Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

sloth

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: pereza, pelejo (Peru), perezoso (Peru)
Meaning Portuguese: macaco preguica

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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-Language	Etymology Notes	Range of Term	Word Structure	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Distribution	Dangerous	General Notes
Aguaruna	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	uyúsh	ujúʃ									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Akawaio	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	kwarang	kwaraŋ		inheritance	Venezuelan subgroup? (shared Akawaio, Pemon, Eñepa)						See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Apalai	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	orokore	orokore									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Ashuar	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	iyus	ĩjũs									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Baniwa	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	tsiikábo, wáamo	tsiikábo, wáamo		unique		Also wáamo		uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Bora	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	adólli, piiyálli (FS)	atótʃi, pʰiijátʃi									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Candoshi-Shapra	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	migaasi	minkaasi									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Carapana	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	wʉ̃nʉ	wɨ̃nɨ̃									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Carijona	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	uarékore (M2000)			missing							See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Cofán	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	sa'ndi, noe´su	saʔndi									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia		phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	jurãro	hulãlo		inheritance	East Tukanoan, Branch I			uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Desano	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	tebori	tebori		unique				uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Djeoromitxi	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	waodü	waodø									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Dâw	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	pen	pæn		missing				missing			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	bewi-haha (Girard 1971)	bewi-haha									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Eñepa	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	waram (MM)	waram (MM)		inheritance	N Amazonian subgroup? (shared Akawaio, Pemon, Eñepa)						See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Huambisa	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	naki	naki									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Hup	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	pán	pán		unique				underived			See Language page	0	1	sometimes	0	hunted	men	killed in treetops	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Iquito	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	cáaji (Choloepus didactylus); aaca jinaána cáaji (Bradypus tridactylus) (MC: Compound Lit: 'pelejo del agua')	káahi (Choloepus didactylus); aaka hinaána káahi (Bradypus tridactylus) (MC: Compound Lit: 'peleho del agua')									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Kabiyari	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	pút̪aru	pút̪aɾu									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Kakua	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	wud	wǔd		unique				underived			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Kanamarí	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	mawi	mawi	bicho-preguiça								Magalhães 2018:358
Kokama	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	aɨ	aɨ		inheritance							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Koreguaje	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	u'u	uʔu									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Kwazá	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	tauta	tauta									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Lokono	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	hau	hau	three-toed sloth								Fanshawe 1949:62										Widespread Amazonia	no
Macaguan	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	jujúl	huhúl		unique				uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Maihiki	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	badobɨ ago	badobɨ ago		unique				uncoded	ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Makiritare	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	wade'da'ta (KH)	wadeʔdaʔta		unique							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Makuna	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	quereca	kɛɾɛka									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Matses	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	maid (perezoso ocioso)	maid									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Muinane	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	dáágui (W97)	dáágui									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Murui Witoto	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	llaìño	dʒaìɲo (B83)									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.		aron, kamasi (?) (Senn/Martins dict)		unique							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Napo Lowland Quichua	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	indillama	indiʎama									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Nheengatu	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	ai	ai		inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani	Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000. Also: aiwasu ('royal sloth', lit. 'sloth-AUG')		underived			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Ninam	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	mo$a+~ahi (gom), šɨmɨ (EM72)	moʃa+~ahi (gom)		unique		also šɨmɨ (Migliazza)		uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Northern Emberá	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	kṍã	kṍã									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Ocaina	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	joohfíra	hooʔɸíra									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Paresi	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	zaˈlore makaˈti	ðaˈlore makaˈti									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Pemon	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	nupi (bradypus tridactylus), kuaran (choloepus didactylos) (A1981); kwarang (E1980)	nupi, kuaran (A1981); kwaraŋ (E1980)	choloepus didactylos	inheritance	Venezuelan subgroup? (shared Akawaio, Pemon, Eñepa)	Also nupi (bradypus tridactylus) (A1981)	Narrower (type)				See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Piaroa	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	buoiwa (R95)	buoiwa (R95)									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Puinave	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	iãn	ɲãn									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Resígaro	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	potsháadó	potsʰáadó		unique				uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Sanumá	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	simɨ a, saulemɨ a, simɨ gɨgɨ (possible general term)	simɨ a, saulemɨ a, simɨ gɨgɨ (possible general term)		inheritance		simɨ a, saulemɨ a		uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Secoya	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	u'u	uʔu									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Siona	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	u'u	uʔu									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Siriano	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	quéra	kéɾa									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	sivi	sibi									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Sáliva	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	uhda	uʔda									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Taushiro	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	hu´unta	huʔunta									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Tikuna	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	pöwí (R95)	pöwí (R95)									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Tiriyó	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	wirinae (pale-throated, three-toed sloth)	wirinae									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Tukano	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	wɨ̃rɨ̂	wɨ̃rɨ̂		inheritance	East Tukanoan, Branch II			uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Wai Wai	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	wayma (SM)	wayma (SM)									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Waorani	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	náį́mǫ			unique				uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Wari	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	tʃomin (Sousa2009)	tʃomin (Sousa2009)									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Wayampi	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	aʔɨ (G89)	aʔɨ (G89)		inheritance							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Wayana	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	alokole	alokole									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Yagua	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	piturya	piturja									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Yanomam	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	šɨmɨ (EM72)	ʃɨmɨ		inheritance				uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Yanomami	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	šɨmɨ (EM72)	ʃɨmɨ		inheritance				underived			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Yavitero	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	wamú, tsíkedali	wamú, tsíkedali									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Yukpa	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	uaí										See Language page										Widespread Amazonia		Phon only in source
Yukuna	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	mulu	mulu		unique				uncoded			See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Záparo	Choloepus sp., Bradypus sp.	s+kaka	sɨkaka									See Language page										Widespread Amazonia


Aguaruna
Akawaio
Apalai
Ashuar
Baniwa
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cofán
Cubeo
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kakua
Kanamarí
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kwazá
Lokono
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Matses
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ninam
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Paresi
Pemon
Piaroa
Puinave
Resígaro
Sanumá
Secoya
Siona
Siriano
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Taushiro
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Tukano
Wai Wai
Waorani
Wari
Wayampi
Wayana
Yagua
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yukpa
Yukuna
Záparo

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