Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

parrot

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
loro real, loro (Sp. form is a loan from Carib)
Meaning Portuguese
papagaio

Languages

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
Akawaio Amazona amazonica kawak kawak inheritance Akawaio, Pemon See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Baniwa Amazona amazonica wáaro, kolíkoli wáaɻo, koɺíkoɺi inheritance - WW; inheritance? - WW North Arawak %kuli; %awaro Also koɺíkoɺi uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Carijona Amazona amazonica kinoro' lo'ro (H&R) loan Northern Carib? Arawak or Span Also lo'ro (H&R) See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Cubeo Amazona amazonica veco, vecobo (loro burrón), ẽ́jia (loro de cabeza de gavilán), tureórʉ (loro guaro, loro real), cʉpeveco (loro verde) vɛko, vɛkobo (loro burrón), ɛ̃́̃́hia (loro de cabeza de gavilán), tulɛólʉ (loro guaro, loro real), kʉpɛvɛko (loro verde), we'kó (H&R) inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Also ɛ̃́̃́ɣia (loro de cabeza de gavilán), tulɛɔ́lʉ (loro guaro, loro real), kʉpɛvɛkɔ (loro verde), we'kó Narrower (unclear) uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Dâw Amazona amazonica çoy cɔj inheritance underived See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Desano Amazona amazonica weco we'kó inheritance Proto-Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Eñepa Amazona amazonica naro, Var. noro, marakana (especie pequeña) (MM) naro, Var. noro, marakana (especie pequeña) (MM) doubtful loan Northern Carib? from Span or Arawak? Also ara, noro, marakana (small type) See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Guayabero Amazona amazonica xuʔ, ʔól xuʔ, ʔól inheritance uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Hodï Amazona amazonica nolo loan Carib/Arawak, or from Span Eñepa naro/noro, also Yabarana noro uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Waorani Amazona amazonica kawĩya doubtful loan Aguaruna kawau kawau 'yellow macaw' uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Hup Amazona amazonica j'ɔ́y' ɟ'ɔ́j' inheritance underived See Language page 1 feathers for decoration 0 0 hunted men 0 1 Widespread no
Kakua Amazona amazonica ~jah ~jǎh unique underived See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Macaguan Amazona amazonica kekét kekét, ón inheritance uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Makushi Amazona amazonica woroké woroké doubtful loan Arawak waru See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Nheengatu Amazona amazonica kuriká, parawa'i (small parrot) weu (Amazona festiva) kuriká; parawa'i (small parrot) weu (Amazona festiva) loan - WW; doubtful loan - WW Proto-Tupi-Guarani %kuli; %awaro Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000 underived See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Ninam Amazona amazonica wilikok wilikok doubtful loan - WW %awaro maybe into protolg; Arawak variants waru; Macushi woroké underived kok = classifier for "root" (Goodwin-Gomez 90). note that this same morpheme in Yanomami is the classifier for a variety of rounded objects and beings and is associated with parrots. See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Nukak Amazona amazonica ʔԑlԑʔ4 loan - WW from Secoya or Ocaina ere? see alsoʔeleʔ forms in Guicuruan, Matacoan see Secoya ɛrɛ uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Maihiki Amazona amazonica beco aguɨ, todi aguɨ beko, beko agɨ, todi agɨ inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Also beko, todi agɨ uncoded agɨ agɨ = masculine animate See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Pemon Amazona amazonica kavak (A1981); kawak (E1980) kavak (A1981); kawak (E1980) inheritance Akawaio, Pemon May be onomatopoeic See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Resígaro Amazona amazonica ǰoódú dʒoódú loan Bora (Seifart 2011), but cf. loro forms May be Arawak in origin; see Achagua lora; Arawak source proposed for Spanish loro. Likely loan into Bora tʃoóra, Ocaina tʲóóra uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Sanumá Amazona amazonica kulikiasa bɨ (general term "parrots") kulikiasa bɨ (general term "parrots") loan - WW %kuli Baniwa; Yavitero kul'i-kul'i uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Sikuani Amazona amazonica kêke (1), kinikini (2) (the first two are Aratinga leucophtalmus), kamadui (2), jowai (1), kamatjui (1), kutsali (2)(Pionus menstruus), xú:ra, óno (H&R) xúːra, óno inheritance both inherited uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Tariana Amazona amazonica awíɲa wáɾu, awíɲa-wáɾu-ni 'papagaio moleiro' awíɲa wáɾu, awíɲa-wáɾu-ni 'papagaio moleiro' inheritance North Arawak Also awíɲa-wáɾu-ni 'papagaio moleiro' uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Tukano Amazona amazonica wekó wekó inheritance Proto-Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Kotiria Amazona amazonica wa'tʃo wa'tʃo inheritance Proto-Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Wapishana Amazona amazonica waru waru inheritance - WW? North Arawak %awaro See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Yanomami Amazona amazonica werehi (koko) weɾehi (koko) doubtful loan - WW %awaro maybe loan into protolg; Arawak variants waru; Macushi woroké underived N+CLF koko koko= rounded objects See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Yukuna Amazona amazonica pakoró pakoɾó inheritance? - WW %kuli, loan into Tanimuca Tanimuca pakoro-ka uncoded See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Yuhup Amazona amazonica c'ɔj' cˀɔjˀ inheritance underived See Language page 1 0 0 0 1 Widespread no
Achagua Amazona amazonica lóra (H&R, SP) doubtful loan from Span 'loro', or Arawak > Span See Language page Widespread
Piapoco Amazona amazonica dùlewasíwa dùlewasíwa See Language page Widespread
Kabiyari Amazona amazonica wáaru wáaɾu See Language page Widespread
Yavitero Amazona amazonica ku'ľi-kuľi ku'ľi-kuľi See Language page Widespread
Mandawaka Amazona amazonica wáːlu wáːlu See Language page Widespread
Wayuu Amazona amazonica kaľe-kaľe See Language page Widespread Also kar̃aľa.
Paresi Amazona amazonica koloˈkote koloˈkute inheritance - WW %kuli See Language page Widespread
Ignaciano Amazona amazonica waru; aha See Language page Widespread Also čuči, green parrot, (cotorrita, cabrilla).
Trinitario Amazona amazonica čora; woru See Language page Widespread
Baure Amazona amazonica lor lor doubtful loan from Span 'loro', or Arawak > Span See Language page Widespread
Waurá Amazona amazonica saˈkalu (Corberi 12) saˈkalu (Corberi 12) inheritance - WW %kuli See Language page Widespread
Cha'palaa Amazona amazonica ['luru] See Language page Widespread From Span. 'loro'.
Bora Amazona amazonica čoóra, piíʔyo, pʰiʔtʰʸói, tʰárápoï tʃoóra, piíʔjo, pʰiʔtʰʲói, tʰárápoɯ loan, direction unknown; unique Ocaina; possibly from loro See Language page Widespread
Muinane Amazona amazonica kɨ́ɨ́rába, {many more} kɨ́ɨ́rába, {many more} See Language page Widespread
Apalai Amazona amazonica parawa parawa loan - WW %awaro, via Nheengatu, Urubu parawa (but may be loan into TG) See Language page Widespread
Wayana Amazona amazonica elekelu elekelu loan - WW %ele, %kuli See Language page Widespread
Tiriyó Amazona amazonica meremereu (species of parrot) meremereu unique See Language page Widespread
Makiritare Amazona amazonica dodo (IDS) (Probably from Spanish 'loro'. Other kinds of parrots are kayʔčay; kudēwa); dodo (KH) kai'chai (KH), kadu:wai (KH) (means 'macaw, large parrot') dodo, kaiʔtʃai (KH), kadu:wai (KH) doubtful loan from Span or Arawak? See Language page Widespread
Mapoyo Amazona amazonica kamaya kamaya See Language page Widespread
Wai Wai Amazona amazonica fanacakay (SM) fanacakay (SM) unknown See Language page Widespread
Waimiri Atroari Amazona amazonica kyrywaky kɨrɨwakɨ See Language page Widespread
Yabarana Amazona amazonica noro See Language page Widespread
Yukpa Amazona amazonica vaucha wápʃe (H&R) See Language page Widespread Phon only in source
Kalapalo Amazona amazonica kuaku kuaku inheritance See Language page Widespread
Barí Amazona amazonica dahba See Language page Widespread Colombia: šərokdarə.
Northern Emberá Amazona amazonica karé karé; kʰaré (H&R) See Language page Widespread
Epena Amazona amazonica 'kʰare See Language page Widespread A small parrot is 'mista.
Cuiva Amazona amazonica óna See Language page Widespread
Playero Amazona amazonica xúra See Language page Widespread
Cofán Amazona amazonica picori, sese, panicco oma´ndo, cu´a oma´ndo (OP79), tsove nanamba (OP79), tsanda ttofi (OP79), ttofi (OP79) pikori See Language page Widespread phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Candoshi-Shapra Amazona amazonica kavaaro, mchaki kawaaɾo, mtʃaki loan, direction unknown - WW? %arawo, via Aguaruna kawau See Language page Widespread
Taushiro Amazona amazonica tu´chonto tuʔʃonto See Language page Widespread
Páez Amazona amazonica welʸ welj (H&R) See Language page Widespread
Tikuna Amazona amazonica pauáru (Alv44) pawáru loan - WW %awaro, via Nheengatu? See Language page Widespread
Urarina Amazona amazonica anuri anuɽi unique See Language page Widespread
Camsa Amazona amazonica ʃatúo, ʃatú ʃatúo, ʃatú See Language page Widespread
Andoke Amazona amazonica tu'be (small), dófí (small green and black) tuʔbe (small), dóɸí (small green and black) unique See Language page Widespread
Pumé Amazona amazonica yaba pua; geregeré (small yellowheaded; Lin97) See Language page Widespread
Puinave Amazona amazonica səm səm unique See Language page Widespread
Máku Amazona amazonica ule'wa See Language page Widespread
Ashuar Amazona amazonica tíngku (with reddish wings), tuwísh (with blue neck), wármas (with yellow forehead), shiyáapay (speaker parrot) tiŋku, tuwiʃ, warmas, ʃija:pay See Language page Widespread
Huambisa Amazona amazonica awarmas awarmas See Language page Widespread
Aguaruna Amazona amazonica kawáu kawáu loan, direction unknown - WW? Candoshi kawaaro; see also %awaro See Language page Widespread
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Amazona amazonica ɟɔj inheritance See Language page Widespread
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect Amazona amazonica ɟɔj See Language page Widespread
Matses Amazona amazonica cuedes, cheden (etc.) kuedes, tʃeden (etc.) unknown See Language page Widespread
Kakataibo Amazona amazonica βoo See Language page Widespread Also tumi 'parrot with a blue head'; βorɨsĩ ~ βoorɨ̃si (dial.) 'large yellow parrot'. *Panoan *βawa. *Panoan *pic̷o 'parakeet'.
Katukina Amazona amazonica βawa See Language page Widespread
Pacahuara Amazona amazonica 'wawa See Language page Widespread d'Orb obahua.
Shipibo-Konibo Amazona amazonica tomi; βawa See Language page Widespread
Yaminahua Amazona amazonica βaβa See Language page Widespread
Chácobo Amazona amazonica βawa βawa inheritance See Language page Widespread
Yagua Amazona amazonica taracuy tarakũj unique; doubtful loan - WW maybe %kuli See Language page Widespread
Ingá Amazona amazonica uritu urítu (H&R) See Language page Widespread
Napo Lowland Quichua Amazona amazonica puca guacamayo (OP79), suquiqui (OP79), fichillu (OP79), ushicu (OP79) See Language page Widespread
Quechua Ayacuchano Amazona amazonica weqru weqɾu See Language page Widespread
Piaroa Amazona amazonica pa'dá' (K76) pa'dá' unknown See Language page Widespread
Sáliva Amazona amazonica lolo lolo loan Arawak or Span See Language page Widespread
Bará Amazona amazonica we'ko See Language page Widespread
Barasano Amazona amazonica wekó wekó See Language page Widespread
Carapana Amazona amazonica weco wɛkɔ, 'wéko (H&R) See Language page Widespread
Makuna Amazona amazonica weco wɛko inheritance See Language page Widespread
Yuruti Amazona amazonica wéko wéko See Language page Widespread
Waikhana Amazona amazonica we'ko we'ko See Language page Widespread
Siriano Amazona amazonica guequéru, wecó guekéɾu, we'kó See Language page Widespread
Tanimuca Amazona amazonica pa'koro 'ka pa'koro 'ka loan - WW %kuli, via Yucuna See Language page Widespread
Tatuyo Amazona amazonica wéko wéko See Language page Widespread
Tuyuka Amazona amazonica weco we'kó See Language page Widespread
Waimaja Amazona amazonica wekʰó wekʰó See Language page Widespread
Koreguaje Amazona amazonica naso veko naso bekho; 'βekʰo (H&R) inheritance See Language page Widespread
Siona Amazona amazonica hueco hueko inheritance See Language page Widespread
Secoya Amazona amazonica cuiye, ere, hueco, hue'e, oco tu'i, quë'yë, tu'i we'ko See Language page Widespread
Wayampi Amazona amazonica kulɛ kulɛ loan - WW %kuli See Language page Widespread
Aché Amazona amazonica gẽro See Language page Widespread
Chiriguano Amazona amazonica aǰuru inheritance See Language page Widespread
Paraguayan Guaraní Amazona amazonica tuʔĩ para; ɣʷaʔa See Language page Widespread
Sirionó Amazona amazonica ɲuru; si̯ ɲuru; si̯ inheritance See Language page Widespread
Ocaina Amazona amazonica cáyoojo kájooho unique; loan-WW %ele, also prob. Bora loan tʲóóra See Language page Widespread
Nɨpode Witoto Amazona amazonica ui.ḯkï, úi.ï ui.ɯ́kɯ, úi.ɯ See Language page Widespread
Minica Witoto Amazona amazonica ui.ḯkï ui.ɯ́kɯ See Language page Widespread
Murui Witoto Amazona amazonica θarokï θarokɯ unknown cf. %awaro See Language page Widespread
Iquito Amazona amazonica ájiiti (Amazona ochrocephala); curíquɨɨja (Pionus menstruus); ímaaticuaaja (Pionopsitta barrabandi); íyɨɨja (Diopsittaca nobilis); nɨrɨs'ɨhuɨɨja (Pionites leucogaster); quirísɨɨja (Amazona farinosa); sɨr'ɨquɨɨja (Brotogeris cyanoptera) áhiiti (Amazona ochrocephala); kuríkɨɨha (Pionus menstruus); ímaatikuaaha (Pionopsitta barrabandi); íjɨɨha (Diopsittaca nobilis); nɨrɨs'ɨwɨɨha (Pionites leucogaster); kirísɨɨha (Amazona farinosa); sɨr'ɨkɨɨha (Brotogeris cyanoptera) unique; loan - WW %kuli See Language page Widespread
Záparo Amazona amazonica pikwar+ka (large parrot) pikʷarɨka See Language page Widespread
Wari Amazona amazonica towarawʔ (Sousa2009) towarawʔ (Sousa2009) See Language page Widespread
Araona Amazona amazonica holakʷa; pawi-pawi See Language page Widespread Also c̷alia-c̷alia. *Tacn form is *xoraka.
Ese Ejja Amazona amazonica ičako See Language page Widespread Also šixexe, 'parakeet'; and ka'xe; piyasese; šeše; xoo'we.
Ese Ejja/Huarayo Amazona amazonica čako; šeše (Girard 1971) čako; šeše See Language page Widespread
Tacana Amazona amazonica ha; horakʷa; toi; ď̶eď̶e See Language page Widespread Also ď̶eď̶e; and bototo, a small, green parrot.
Cavineña Amazona amazonica korakʷa; tʸoʔi; ka(ʔ)e-ka(ʔ)e; peči; siro korakʷa; tʸoʔi; ka(ʔ)e-ka(ʔ)e; peči; siro See Language page Widespread
Central Aymara Amazona amazonica k'alla (P04) kˀalʸa See Language page Widespread
Cayuvava Amazona amazonica bɔrɔča; βaro; kõri See Language page Widespread Respectively: refers to a yellow breasted parrot; parrot; middle-sized parrot. The latter ex. may refer to an old man who walkds like a parrot.
Itonama Amazona amazonica okˀere; okˀili See Language page Widespread A small parrot; a large parrot is wawaro.
Kwazá Amazona amazonica awy awy See Language page Widespread
Mosetén-Chimané Amazona amazonica ku'c̷ibi; ut'ki; awa'rõ; twa; i'yaʔ See Language page Widespread Respectively: small parrot; large parrot; larger parrot; red macaw (paraba); blue macaw (paraba).
Movima Amazona amazonica sariɗi (J62) (no generic sikʷiʔla; čeleka; karaʔa; čawan̉; seyamo; čitan̉; raweʔe; seʔle-seʔle; awaro) sariɗi(no generik sikʷiʔla; ǩeleka; karaʔa; ǩawan̉; sejamo; ǩitan̉; raweʔe; seʔle-seʔle; awaro) See Language page Widespread
Trumai Amazona amazonica ure ure; pitʔe ure ure; pitʔe See Language page Widespread
Kaingang Amazona amazonica jògjò, kãto yɔŋyɔ; kãto See Language page Widespread
Canela Amazona amazonica krɨy-ti See Language page Widespread *Jê form is *krɨz.
Suyá Amazona amazonica kóĵra kóĵra See Language page Widespread
Karajá Amazona amazonica dɔre See Language page Widespread
Djeoromitxi Amazona amazonica eruwe eruwe See Language page Widespread
Chipaya Amazona amazonica [loru] See Language page Widespread From Span. 'loro'.
Mocoví Amazona amazonica ʔeeleʔ See Language page Widespread
Pilagá Amazona amazonica ʔeleʔ See Language page Widespread
Toba Amazona amazonica ʔeleʔ See Language page Widespread
Lengua Amazona amazonica taawe See Language page Widespread Many varieties, e.g. kasik; papai; satawaiyi; tamnosa.
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité Amazona amazonica piɬpo See Language page Widespread
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet Amazona amazonica taʔwaʔ; tamnawsa; satawaaya; kaasek See Language page Widespread
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay Amazona amazonica e'le See Language page Widespread
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja Amazona amazonica eleʔ See Language page Widespread
Maca Amazona amazonica eheʔ (f.) See Language page Widespread
Nivaclé Amazona amazonica ekle See Language page Widespread
Ayoreo Amazona amazonica suaria See Language page Widespread Small green, yellow, red parrot. Small blue p. with yellow beak is sirooga-'bi-a; small red p. is tiiya-'bi, čii'ya-'bi; cf. 03.831; small green p. is suaka'ra; small yellow p. is suakara ke'de-n̥a; small green p. with blue tail, yellow beak and wings is
Mapudungun Amazona amazonica rawilʸma; čoroy See Language page Widespread
Qawasqar Amazona amazonica parpar See Language page Widespread Co records parpa for Central QWS. SpS records palpa for South QWS.
Selknam Amazona amazonica kˀerpr See Language page Widespread
Lokono Amazona amazonica kuriaka kuriaka screecher parrot Fanshawe 1949:67 Widespread no
Kariña Amazona amazonica kurekure kurekure orange-winged parrot Courtz 2007:471 Widespread no