Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

electric eel

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
anguila eléctrica
Meaning Portuguese
poraquê

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 Electrophorus electricus kariimuura karimura inheritance Venezuelan subgroup (Akawaio, Pemon, Makushi, Eñepa) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Baniwa Electrophorus electricus dakátta dakát̪a, iiʃítʃi (FS) inheritance Baniwa-Tariana subgroup shared Tariana Also iiʃítʃi (FS) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Cubeo Electrophorus electricus bue, puraqui buɛ, pulaki inheritance/loan Tupi-Guarani Nheengatu puraké. Also bue 'eel' (generic) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Dâw Electrophorus electricus but  but inheritance missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Desano Electrophorus electricus buibʉgʉ (generic term for eel) buibɨgɨ inheritance East Tukanoan Broader (eel in general) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Eñepa Electrophorus electricus kariña (MM) kariɲa (MM) inheritance N Amazonian subgroup (Akawaio, Pemon, Makushi, Eñepa) Loan into Hodï: kalina See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Hodï Electrophorus electricus kalina (Zent 08) loan Carib: Eñepa kariɲa Eñepa "kariɲa"; also see Pemon and Akawaio "karimura" uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Waorani Electrophorus electricus pogõ unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Hup Electrophorus electricus cub'út cub'út inheritance other complex lexicalized cV- prefix? See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Kakua Electrophorus electricus wʉ̂d' ~jêw-~dí (electric eal); wɨ̂dʔ (eal, not electric) unknown also ɲêwní (~jêw-~dí) underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Macaguan Electrophorus electricus albín, chílit albín, tʃílit loan Carib: e.g. Wayana alimina uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Makushi Electrophorus electricus aríŋrá aríŋrá inheritance N Amazonian subgroup (Akawaio, Pemon, Makushi, Eñepa) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Nheengatu Electrophorus electricus puraké puraké inheritance Proto-Tupi-Guarani Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000 underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Ninam Electrophorus electricus ~morothotho (gom) ~moɾotʰotʰo (gom) unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Maihiki Electrophorus electricus doaquɨ aguɨ doakɨ agɨ unique uncoded agɨ agɨ = masculine animate See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Pemon Electrophorus electricus kariimuura (E1980) karimura (E1980) inheritance Venezuelan subgroup (Akawaio, Pemon, Makushi, Eñepa) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Tariana Electrophorus electricus dakása dakása inheritance Baniwa-Tariana subgroup shared Baniwa uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Kotiria Electrophorus electricus ~sa'a ~saʔa inheritance East Tukanoan, Branch II uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Wapishana Electrophorus electricus kʰasumi kʰasumi loan Carib: WaiWai kašmi See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Yanomami Electrophorus electricus yahetipa jahetipa unique underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Yukuna Electrophorus electricus kapi kapi unknown Yucuna-Kabiyari shared Kabiyari uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Achagua Electrophorus electricus tʃamái (R01) tʃamái (R01) inheritance See Language page
Piapoco Electrophorus electricus tsamai (R01) tsamai (R01) See Language page
Kabiyari Electrophorus electricus kápi kápi See Language page
Bare Electrophorus electricus hwíbudi hwíbudi See Language page
Mandawaka Electrophorus electricus damái damái See Language page
Baure Electrophorus electricus horompi horompi unknown See Language page
Bora Electrophorus electricus baaráwa (T98) paarákwa loan Tupi-Guarani purake See Language page
Wayana Electrophorus electricus alimina alimina inheritance See Language page
Tiriyó Electrophorus electricus arimina arimina inheritance See Language page
Wai Wai Electrophorus electricus freshwater eel: kašmi freshwater eel: kašmi inheritance See Language page
Northern Emberá Electrophorus electricus tuiná tuiná See Language page
Cofán Electrophorus electricus fambi (doesn't specify "electric", but root for "to electrocute" is fambiañe) ɸambi See Language page phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Candoshi-Shapra Electrophorus electricus sagíramá sankíɾamá loan, direction unknown Jivaroan; Achuar sungkírum, Huambisa See Language page
Taushiro Electrophorus electricus ei´tu´ ɨiʔtuʔ See Language page
Páez Electrophorus electricus locau lokau See Language page
Tikuna Electrophorus electricus chõxni tʃõʔni unique See Language page
Pumé Electrophorus electricus čoe ('freshwater eel') See Language page
Tinigua Electrophorus electricus mako (not electric) See Language page
Ashuar Electrophorus electricus sungkírum (not especified as electric) suŋkirum See Language page
Huambisa Electrophorus electricus tsugkirum tsuŋgkirum See Language page
Aguaruna Electrophorus electricus jagkíya, nampichichiáu xangkíja, nampitʃitʃiáu unique See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Electrophorus electricus noːh$hiin$pɛh unique See Language page
Matses Electrophorus electricus tanete tanete unknown See Language page
Yagua Electrophorus electricus datiy ndatij unique See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua Electrophorus electricus ahuanga (sp. of eel) awanga See Language page
Carapana Electrophorus electricus bue (generic eel) buɛ See Language page
Makuna Electrophorus electricus bue (generic) buɛ (gɛnɛɾic) inheritance See Language page
Tuyuka Electrophorus electricus sã'ã sãʔã See Language page
Koreguaje Electrophorus electricus cu'e kuʔe unique See Language page
Secoya Electrophorus electricus hua'i meco, manë meco (negra), yëhui meco waʔi mɛkɔ, manɨ mɛkɔ (negra), yɨwi mɛkɔ See Language page
Karitiana Electrophorus electricus nhỹgty ɲɨ̃gtɨ unknown See Language page
Kokama Electrophorus electricus purake puɾake inheritance See Language page
Wayampi Electrophorus electricus pɨlakɛ (G89) pɨlakɛ (G89) inheritance See Language page
Sirionó Electrophorus electricus sarao ri̯ša (P85) sarao ri̯ša unknown See Language page
Ocaina Electrophorus electricus am̈unhñ̈o am:ũʔɲ̵o unique See Language page
Murui Witoto Electrophorus electricus too too (B83) unique See Language page
Záparo Electrophorus electricus naha 'eel' naha 'eel' See Language page
Wari Electrophorus electricus niwi (Sousa2009) niwi (Sousa2009) See Language page
Kwazá Electrophorus electricus kyryjaje kyryjaje See Language page
Movima Electrophorus electricus ta'as (J62) ta'as See Language page
Djeoromitxi Electrophorus electricus mire mire See Language page
Lokono Electrophorus electricus shimodo ʃimodo numbfish, electric eel Fanshawe 1949:71 yes
Kariña Electrophorus electricus pyrake pɨrake electric eel, biceps Courtz 2007:356 yes