Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

great egret

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: Garza Blanca, Guyratî
Meaning Portuguese: Garça-Branca-Grande

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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	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Distribution	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	Ardea alba	máali, úuku,	máali, úuku,		inheritance											See Language page							Widespread South America
Aguaruna	Ardea alba	untúju, yawakám	untúxu, yawakám		unique; doubtful loan - WW		%wakara									See Language page							Widespread South America
Akawaio	Ardea alba	onoree (Ardea cocoi)	ɔnɔre	(Ardea cocoi)	inheritance	Attested Guiananan and Venezuelan										See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Andoke	Ardea alba	yo'fí	ʝoʔɸí		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Ashuar	Ardea alba	táanta, pujúngaras, piámpia	ta:nta, puxungaras, piampia													See Language page							Widespread South America
Baniwa	Ardea alba	máali	máaɺi, whúuku (FS), únuɺi (FS)		inheritance	Central North Arawak		Also whúuku (FS), únuɺi (FS)				uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Bora	Ardea alba	ihchúba (FS)	iʔtʃʰúpa (FS)		inheritance											See Language page							Widespread South America
Candoshi-Shapra	Ardea alba	kxaakxa, áanisha	kʂaakʂa, áaniʃa		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Carijona	Ardea alba	wará (M2000)			loan - WW		%wakara									See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Central Aymara	Ardea alba	waq'ana (P04)	waq'ana (P04)													See Language page							Widespread South America
Cofán	Ardea alba	ttesi vasaga, masha	thɛsi βasaga													See Language page							Widespread South America		phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	Ardea alba	yai	jai		inheritance	East Tukanoan						uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Cuiva	Ardea alba	wákara (Zamponi)	wákara (Zamponi)													See Language page							Widespread South America
Desano	Ardea alba	yaji	jahi		inheritance	East Tukanoan						uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Djeoromitxi	Ardea alba	wakänõ	wakǝnõ													See Language page							Widespread South America
Dâw	Ardea alba	môr	moh		unique							underived				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Eñepa	Ardea alba	wakara (heron), tamu'ñemënë' (MM)	wakara (heron), tamuʔɲemǝnǝʔ (MM)		loan-WW		%wakara									See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Guayabero	Ardea alba	anpát	anpát		unique							uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Huambisa	Ardea alba	taanta	ta:nta													See Language page							Widespread South America
Hup	Ardea alba	bohów'	bohów'		unique							underived				See Language page	0	1	not regularly, but may be at least by children	0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Iquito	Ardea alba	musútina cáarsa (MC: borrowing/calque from Spanish garza blanca)	musútina káarsa (MC: borrowing/calque from Spanish garza blanca?)		loan		Spanish									See Language page							Widespread South America
Kabiyari	Ardea alba	máari	máari													See Language page							Widespread South America
Kakua	Ardea alba	~bâliʔ	~bâliʔ		loan		North Arawak	e.g. Baniwa máaɺi				underived				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Kamayurá	Ardea alba	wɨratsing (K12)	wɨratsing (K12)		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Kariña	Ardea alba	akaràu	akaraɁu	common egret												Courtz 2007:217							Widespread South America	no
Karitiana	Ardea alba	okorojo, kennõpokojẽg	okoɾojo, kennõpokojẽg		unknown											See Language page							Widespread South America
Kokama	Ardea alba	wakará	wakaɾá		doubtful loan - WW		%wakara									See Language page							Widespread South America
Kotiria	Ardea alba	yaja (Waltz)	jaha (Waltz)		inheritance	East Tukanoan						uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Macaguan	Ardea alba	wakár, jõk	wakáɾ, hõk		loan - WW		%wakara	Source Tupi-Guaran or Arawak? See Cocama wakará; Paresi (Arawak) waka'la; Also Macaguan hõk	WW	%wakar		uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Maihiki	Ardea alba	jɨoquɨ ago	xɨokɨ ago		unique							uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Makuna	Ardea alba	yaje (heron)	yaxɛ (hɛron)		inheritance											See Language page							Widespread South America
Matses	Ardea alba	aca ushu ('egret white')	aka uʃu ('egret white')		unknown											See Language page							Widespread South America
Movima	Ardea alba	toba (J62)	toba													See Language page							Widespread South America
Muinane	Ardea alba	jíhíchɨ́ba (W97)	xíʔítʃɨ́ba													See Language page							Widespread South America
Murui Witoto	Ardea alba	juma, amenocaìdo	huma, amenokaìdo (B83)		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Ardea alba		wokaar		loan - WW		%wakara									See Language page							Widespread South America
Napo Lowland Quichua	Ardea alba	garsa	gaɾsa [Sp. Loan]													See Language page							Widespread South America
Nheengatu	Ardea alba	mãgwari (Ardea cocoi)	mãgwari (Ardea cocoi)	Ardea cocoi	inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000				underived				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Northern Emberá	Ardea alba	dowa 'heron' (IDS)	dowa 'heron' (IDS)													See Language page							Widespread South America
Paresi	Ardea alba	waka'la	waka'la		loan - WW		%wakara									See Language page							Widespread South America
Pemon	Ardea alba	savivi (especie de garza) (A1981); onoree (Ardea cocoi) (E1980)	savivi (A1981); ɔnɔre (E1980)	egret species	inheritance			Also ɔnɔre (Ardea cocoi) (E1980)			Narrower (egret type)					See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Piapoco	Ardea alba	máali	má:li													See Language page							Widespread South America
Piaroa	Ardea alba	raca te'á' (K76) , ækæɾæ (Zamponi)	ratsa teʔáʔ, ækæɾæ (Zamponi		unique; loan - WW		%wakara									See Language page							Widespread South America
Playero	Ardea alba		wakará (Zamponi)													See Language page							Widespread South America
Pumé	Ardea alba	hokará ('cattle egret', Lin97); ãdʊra pua ('heron')														See Language page							Widespread South America
Páez	Ardea alba	tate	tate													See Language page							Widespread South America
Resígaro	Ardea alba	ǰoimokó?to	dʒoimokóʔto		unique							uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Sikuani	Ardea alba	mali, wakára (Zamponi)	mali, wakára (Zamponi)		loan; loan - WW		Arawak; %wakara					uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Siona	Ardea alba	gao	gao		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Siriano	Ardea alba	yají	jahí													See Language page							Widespread South America
Sirionó	Ardea alba	nɡuarɨshĩ (P85)	nɡuarɨʃĩ		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Sáliva	Ardea alba	wacala	wakala		loan - WW		%wakara									See Language page							Widespread South America
Tanimuca	Ardea alba	buʔ'dya bo'ia	buʔ'ʎa bo'ia		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Tariana	Ardea alba	mali	mali		inheritance	Central North Arawak						uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Tikuna	Ardea alba	chucu	tʃuku		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Tiriyó	Ardea alba	ineku apihpë	ineku apihpǝ		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Tuyuka	Ardea alba	yee	jee													See Language page							Widespread South America
Urarina	Ardea alba	komokomo	komokomo		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Wai Wai	Ardea alba	onowa (heron)	onowa (heron)		inheritance											See Language page							Widespread South America
Waorani	Ardea alba	dãwæ̃ĩya 'heron'			unique							missing				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Wari	Ardea alba	kawawʔ, morowaʔ (Sousa2009)	kawawʔ, morowaʔ (Sousa2009)													See Language page							Widespread South America
Waurá	Ardea alba	tsapátsapá (P11)	tsapátsapá (P11)		unique											See Language page							Widespread South America
Wayampi	Ardea alba	wakala (Pilherodius pileatus) (G89), wɨla (Egretta alba)	wakala (Pilherodius pileatus) (G89), wɨla (Egretta alba)		doubtful loan - WW		%wakara									See Language page							Widespread South America
Wayana	Ardea alba	wakalaimë	wakalaimǝ		loan - WW		%wakara									See Language page							Widespread South America
Yabarana	Ardea alba		wakara													See Language page							Widespread South America
Yagua	Ardea alba	tantyasi	tantjasi		doubtful loan		Jivaroan taanta									See Language page							Widespread South America
Yanomami	Ardea alba	kono, koriuna (JF86)	kono, koɾiuna		unique							underived	N, N+CLF	una	una = egret, certain long beaked birds	See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Yavitero	Ardea alba	máli	máli													See Language page							Widespread South America
Yukpa	Ardea alba	sabre														See Language page							Widespread South America		Phon only in source
Yukuna	Ardea alba	juwa, kari'itú	huwa, kari'itú		unique		but cf. Witoto huma					uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0	0	0	Widespread South America	no
Záparo	Ardea alba	masanaka	masanaka													See Language page							Widespread South America


Achagua
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Ashuar
Baniwa
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carijona
Central Aymara
Cofán
Cubeo
Cuiva
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Eñepa
Guayabero
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kakua
Kamayurá
Kariña
Karitiana
Kokama
Kotiria
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makuna
Matses
Movima
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Northern Emberá
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Playero
Pumé
Páez
Resígaro
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tariana
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Tuyuka
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waorani
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Yabarana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yukpa
Yukuna
Záparo

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