Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

leaf-cutter ant

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: Colombia: zampopo, hormiga arriera; Venezuela: bachaco; Peru: curuhuinse
Meaning Portuguese: saúva

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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	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	Atta sp.	kúwa	kúwa		inheritance								See Language page
Aguaruna	Atta sp.	weéka	wɨ:ka		doubtful loan into protolg, direction unknown		cf. Nadahup						See Language page
Akawaio	Atta sp.	kiiawok	kiawɔk		inheritance	Akawaio, Pemon							See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Andoke	Atta sp.	yudi (ant sp.)	ʝudi		unique								See Language page
Araona	Atta sp.		makʷa										See Language page
Ashuar	Atta sp.	week	wɯ:k										See Language page
Baniwa	Atta sp.	kóowhe	kóowhe		inheritance	North Central Arawak				uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Barasano	Atta sp.	bẽka; bẽkã́híá-bɨ̃́	bẽka; bẽkã́híá-bɨ̃́										See Language page
Bará	Atta sp.		bẽkã-bɨ̃										See Language page
Bora	Atta sp.	ííhyuje (T98)	ííʔjuxe		inheritance								See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	Atta sp.	goozi	nkooʂi		unique								See Language page
Carapana	Atta sp.	bia puña, bẽ'kã́-bɨ̃ (H&R)	bia puɲã; bẽ'kã́-bɨ̃ (H&R)										See Language page
Carijona	Atta sp.	kokoyo (SM)	kokojo (SM)		unique								See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Central Aymara	Atta sp.	chaqa (P04)	tʃaqa										See Language page
Cha'palaa	Atta sp.		'kahpu										See Language page
Chácobo	Atta sp.	maišišo	maišišo		inheritance?								See Language page
Cofán	Atta sp.	comantsia, daécco	komantsia										See Language page											phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Desano	Atta sp.	megãmʉ	megãmɯ		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			Broader (generic 'ant')	uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	Atta sp.	heru, pipitxi, pirürü	heru, pipitʃi, pirørø										See Language page
Dâw	Atta sp.	ruúd, wâk	hǔd, wək		doubtful loan into protolg, direction unknown		cf. Jivaro			underived			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Epena	Atta sp.		'tʰãa										See Language page
Eñepa	Atta sp.	eñarurukun (MM)	eɲarurukun (MM)		unique								See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Guayabero	Atta sp.		ɸaóe-t		unknown					missing			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Hodï	Atta sp.	nənə'a	nənə'a		unique					uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Huambisa	Atta sp.	week	wɨ:k										See Language page
Hup	Atta sp.	hǔd	hǔd		inheritance					underived			See Language page	0	1	delicacy	0	gathered	men, women, children	big drones gathered seasonally when leaving nests; heads broken off and eaten live or toasted	0	0	no
Iquito	Atta sp.	cacúuja; caniyúuja	kakúuha; kanijúuha		unknown								See Language page
Itonama	Atta sp.		učawu										See Language page
Kabiyari	Atta sp.	kúuhe	kúuhe										See Language page
Kakua	Atta sp.	~hâw	~hâw		unique					underived			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Kanamarí		amtaro	amtaro	saúva (formiga)									Magalhães 2018:356
Kariña	Atta sp.	kumako	kumako	leaf cutter ant									Courtz 2007:302										no
Karitiana	Atta sp.	mĩgo	mĩgo		unknown								See Language page
Kokama	Atta sp.	kuki	kuki		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Napo Quechua ukui						See Language page
Koreguaje	Atta sp.	meka	mekha		inheritance								See Language page
Kotiria	Atta sp.	boka	boka		inheritance		cf. Tukano			uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Lokono	Atta sp.	emeshi	emeʃi	coushi ant nymph									Fanshawe 1949:61										no
Maihiki	Atta sp.	meca aguɨ	meka agɨ		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan		Means generic 'ant' in many ET languages		uncoded	agɨ	agɨ = masculine animate	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Mapoyo	Atta sp.	mi'sakë; sauko (flying ant)	mi'sakɛ; sauko (flying ant)										See Language page
Matses	Atta sp.	mapidequid	mapiɾekid		unknown								See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané	Atta sp.		kya'ki										See Language page
Muinane	Atta sp.	ííhɨjoɨ (W97)	ííʔɨxoɨ										See Language page
Muisca	Atta sp.	ize	itʂe										See Language page
Murui Witoto	Atta sp.	jiragɨcɨño, illɨfuìsa	hiragɯcɯɲo, idʒɯɸuìsa		unique								See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect	Atta sp.		wɤk̚										See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Atta sp.		wɤk̚		doubtful loan into protolg, direction unknown		cf. Jivaro						See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	Atta sp.	ucui	ukui										See Language page
Nheengatu	Atta sp.	çaiuwa	saiuwa		unknown			Also: usaiwa		underived			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Nivaclé	Atta sp.		tukus										See Language page
Northern Emberá	Atta sp.	kaabudɨdɨ́	ka:budɨdɨ́										See Language page
Ocaina	Atta sp.	moñaan̈ájinh	moɲaan:áhĩʔ		unique								See Language page
Paresi	Atta sp.	'kota	'kota		unknown								See Language page
Pemon	Atta sp.	kaiwak(A1981); kiiawok (E1980)	kaiwak; kiawɔk (E1980)		inheritance	Akawaio, Pemon							See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Piapoco	Atta sp.	cuwée	kuwé:										See Language page
Piaroa	Atta sp.	ahkúE'	ahkúæɁ		unknown								See Language page
Páez	Atta sp.	eijcácue	eijkakue										See Language page
Resígaro	Atta sp.	huduúgí	huduúgí		unique			Also kófé (edible ones)		uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Secoya	Atta sp.	aro (edible)	arɔ										See Language page
Sikuani	Atta sp.	amai (1) (generic), irabürü (42), iramawi, kaiwiali (2), kiuli (2), mapalipawa (1)	amái		unknown					missing			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Siona	Atta sp.	mea	mea		inheritance								See Language page
Siriano	Atta sp.	pṹtĩ́rã́mʉ́	pṹtĩ́ɾã́mɨ́										See Language page
Tanimuca	Atta sp.	bẽ'kã 'ka	bẽ'kã 'ka		inheritance								See Language page
Tariana	Atta sp.	dáːne, maːki, kéːsu	dáːne, maːki, kéːsu		unique			Also maːki, kéːsu		uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Tikuna	Atta sp.	nái-ió (Alv44)	náiʔió		unique								See Language page
Tukano	Atta sp.	bia-põrá, bo'koro-, dɨpó-tĩ'a-, duhûsa, jamîkã	bia-põrá, bo'koro-, dɨpó-tĩ'a-, duhûsa, jamîkã		inheritance		cf. Wanano	Also bo'koro-, dɨpó-tĩ'a-, duhûsa, jamîkã	Narrower (no generic)	uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Wai Wai	Atta sp.	yawko (ant) (SM)	yawko (ant) (SM)		inheritance								See Language page
Warao	Atta sp.	ahimu (kind of ant)	ahimu (kind of ant)										See Language page
Wari	Atta sp.	karan (Sousa2009)	karan (Sousa2009)										See Language page
Waurá	Atta sp.	tsalápa (P11)	tsalápa (P11)		unknown								See Language page
Wayampi	Atta sp.	ɨa, sãlãwɛ̃ (G89)	ɨa, sãlãwɛ̃ (G89)		unknown								See Language page
Wayana	Atta sp.	kïjawëk	kɨjawǝk		inheritance								See Language page
Yagua	Atta sp.	jati	xatı̃		unique								See Language page
Yanomami	Atta sp.	koye	koje (leaf-cutter)		unknown		cf. Carib	Yukpa keyabu; Carijona kokoyo		underived			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Yavitero	Atta sp.	ka'wihic̷u	ka'wihitsu										See Language page
Yuhup	Atta sp.	hǔd, wɤk, wɤg	hǔd, wɤk, wɤg		inheritance					underived			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no
Yukpa	Atta sp.	keyabu	kejabu										See Language page											Phon only in source
Yukuna	Atta sp.	kujwé	kuhwé		inheritance	North Central Arawak				uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	no


Achagua
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Araona
Ashuar
Baniwa
Barasano
Bará
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Chácobo
Cofán
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Epena
Eñepa
Guayabero
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Itonama
Kabiyari
Kakua
Kanamarí
Kariña
Karitiana
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Lokono
Maihiki
Mapoyo
Matses
Mosetén-Chimané
Muinane
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Páez
Resígaro
Secoya
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Tanimuca
Tariana
Tikuna
Tukano
Wai Wai
Warao
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yuhup
Yukpa
Yukuna

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