi, aliyáiri 'gusano comestible'	káwi, alijáiɾi 'gusano comestible'										See Language page
Pumé	Rhynchophorus sp.	kuyú (Lin97)											See Language page
Resígaro	Rhynchophorus sp.	eniítsí, na?í, otsóomú 'edible larva'	eniítsí, naʔí, otsóomú 'edible laɾva'		unknown			Also eniítsí, naʔí	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Sikuani	Rhynchophorus sp.	simuta (2); matsubo (2)(Rhyncophorus palmarum)	simúta; matsúbo (Rhyncophorus palmarum)		loan direction unknown		Piapoco	màachùba	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Rhynchophorus sp.	tucu	tuku										See Language page
Tariana	Rhynchophorus sp.	wépaɾi, yúɾu	wépaɾi, júɾu		unknown			Also júɾu	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Taushiro	Rhynchophorus sp.	a´tono	aʔtono										See Language page
Tikuna	Rhynchophorus sp.	ngairé ('lagarta', Alv44)	ŋairé		unique								See Language page
Tiriyó	Rhynchophorus sp.	ərukə	ərukə		inheritance								See Language page
Wai Wai	Rhynchophorus sp.	orko (SM)	orko (SM)		inheritance								See Language page
Wayampi	Rhynchophorus sp.	pɨsu	pɨsu		unknown								See Language page
Wayana	Rhynchophorus sp.	ilipe	ilipe		unknown								See Language page
Yabarana	Rhynchophorus sp.		sájua										See Language page
Yagua	Rhynchophorus sp.	junu	xũnũ		unique								See Language page
Yanomam	Rhynchophorus sp.	mapiapë (WM99)	mapiapə		unknown				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Yanomami	Rhynchophorus sp.	ou, mati (ou)	ou (Rhynchoporus palmarum L.), mati (ou) (R. palmarum ?)		unknown			also mati (ou) (R. palmarum ?)	underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Yukpa	Rhynchophorus sp.	korükü	korɨkɨ										See Language page										Phon only in source
Yukuna	Rhynchophorus sp.	wawaru (large mojojoy); ñamana (más grande que el mamú, comestible), mumú (pequeña y comestible)	mumú, ñamaná, wawaru		unknown			Also ñamana (más grande que el mamú, comestible), mumú (pequeña y comestible)Also ñamana (más grande que el mamú, comestible), mumú (pequeña y comestible)Also ñamana (más grande que el mamú, comestible), mumú (pequeña y comestible)Also ñamana (más grande	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Záparo	Rhynchophorus sp.	kawruka	kawruka										See Language page


Aguaruna
Akawaio
Apalai
Ashuar
Baniwa
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carijona
Cofán
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Eñepa
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Kaingang
Kakua
Kariña
Karitiana
Lokono
Maihiki
Makuna
Makushi
Mapoyo
Matses
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ocaina
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Pumé
Resígaro
Sikuani
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Tariana
Taushiro
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Wai Wai
Wayampi
Wayana
Yabarana
Yagua
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yukpa
Yukuna
Záparo

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