Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

scorpion

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

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 order Scorpiones mariidö maridö inheritance Unknown (Akawaio, Pemon, Makiritari) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Baniwa order Scorpiones dzálee dzáɺee inheritance Central North Arawak, Rio Negro Branch uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Carijona order Scorpiones mína:ti (M2000) inheritance See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
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
Dâw order Scorpiones saày ʃâj inheritance doubtful underived 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
Eñepa order Scorpiones kayooka kajooka unique See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Hodï order Scorpiones ih'ti iʰti unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Waorani order Scorpiones ebẽye unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Hup order Scorpiones cǝ́ʔ cǝ́ʔ semantic shift? from shrimp? underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Kakua order Scorpiones dʉw dɨ̂w unique underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Macaguan order Scorpiones tʉ́bat tɨ́bat unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
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
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
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
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
Sikuani order Scorpiones ake unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Tukano order Scorpiones kutîpa kutîpa inheritance East Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Kotiria order Scorpiones pichõno soro (Waltz) piʧõno soɾo (Waltz) 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
Yanomami order Scorpiones suhi (IDS) suhi (IDS) unknown underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
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
Yuhup order Scorpiones caj caj semantic shift doubtful, from 'centipede' underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 yes
Bardi Arachnida, Scorpiones baarn baarn loan into protolanguage WW WW %paarni underived 0 0 0 0 0 no
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
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
Djinang Arachnida, Scorpiones missing missing missing 0 0 0 0 0 no
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
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
Karajarri Arachnida, Scorpiones bidinja bidinja loan direction unknown Yawuru underived 0 0 0 0 0 no
Kija Arachnida, Scorpiones kalarrwurany kalarrwurany unique underived 0 0 0 0 0 no
Koko-Bera Arachnida, Scorpiones missing missing
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
Mangala Arachnida, Scorpiones nyaŋarrarrin nyaŋarrarrin unique unknown 0 0 0 0 0 no
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
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
Nimanburru Arachnida, Scorpiones baarn baarn loan into protolanguage WW WW %paarn underived 0 0 0 0 0 no
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
Pakanh Arachnida, Scorpiones orta orta loan Oykangand underived 0 0 0 0 0 no
Rembarrnga Arachnida, Scorpiones missing missing missing 0 0 0 0 0 no
Ritharrngu Arachnida, Scorpiones ŋarrambali' ŋarrambali7 doubtful loan Rembarrnga cf Rembarrnga “ŋarrampal” centipede 0 0 0 0 0 no
Tjaapukay Arachnida, Scorpiones dumbunum ~ maranggilay tumpunum ~ marangkilay scorpion inheritance *tumpunu pYTj underived /maranggilay/ with /mara/ 'hand, finger'?? 0 0 0 0 0 no
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
Walmajarri Arachnida, Scorpiones lirrajarra kurriny lirrajarra kurriny unique paarn (N) kanpatyarra (E) compound mouth-HAVING two 0 0 0 0 0 no
Wardaman Arachnida, Scorpiones mundarla mundarla unknown WW %muntala uncoded 0 0 0 0 0 no
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
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
Yan-nhangu Arachnida, Scorpiones missing missing missing 0 0 0 0 0 no
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
Yir-Yoront Arachnida, Scorpiones thonhthvn thonhthvn inheritance *cuncun pPaman; poss. (as *cuncu+) pPama-Nyungan underived Poss. redupication 0 0 0 0 0 no
Achagua order Scorpiones akétoo akétoo loan Witoto akaìdo See Language page
Piapoco order Scorpiones chália tʃália See Language page
Kabiyari order Scorpiones tʃáre tʃáɾe See Language page
Yavitero order Scorpiones c̷ec̷e tsetse See Language page
Wayuu order Scorpiones heyuľu See Language page
Yine order Scorpiones hekľo See Language page
Paresi order Scorpiones zakolokwa ðakulukwa unknown See Language page
Ignaciano order Scorpiones 'saseraʔi See Language page
Trinitario order Scorpiones sose'čreɣi See Language page
Waurá order Scorpiones huupa huupa unknown See Language page
Cha'palaa order Scorpiones ['ala'kara ~ 'ala'gara] See Language page From Span. 'alacrán'.
Bora order Scorpiones óóvɨho (T98) óóβɨʔo inheritance See Language page
Muinane order Scorpiones júúvehu (W97) xúúβeʔu See Language page
Apalai order Scorpiones mynoto mɨnoto inheritance See Language page
Wayana order Scorpiones munët munǝt inheritance See Language page
Tiriyó order Scorpiones minətə minətə inheritance See Language page
Makiritare order Scorpiones mɨnə̄tə (IDS); münö:tö (KH) mɨnə:tə inheritance See Language page
Wai Wai order Scorpiones čikiri čikiri unique See Language page
Yukpa order Scorpiones akúrichi, akúriti/e See Language page Phon only in source
Muisca order Scorpiones quysua kuɨsua See Language page
Northern Emberá order Scorpiones drɨnzooré drɨnzoːré See Language page
Epena order Scorpiones tu'sõre See Language page
Cofán order Scorpiones tini, shishittoshe tini See Language page phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Taushiro order Scorpiones ta´ha´ taʔhaʔ See Language page
Páez order Scorpiones usmity usmity See Language page
Pumé order Scorpiones čʰia-ara See Language page
Puinave order Scorpiones sək (=snail) sək (=snail) unique See Language page
Warao order Scorpiones ayawaka ayawaka See Language page
Ashuar order Scorpiones titíng titing See Language page
Huambisa order Scorpiones titig titiŋg See Language page
Aguaruna order Scorpiones titígki titíngki inheritance See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect order Scorpiones ʃʌːj inheritance See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect order Scorpiones ʃaj See Language page
Matses order Scorpiones chichun tʃitʃun unknown See Language page
Kakataibo order Scorpiones ču'nookuru; ni'βãta See Language page *Panoan *niβo.
Katukina order Scorpiones niβo See Language page
Shipibo-Konibo order Scorpiones niβo See Language page
Yaminahua order Scorpiones niβo See Language page
Chácobo order Scorpiones niβo niβo inheritance See Language page
Yagua order Scorpiones norityu noritju unique See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano order Scorpiones atoq-atoq atoq-atoq See Language page
Piaroa order Scorpiones ɨ'dɨyuh ɨɁdɨjuh inheritance See Language page
Sáliva order Scorpiones ĩdisaca ĩdisaka inheritance See Language page
Barasano order Scorpiones kotibaha kotibaha See Language page
Carapana order Scorpiones cotapa kɔtapa See Language page
Makuna order Scorpiones cotiwaj̃a kotiwax̃a inheritance See Language page
Siriano order Scorpiones corébaabá koɾébaabá See Language page
Tanimuca order Scorpiones kũãparãka kũãparãka unique See Language page
Tuyuka order Scorpiones cutiapa kutiapa See Language page
Siona order Scorpiones buni buni inheritance from centipede? See Language page
Secoya order Scorpiones puni pũni See Language page
Karitiana order Scorpiones kennõn kennõn unknown See Language page
Kokama order Scorpiones yatsura jatsuɾa unique See Language page
Wayampi order Scorpiones yawayɨ jawajɨ inheritance See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní order Scorpiones ǰapeusa See Language page
Sirionó order Scorpiones kiraẽ kiraẽ unknown See Language page
Ocaina order Scorpiones ahxaahcho aʔxaaʔtʃo inheritance See Language page
Murui Witoto order Scorpiones acaìdo akaìdo (B83) inheritance loan into Achagua akétoo? See Language page
Iquito order Scorpiones tácusi (general term for scorpions and spiders) tákusi (general term for scorpions and spiders) unique See Language page
Záparo order Scorpiones shiriricha ʃiriritʃa See Language page
Wari order Scorpiones kyn (Sousa2009) kɨn (Sousa2009) See Language page
Araona order Scorpiones ahi See Language page *Tacn form is *aśi.
Ese Ejja order Scorpiones ahi See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo order Scorpiones axi tsewe, ahi (Girard 1971) axi tsewe, ahi See Language page
Tacana order Scorpiones asi See Language page
Cavineña order Scorpiones ahi-pa ahi-pa See Language page
Central Aymara order Scorpiones ajarankhu (P04) axarankhu (P04) See Language page
Cayuvava order Scorpiones riči'bikidi See Language page
Itonama order Scorpiones wasnayaya See Language page
Kwazá order Scorpiones dytyi esiñũ?e dytyi esiñũ?e See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané order Scorpiones ihki'ki See Language page
Movima order Scorpiones kun̉-sisiwa kun̉-sisiwa See Language page
Kaingang order Scorpiones pỹn kakrã màg (pỹn=snake; kakrã=?; màg=big) pə̃n kakrã məŋ See Language page
Canela order Scorpiones pak See Language page
Djeoromitxi order Scorpiones oika oika See Language page
Chipaya order Scorpiones yeḳˀačuŋkʰa See Language page Prob. from Aymara.
Mocoví order Scorpiones paʔlotoʁoik See Language page
Pilagá order Scorpiones noʁopik See Language page
Toba order Scorpiones pelaḳtoik; pelaḳtoit See Language page
Lengua order Scorpiones yittaha See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité order Scorpiones itaha See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet order Scorpiones yettaʔhaʔ See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay order Scorpiones či'c̷on See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja order Scorpiones axlupastana See Language page
Maca order Scorpiones naḳfinet (m.) See Language page Also newen (f.); neyey (f.).
Nivaclé order Scorpiones aɬu ɬpɔsenxa'way See Language page
Ayoreo order Scorpiones sua're-čee'ke See Language page See 03.592; suffix is 'female'.
Tehuelche order Scorpiones 'ḳorpr See Language page
Kanamarí order Scorpiones kora kora escorpião Magalhães 2018:358
Kariña order Scorpiones sipiriri sipiriri scorpian Courtz 2007:370 yes