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scorpion

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: escorpión; alacran
Meaning Portuguese: escorpião

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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-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	order Scorpiones	akétoo	akétoo		loan			Witoto akaìdo									See Language page
Aguaruna	order Scorpiones	titígki	titíngki		inheritance												See Language page
Akawaio	order Scorpiones	mariidö	maridö		inheritance		Unknown (Akawaio, Pemon, Makiritari)										See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Apalai	order Scorpiones	mynoto	mɨnoto		inheritance												See Language page
Araona	order Scorpiones		ahi														See Language page							Tacn form is aśi.
Ashuar	order Scorpiones	titíng	titing														See Language page
Ayoreo	order Scorpiones		sua're-čee'ke														See Language page							See 03.592; suffix is 'female'.
Baniwa	order Scorpiones	dzálee	dzáɺee		inheritance		Central North Arawak, Rio Negro Branch						uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Barasano	order Scorpiones	kotibaha	kotibaha														See Language page
Bardi	Arachnida, Scorpiones	baarn	baarn		loan into protolanguage				WW	WW	%paarni		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Bora	order Scorpiones	óóvɨho (T98)	óóβɨʔo		inheritance												See Language page
Bunuba	Arachnida, Scorpiones	milalani	milalani		inheritance	milaluwa	Bunuban						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Burarra	Arachnida, Scorpiones	maringgul ji-jurlpa	mariŋgul dyi-dyuḻpa		unique				cf mariŋgul “spear thrower”, dyi “be”, dyuḻpa “bottom end”				derived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Canela	order Scorpiones		pak														See Language page
Carapana	order Scorpiones	cotapa	kɔtapa														See Language page
Carijona	order Scorpiones	mína:ti (M2000)			inheritance												See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Cavineña	order Scorpiones	ahi-pa	ahi-pa														See Language page
Cayuvava	order Scorpiones		riči'bikidi														See Language page
Central Aymara	order Scorpiones	ajarankhu (P04)	axarankhu (P04)														See Language page
Cha'palaa	order Scorpiones		['ala'kara ~ 'ala'gara]														See Language page							From Span. 'alacrán'.
Chipaya	order Scorpiones		yeḳˀačuŋkʰa														See Language page							Prob. from Aymara.
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja	order Scorpiones		axlupastana														See Language page
Chácobo	order Scorpiones	niβo	niβo		inheritance												See Language page
Cofán	order Scorpiones	tini, shishittoshe	tini														See Language page							phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	order Scorpiones	muri	muli		semantic shift			from centipede	Some East Tuk languages appear to have undergone shift scorpion > centipede; but the reverse direction could also have applied.				uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Desano	order Scorpiones	córeba	córeba		inheritance		East Tukanoan						uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Dhangu	Arachnida, Scorpiones	buthuŋu	buthuŋu		inheritance								simplex					0	0	0	0	0	no
Dhay’yi	Arachnida, Scorpiones	missing			missing													0	0	0	0	0	no
Dhuwal	Arachnida, Scorpiones	buthuŋu	buthuŋu		inheritance								simplex					0	0	0	0	0	no
Djapu	Arachnida, Scorpiones		buthuŋu		inheritance													0	0	0	0	0
Djeoromitxi	order Scorpiones	oika	oika														See Language page
Djinang	Arachnida, Scorpiones	missing			missing								missing					0	0	0	0	0	no
Dâw	order Scorpiones	saày	ʃâj		inheritance				doubtful				underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Epena	order Scorpiones		tu'sõre														See Language page
Ese Ejja	order Scorpiones		ahi														See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	order Scorpiones	axi tsewe, ahi (Girard 1971)	axi tsewe, ahi														See Language page
Eñepa	order Scorpiones	kayooka	kajooka		unique												See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Gajirrabeng	Arachnida, Scorpiones	binkoojeng	pinkutyeng		inheritance	pinkutye	Jarragan						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Gooniyandi	Arachnida, Scorpiones	milaloowa	milaloowa		inheritance	milaluwa	Bunuban						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Gumatj	Arachnida, Scorpiones	buthuŋu	buthuŋu		inheritance								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Gupapuyngu	Arachnida, Scorpiones	buthuŋu	buthuŋu		inheritance								simplex					0	0	0	0	0	no
Gurindji	Arachnida, Scorpiones	muntarla	muntarla		loan			Wardaman	also in Jingulu	WW	%muntarla		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Guugu Yimidhirr	Arachnida, Scorpiones	dinhanhtharr	dinhanhtharr	scorpion	unique								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Hodï	order Scorpiones	ih'ti	iʰti		unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Huambisa	order Scorpiones	titig	titiŋg														See Language page
Hup	order Scorpiones	cǝ́ʔ	cǝ́ʔ		semantic shift?			from shrimp?					underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Ignaciano	order Scorpiones		'saseraʔi														See Language page
Iquito	order Scorpiones	tácusi (general term for scorpions and spiders)	tákusi (general term for scorpions and spiders)		unique												See Language page
Itonama	order Scorpiones		wasnayaya														See Language page
Jaru	Arachnida, Scorpiones	yirrintyi	yirrintyi		inheritance	yirriny	Ngumpin-Yapa		perhaps also Marrngu tyirrinyi				uncoded					0	0	0	0	0	no
Jingulu	Arachnida, Scorpiones	muntarlirni	muntarlirni		unknown				muntarla	WW	%muntala		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Kabiyari	order Scorpiones	tʃáre	tʃáɾe														See Language page
Kaingang	order Scorpiones	pỹn kakrã màg (pỹn=snake; kakrã=?; màg=big)	pə̃n kakrã məŋ														See Language page
Kakataibo	order Scorpiones		ču'nookuru; ni'βãta														See Language page							Panoan niβo.
Kakua	order Scorpiones	dʉw	dɨ̂w		unique								underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Kanamarí	order Scorpiones	kora	kora	escorpião													Magalhães 2018:358
Karajarri	Arachnida, Scorpiones	bidinja	bidinja		loan direction unknown			Yawuru					underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Kariña	order Scorpiones	sipiriri	sipiriri	scorpian													Courtz 2007:370						yes
Karitiana	order Scorpiones	kennõn	kennõn		unknown												See Language page
Katukina	order Scorpiones		niβo														See Language page
Kija	Arachnida, Scorpiones	kalarrwurany	kalarrwurany		unique								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Kokama	order Scorpiones	yatsura	jatsuɾa		unique												See Language page
Koko-Bera	Arachnida, Scorpiones	missing			missing
Kotiria	order Scorpiones	pichõno soro (Waltz)	piʧõno soɾo (Waltz)		unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Kuku-Thaypan	Arachnida, Scorpiones	aleya	aleya		unique								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Kuku-Yalanji	Arachnida, Scorpiones	munukurru ~ munudumbun	munukurru ~ munudumbun		unique								compound	/munu/ (not defined); /kurru-kurru/ 'crooked, wrong'; /dumbun/ not defined				0	0	0	0	0	no
Kurtjar	Arachnida, Scorpiones	dhaam	dhaam		unique								underived		eeny			0	0	0	0	0	no
Kuuk Thaayorre	Arachnida, Scorpiones	ngompor; ruurr-	ngompor; ruurr-		unique								underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Kwazá	order Scorpiones	dytyi esiñũ?e	dytyi esiñũ?e														See Language page
Lengua	order Scorpiones		yittaha														See Language page
Maca	order Scorpiones		naḳfinet (m.)														See Language page							Also newen (f.); neyey (f.).
Macaguan	order Scorpiones	tʉ́bat	tɨ́bat		unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Maihiki	order Scorpiones	mɨni ago	mɨni ago		inheritance		Proto-Tukanoan	from centipede?	Some East Tuk languages appear to have undergone shift scorpion > centipede; but the reverse direction could also have applied.				uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Makiritare	order Scorpiones	mɨnə̄tə (IDS); münö:tö (KH)	mɨnə:tə		inheritance												See Language page
Makuna	order Scorpiones	cotiwaj̃a	kotiwax̃a		inheritance												See Language page
Mangala	Arachnida, Scorpiones	nyaŋarrarrin	nyaŋarrarrin		unique								unknown					0	0	0	0	0	no
Matses	order Scorpiones	chichun	tʃitʃun		unknown												See Language page
Mbabaram	Arachnida, Scorpiones	mbogúl	mbogúl		unique								compound	?				0	0	0	0	0	no
Miriwung	Arachnida, Scorpiones	bin.gudjeng	bin.gudjeng		inheritance	pinkutye	Jarragan						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Mocoví	order Scorpiones		paʔlotoʁoik														See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané	order Scorpiones		ihki'ki														See Language page
Movima	order Scorpiones	kun̉-sisiwa	kun̉-sisiwa														See Language page
Muinane	order Scorpiones	júúvehu (W97)	xúúβeʔu														See Language page
Muisca	order Scorpiones	quysua	kuɨsua														See Language page
Murui Witoto	order Scorpiones	acaìdo	akaìdo (B83)		inheritance			loan into Achagua akétoo?									See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect	order Scorpiones		ʃaj														See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	order Scorpiones		ʃʌːj		inheritance												See Language page
Ngandi	Arachnida, Scorpiones	jatam	dyarka7		unknown													0	0	0	0	0	no
Ngarinyin	Arachnida, Scorpiones	maawanya	maawanya		doubtful loan		proto-Worrorran	Wangkajunga?[unlikely]	looks suspiciously much like a Worrorra word				uncoded					0	0	0	0	0	no
Ngarluma	Arachnida, Scorpiones		karlantya		inheritance													0	0	0	0	0
Nheengatu	order Scorpiones	yararaká, rakraya	jararaká, rakraja	scorpion, venomous snake	semantic shift			from 'snake'	Mello (2003) reconstructs PTG *jawajɨr. Also: rakraya			scorpion, venemous snake	underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Nimanburru	Arachnida, Scorpiones	baarn	baarn		loan into protolanguage				WW	WW	%paarn		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Nivaclé	order Scorpiones		aɬu ɬpɔsenxa'way														See Language page
Northern Emberá	order Scorpiones	drɨnzooré	drɨnzoːré														See Language page
Nyangumarta	Arachnida, Scorpiones	minipari	minipari		loan direction unknown				also in Nyiaparli				unknown					0	0	0	0	0	no
Nyikina	Arachnida, Scorpiones	barn	barn		loan into protolanguage				WW	WW	%paarn		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Nyulnyul	Arachnida, Scorpiones	bān	bān		loan into protolanguage				WW %PAARN	WW	%paarn		underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Ocaina	order Scorpiones	ahxaahcho	aʔxaaʔtʃo		inheritance												See Language page
Pakanh	Arachnida, Scorpiones	orta	orta		loan			Oykangand					underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Paraguayan Guaraní	order Scorpiones		ǰapeusa														See Language page
Paresi	order Scorpiones	zakolokwa	ðakulukwa		unknown												See Language page
Pemon	order Scorpiones	marite (A1981); mariitö (E1980)	marite (A1981); maritö (E1980)		inheritance		Unknown (Akawaio, Pemon, Makiritari)										See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Piapoco	order Scorpiones	chália	tʃália														See Language page
Piaroa	order Scorpiones	ɨ'dɨyuh	ɨɁdɨjuh		inheritance												See Language page
Pilagá	order Scorpiones		noʁopik														See Language page
Puinave	order Scorpiones	sək (=snail)	sək (=snail)		unique												See Language page
Pumé	order Scorpiones	čʰia-ara															See Language page
Páez	order Scorpiones	usmity	usmity														See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano	order Scorpiones	atoq-atoq	atoq-atoq														See Language page
Rembarrnga	Arachnida, Scorpiones	missing			missing								missing					0	0	0	0	0	no
Resígaro	order Scorpiones	epíitshí (=axe)	epíitsʰí (=axe)		inheritance				Yucuna-Resigaro only; inheritance or loan? Also means 'axe'				uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Ritharrngu	Arachnida, Scorpiones	ŋarrambali'	ŋarrambali7		doubtful loan			Rembarrnga	cf Rembarrnga “ŋarrampal” centipede									0	0	0	0	0	no
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité	order Scorpiones		itaha														See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	order Scorpiones		yettaʔhaʔ														See Language page
Secoya	order Scorpiones	puni	pũni														See Language page
Shipibo-Konibo	order Scorpiones		niβo														See Language page
Sikuani	order Scorpiones	ake			unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Siona	order Scorpiones	buni	buni		inheritance			from centipede?									See Language page
Siriano	order Scorpiones	corébaabá	koɾébaabá														See Language page
Sirionó	order Scorpiones	kiraẽ	kiraẽ		unknown												See Language page
Sáliva	order Scorpiones	ĩdisaca	ĩdisaka		inheritance												See Language page
Tacana	order Scorpiones		asi														See Language page
Tanimuca	order Scorpiones	kũãparãka	kũãparãka		unique												See Language page
Taushiro	order Scorpiones	ta´ha´	taʔhaʔ														See Language page
Tehuelche	order Scorpiones		'ḳorpr														See Language page
Tiriyó	order Scorpiones	minətə	minətə		inheritance												See Language page
Tjaapukay	Arachnida, Scorpiones	dumbunum ~ maranggilay	tumpunum ~ marangkilay	scorpion	inheritance	*tumpunu	pYTj						underived	/maranggilay/ with /mara/ 'hand, finger'??				0	0	0	0	0	no
Toba	order Scorpiones		pelaḳtoik; pelaḳtoit														See Language page
Trinitario	order Scorpiones		sose'čreɣi														See Language page
Tukano	order Scorpiones	kutîpa	kutîpa		inheritance		East Tukanoan						uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Tuyuka	order Scorpiones	cutiapa	kutiapa														See Language page
Uw-Olkol	Arachnida, Scorpiones	oda; ug-	ug-oda	scorpion	unique				Poss. < 'moon'				underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Uw-Oykangand	Arachnida, Scorpiones	ort; uk-	uk-ort	scorpion	unique				Poss. < 'moon'				uncoded					0	0	0	0	0	no
Wai Wai	order Scorpiones	čikiri	čikiri		unique												See Language page
Walmajarri	Arachnida, Scorpiones	lirrajarra kurriny	lirrajarra kurriny		unique				paarn (N) kanpatyarra (E)				compound	mouth-HAVING two				0	0	0	0	0	no
Waorani	order Scorpiones	ebẽye			unique								uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Wapishana	order Scorpiones	kʰankʰurɨn	kʰankʰurɨn		unique												See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Warao	order Scorpiones	ayawaka	ayawaka														See Language page
Wardaman	Arachnida, Scorpiones	mundarla	mundarla		unknown					WW	%muntala		uncoded					0	0	0	0	0	no
Wari	order Scorpiones	kyn (Sousa2009)	kɨn (Sousa2009)														See Language page
Warlpiri	Arachnida, Scorpiones	kanaparnta	kanaparnta		unique								compound	yamstick-HAVING				0	0	0	0	0	no
Warrwa	Arachnida, Scorpiones	ba:rn	ba:rn		loan into protolanguage				WW%PAARN	WW	%paarni							0	0	0	0	0
Waurá	order Scorpiones	huupa	huupa		unknown												See Language page
Wayampi	order Scorpiones	yawayɨ	jawajɨ		inheritance												See Language page
Wayana	order Scorpiones	munët	munǝt		inheritance												See Language page
Wayuu	order Scorpiones		heyuľu														See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	order Scorpiones		či'c̷on														See Language page
Wik Ngathan	Arachnida, Scorpiones	thal	thal	scorpion, centipede	inheritance	*thalV	pWik						underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Worrorra	Arachnida, Scorpiones	'baarnja (FM)	'baarnja (FM)		loan into protolanguage		proto-Worrorran		make it %PAARN - distinct from 'goanna' >spider in some lgs but probably this is the older meaning	WW	%paarni							0	0	0	0	0	no
Wunambal	Arachnida, Scorpiones		marimari		unique		proto-Worrorran											0	0	0	0	0	no
Yagua	order Scorpiones	norityu	noritju		unique												See Language page
Yaminahua	order Scorpiones		niβo														See Language page
Yan-nhangu	Arachnida, Scorpiones	missing			missing								missing					0	0	0	0	0	no
Yanomami	order Scorpiones	suhi (IDS)	suhi (IDS)		unknown								underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Yavitero	order Scorpiones	c̷ec̷e	tsetse														See Language page
Yawuru	Arachnida, Scorpiones	bidinya	bidinya		loan direction unknown			Karajarri					underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Yidiny	Arachnida, Scorpiones	dumbu:n (T; <dumbunU>)	dumbu:n (T; <dumbunU>)		inheritance	*tumpunu	pYTj		To Tjaap. /dumbunum/.				underived					0	0	0	0	0	no
Yine	order Scorpiones		hekľo														See Language page
Yir-Yoront	Arachnida, Scorpiones	thonhthvn	thonhthvn		inheritance	*cuncun	pPaman; poss. (as *cuncu+) pPama-Nyungan						underived	Poss. redupication				0	0	0	0	0	no
Yuhup	order Scorpiones	caj	caj		semantic shift				doubtful, from 'centipede'				underived				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Yukpa	order Scorpiones	akúrichi, akúriti/e															See Language page							Phon only in source
Yukuna	order Scorpiones	ipijí, ipijrí, ipisí	ipihí, ipihɾí, ipisí		inheritance				Yucuna-Resigaro only; inheritance or loan?				uncoded				See Language page	0	0	0	0	0	yes
Záparo	order Scorpiones	shiriricha	ʃiriritʃa														See Language page


Achagua
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Apalai
Araona
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Barasano
Bardi
Bora
Bunuba
Burarra
Canela
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Cayuvava
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Chipaya
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chácobo
Cofán
Cubeo
Desano
Dhangu
Dhay’yi
Dhuwal
Djapu
Djeoromitxi
Djinang
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Gajirrabeng
Gooniyandi
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Guugu Yimidhirr
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Iquito
Itonama
Jaru
Jingulu
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kanamarí
Karajarri
Kariña
Karitiana
Katukina
Kija
Kokama
Koko-Bera
Kotiria
Kuku-Thaypan
Kuku-Yalanji
Kurtjar
Kuuk Thaayorre
Kwazá
Lengua
Maca
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Mangala
Matses
Mbabaram
Miriwung
Mocoví
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Ngandi
Ngarinyin
Ngarluma
Nheengatu
Nimanburru
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Nyulnyul
Ocaina
Pakanh
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pilagá
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Quechua Ayacuchano
Rembarrnga
Resígaro
Ritharrngu
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Secoya
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Sáliva
Tacana
Tanimuca
Taushiro
Tehuelche
Tiriyó
Tjaapukay
Toba
Trinitario
Tukano
Tuyuka
Uw-Olkol
Uw-Oykangand
Wai Wai
Walmajarri
Waorani
Wapishana
Warao
Wardaman
Wari
Warlpiri
Warrwa
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Wik Ngathan
Worrorra
Wunambal
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yan-nhangu
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yawuru
Yidiny
Yine
Yir-Yoront
Yuhup
Yukpa
Yukuna
Záparo

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