Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

giant otter

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
Lobo Grande de Río, nutria gigante, lutria
Meaning Portuguese
ariranha

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 Pteronura brasiliensis mabaruuwa (Lutra macrodus) mabaruwa Lutra macrodus; 'water dog' inheritance Akawaio, Pemon See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Baniwa Pteronura brasiliensis ñeewi ɲeewi inheritance North Arawak uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Carijona Pteronura brasiliensis saro (SM); yavi (R95) sa’ro (‘otter’, H&R) inheritance Northern Carib? (attested Carijona, Yukpa, Eñepa) Rodriguez 1995 has yavi (under 'small otter' in Meira notes); see also sa’ro (‘otter’, H&R) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Cubeo Pteronura brasiliensis jiaðavi hiaðavi unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Dâw Pteronura brasiliensis ‘yoók [lontra/ariranha] j’ɔ̌k missing missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Desano Pteronura brasiliensis dí'á-jõrã dí'á-jõrã inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Eñepa Pteronura brasiliensis saruna (MM) saruna (MM) inheritance Northern Carib? (attested Carijona, Yukpa, Eñepa) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Guayabero Pteronura brasiliensis bohléw bohléw, tʃarmáʔ inheritance uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Hup Pteronura brasiliensis yɔ́k jɔ́k inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kakua Pteronura brasiliensis hiw-pâ hiw-pâ unknown jaguar-? compound See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Macaguan Pteronura brasiliensis bóni bóni inheritance uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Nheengatu Pteronura brasiliensis yawakaká jawakaká (jawara = carnivor, kaka = ?) unknown No info See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Ninam Pteronura brasiliensis hIri / hIrI(gom) hɯɾi / hɯɾɯ(gom) unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Pemon Pteronura brasiliensis aparuuwa (Lutra macrodus) (E1980) aparuwa (E1980) Lutra macrodus (but this is apparently incorrect; an old name for Asian otter) inheritance Akawaio, Pemon No info See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Sanumá Pteronura brasiliensis hadamɨ hadamɨ missing missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Sikuani Pteronura brasiliensis matsiruli (Lutra)(Arawak borrowing), menetsamui (1) loan Piapoco Piapoco matʃé:ɾuli 'Giant otter' uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Tariana Pteronura brasiliensis pidú pidú semantic shift In some other Central North Arawak languages this means 'Neotropical otter' (could be due to poor data) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Tukano Pteronura brasiliensis diâ-yo'o diájo, diâ-jo'o inheritance East Tukanoan phrase river-? See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kotiria Pteronura brasiliensis agã (Waltz) di'ejoʔo, agã (Waltz) unique Also di'ejoʔo uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yanomami Pteronura brasiliensis hetehia hetehia unique underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Yukuna Pteronura brasiliensis iñewi, jiñewi iɲewi, hiɲewi inheritance North Arawak uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 no
Achagua Pteronura brasiliensis jéewi (R01) jéewi (R01) See Language page
Piapoco Pteronura brasiliensis yéewi jé:wi See Language page
Kabiyari Pteronura brasiliensis jéewi jéewi See Language page
Yavitero Pteronura brasiliensis néwi néwi See Language page
Mandawaka Pteronura brasiliensis inéwi inéwi See Language page
Paresi Pteronura brasiliensis i'nyai i'njai See Language page
Waurá Pteronura brasiliensis e'weʂe (Mori2005) e'wese (Mori2005) See Language page
Muinane Pteronura brasiliensis bumóomo (R95) bumóomo (R95) See Language page
Wayana Pteronura brasiliensis awawa awawa See Language page
Tiriyó Pteronura brasiliensis jawi jawi See Language page
Makiritare Pteronura brasiliensis ña:ñudi (KH) ɲa:ɲudi unique See Language page
Wai Wai Pteronura brasiliensis wayawaya (SM) wayawaya (SM) See Language page
Yukpa Pteronura brasiliensis petara petara See Language page Phon only in source
Cofán Pteronura brasiliensis choni (gen. otter) tʃoni See Language page phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Páez Pteronura brasiliensis juʔ-alku(‘water otter’, H&R) See Language page
Tikuna Pteronura brasiliensis tchó-ratchí (Alv44) tʃóʔratʃí See Language page
Camsa Pteronura brasiliensis salado-bé(‘otter’) salado-bé(‘otter’) See Language page
Puinave Pteronura brasiliensis yéu, yeó (R95) See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Pteronura brasiliensis aj'óóg (Senn/Martins dict) inheritance See Language page
Matses Pteronura brasiliensis onina onina See Language page
Yagua Pteronura brasiliensis jãnibyi xãnibji See Language page
Ingá Pteronura brasiliensis jáku álku (='river dog') See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua Pteronura brasiliensis yacu puma (yacu=river, puma=puma) jaku puma See Language page
Piaroa Pteronura brasiliensis täu (R95) tæu (R95) See Language page
Bará Pteronura brasiliensis 'diajo See Language page
Barasano Pteronura brasiliensis tĩbĩ; majájesaʉ (R95) tĩbĩ See Language page
Carapana Pteronura brasiliensis ria tĩmi ɾia tĩmĩ See Language page
Makuna Pteronura brasiliensis tĩmi tĩbĩ, tĩmi See Language page
Yuruti Pteronura brasiliensis día-tɨ̃bɨ̃ día-tɨ̃bɨ̃ See Language page
Waikhana Pteronura brasiliensis di'ejoʔo di'ejoʔo See Language page
Tanimuca Pteronura brasiliensis ria-'jaʔ'u-a ria-'jaʔ'u-a See Language page
Tatuyo Pteronura brasiliensis ria 'jóo ria 'jóo See Language page
Tuyuka Pteronura brasiliensis día-tĩbĩ día-tĩbĩ See Language page
Waimaja Pteronura brasiliensis díadžò díadʒò See Language page
Siona Pteronura brasiliensis kʷah˜e yaʔo (R95) kʷah˜e jaʔo (R95) See Language page
Secoya Pteronura brasiliensis je'huaë kʷahĩjaʔo See Language page
Wayampi Pteronura brasiliensis yawakaka ('jaguar-?'), alalayawa ('macaw-jaguar') jawakaka ('jaguar-?'), alalajawa ('macaw-jaguar') See Language page
Ocaina Pteronura brasiliensis uhsoroxonko (R95) See Language page
Iquito Pteronura brasiliensis canási kanási See Language page
Wari Pteronura brasiliensis kawaja (Sousa2009) kawaja (Sousa2009) See Language page
Cavineña Pteronura brasiliensis kwecara (G71) kwecara (G71) See Language page
Kwazá Pteronura brasiliensis mãtete txihỹte (generic otter) mãtete txihỹte (generic otter) See Language page
Kaingang Pteronura brasiliensis grer gɾeɾ See Language page
Suyá Pteronura brasiliensis nečí nečí See Language page
Djeoromitxi Pteronura brasiliensis waure waure See Language page
Lokono Pteronura brasiliensis hashiru haʃiru otter, water-dog Fanshawe 1987:62 no
Kariña Pteronura brasiliensis awarepùja awarepuhja giant otter Courtz 2007:248 no