Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

electric eel

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

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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	Electrophorus electricus	tʃamái (R01)	tʃamái (R01)		inheritance									See Language page
Aguaruna	Electrophorus electricus	jagkíya, nampichichiáu	xangkíja, nampitʃitʃiáu		unique									See Language page
Akawaio	Electrophorus electricus	kariimuura	karimura		inheritance	Venezuelan subgroup (Akawaio, Pemon, Makushi, Eñepa)								See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Ashuar	Electrophorus electricus	sungkírum (not especified as electric)	suŋkirum											See Language page
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
Bare	Electrophorus electricus	hwíbudi	hwíbudi											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
Candoshi-Shapra	Electrophorus electricus	sagíramá	sankíɾamá		loan, direction unknown		Jivaroan; Achuar sungkírum, Huambisa							See Language page
Carapana	Electrophorus electricus	bue (generic eel)	buɛ											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
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
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
Djeoromitxi	Electrophorus electricus	mire	mire											See Language page
Dâw	Electrophorus electricus	but	but		inheritance					missing				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
Huambisa	Electrophorus electricus	tsugkirum	tsuŋgkirum											See Language page
Hup	Electrophorus electricus	cub'út	cub'út		inheritance					other complex	lexicalized cV- prefix?			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Kabiyari	Electrophorus electricus	kápi	kápi											See Language page
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
Kariña	Electrophorus electricus	pyrake	pɨrake	electric eel, biceps										Courtz 2007:356						yes
Karitiana	Electrophorus electricus	nhỹgty	ɲɨ̃gtɨ		unknown									See Language page
Kokama	Electrophorus electricus	purake	puɾake		inheritance									See Language page
Koreguaje	Electrophorus electricus	cu'e	kuʔe		unique									See Language page
Kotiria	Electrophorus electricus	~sa'a	~saʔa		inheritance	East Tukanoan, Branch II				uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Kwazá	Electrophorus electricus	kyryjaje	kyryjaje											See Language page
Lokono	Electrophorus electricus	shimodo	ʃimodo	numbfish, electric eel										Fanshawe 1949:71						yes
Macaguan	Electrophorus electricus	albín, chílit	albín, tʃílit		loan		Carib: e.g. Wayana alimina			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
Makuna	Electrophorus electricus	bue (generic)	buɛ (gɛnɛɾic)		inheritance									See Language page
Makushi	Electrophorus electricus	aríŋrá	aríŋrá		inheritance	N Amazonian subgroup (Akawaio, Pemon, Makushi, Eñepa)								See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Mandawaka	Electrophorus electricus	damái	damái											See Language page
Matses	Electrophorus electricus	tanete	tanete		unknown									See Language page
Movima	Electrophorus electricus	ta'as (J62)	ta'as											See Language page
Murui Witoto	Electrophorus electricus	too	too (B83)		unique									See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Electrophorus electricus		noːh$hiin$pɛh		unique									See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	Electrophorus electricus	ahuanga (sp. of eel)	awanga											See Language page
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
Northern Emberá	Electrophorus electricus	tuiná	tuiná											See Language page
Ocaina	Electrophorus electricus	am̈unhñ̈o	am:ũʔɲ̵o		unique									See Language page
Pemon	Electrophorus electricus	kariimuura (E1980)	karimura (E1980)		inheritance	Venezuelan subgroup (Akawaio, Pemon, Makushi, Eñepa)								See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Piapoco	Electrophorus electricus	tsamai (R01)	tsamai (R01)											See Language page
Pumé	Electrophorus electricus	čoe ('freshwater eel')												See Language page
Páez	Electrophorus electricus	locau	lokau											See Language page
Secoya	Electrophorus electricus	hua'i meco, manë meco (negra), yëhui meco	waʔi mɛkɔ, manɨ mɛkɔ (negra), yɨwi mɛkɔ											See Language page
Sirionó	Electrophorus electricus	sarao ri̯ša (P85)	sarao ri̯ša		unknown									See Language page
Tariana	Electrophorus electricus	dakása	dakása		inheritance	Baniwa-Tariana subgroup	shared Baniwa			uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Taushiro	Electrophorus electricus	ei´tu´	ɨiʔtuʔ											See Language page
Tikuna	Electrophorus electricus	chõxni	tʃõʔni		unique									See Language page
Tinigua	Electrophorus electricus		mako (not electric)											See Language page
Tiriyó	Electrophorus electricus	arimina	arimina		inheritance									See Language page
Tuyuka	Electrophorus electricus	sã'ã	sãʔã											See Language page
Wai Wai	Electrophorus electricus	freshwater eel: kašmi	freshwater eel: kašmi		inheritance									See Language page
Waorani	Electrophorus electricus	pogõ			unique					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
Wari	Electrophorus electricus	niwi (Sousa2009)	niwi (Sousa2009)											See Language page
Wayampi	Electrophorus electricus	pɨlakɛ (G89)	pɨlakɛ (G89)		inheritance									See Language page
Wayana	Electrophorus electricus	alimina	alimina		inheritance									See Language page
Yagua	Electrophorus electricus	datiy	ndatij		unique									See Language page
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
Záparo	Electrophorus electricus	naha 'eel'	naha 'eel'											See Language page


Achagua
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Ashuar
Baniwa
Bare
Baure
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Cofán
Cubeo
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Eñepa
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Kabiyari
Kakua
Kariña
Karitiana
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lokono
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makuna
Makushi
Mandawaka
Matses
Movima
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ninam
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Pemon
Piapoco
Pumé
Páez
Secoya
Sirionó
Tariana
Taushiro
Tikuna
Tinigua
Tiriyó
Tuyuka
Wai Wai
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Wayampi
Wayana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yukuna
Záparo

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