Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

kapok

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
ceiba, huimba, lupuna (Peru for Ceiba sp.)
Meaning Portuguese
sumaumeira

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 Ceiba pentandra kuumak ek kumak ek inheritance Northern Carib? See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Baniwa Ceiba pentandra pirimítsi piɻimítsi inheritance Central North Arawak, Rio Negro branch Cotton' in Tariana and Yucuna uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Cubeo Ceiba pentandra boriyʉicʉ, jũayʉicʉ, jṹmeyʉicʉ, míyʉicʉ, yʉicʉ bolijʉikʉ, hũajʉikʉ, hṹmɛjʉikʉ, míjʉikʉ, jʉikʉ unique Also bɔlijʉikʉ, ɣũajʉikʉ, ɣṹmɛjʉikʉ, míjʉikʉ uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Dâw Ceiba pentandra wuk  wuk inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Eñepa Ceiba pentandra maka (MM) maka (MM) inheritance Northern Carib? See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Hodï Ceiba pentandra taba'li unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Waorani Ceiba pentandra gemenehue missing missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Hup Ceiba pentandra cuwúk cuwúk inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 cultivated, gathered? 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Kakua Ceiba pentandra jɨ̂j-piɁ missing missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Nheengatu Ceiba pentandra çamu'uma samu'ua unknown No info See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Nukak Ceiba pentandra puyú (P07) unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Maihiki Ceiba pentandra jai suqui ñi ja (jai=grande) xai sũki ɲi xã unique phrase xai = 'big' xã xã (orth. ja) = inanimate See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Sikuani Ceiba pentandra saiwanae (31) saíwanaé inheritance uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Tukano Ceiba pentandra bu'sá bu'sá inheritance East Tukanoan, Branch II uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Yanomami Ceiba pentandra wari ma hi waɾi ma hi unique hi = CLF "tree" underived N+?+CLF hi = CLF "tree" (Ramirez 94) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Yukuna Ceiba pentandra pirumítʃi (R01) pirumítʃi (R01) missing missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Yuhup Ceiba pentandra wúk wúk inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no tree
Achagua Ceiba pentandra wéeni wéeni See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Piapoco Ceiba pentandra wéeni, pirimiθi (R01) wéeni, pirimiθi (R01) See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Kabiyari Ceiba pentandra wéjiti wéjiti See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Yavitero Ceiba pentandra amíti amíti See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Bora Ceiba pentandra áhdicyo (T98) áʔtikʰjo See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Wayana Ceiba pentandra kumaka kumaka See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Mapoyo Ceiba pentandra makka makka See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Yabarana Ceiba pentandra máca See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Cofán Ceiba pentandra ufaque´su ta´va ɯɸakyɛʔsɯ taʔβa See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS tree
Candoshi-Shapra Ceiba pentandra sibona simpona See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Ashuar Ceiba pentandra menté mɯntɯ See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Huambisa Ceiba pentandra meente mɨ:ntɨ See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Aguaruna Ceiba pentandra ménte mɨntɨ See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Ceiba pentandra ʃɨwɨk inheritance See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Matses Ceiba pentandra cuëte pachi, shumi kuɨte patʃi, ʃumi See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Yagua Ceiba pentandra mucha mutʃã See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Napo Lowland Quichua Ceiba pentandra putu putu See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Piaroa Ceiba pentandra reuwa reuwa See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Sáliva Ceiba pentandra quilimisi kilimisi See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Carapana Ceiba pentandra busa (FS) busa (FS) See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Waimaja Ceiba pentandra bu'há bu'há See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Koreguaje Ceiba pentandra chʉiñʉ dʒʉiɲʉ See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Siona Ceiba pentandra yëhuiñë jɨwiɲɨ See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Secoya Ceiba pentandra imi yëi ĩmi yɨ̃ See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Kokama Ceiba pentandra wapi ɨ wa wapi ɨ wa See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Ocaina Ceiba pentandra fíaan ɸíãã See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Murui Witoto Ceiba pentandra jaìcɨna haìkɯna (B83) See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Iquito Ceiba pentandra mísiaa mísiaa See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Záparo Ceiba pentandra ashinyatu, sawanatu aʃinjatu, sawanatu See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Wari Ceiba pentandra ʔoro-kitaʔ (Sousa2009) ʔoro-kitaʔ (Sousa2009) See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Djeoromitxi Ceiba pentandra kumepika kumepika See Language page northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas tree
Kariña Ceiba pentandra kumaka kunaka silk cotton tree Courtz 2007:302 northern South America and central America; common in disturbed areas no