Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

pacu fish

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: palometa, garopita, garopa, curhuara (Peru)
Meaning Portuguese: pacu

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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	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	Mylossoma sp.	sarabada	sarabada									See Language page
Aguaruna	Mylossoma sp.	paumít (Spanish loan?)	paumít									See Language page
Apalai	Mylossoma sp.	axitau	axitau									See Language page
Ashuar	Mylossoma sp.	kapáwi, putirích	kapawi, putiriʧ									See Language page
Baniwa	Mylossoma sp.	iiwíto, káattama (there are others)	iiwíto, káat̪ama (and other terms)		unique			Also? káat̪ama	uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Bora	Mylossoma sp.	wajcyo (T98)	kwaxkjo									See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	Mylossoma sp.	kpávarĩ	kpábaɾĩ									See Language page
Carapana	Mylossoma sp.	ñimi	ɲĩmĩ									See Language page
Carijona	Mylossoma sp.	háku (M2000)			missing							See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Cavineña	Mylossoma sp.	lala'cua (C&L89)	lalaʔkua									See Language page
Cofán	Mylossoma sp.	garop´ita	garopiʔta									See Language page										phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	Mylossoma sp.	cãtamabo, cʉramucuribo, dárãpiaribo, numaaburidʉ	kãtamabo, kʉlamukulibo, dálãpialibo, numaabulidʉ		loan		Arawak (Baniwa)	Baniwa káattama (see also Kabiyari). Also kʉlamukulibɔ, dálãpialibɔ, numaabulidʉ	uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	Mylossoma sp.	bziohõberü	bziohõberø									See Language page
Dâw	Mylossoma sp.	yuùy	jûj		missing				missing			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Eñepa	Mylossoma sp.	anoo, chimiri, këërë (MM)	anoo, tʃimiri, kǝǝrǝ (MM)		unknown			Also tʃimiri, këërë				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Huambisa	Mylossoma sp.	paumit (loan?)	paumit									See Language page
Hup	Mylossoma sp.	húhuʔ	húhuʔ		doubtful loan		East Tukanoan	e.g. Makuna uxuga	reduplicated			See Language page	0	1	0	fished	mostly men	boiled or smoked	0	0	no
Iquito	Mylossoma sp.	aramásiicu (especie de curhuara, la especie más grande de palometa)	aramásiiku (especie de curwara, la especie más grande de palometa)									See Language page
Kabiyari	Mylossoma sp.	kát̪ama, áneri, ketʃapúkuri, íwitu	kát̪ama, áneɾi, ketʃapúkuɾi, íwitu									See Language page
Kakua	Mylossoma sp.		~dêliɁ		unknown				missing			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Kanamarí	Mylossoma sp.	bamak	bamak	pacu								Magalhães 2018:356
Kariña	Mylossoma sp.	paku	paku	fish sp.								Courtz 2007:335									no
Karitiana	Mylossoma sp.	itot	itot									See Language page
Kokama	Mylossoma sp.	tapaka	tapaka									See Language page
Kotiria	Mylossoma sp.	~bako	mãkõ		unique				uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Macaguan	Mylossoma sp.	átak, tatalám	átak, tatalám		unique				uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Maihiki	Mylossoma sp.	bɨebɨtiaco ago	bɨebɨtiako ago		unique				uncoded	ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Makuna	Mylossoma sp.	ujuga	uxuga									See Language page
Makushi	Mylossoma sp.	waitaʔ (SM)	waitaʔ (SM)		unknown							See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Matses	Mylossoma sp.	padumita	padumita									See Language page
Murui Witoto	Mylossoma sp.	nooño	nooɲo									See Language page
Máku	Mylossoma sp.	wuyčyú										See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Mylossoma sp.		kaj pa		unique							See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	Mylossoma sp.	paña	paɲa									See Language page
Nheengatu	Mylossoma sp.	paku	paku		inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000	underived			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Ocaina	Mylossoma sp.	noonxo	nṍṍxo									See Language page
Paresi	Mylossoma sp.	ka'lahi	ka'lahi									See Language page
Piapoco	Mylossoma sp.	sàlabàda; ká(a)θama, ané(e)ri (R01)	sàlabàda; ká(a)θama, ané(e)ri (R01)									See Language page
Piaroa	Mylossoma sp.	a'nacih	aɁnasih									See Language page
Secoya	Mylossoma sp.	pacu	paku									See Language page
Siona	Mylossoma sp.	pancu	panku									See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Mylossoma sp.	capawari	kapawaɾi									See Language page
Sáliva	Mylossoma sp.	salata	salata									See Language page
Tanimuca	Mylossoma sp.	ua	ua									See Language page
Tikuna	Mylossoma sp.	pacu [loan]; opaka (Alv44)	paku [loan]; opaka (Alv44)									See Language page
Tiriyó	Mylossoma sp.	paku	paku									See Language page
Tuyuka	Mylossoma sp.	juu	juu									See Language page
Urarina	Mylossoma sp.	kurari	kuɽaɽi									See Language page
Wari	Mylossoma sp.	ʔara-taramaʔ (Sousa2009)	ʔara-taramaʔ (Sousa2009)									See Language page
Wayampi	Mylossoma sp.	paku (G89)	paku (G89)									See Language page
Wayana	Mylossoma sp.	watau, pasina	watau, pasina									See Language page
Yagua	Mylossoma sp.	nimyutu	nimjutu									See Language page
Yanomami	Mylossoma sp.	paromena	paɾomena (Mylossoma duriventre or aureum)		unique				underived			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Yavitero	Mylossoma sp.	ajlíyaja	aľ̥íjaha									See Language page
Yukuna	Mylossoma sp.	aneri, janeri	aneɾi, haneɾi		inheritance	Yucuna-Kabiyari			uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no


Achagua
Aguaruna
Apalai
Ashuar
Baniwa
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Cofán
Cubeo
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Eñepa
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kakua
Kanamarí
Kariña
Karitiana
Kokama
Kotiria
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makuna
Makushi
Matses
Murui Witoto
Máku
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ocaina
Paresi
Piapoco
Piaroa
Secoya
Siona
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Tuyuka
Urarina
Wari
Wayampi
Wayana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yukuna

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