Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

potato

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: papa
Meaning Portuguese: batata

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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	Etymology Code	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Range of Term	Word Structure	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Trade Notes	Distribution	Dangerous	General Notes
Aguaruna	Solanum tuberosum	pápa (Quechua loan?)	pápa									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Akawaio	Solanum tuberosum	sak	sak	inheritance	Northern Carib?			Broader (potato, sweet potato)				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Baniwa	Solanum tuberosum	adarhiwída, hónai	adaɻhiwída, hónai	unique			Also hónai		uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Carijona	Solanum tuberosum	nahí (M2000)		missing								See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Cavineña	Solanum tuberosum	bachi (C&L89)	bači									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Central Aymara	Solanum tuberosum	ch´oqe	tʃʔoqe									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Cofán	Solanum tuberosum	sisa, atta	sisa, atha									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS compare entries for sweet potato
Desano	Solanum tuberosum	ahʉ	ahɯ	unique					uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Dâw	Solanum tuberosum	yo’	jɔʔ	unique					underived			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Eñepa	Solanum tuberosum	wanka kaik mən; cho', -chokun (tuber), chojcho' (mata) (MM)	wanka kaik mən; tʃoʔ, -tʃokun (tuber), tʃohtʃoʔ (mata) (MM)	unique			See also tʃoʔ, -tʃokun (tuber)					See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Hodï	Solanum tuberosum	ʰwalẽ	ʰwalẽ	unique					uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Hup	Solanum tuberosum	píʔ, cɔ̃cɔ̃̌p	píʔ, cɔ̃cɔ̃̌p	unique			e.g. Tukano jãpi, Cubeo japika		underived			See Language page	0	1	0	cultivated	women	boiled; mostly used as additive in beer	0	0	attained through exchange with Tukanoans	secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Ingá	Solanum tuberosum	papa	rúmu (‘general’, H&R)									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Kaingang	Solanum tuberosum	nin; pɛnʔɔ (IDS)	ndidn; pɛnʔɔ (IDS)									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Kakua	Solanum tuberosum		kɨ̌d-daʔ	missing					missing			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Koreguaje	Solanum tuberosum	papapʉ	papapʉ									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Kwazá	Solanum tuberosum	nũnã, xurimjɛ̃	nũnã, xurimjɛ̃									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Macaguan	Solanum tuberosum	rʉ́ta	ɾɨ́ta	unique				Broader (potato in general)	uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Maihiki	Solanum tuberosum	jaquɨ aguɨ	xakɨ agɨ	unique					uncoded	agɨ	agɨ = masculine animate	See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Makiritare	Solanum tuberosum	šāku (IDS); sha:ku (KH)	ʃa:ku	inheritance								See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Makushi	Solanum tuberosum	karisa (SM)	karisa (SM)	unique								See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Movima	Solanum tuberosum	papa (from Sp.) (J62)	papa									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Muisca	Solanum tuberosum	iomza	iomtʂa									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Máku	Solanum tuberosum	wešikü										See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Solanum tuberosum		karöra, karahɨ:r	loan		North Arawak						See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Napo Lowland Quichua	Solanum tuberosum	papa	papa									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Ocaina	Solanum tuberosum	ahxaati	aʔxaati									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Paresi	Solanum tuberosum	ˈkaye	ˈkaje									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Pemon	Solanum tuberosum	chak (E1980)	tʃak (E1980)	inheritance	Northern Carib?			Broader (potato, sweet potato)				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Piaroa	Solanum tuberosum	ća'oh	saɁoh									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Puinave	Solanum tuberosum	iám	iám									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Páez	Solanum tuberosum	caca, unt	kaka, unt									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Quechua Ayacuchano	Solanum tuberosum	papa	papa									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Secoya	Solanum tuberosum	ai cuti a'so	ai kũti ãʔsɔ									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Sikuani	Solanum tuberosum	daütjü (2)	dáɨthɨ	inheritance				Broader (potato in general)	uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Siona	Solanum tuberosum	bi're	biʔre									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Siriano	Solanum tuberosum	ñapĩ́	ɲapĩ́									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Suyá	Solanum tuberosum	ĵər	ĵər									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Tikuna	Solanum tuberosum	core	koɾe									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Tiriyó	Solanum tuberosum	napi	napi									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Trumai	Solanum tuberosum	mani; mani dat̯	mani; mani dat̯									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Tukano	Solanum tuberosum	yãpî	jãpî	inheritance	East Tukanoan			Broader (potato)	uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Wai Wai	Solanum tuberosum	faari (SM)	faari (SM)									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Waorani	Solanum tuberosum	kõwæ		unique			Compare Tupi cará		uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Wapishana	Solanum tuberosum	kʰaẓɨɨ	kʰaẓɨɨ	inheritance	Proto-Arawak							See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Yagua	Solanum tuberosum	jonu	xonu									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Yanomami	Solanum tuberosum	hukomo (HR94)	hukomo	inheritance					underived			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		secondary scrub vegetation	no	compare entries for sweet potato
Yavitero	Solanum tuberosum	batáta, élu	batáta, élu									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato
Yukpa	Solanum tuberosum	chak										See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		Phon only in source compare entries for sweet potato
Záparo	Solanum tuberosum	yawm+ka	yawmɨka									See Language page										secondary scrub vegetation		compare entries for sweet potato


Aguaruna
Akawaio
Baniwa
Carijona
Cavineña
Central Aymara
Cofán
Desano
Dâw
Eñepa
Hodï
Hup
Ingá
Kaingang
Kakua
Koreguaje
Kwazá
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makushi
Movima
Muisca
Máku
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Ocaina
Paresi
Pemon
Piaroa
Puinave
Páez
Quechua Ayacuchano
Secoya
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Suyá
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Trumai
Tukano
Wai Wai
Waorani
Wapishana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yukpa
Záparo

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