Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

rubber tree (sorva)

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

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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	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	How Collected	Psychotropic	Traded	Distribution	Dangerous	General Notes
Aguaruna	Hevea sp.	shijíg(ka) (Sp.)	ʃixíng(ka)									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
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
Baure	Hevea sp.	siringa	siringa									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Bora	Hevea sp.	máákiñi (T98)	máákʰiñi									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Candoshi-Shapra	Hevea sp.	"	"									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
Cofán	Hevea sp.	cancho (Spanish loan)	cantʃo									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS 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
Djeoromitxi	Hevea sp.	txitoro	tʃitoro									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Dâw	Hevea sp.	bâár [seringa], taák [sorva]	bə̌h, tǎk		missing			missing				See Language page	0	0	0		0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no	tree
Huambisa	Hevea sp.	shirig (Sp. loan)	ʃiriŋg									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Hup	Hevea sp.	pãhã́y, mɔ̌t	pãhã́j, mɔ̌t		unique			underived				See Language page	0	0	0	gathered	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no	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
Kabiyari	Hevea sp.	tʃúʔu-t̪i	tʃúʔu-t̪i									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Kakua	Hevea sp.	dawâ	dâwɁaɁ		unique			underived				See Language page	0	0	0		0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no	tree
Kariña	Hevea sp.	mapara	mapara	tree sp.								Courtz 2007:313							Widespread Amazonia	no
Karitiana	Hevea sp.	goharara	gohaɾaɾa									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Lokono	Hevea sp.	hatti	hatti	wild rubber tree								Fanshawe 1949:62							Widespread Amazonia	no
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
Matses	Hevea sp.	bin	bin									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Muinane	Hevea sp.	máaquinicu (W97)	máakiniku									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Murui Witoto	Hevea sp.	jitɨrai	hitɯrai (B83)									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Máku	Hevea sp.	walyakemé 'seringa'										See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Hevea sp.		b'aah täg (Senn/Martins dict)		unique							See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Napo Lowland Quichua	Hevea sp.	cauchu (Spanish loan), shiringa (Portuguese loan)	kautʃu									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Nheengatu	Hevea sp.	seringá	seringá		unknown			underived				See Language page	0	0	0		0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no	tree
Northern Emberá	Hevea sp.	káucho	káutʃo									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Ocaina	Hevea sp.	jáám̈ira	háám:ira									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Piaroa	Hevea sp.	t'oruh	tɁoruh									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		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
Secoya	Hevea sp.	ëca	ɨka									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Siriano	Hevea sp.	gó, wãsṹru	gó, wãsṹɾu									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Sirionó	Hevea sp.	ira isi (P85)	ira isi									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Tanimuca	Hevea sp.	wã'hõã	wã'hõã									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		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
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
Waorani	Hevea sp.	nongogohue			missing			missing				See Language page	0	0	0		0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no	tree
Wari	Hevea sp.	pik (Sousa2009)	pik (Sousa2009)									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Yabarana	Hevea sp.		kuma									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Yagua	Hevea sp.	jaso	xaso									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		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
Yavitero	Hevea sp.	gúma	gúma									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree
Yukuna	Hevea sp.	jechi	hetʃi		unique			uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0		0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no	tree
Záparo	Hevea sp.	kutsatu	kutsatu									See Language page							Widespread Amazonia		tree


Aguaruna
Ashuar
Baniwa
Baure
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Cavineña
Central Aymara
Cofán
Cubeo
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kakua
Kariña
Karitiana
Lokono
Maihiki
Matses
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Máku
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Piaroa
Resígaro
Secoya
Siriano
Sirionó
Tanimuca
Tariana
Taushiro
Tikuna
Waorani
Wari
Yabarana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yukuna
Záparo

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