Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

cará tuber, purple or white

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
camote, sachapapa
Meaning Portuguese
cará roxo, branco

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 Dioscorea sp. naböɪ naböɪ inheritance Akawaio, Pemon rel. to 'potato' terms? See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Baniwa Dioscorea sp. áaxi áaʃi unique Possibly old; see Warekena a:ʃi 'manioc' uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Carijona Dioscorea sp. nahíki (M2000) nahíki (M2000) inheritance rel. to 'potato' terms? See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Cubeo Dioscorea sp. yapica japika inheritance Same as 'sweet potato' Broader (also means 'sweet potato') uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Dâw Dioscorea sp. ĩín ʔĩ̌n unique underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Eñepa Dioscorea sp. wanka (MM) wanka (MM) cará, yam, sweet potato inheritance Northern Carib? broader (cará, yam, sweet potato) See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Hodï Dioscorea sp. uli jwane (D. alata), jani jwane (D. trífida), ajtejta jwane (Dioscorea sp.) (Zent 08) unique uli jwane (D. alata), jani jwane (D. trífida), ajtejta jwane (Dioscorea sp.) (Zent 08) uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Hup Dioscorea sp. j'ã ̌h ɟ'ã ̌h doubtful loan into protolanguage East Tukanoan compare e.g. Candoshi tʃámó underived See Language page 0 1 0 cultivated women boiled; mostly used as additive in beer 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Kakua Dioscorea sp. jáj unique underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Nheengatu Dioscorea sp. cará kará inheritance Proto-Tupi-Guarani Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000 underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Nukak Dioscorea sp. wekiri (P07) unique [loan or morph complex?] uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Maihiki Dioscorea sp. bajo ja baxõ xã unique uncoded xã xã (orth. ja) = inanimate See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Pemon Dioscorea sp. napöɪ (red; E80), prisaʔ (long/white; Pessoa2006) napöɪ (red; E80), prisaʔ (long/white; Pessoa2006) inheritance Akawaio, Pemon See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Resígaro Dioscorea sp. jáku jáku inheritance missing See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Sikuani Dioscorea sp. eméri (Rivet 1948) missing missing See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Tukano Dioscorea sp. ya'mû 'generic (there are other names for several species) ja'mû 'generic (there are other names for several species) inheritance Same as 'yam ' Broader (also means yam) uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Yanomam Dioscorea sp. kaxetema (dioscorea piperifolia, vine, not tuber WM99) kaʃetema (WM99) unique uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Yanomami Dioscorea sp. ahë (D. trifida), karpiromɨ ahə (D. trifida), karpiromɨ inheritance underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Yukuna Dioscorea sp. ɲaʔkú ɲaʔkú inheritance missing See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Yuhup Dioscorea sp. c'ãh cˀãh loan into protolanguage Unknown e.g. Candoshi tʃámó; doubtful underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no plant
Achagua Dioscorea sp. jáakui jáakui inheritance See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Piapoco Dioscorea sp. yàcui jàkui See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Kabiyari Dioscorea sp. jáku jáku See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Paresi Dioscorea sp. ˈhaka kaholere (red), ˈhaka yomere (white) ˈhaka kaholere (red), ˈhaka jumere (white) inheritance See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Waurá Dioscorea sp. paka (R73) paka (R73) inheritance See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Bora Dioscorea sp. cáátuú (=jenipap) kʰáátʰɯɯ́ (=jenipap) semantic shift? also means 'jenipap' See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Apalai Dioscorea sp. sãsawa sãsawa unique See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Wayana Dioscorea sp. napëk napǝk inheritance rel. to 'potato' terms? See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Wai Wai Dioscorea sp. naaΦi naaΦi See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Candoshi-Shapra Dioscorea sp. chámó tʃámó See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Taushiro Dioscorea sp. hae´u haɨʔu See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Urarina Dioscorea sp. iʨai itʃai See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Pumé Dioscorea sp. pará See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Ashuar Dioscorea sp. kengké kɯŋkɯ See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Huambisa Dioscorea sp. kegke kɨŋgkɨ See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Aguaruna Dioscorea sp. kégke kɨngkɨ See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Dioscorea sp. manaʔɯːn unique See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect Dioscorea sp. ʔɯːn See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Matses Dioscorea sp. bëyun bɨjun See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Chácobo Dioscorea sp. poa (listed as a "potato-like tuber") poa (listed as a "potato-like tuber") See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Yagua Dioscorea sp. musa musã See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Southern Pastaza Quechua Dioscorea sp. cumal kumal See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Napo Lowland Quichua Dioscorea sp. mandi mandi See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Tanimuca Dioscorea sp. dyãʔ'bũã dyãʔ'bũã See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Waimaja Dioscorea sp. ñã́ᵽĩ́ ɲã́ɸĩ́ See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Siona Dioscorea sp. bo nyaho bo nyaho See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Secoya Dioscorea sp. yaji yahi See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Karitiana Dioscorea sp. pokoho pokoho See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Kokama Dioscorea sp. kara kaɾa See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Wayampi Dioscorea sp. kala kala See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Sirionó Dioscorea sp. ñiti (P85) ñiti See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Ocaina Dioscorea sp. ahxashti; botʲootʲo (H&R92) aʔxaʃti See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Nɨpode Witoto Dioscorea sp. repí-hɯ (H&R92) repí-hɯ (H&R92) See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Minica Witoto Dioscorea sp. reɸí-hɯ (H&R92) reɸí-hɯ (H&R92) See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Murui Witoto Dioscorea sp. reɸi-hɯ (H&R92), jacaìjɨ reɸi-hɯ (H&R92), hakaìhɯ (B83) See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Iquito Dioscorea sp. catíja katíha See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Záparo Dioscorea sp. imatsaka (camote) imatsaka See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Wari Dioscorea sp. xuxut (E&K97) ʃuʃut (E&K97) See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Cavineña Dioscorea sp. cunu caji (C&L89) kunu kahi See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Movima Dioscorea sp. jalala'a (J62) halala'a See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Djeoromitxi Dioscorea sp. bu bu See Language page secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings plant
Lokono Dioscorea sp. himokona himokona buck yam Fanshwe 1949:63 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no
Kariña Dioscorea sp. pirisia pirisia asiatic yam Courtz 2007:346 secondary scrub vegetation; forest clearings no