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paca (lowland)

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: Guanta, Paca, Majaz, majás (Peru), labba (Guyana)
Meaning Portuguese: paca

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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	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Trade Notes	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	táaba (HR)	táaba (H&R)		inheritance								See Language page
Aguaruna	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	káshai	káʃai		inheritance								See Language page
Akawaio	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	uurana	urana		inheritance	Proto-Carib? (Also attested Waimiri-Atroari)		Loan into Wapishana					See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Andoke	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ʌ'ʌ	ʌ'ʌ		unique								See Language page
Ashuar	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	káshai	kaʃai										See Language page
Baniwa	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	dáapa	dáapa		inheritance	Proto-Arawak (North and South)		Loan into Nadêb daʔpa:ʔ	uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Barasano	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	sẽbẽ; sémé (R95)	sẽbẽ										See Language page
Bare	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	dápa	dápa										See Language page
Bará	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)		hẽ'bẽ										See Language page
Bora	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	tʰaxkʰï, anʸóxkʰóʔekʷa, tajcu (FS)	tʰaxkʰɯ, anʲóxkʰóʔekʷa		inheritance								See Language page
Camsa	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	mɨ́maɕe	mɨ́maɕe										See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	mazaasi	maʂaasi		loan, direction unknown		Quechua (regional)						See Language page
Carapana	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	jẽme	xẽmẽ, hẽbẽ										See Language page
Carijona	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	kurimau (SM)	kuri'mao (H&R)		inheritance								See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Cofán	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	chanange											See Language page												phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	jemebo	hɛmɛbo, he'bé̃-bo		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Cuiva	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ofãbʉ	oɸáebɨ	lapa/ tinajo/ guagua/ paca/ borugo									Kondo 1983:116
Desano	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	sẽme	sẽ'bé̃, sẽme		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Djeoromitxi	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	djedje	dʒedʒe										See Language page
Dâw	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	pa’	paʔ		loan		North Arawak	e.g. Tariana da:pa	underived				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Eñepa	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ayamë (MM)	ajamǝ (MM)		unknown								See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Guayabero	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ʔaɸɨ́a	ʔaɸɨ́a		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Hodï	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ineahkuti			unique				uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Huambisa	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	kashai	kaʃai										See Language page
Hup	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	hũyæ̃́w	hũjæ̃́w		unique			animal good'	compound	animal-good [tasty]			See Language page	0	1	valued food animal	0	hunted	men	boiled or smoked	0	0	meat in general was once traded extensively with Tukanoans	no
Iquito	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	tímaaca	tímaaka		unknown								See Language page
Kabiyari	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	náapa	náapa										See Language page
Kaingang	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ko kamẽ (ko=to eat; kamẽ=?), kryrỹ	ko kamẽ (ko=to eat; kamẽ=?), kryrỹ										See Language page
Kakua	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	keb	kěbm		inheritance				underived				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Kalapalo	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	agenagi	agenagi		unknown								See Language page
Kamayurá	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	paku	paku		inheritance								See Language page
Kanamarí	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	kiwa	kiwa	paca									Magalhães 2018:357
Kariña	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	urana	urana	paca									Courtz 2007:414											no
Karitiana	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	moroty	moɾotɨ		unknown								See Language page
Kokama	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	paka	paka		inheritance								See Language page
Koreguaje	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	seme	seme		inheritance								See Language page
Kotiria	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	sã'bã	sã'bã		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Kwazá	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	huri	huri										See Language page
Lokono	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	kawalainaro	kawalainaro	labba									Fanshawe 1949:66											no
Macaguan	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	opép	opép		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Maihiki	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	bai ago, seme ago	bai ago, seme ago, sẽbẽ		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan		Also bai	uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Makuna	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	sẽme	sẽbẽ, sɛ̃mɛ		inheritance								See Language page
Mandawaka	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	dáha	dáha										See Language page
Mapoyo	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	oroma	oroma										See Language page
Matses	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	tambis	tambis		unknown								See Language page
Minica Witoto	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ḯme	ɯ́me										See Language page
Muinane	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	tákkɨ	tákkɨ										See Language page
Murui Witoto	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ïme	ɯmɛ		inheritance/Witoto								See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)		nepaːʔ										See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)		daʔpaːʔ		loan		North Arawak						See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	lamucha	lamutʃa										See Language page
Nheengatu	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	paka	paka		inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000	underived				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Northern Emberá	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)		pẽrṍwãrã (H&R)										See Language page
Nukak	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	kԑԑbm2			inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Nɨpode Witoto	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ḯme	ɯ́mɛ										See Language page
Ocaina	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	axaaño	axaaɲo		unique								See Language page
Paresi	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	'zaha	'θaha		inheritance								See Language page
Piapoco	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	tába	tába										See Language page
Piaroa	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	jará (R95)	jará (R95)		unique								See Language page
Playero	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)		oɸébɨ										See Language page
Puinave	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	deet (R95)			unique								See Language page
Páez	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ñu´py wala (wala=big)	ɲuʔpjwala (H&R)										See Language page
Resígaro	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	naápú	naápú		inheritance	Proto-Arawak (North and South)			uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Sanumá	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	amotha a	amotʰa a		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Secoya	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	seme	sẽ'mẽ, ko'pe										See Language page
Sikuani	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ofáebë (rk83)	oɸáebɨ		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Siona	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	seme	seme		inheritance								See Language page
Siriano	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	sẽmé	sẽ'bé̃, sẽmé										See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	majás	maxas										See Language page
Sáliva	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	pume	pume		unique								See Language page
Tanimuca	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	hẽ'bẽ-ã	hẽ'bẽ-ã		inheritance								See Language page
Tariana	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	dáːpa	dáːpa		inheritance	Proto-Arawak (North and South)			uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Tatuyo	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	hẽ'bẽ	hẽ'bẽ										See Language page
Tikuna	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ngá (Alv44)	ŋá		unique								See Language page
Tiriyó	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	kurimau	kurimau		inheritance								See Language page
Trumai	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	karuwaru (G99)	karuwaru (G99)										See Language page
Tukano	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	semê	sẽbé̃, semê		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Tuyuka	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	sẽ'bẽ́	sẽ'bẽ́										See Language page
Urarina	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	iča	itʃa		unique								See Language page
Wai Wai	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	wiila (SM)	wiila (SM)		inheritance								See Language page
Waikhana	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	sẽ'bẽ	sẽ'bẽ										See Language page
Waimaja	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	hɛ̃́mɛ̃́	hɛ̃́mɛ̃́										See Language page
Waimiri Atroari	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	waryna	warɨna										See Language page
Wapishana	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	uɽanɨ	uɽanɨ		loan		Carib; cf. Akawaio urana	Akawaio urana					See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Wari	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	mikop (Sousa2009)	mikop (Sousa2009)										See Language page
Wayampi	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	paa (G89)	paa (G89)		inheritance								See Language page
Wayana	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	kulimau	kulimau		inheritance								See Language page
Yagua	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	vañu	waɲu		unique								See Language page
Yanomami	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	amota, amotha (both HR94)	amota, amotha (both HR94)		inheritance				underived				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Yavitero	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	páka (loan)	páka (loan)										See Language page
Yukpa	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	ójtutrí (R95)	ójtutrí (R95)										See Language page												Phon only in source
Yukuna	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	kuwajari	kuwahaɾi		unique				uncoded				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0		no
Yuruti	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	sẽ́ẽbẽ	sẽ́ẽbẽ										See Language page
Záparo	Cuniculus paca (Agouti paca is sometimes used as well although cuniculus is the correct term.)	tawr+ya	tawrɨja										See Language page


Achagua
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Ashuar
Baniwa
Barasano
Bare
Bará
Bora
Camsa
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cofán
Cubeo
Cuiva
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Eñepa
Guayabero
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakua
Kalapalo
Kamayurá
Kanamarí
Kariña
Karitiana
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lokono
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makuna
Mandawaka
Mapoyo
Matses
Minica Witoto
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Northern Emberá
Nukak
Nɨpode Witoto
Ocaina
Paresi
Piapoco
Piaroa
Playero
Puinave
Páez
Resígaro
Sanumá
Secoya
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tariana
Tatuyo
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Trumai
Tukano
Tuyuka
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimaja
Waimiri Atroari
Wapishana
Wari
Wayampi
Wayana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuruti
Záparo

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