Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

opossum

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: zarigüeya, rabipelado, zorro, zorrillo
Meaning Portuguese: mucura

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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	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Aché	family Didelphidae		kune		inheritance								See Language page
Aguaruna	family Didelphidae	kujáncham	kuxántʃam		inheritance								See Language page
Akawaio	family Didelphidae	awaree	aware		inheritance - WW	Northern Carib?	%jawari	Likely loan Carib > Wapishana /jawari/; Hodï /yowale/; Yanomami /awaɾe/, Piaroa yäväre					See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Andoke	family Didelphidae	siéñe	çiéɲe		unique								See Language page
Apalai	family Didelphidae	zare	zare		unknown								See Language page
Ashuar	family Didelphidae	kujáncham	kuxanʧam										See Language page
Baniwa	family Didelphidae	walíitshi	waɺíitshi		inheritance	Central North Arawak, Rio Negro Branch					uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Barasano	family Didelphidae	oa (R95)	oa (R95)										See Language page
Barí	family Didelphidae		kahkū										See Language page
Bora	family Didelphidae	óówaá, áájaba (T98)	óókwaá, ááxaba		inheritance								See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	family Didelphidae	xopzi	tʂopʂi		unique								See Language page
Carapana	family Didelphidae	owa	ɔwa										See Language page
Carijona	family Didelphidae	aware (SM)			inheritance - WW	Northern Carib?	%jawari	Likely loan Carib > Wapishana /jawari/; Hodï /yowale/; Yanomami /awaɾe/, Piaroa yäväre					See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Cavineña	family Didelphidae	ijahua (C&L89)	ihawa										See Language page
Central Aymara	family Didelphidae		ačupalʸa										See Language page
Cha'palaa	family Didelphidae		'šiɲi										See Language page
Cofán	family Didelphidae	carachopa, pando	karatʃopa										See Language page							phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	family Didelphidae	jʉjʉve; mate (R95)	xɨxɨve		unique			Also mate (R95)			uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Cuiva	family Didelphidae	1. tsica; 2. churche (R95, didelphus marsupialis)		1. Scientific name: Didelphus marsupialis, in Spanish: fara/rabipelado/chucha/zarigüeya									1. Kondo 1983:118
Desano	family Didelphidae	oa	oa		doubtful loan into protolanguage, direction unknown	East Tukanoan	Tikuna	Tikuna öwa			uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	family Didelphidae	dji	dʒi										See Language page
Dâw	family Didelphidae	weèy	wæ̂j		doubtful loan - WW		%yawari	e.g. Wapishana jawari	WW	%jaware	underived		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Epena	family Didelphidae		poo'sãi ~ poro'sãi										See Language page
Eñepa	family Didelphidae	awanke	awanke		inheritance - WW		%jawari						See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Hodï	family Didelphidae	uli jowale (Zent 05)	yowale; abaʰtuhã		loan - WW		%jawari	Compare Wai Wai " yawari"; see also , Pemon avare, Wapishana " jawari", Yanomami " awaɾe". Cf. abaʰtuhã (Rodman)	WW	%jaware	uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Huambisa	family Didelphidae	kujancham	kuxantʃam										See Language page
Hup	family Didelphidae	caʔmáy	caʔmáj		unique						other complex	lexicalized cV- prefix?	See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Iquito	family Didelphidae	múrina (Didelphis marsupialis)	múrina (Didelphis marsupialis)		unique								See Language page
Itonama	family Didelphidae		o-kočˀo										See Language page
Kabiyari	family Didelphidae	t̪iírí	t̪iíɾí										See Language page
Kaingang	family Didelphidae	nɛr-kɔkrɛ; ɲɔr-kɔkrɛ (IDS)	nɛr-kɔkrɛ; ɲɔr-kɔkrɛ										See Language page
Kakataibo	family Didelphidae		ma'ṣ̌u										See Language page
Kakua	family Didelphidae	~jâ-~dep	~jâ-~dep		unknown			opossum-?			compound		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Kariña	family Didelphidae	aware	aware	apossum									Courtz 2007:248						no
Katukina	family Didelphidae		pisi mačo										See Language page
Kwazá	family Didelphidae	husi	husi										See Language page
Lengua	family Didelphidae		pokwe										See Language page
Lokono	family Didelphidae	yawáre	jaware	yawarri, opossum									Fanshawe 1949:74						no
Makiritare	family Didelphidae	dawāde (IDS); dawa:de (KH)	dawa:de		inheritance - WW		%jawari						See Language page
Makuna	family Didelphidae	oa	oa		doubtful loan into protolanguage, direction unknown		Tikuna						See Language page
Matses	family Didelphidae	mapiocos	mapiokos		inheritance?								See Language page
Mocoví	family Didelphidae		ʔalolek										See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané	family Didelphidae		wa'riši										See Language page
Movima	family Didelphidae	pusa-ra	pusa-ra										See Language page
Muinane	family Didelphidae	uuga (R95)	úuga										See Language page
Murui Witoto	family Didelphidae	jimenacɨ; tuìro	jimɛnakɨ; tuìro		unique								See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect	family Didelphidae		ɟawaːj										See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	family Didelphidae		ɟawaːj		doubtful loan - WW		%yawari						See Language page
Nheengatu	family Didelphidae	mikura	mikura		inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000			underived		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Northern Emberá	family Didelphidae	bõsã'ĩ (IDS)	bõsã'ĩ (IDS)										See Language page
Ocaina	family Didelphidae	jáátitso, fayivoñaco, moñáxatyo	háátitso, fajivoɲaco, moɲáxatʲo		unique								See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní	family Didelphidae		mɨkurẽ										See Language page
Paresi	family Didelphidae	'mene	'mene		unknown								See Language page
Pemon	family Didelphidae	avare (A1981); awaree (E1980)	avare (A1981); aware (E1980)		inheritance - WW	Northern Carib?	%jawari	Likely loan Carib > Wapishana /jawari/; Hodï /yowale/; Yanomami /awaɾe/, Piaroa yäväre					See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Piapoco	family Didelphidae	isìri (rk83)											See Language page
Piaroa	family Didelphidae	yaváre; yäväre (R95)	javáre; jævære (R95)		loan - WW								See Language page
Pilagá	family Didelphidae		ʔal-ole-k										See Language page
Puinave	family Didelphidae	wan-si-han	wan-si-han		unique								See Language page
Pumé	family Didelphidae	toyaβarɛ											See Language page
Páez	family Didelphidae	chucha											See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano	family Didelphidae	qarachupa	qaɾatʃupa										See Language page
Resígaro	family Didelphidae	itsíigí	itsíigí		inheritance	Central North Arawak, Rio Negro Branch					uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité	family Didelphidae		piɬwamin										See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	family Didelphidae		pakweʔ										See Language page
Sanumá	family Didelphidae	pumodomɨ a, pumodomɨ tanama a	pumodomɨ a, pumodomɨ tanama a		unique						uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Sikuani	family Didelphidae	tsica (rk83, Didelphus marsupialis)			unknown	subgroup: Sikuani-Cuiva	Piapoco	Piapoco isìri			uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Siona	family Didelphidae	ëto së'nsë; sɨʔsi (R95)	ɨto sɨʔnsɨ; sɨʔsi (R95)		unknown								See Language page
Siriano	family Didelphidae	oá	oá										See Language page
Sirionó	family Didelphidae	mbicu (P85)	mbiku		inheritance								See Language page
Sáliva	family Didelphidae	mejapu	mehapu										See Language page
Tariana	family Didelphidae	ínaɾi	ínaɾi		unique						uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Tikuna	family Didelphidae	öwá; ngó-ua (Alv44)	öwá, ŋóʔua		doubtful loan, direction unknown		East Tukanoan						See Language page
Tiriyó	family Didelphidae	aware	aware		inheritance - WW		%jawari						See Language page
Toba	family Didelphidae		ʔal										See Language page
Tukano	family Didelphidae	oá	oá		doubtful loan into protolanguage, direction unknown	East Tukanoan	Tikuna	Tikuna öwa			uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Tuyuka	family Didelphidae	o'a	oʔa										See Language page
Wai Wai	family Didelphidae	yawari	yawari		inheritance - WW		%jawari						See Language page
Waorani	family Didelphidae	kõgãye			unique						uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Wapishana	family Didelphidae	yawari	jawari		loan - WW		%jawari	Likely loan Carib (Wai Wai?) > Wapishana /jawari/; Hodï /yowale/; Yanomami /awaɾe/, Piaroa yäväre	WW	%jaware			See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Wari	family Didelphidae	watʃik (Sousa2009)	watʃik (Sousa2009)										See Language page
Waurá	family Didelphidae	iyula	ijula		unknown								See Language page
Wayampi	family Didelphidae	mɨku	mɨku		inheritance								See Language page
Wayana	family Didelphidae	panasisiwa	panasisiwa		unique								See Language page
Wayuu	family Didelphidae		kačapouľu										See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	family Didelphidae		lap'ʔi										See Language page
Yagua	family Didelphidae	sivyara	sibjarã		unique								See Language page
Yaminahua	family Didelphidae		išanãpa; maṣ̌o-tɨnɨ-roa										See Language page
Yanomami	family Didelphidae	aware, nẽro (JF86)	awaɾe, nẽɾo		loan - WW		%jawari, via Venezuelan Carib	Carijona, Akawaio, Pemon aware; alternative term nẽɾo	WW	%jaware	underived		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Yukpa	family Didelphidae	yare (SM)	yare (SM)										See Language page							Phon only in source
Yukuna	family Didelphidae	ichirí (rk83); majechí (R95)			inheritance	Central North Arawak, Rio Negro Branch		Also majechí (R95)			uncoded		See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	no
Záparo	family Didelphidae	sunaku / sunakaw	sunaku / sunakaw										See Language page


Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Apalai
Ashuar
Baniwa
Barasano
Barí
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Cofán
Cubeo
Cuiva
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Epena
Eñepa
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Itonama
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kariña
Katukina
Kwazá
Lengua
Lokono
Makiritare
Makuna
Matses
Mocoví
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Nheengatu
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pilagá
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Quechua Ayacuchano
Resígaro
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Sanumá
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Sáliva
Tariana
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Toba
Tukano
Tuyuka
Wai Wai
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yanomami
Yukpa
Yukuna
Záparo

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