Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

firefly, lightning bug

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: lampírido, luciérnaga (Peru), añañahui (Peru), cocuyo (attributed Taino origin)
Meaning Portuguese: vagalume

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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	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	kúudi	kúudi		inheritance? - WW								See Language page
Aché	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		ãwã		unique								See Language page
Aguaruna	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	taigkák	taignkák		unknown								See Language page
Araona	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		kʷiɲa-hola-hola-i; kʷiɲa-boze										See Language page
Ashuar	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	misáp, yasáp	misap, jayap										See Language page
Ayoreo	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		bee'bu-i										See Language page							Also bee'bu-n̥ai.
Baniwa	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	tóoke, aawítti	tóoke, aawít̪i		inheritance? - WW	Central North Arawak	%tjuke	Attested Baniwa and Yavitero. Also aawít̪i		uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Barí	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		bāādukdū										See Language page
Bora	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	námoóca	námoókʰa		inheritance								See Language page
Carapana	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	cutupe	kutupe										See Language page
Cavineña	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	omaha porari	omaha porari										See Language page
Cayuvava	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		naũɲũ										See Language page
Central Aymara	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	phichhinkilla, qupa (P04)	phitʃhinkilla, qupa (P04)										See Language page
Cha'palaa	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		mu'luku										See Language page
Chiriguano	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		čokopi		loan - WW		%tjuku, via Arawak?						See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		noyu (f.)										See Language page
Chácobo	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	koki	koki		doubtful loan into protolanguage - WW		%kukuj; Shell: *koki						See Language page
Cofán	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	tumbamba	tumbamba										See Language page							phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	ñaparocʉ, utuve	ɲapalokʉ, utuvɛ		unique			Also utuvɛ		uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	wiräwirä	wirǝwirǝ										See Language page
Dâw	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	xuúy	xǔj		doubtful loan into protolanguage - WW		%kukuj			underived			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Epena	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		kʰã'kʰãi										See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	sokwai	sokwai										See Language page
Eñepa	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	ompëkë, yompi (MM)	ompǝkǝ, jompi (MM)		unknown			Also jompi					See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Huambisa	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	yantsa	jantsa										See Language page
Hup	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	huhǔy, kedo	huhǔj, kedo		doubtful loan into protolanguage - WW; loan		%kukuj;Tukano kero	Tukano kero		reduplicated			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Ingá	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	nina kuru	nina kuru										See Language page
Iquito	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	namiíti (Pyrophorus spp.); tiquíhuari	namiíti (Pjrophorus spp.); tikíwari		unknown								See Language page
Kabiyari	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	kúute	kúute										See Language page
Kaingang	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	nèr-jẽnje	nɛɾ-yẽnye										See Language page
Kakataibo	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		koki										See Language page							Also means 'flashlight'. Panoan koki; *koko[šs]i.
Kakua	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	dʉ-wa	dɨ̀p-~wa		unknown					no info			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Kariña	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	pyju	pɨju	firefly									Courtz 2007:355						no
Katukina	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		tapi										See Language page
Koreguaje	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	tucu	tuku		loan - WW		%tjuku, via Arawak						See Language page
Kotiria	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	quedu (Waltz)	kedu (Waltz)		doubtful loan (into protolg?) - WW	East Tukanoan, Branch II	%kute			uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Kwazá	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	kumĩcɛ	kumĩcɛ										See Language page
Lengua	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		tenakyak										See Language page
Lokono	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	yurihi	jurihi	firefly, click beetle									Fanshawe 1949:74						no
Maca	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		xumḳˀec̷ (f.)										See Language page							Also om (f.).
Matses	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	tapi	tapi		unknown								See Language page
Mocoví	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		so ɲiloʔ										See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		[koyo'yoʔ]										See Language page
Movima	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	ɗetaɗi	ɗetaɗi										See Language page
Muinane	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	méécɨrɨgai (W97)	méékɨrɨgai										See Language page
Murui Witoto	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	ebiño, llacudu	ɛbiɲo, dʒakudu (B83)		unique, doubtful loan - WW		%kute? cf. Quechua kuru						See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		huːj										See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		huːj		doubtful loan into protolanguage - WW		%kukuj						See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	nina curu	nina kuɾu										See Language page
Nheengatu	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	kuisí (Mello 2003), gagaluna	kuisí (Mello 2003), gagaluna		loan - WW	Portuguese	%kukuj; Portuguese	Also: kuisí (Mello 2003)		underived			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Northern Emberá	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	kukúyo	kukúyo [loan Spanish?]										See Language page
Ocaina	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	capiiyi	kapiiji		unknown								See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		muã; ɨsoiⁿdɨ										See Language page
Paresi	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	ˈmiro	ˈmidju		inheritance? - WW		%tjuke						See Language page
Pemon	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	mateu (coleóptero nocturno con los ojos muy brillantes que suele venir al fuego, donde se precipita) (A1981)	mateu (A1981)		unknown			Compare mateu (coleóptero nocturno con los ojos muy brillantes que suele venir al fuego, donde se precipita) (A1981)					See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Piapoco	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	cúude	kú:de										See Language page
Piaroa	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	awéntih nɨehtukeh	awéntih nɨehtukeh		unknown		cf. %tjuku						See Language page
Pilagá	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		ʔwe'daʁai										See Language page
Puinave	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	kŭi	kŭi		loan - WW		%kukuj						See Language page
Pumé	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	apɛčẽčẽrẽ											See Language page
Páez	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	echtsẽy											See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	pinchi-kuru (pinchi = 'bright') (CP94)	pintʃi-kuru (pintʃi = 'bright'										See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		tinikamok										See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		peyem-ˀpaskok; teeneeykaok; aasek-askok										See Language page
Shipibo-Konibo	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		kõkiš; poitɨrɨ										See Language page
Sikuani	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	kúde	kúde		loan - WW		%kute, via Piapoco			missing			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Sirionó	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	nɡã (P85)	nɡã		unique								See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	nina curu (nina=fire; curu = worm/snake)	nina kuɾu										See Language page
Taushiro	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	a´chivi´hi´	aʔʃiwiʔhiʔ										See Language page
Toba	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		wačoʔo										See Language page
Trinitario	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		ʔriɣnʸo										See Language page
Tukano	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	keró	keró		doubtful loan (into protolg?) - WW	East Tukanoan, Branch II	%kute			uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Tuyuka	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	gueeró	gueeró										See Language page
Wari	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	karatokwe (Sousa2009)	karatokwe (Sousa2009)										See Language page
Waurá	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	wiitʸuku	wiitʸuku		inheritance? - WW		%tjuke						See Language page
Wayampi	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	ayãpɨtɛʔa	ajãpɨtɛʔa		unique								See Language page
Wayana	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	kui-kui	kui-kui										See Language page
Wayuu	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		kenaa										See Language page							Refers to the 'cocuyo'.
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		hʷito'nah										See Language page
Yagua	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	janu	xanũ		unknown		cf. %kute						See Language page
Yaminahua	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae		tapi										See Language page
Yanomami	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	prima ãhu	pɾima ãhu		unknown			ãhu = CLF also associated with a certain glowing worm		underived	N+CLF	ãhu = CLF also associated with a certain glowing worm (Ramirez 94)	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Yavitero	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	túke, kukúwi	túke, kukúwi										See Language page
Yuhup	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	huhûj	huhûj		inheritance					reduplicated			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no
Yukuna	fam: Elateridae, Fengodidae, Lampyridae	kute 'lucienarga mediana', pujiyú, puyajnechí 'lucienarga pequeña'	kute 'lucienarga mediana', puhijú, pujahnetʃí 'lucienarga pequeña'		inheritance? - WW	Central North Arawak, Rio Negro Branch		Attested Yucuna and Piapoco. Also puhijú, pujahnetʃí 'lucienarga pequeña'	Narrower (large lightning bug)	uncoded			See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	no


Achagua
Aché
Aguaruna
Araona
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Barí
Bora
Carapana
Cavineña
Cayuvava
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chácobo
Cofán
Cubeo
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Huambisa
Hup
Ingá
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kariña
Katukina
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lengua
Lokono
Maca
Matses
Mocoví
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pilagá
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Quechua Ayacuchano
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Taushiro
Toba
Trinitario
Tukano
Tuyuka
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yuhup
Yukuna

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