Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

rubber tree (sorva)

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
caucho, siringa, shiringa
Meaning Portuguese
seringa, borracha

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
Baniwa Hevea sp. dzéeka dzéeka loan direction unknown East Tukanoan Shared Tariana; Tukanoan Cubeo jɛ́ka, Secoya ɨka uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Cubeo Hevea sp. yɛ́ka jɛ́ka loan direction unknown North Arawak Tariana jeká-na; Baniwa dzéeka. But compare Secoya ɨka uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Dâw Hevea sp. bâár [seringa], taák [sorva] bə̌h, tǎk missing missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Waorani Hevea sp. nongogohue missing missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Hup Hevea sp. pãhã́y, mɔ̌t pãhã́j, mɔ̌t unique underived See Language page 0 0 0 gathered 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Kakua Hevea sp. dawâ dâwɁaɁ unique underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Nheengatu Hevea sp. seringá seringá unknown underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Maihiki Hevea sp. chidiga ñi ja (Portuguese loan) tʃı̃rı̃ga ɲi xã loan Spanish From Spanish siringa 'rubber' uncoded xã xã (orth. ja) = inanimate See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Resígaro Hevea sp. evitsóogí?é, konóogí 'rubber' evitsóogíʔé, konóogí 'ɾubbeɾ' unique See also konóogí 'rubbeɾ' uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Tariana Hevea sp. yeká-na jeká-na loan direction unknown East Tukanoan Shared Baniwa; Tukanoan Cubeo jɛ́ka, Secoya ɨka uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Yanomami Hevea sp. kanimari ãhi kanimaɾi ãhi unique phrase N+'thick, muddy' (ostensibly making reference to the thick sap) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Yukuna Hevea sp. jechi hetʃi unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no tree
Kabiyari Hevea sp. tʃúʔu-t̪i tʃúʔu-t̪i See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Yavitero Hevea sp. gúma gúma See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Baure Hevea sp. siringa siringa See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Bora Hevea sp. máákiñi (T98) máákʰiñi See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Muinane Hevea sp. máaquinicu (W97) máakiniku See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Yabarana Hevea sp. kuma See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Northern Emberá Hevea sp. káucho káutʃo See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Cofán Hevea sp. cancho (Spanish loan) cantʃo See Language page Widespread Amazonia phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS tree
Candoshi-Shapra Hevea sp. " " See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Taushiro Hevea sp. "jonvane "jonwanɨ See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Tikuna Hevea sp. carügü, chiriga (Portuguese loan) kaɾɨgɨ, tʃiɾiga See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Máku Hevea sp. walyakemé 'seringa' See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Ashuar Hevea sp. kauch (Sp.), shiring (Sp.), tarar kautʃ (Sp.), ʃiriŋ (Sp.), tarar See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Huambisa Hevea sp. shirig (Sp. loan) ʃiriŋg See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Aguaruna Hevea sp. shijíg(ka) (Sp.) ʃixíng(ka) See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Hevea sp. b'aah täg (Senn/Martins dict) unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Matses Hevea sp. bin bin See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Yagua Hevea sp. jaso xaso See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Napo Lowland Quichua Hevea sp. cauchu (Spanish loan), shiringa (Portuguese loan) kautʃu See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Piaroa Hevea sp. t'oruh tɁoruh See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Siriano Hevea sp. gó, wãsṹru gó, wãsṹɾu See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Tanimuca Hevea sp. wã'hõã wã'hõã See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Secoya Hevea sp. ëca ɨka See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Karitiana Hevea sp. goharara gohaɾaɾa See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Sirionó Hevea sp. ira isi (P85) ira isi See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Ocaina Hevea sp. jáám̈ira háám:ira See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Murui Witoto Hevea sp. jitɨrai hitɯrai (B83) See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Iquito Hevea sp. siríinca (Hevea brasiliensis) (MC: From Spanish shiringa); cáusi (Castilla ulei) (MC: From Spanish caucho) siríinka (Hevea brasiliensis) (MC: From Spanish shiringa); káusi (Castilla ulei) (MC: From Spanish caucho) See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Záparo Hevea sp. kutsatu kutsatu See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Wari Hevea sp. pik (Sousa2009) pik (Sousa2009) See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Cavineña Hevea sp. maca madi (C&L89) maka madi See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Central Aymara Hevea sp. qapa ('rubber'; P04) qapa ('rubber'; P04) See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Djeoromitxi Hevea sp. txitoro tʃitoro See Language page Widespread Amazonia tree
Lokono Hevea sp. hatti hatti wild rubber tree Fanshawe 1949:62 Widespread Amazonia no
Kariña Hevea sp. mapara mapara tree sp. Courtz 2007:313 Widespread Amazonia no