Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

squirrel

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: ardilla, danta (Ven)
Meaning Portuguese: serelepe, quatipuru, esquilo

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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	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	family Sciuridae	máatiri	máatiri		inheritance									See Language page
Aguaruna	family Sciuridae	kunám(pe)	kunám(pe)		loan (into protolg?), direction unknown		Candoshi							See Language page
Akawaio	family Sciuridae	karii	kari		inheritance	Northern Carib? (Pemongan, Yukpa)		Likely loan Carib > Hodï kali						See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Apalai	family Sciuridae	meri	meri		inheritance									See Language page
Ashuar	family Sciuridae	kunám, kunámp, waiwásh	kunam, kunamp, waiwaʃ											See Language page
Baniwa	family Sciuridae	máderri (R95)	máade-ɺi (FS), híjhe-ni (FS)		inheritance; inheritance	Central North Arawak		Loan into Guahiban, e.g. Cuiva materi. Also (FS), híjhe-ni (FS)		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Baure	family Sciuridae	košas	koʃas		unknown									See Language page
Bora	family Sciuridae	néépi- (T98)	néépʰi-		loan, direction unknown		Witoto (Murui)							See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	family Sciuridae	goosi, konabi (big one)	nkoosi, konampi		unique; loan, direction unknown		Jivaroan							See Language page
Carapana	family Sciuridae	wĩsõcã (red squirrel)	wĩsɔ̃kã (red squirrel), wecʉ (FS)											See Language page
Carijona	family Sciuridae	meri (SM)	meri (SM)		inheritance		North Arawak	Yucuna mele						See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Cavineña	family Sciuridae	dawapa (G71)	dawapa (G71)											See Language page
Cofán	family Sciuridae	tutuye	tɯtɯjɛ											See Language page										phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	family Sciuridae	buchitʉ̃rorʉ, jʉ̃jorʉ	butʃitʉ̃lolʉ, hʉ̃holʉ		unique			Also ɣʉ̃ɣɔlʉ		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Cuiva	family Sciuridae	cʉcʉ, materi		ardita/ardilla										Kondo 1983:116
Desano	family Sciuridae	wĩsõcã	wĩsõcã		inheritance	East Tukanoan				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	family Sciuridae	tekati	tekati											See Language page
Dâw	family Sciuridae	waàm	wâm		inheritance					missing				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Eñepa	family Sciuridae	karin, (mas grande) kasamaeka (MM)	karin, (mas grande) kasamaeka (MM)		inheritance	Northern Carib? (Pemongan, Yukpa)		Likely loan Carib > Hodï kali. Also kasamaeka (large type)						See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Hodï	family Sciuridae	jkali			loan		Carib, prob. Pemon	e.g. Pemon " kari-kari", Akawaio kari, also Yanomami " kaɾio"; cf. Zent jkali		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Huambisa	family Sciuridae	kunam	kunam											See Language page
Hup	family Sciuridae	wɔ̌m	wɔ̌m		inheritance					underived				See Language page	0	1	0	hunted	men	boiled or smoked	0	0	no
Ingá	family Sciuridae	ardita (Spanish loan)												See Language page
Iquito	family Sciuridae	jimɨ'ɨti iriyáacu (Sciurus spadiceus and Sciurus igniventris) (MC: Compound Lit: 'acarreador de callampa')	himɨ'ɨti irijáaku (Sciurus spadiceus and Sciurus igniventris) (MC: Compound Lit: 'acarreador de callampa')		unique									See Language page
Kabiyari	family Sciuridae	máane-ri, hítʃhe	máane-ɾi, hítʃhe											See Language page
Kaingang	family Sciuridae	jòtiti	yɔtiti											See Language page
Kakua	family Sciuridae	bâlaʔ, bâraʔ	bàlaʔ		unknown					underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Kalapalo	family Sciuridae	igu	igu		unknown									See Language page
Kanamarí	family Sciuridae	bada	bada	esquilo										Magalhães 2018:356
Kariña	family Sciuridae	kysipuru	kɨsipuru	squirrel										Courtz 2007:311									no
Kokama	family Sciuridae	kuti	kuti		inheritance									See Language page
Koreguaje	family Sciuridae	masʉsʉko	masʉ̃sʉko		inheritance									See Language page
Kotiria	family Sciuridae	~wiso	~wiso		inheritance	East Tukanoan				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Kwazá	family Sciuridae	hotemã, tsĩkẽ	hotemã, tsĩkẽ											See Language page
Lokono	family Sciuridae	kario	kario	squirrel										Fanshawe 1949:65									no
Macaguan	family Sciuridae	mátir	mátiɾ		loan (into protolg?)	Cuiva-Sikuani-Macaguan	Achagua/Piapoco	Piapoco matèri, Yavitero mateti		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Maihiki	family Sciuridae	sɨsɨco ago	sɨsɨko ago		inheritance	West Tukanoan				uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Makiritare	family Sciuridae	kadi:yu (KH)	kadi:ju		inheritance									See Language page
Makuna	family Sciuridae	ñisocã, ũisocã (red squirrel)	ɲisokã, ũisokã (red squirrel)		inheritance									See Language page
Mapoyo	family Sciuridae	wayari	wayari											See Language page
Matses	family Sciuridae	capa	kapa		inheritance									See Language page
Movima	family Sciuridae	hua'hua'i (J62)	xua'xua'i											See Language page
Muinane	family Sciuridae	tiitiu (R95) [cf. Cofan]	tiitiu (R95)											See Language page
Murui Witoto	family Sciuridae	nofi, cɨcɨño, ɨicɨño	noɸi, kɯkɯɲo, ɯikɯɲo (B83)		loan, direction unknown; doubtful loan (into protolg?); unique		Bora; Western Tukanoan							See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	family Sciuridae	huaihuashi	waiwaʃi											See Language page
Nheengatu	family Sciuridae	akuti puru	akuti puru		inheritance		maybe 'jumping agouti'?			Phrase	akuti 'agouti', puru 'ornamented'			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Northern Emberá	family Sciuridae	bɨdʉ	bɨdʉ											See Language page
Ocaina	family Sciuridae	cajíínco, tsihtsihfííco	kahĩ́ĩ́ko, tsiʔtsiʔfííko		unique; doubtful loan (into protolg?)		Western Tukanoan							See Language page
Paresi	family Sciuridae	katsekereke 'comom', koˈlinare 'original'	katsekereke 'comum', kuˈlinare 'original'		unknown									See Language page
Pemon	family Sciuridae	kari-kari (A1981); karii (E1980)	kari-kari (A1981); kari (E1980)		inheritance	Northern Carib? (Pemongan, Yukpa)		Likely loan Carib > Hodï kali. Also kari (E1980)						See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Piapoco	family Sciuridae	matèri	matèɾi											See Language page
Piaroa	family Sciuridae	kæsiri	kæsiri		unique									See Language page
Puinave	family Sciuridae	tzscho, bicu (R95)			unique									See Language page
Páez	family Sciuridae	xsuma	ʃuma											See Language page
Resígaro	family Sciuridae	meníigí	meníigí		inheritance	Central North Arawak				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Sanumá	family Sciuridae	wazabasi a (unspecified species), wazabasi kusukusumɨ a (unspecified), wazabasi gɨgɨ (possible general term)	waʃabasi a (unspecified species), waʃabasi kusukusumɨ a (unspecified), waʃabasi gɨgɨ (possible general term)		inheritance		Carib	Mapoyo wayari, or Quechua waywash, see also Ashuar (Q loan); generic? also wazabasi a (unspecified species), wazabasi kusukusumɨ a (unspecified)		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Secoya	family Sciuridae	sësëco, ma hua'ru	sɨ̃sɨkɔ, ma wa'ru											See Language page
Sikuani	family Sciuridae	maderi (2), materi (2)			loan (into protolg?)		Achagua/Piapoco	Piapoco matèri, Yavitero mateti		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Siona	family Sciuridae	sësëco	sɨsɨko		inheritance									See Language page
Siriano	family Sciuridae	misõcã́	misõkã́											See Language page
Sirionó	family Sciuridae	quishɨcoɨ (P85)	kiʃɨkoɨ		doubtful loan		Arawak, e.g. Baure koʃas							See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	family Sciuridae	waywashi	waywaʃi											See Language page
Sáliva	family Sciuridae	tahihne	taʔiʔne		unique									See Language page
Tanimuca	family Sciuridae	bẽ'rẽri'ka	bẽ'rẽri'ka		loan		Carib? via Yucuna							See Language page
Taushiro	family Sciuridae	huven	huwɨn											See Language page
Tiriyó	family Sciuridae	mere	mere		inheritance									See Language page
Tukano	family Sciuridae	dɨ'tɨ̂	dɨ'tɨ̂		unique					uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Wai Wai	family Sciuridae	awalku (SM)	awalku (SM)		unique									See Language page
Wari	family Sciuridae	piramʔ (Sousa2009)	piramʔ (Sousa2009)											See Language page
Wayampi	family Sciuridae	kusipulu (G89)	kusipulu (G89)		inheritance									See Language page
Wayana	family Sciuridae	meli	meli		inheritance									See Language page
Yabarana	family Sciuridae		wajari											See Language page
Yagua	family Sciuridae	mucatyu	mukatju		unique									See Language page
Yanomami	family Sciuridae	wayapashi, kario	wajapaʃi (amazonian), kaɾio (guianan)		inheritance		Carib	Mapoyo wayari; or? Quechua waywash, see also Ashuar (Q loan). Also kaɾio (guianan squirrel)	Narrower	underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Yavitero	family Sciuridae	matéti	matéti											See Language page
Yukpa	family Sciuridae	kírikri	kírikri											See Language page										Phon only in source
Yukuna	family Sciuridae	ijyé, melé	ihjé, melé		inheritance; loan		Carib, Carijona?	Also melé		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Záparo	family Sciuridae	kam+taka	kamɨtaka											See Language page


Achagua
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Apalai
Ashuar
Baniwa
Baure
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Cofán
Cubeo
Cuiva
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Eñepa
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ingá
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakua
Kalapalo
Kanamarí
Kariña
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lokono
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Mapoyo
Matses
Movima
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Puinave
Páez
Resígaro
Sanumá
Secoya
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Taushiro
Tiriyó
Tukano
Wai Wai
Wari
Wayampi
Wayana
Yabarana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yukpa
Yukuna
Záparo

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