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miriti palm

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: moriche (Col, Ven), aguaje (Col, Peru), achual, miriti
Meaning Portuguese: buriti

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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	Word Structure	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Trade Notes	Distribution	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	Mauritia flexuosa	diwíta (R01)	diwíta (R01)		inheritance? - WW							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Aguaruna	Mauritia flexuosa	áchu	átʃu		doubtful loan (into protolg?), direction unknown		Candoshi katʃo, Quechua atʃwa					See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Andoke	Mauritia flexuosa	kɒ̃ǝ̃ta	kɒ̃ǝ̃ta		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Guahiban, e.g. Sikuani kuáto; see also Carib kuwai; Candoshi					See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Apalai	Mauritia flexuosa	wai	wai									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Ashuar	Mauritia flexuosa	áchu	aʧu									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Baniwa	Mauritia flexuosa	íitewi	íːtewi		inheritance? - WW	Proto-Arawak (North and South)			uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Bora	Mauritia flexuosa	iñe +clas, e.g. íñehe (aguaje tree); íñehe (aguaje fruit) (T98)	iñe		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Candoshi-Shapra	Mauritia flexuosa	kacho	katʃo		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Jivaroan atʃu, Quechua; see also Guahiban, Andoke kɒ̃ǝ̃ta					See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Carapana	Mauritia flexuosa	nee	nɛɛ, neea (FS)									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Cubeo	Mauritia flexuosa	machi, ũmenami	matʃi, ũmɛnami		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Carib: Waimiri Atroari miʃi	Waimiri-Atroari miʃi; not attested in other Carib languages in database. Also ũmɛnami	uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Djeoromitxi	Mauritia flexuosa	kuru	kuru									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Dâw	Mauritia flexuosa	çaák	cǎk		inheritance				underived			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Eñepa	Mauritia flexuosa	anka, ankayo' (palma), ankayano (fruta) (MM)	anka, ankajoʔ (palma), ankajano (fruta) (MM)		unknown			ankayano (miriti fruit)				See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Hodï	Mauritia flexuosa	tuli (Zent 02a)			unique			cf. di'lihi (G&C); compare Puinave "tui"	uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Huambisa	Mauritia flexuosa	achu	atʃu									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Hup	Mauritia flexuosa	j'ǎk	ɟ'ǎk		inheritance				underived			See Language page	2	1	fruit	0	gathered	women, men	eaten raw, mashed and drunk	0	0	in 'dabacuri' exhange rituals with other Hup groups (clans, villages, etc.)	Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Iquito	Mauritia flexuosa	nɨsicáti	nɨsikáti		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Kabiyari	Mauritia flexuosa	téwi	téwi									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Kaingang	Mauritia flexuosa	jàjà	yəyə									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Kakua	Mauritia flexuosa		~Ɂɨ́h		unknown				missing			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Kamayurá	Mauritia flexuosa	myrytsi'yp	mɨrɨtsiʔɨp		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Kariña	Mauritia flexuosa	myrysi	mɨrɨsi	palm tree, moriche palm, fruit								Courtz 2007:323											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no
Karitiana	Mauritia flexuosa	pojo	pojo									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Kokama	Mauritia flexuosa	mɨrɨti	mɨɾɨti		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Koreguaje	Mauritia flexuosa	ne'e	neʔe		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Lokono	Mauritia flexuosa	ite	ite	fan-leaved palm								Fanshawe 1949:64											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no
Macaguan	Mauritia flexuosa	kuát-bot	kuát-bot		doubtful loan (into protolg?), direction unknown		Guahiban, e.g. Sikuani kuáto; see also Carib kuwai		uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Maihiki	Mauritia flexuosa	ne ñi ja	ne ɲi xa		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded	xã	xã (orth. ja) = inanimate	See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Makushi	Mauritia flexuosa	kawai (SM)	kawai (SM)		inheritance							See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Mapoyo	Mauritia flexuosa	attawai	attawai									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Matses	Mauritia flexuosa	itia, macchëc	itia, maktʃɨk		unknown							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Muinane	Mauritia flexuosa	ínoho (W97)	ínoʔo									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Murui Witoto	Mauritia flexuosa	cɨnena	kɨnɛna (B83)		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect	Mauritia flexuosa		ɟʌ̰ːk̚									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Mauritia flexuosa		ɟʌ̰ːk̚		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Napo Lowland Quichua	Mauritia flexuosa	muriti	muriti									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Nheengatu	Mauritia flexuosa	miriti, turiyá (Mauritia esp.)	miriti, turijá (Mauritia esp.)		inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000	underived			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Nukak	Mauritia flexuosa	eú, uj			unknown				uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Ocaina	Mauritia flexuosa	xonuuñ̈a	xõɯɯɲ̵a		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Paresi	Mauritia flexuosa	itsoye	itsoje		unknown							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Piapoco	Mauritia flexuosa	idèwi	idèwi									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Piaroa	Mauritia flexuosa	warɨ'mE' (K76)	warɨʔmæʔ		unique							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Puinave	Mauritia flexuosa	tui	tui		loan		North Arawak, e.g. Yavitero téwi					See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Pumé	Mauritia flexuosa	hudi bobui go (Lin97)										See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Resígaro	Mauritia flexuosa	iteevi?é	iteeviʔé		inheritance? - WW	Proto-Arawak (North and South)			uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Sikuani	Mauritia flexuosa	kuato (2)	kuáto		doubtful loan (into protolg?), direction unknown		Guahiban, e.g. Candoshi katʃo; Andoke kɒ̃ǝ̃ta; see also Carib kuwai	compare Bora iñe (+clas, e.g. íñehe (aguaje tree); mumubi (2) (the bulb of a moriche)	uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Siona	Mauritia flexuosa	në'ë	nɨʔɨ		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Siriano	Mauritia flexuosa	neé	neé									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Mauritia flexuosa	achwa [Jivaro?]	atʃwa									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Sáliva	Mauritia flexuosa	llĩde	ʤĩde		unique							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Tanimuca	Mauritia flexuosa	dẽ'ẽã ri'ka	dẽ'ẽã ri'ka		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Tariana	Mauritia flexuosa	tewída	tewída		inheritance? - WW	Proto-Arawak (North and South)			uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Taushiro	Mauritia flexuosa	onanta´	onantaʔ									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Tikuna	Mauritia flexuosa	té-ma (Alv44)	teʔma		unique							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Tukano	Mauritia flexuosa	ne'ê	ne'ê		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Tuyuka	Mauritia flexuosa	nee	nee									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Urarina	Mauritia flexuosa	alaa	ala:		unique							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Waimaja	Mauritia flexuosa	nɛ̃́ňõ̀̀	nɛ̃́rõ̀̀									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Waimiri Atroari	Mauritia flexuosa	mixi 'buriti fruit'	miʃi 'buriti fruit'									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Waorani	Mauritia flexuosa	nontube			unique				uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Wari	Mauritia flexuosa	kajiwa (Sousa2009)	kajiwa (Sousa2009)									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Waurá	Mauritia flexuosa	wau'luki (Richard273)	wau'luki (Richard273)		unknown							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Wayampi	Mauritia flexuosa	mɨlɨsi (G89)	mɨlɨsi (G89)		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Wayana	Mauritia flexuosa	kuwai	kuwai		inheritance							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Yagua	Mauritia flexuosa	judesiy	xudesij		unique							See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Yanomam	Mauritia flexuosa	rioko si (WM99)	ɾioko si		unique			si = CLF "palm" (Ferreira)	uncoded	si	si = "palm" (Ferreira)	See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Yanomami	Mauritia flexuosa	eteweshi	eteweʃi		loan - WW		North Arawak	e.g. Yucuna itewí	underived			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Yavitero	Mauritia flexuosa	téwi	téwi									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch
Yuhup	Mauritia flexuosa	c'âk	c'âk		inheritance				underived			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Yukuna	Mauritia flexuosa	itewí	itewí		inheritance? - WW	Proto-Arawak (North and South)			uncoded			See Language page	2	1		0				0	0		Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps	no	trunks contain sago-like starch
Záparo	Mauritia flexuosa	nushichaha	nuʃitʃaha									See Language page											Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela; in and near swamps		trunks contain sago-like starch


Achagua
Aguaruna
Andoke
Apalai
Ashuar
Baniwa
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Cubeo
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Eñepa
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakua
Kamayurá
Kariña
Karitiana
Kokama
Koreguaje
Lokono
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makushi
Mapoyo
Matses
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Nukak
Ocaina
Paresi
Piapoco
Piaroa
Puinave
Pumé
Resígaro
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tariana
Taushiro
Tikuna
Tukano
Tuyuka
Urarina
Waimaja
Waimiri Atroari
Waorani
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Yagua
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yuhup
Yukuna
Záparo

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