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California condor

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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	Hypernym	Source	Association with Social Categories	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Ritual Notes	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Traded	Trade Notes	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous
Bankalachi Toloim	Gymnogyps californianus	weets'		California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)	loan			Yokuts	Proto-NimYokuts *wiCH' (Golla 1964:61; CH is retro)	WW	%wit		unknown					C. H. Merriam 72-77, 60-453		1		2		0				1				no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			inheritance								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Cahuilla	Gymnogyps californianus	yúŋaviwet	ˈjuŋaviwet	eagle with white circular stripes on the wings	inheritance	*juŋa:pi-	Takic		S336 (Stubbs 2009:87). This is probably juŋ -a-pi where a is the ablaut vowel induced by -pi. But I don't know what juŋ- means! Elliott 1999 has junga “archaic word for “to dance”)			same	derived	ˈjuŋavi-wet “vulture-augmentative”	-7aʃ “pet”	Possessive classifier -7aʃ	wikikmal (?)	Seiler&Hioki 1979:256	Condor is a Coyote Moiety animal (Strong 1929:109)	1	Merriam says “this and eagle buried with people” at 60-163	2	If they were buried, seems unlikely they were eaten. Bean 1972:60 says ceremonially important birds were not eaten.	no info	hunted	Men	no info	1		U. S. Southwest	Rocky scrubland, woodland (they like cliffs)	no
Central Sierra Miwok	Gymnogyps californianus	mól:oku-		condor	inheritance		Miwokan		This form is also Proto-Wintun; Whistler (1977) thought it was of Miwokan origin. Word is in Mip and Misn, etc.	WW	%moloko		underived					Freeland & Broadbent 1960		1		2		0				1				no
Chemehuevi	Gymnogyps californianus	pah-wāk we-koo'-puts	pawíkU JPH	California condor (Gymnogyps)	inheritance		Southern Numic only		also in Kawaiisu			same	phrase	pa-'wikU big-buzzard				Merriam 59:525		1		2		0				1				no
Chumash Barbareno	Gymnogyps californianus	wit		Condor	loan			Yokuts		WW	%wit		underived					Beeler 1978:188		1		2		0				1				no
Chumash Ineseno	Gymnogyps californianus	miyiʔ, almiyi7 (211)		Condor (Merriam confirms, gets with al- 55:7)	unique								other complex	7al-				Applegate 18, 211		1		2		0				1				no
Chumash Obispeno	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Chumash Ventureno	Gymnogyps californianus	on-hawk (1905; hujawüt JPH “huitre”, big bird, red head”	Chumash B. wit from Yokuts; Beeler 1978:188; V , also turkey buzzard)	Condor, turkey buzzard	inheritance		Central Chumash only		same as Ineseno 7onoq(') “turkey vulture”				underived					Merriam 55:41; JPH III:69:0080		1		2		0				1				no
Cocopa	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Comanche	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Cupeño	Gymnogyps californianus	yungaviwet	juˈŋaviwət	condor	inheritance	*juŋa:pi-	Takic		S336 (Stubbs 2009:87). This is probably juŋ -a-pi where a is the ablaut vowel induced by -pi. But I don't know what juŋ- means! Elliott 1999 has junga “archaic word for “to dance”)			same	derived	juˈŋavi-wə-t vulture-augmentative-npn	-ʔaʃ "pet"	possessive classifier for animals	not a mukikmal as far as I know	Hill & Nolasquez 1973:180	no info	1	substituted for eagle in eagle ceremony in Lu (not confirmed for Cu)	2	see eagle	no info	hunted	men	for feathers only	1	feathered headdresses, skirts, and wands were traded	U.S. Southwest	rocky scrubland, woodland (they like cliffs)	no
Esselen	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Gabrielino	Gymnogyps californianus	we'-soo-yŭ-roo-it	ˈwiʔsoʔ joˈrojt	California Condor	loan			Yokuts	Yokuts wit$' “condor” (Golla 1964:61; his symbol is glottalized and sub-dotted č); but note Hopi wisoko and widespread wi- forms in UA, perhaps from an even older loan; see discussion at Hill/Miller wi-08	WW	%wit	same	phrase	ˈwiʔsoʔ joˈrojt vulture-big	-ʔaʧ “pet	possessive classifier for animals		http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n415/mode/2up; p. 421	no info	1	could substitute for eagle in ceremony	2	McC does not mention but is Chingichngish animal	no info	hunted	men	chicks raised like eaglets? Not discussed.	1	feathers used in regalia, traded	U.S. Southwest	Rocky scrubland, woodland (they like cliffs	no
Iipay 'Aa	Gymnogyps californianus	iCH-pah mat-tow'-wah		California Condor	unique							same	phrase	eagle [earth-fire]?				Merriam 55:205		1		2		0				1				no
Kawaiisu	Gymnogyps californianus	boi-e'-ko; poi'-e-ko (K)	pa-wiku	condor	inheritance		Southern Numic		see Chemehuevi pawikU “big vulture”			same	underived					Merriam 59:367		1		2		0				1				no
Kiliwa	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Kitanemuk	Gymnogyps californianus	pah'-we-roo-kut 60-7	ˈpawirukuht	California condor (this is “vulture” in Anderton and Harrington)	inheritance	*wiLhukuN	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 335, one of the better fits in that problematic group.			same	derived	ˈpa-wirukuh-t big-vulture-npn	-ʔacit "pet"	possessive classifier for animals		http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n1/mode/2up, p. 7	no info	1	can substitute for eagle in eagle ceremony	2	unlikely was eaten	no info	hunted	men	probably just for feathers	1	probably feather regalia traded	U. S. Southwest	Rocky scrubland, woodland (they like cliffs	no
Lake Miwok	Gymnogyps californianus	mol'-luk		California condor	loan		Miwokan	Hill Patwin	This form is also Proto-Wintun; Whistler (1977) thought it was of Miwokan origin. Word is in Mip and Misn, etc. but Callaghan thought this was Patwin word	WW	%moloko		underived					Merriam 57:517		1		2		0				1				no
Luiseño	Gymnogyps californianus	yungáavaywut	juʹŋa:vajwut	condor	inheritance	*juŋa:pi-	Takic		S336 (Stubbs 2009:87). This is probably juŋ -a-pi where a is the ablaut vowel induced by -pi. But I don't know what juŋ- means! Elliott 1999 has junga “archaic word for “to dance”)			same	derived	juʹŋa:vaj-wu-t vulture-augmentative-non.possessed.noun (why junga:vaj, not jungavi???)	-ʔaʃ "pet"	possessive classifier; NPN form of noun is ʔaʃla	uncertain if is 7ehéngmal	Elliott 1999:1151	no info	1	feathers can be used in skirts for dance; could be used instead of Eagle in Eagle Ceremony (Sparkman 1908:227)	2	almost certainly with eagles as proscribed, since could be killed in Eagle Ceremony	no info	hunted	men	fledglings raised to maturity, killed in ceremony, fathers kept for dance skirts	1	dance regalia often bought and sold	U.S. Southwest	Rocky scrubland, woodland (they like cliffs)	no
Maidu	Gymnogyps californianus	mol-lo'-ko		California condor	loan			Miwok	This form is also Proto-Wintun; Whistler (1977) thought it was of Miwokan origin. Word is in Mil and Mip, Misn, etc.	WW	%moloko		underived							1		2		0				1				no
Mojave	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Mutsun	Gymnogyps californianus	wasaka		California condor (given as “eagle” by Mason)	inheritance				Southern Costanoan; Rumsen wah'-sak Merriam 55:439				reduplicated	final -a would be reduplication, on model of “mountain lion”				Merriam 55:407		1		2		0				1				no
Nisenan	Gymnogyps californianus	ko:k', mol'-lok (CHM)		condor, vulture; Merriam has mol'-lok 57:233	loan			Miwok					underived					Uldall & Shipley 1966		1		2		0				1				no
Northern Paiute	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Gymnogyps californianus	mol:ok-u-		eagle (this is obviously the “condor” word JHH)	inheritance		Miwokan		This form is also Proto-Wintun; Whistler (1977) thought it was of Miwokan origin. Word is in Mil and Mip, Misn, and in Maidu	WW	%moloko		underived					Callaghan 1987		1		2		0				1				no
Plains Miwok	Gymnogyps californianus	mol:uk		California condor	inheritance		Miwokan		This form is also Proto-Wintun; Whistler (1977) thought it was of Miwokan origin. Word is in Mil and Misn, etc.	WW	%moloko		underived					Callaghan 1984 (p. 306)		1		2		0				1				no
Salinan A	Gymnogyps californianus	teč		great California vulture	unique		Salinan		Note Pmie chy:$y- “buzzard” (JHH from Callaghan 2001:325 #111				underived					Mason 1918:125; Turner 1980:86		1		2		0				1				no
Salinan M	Gymnogyps californianus	te'tc'		great California vulture	unique		Salinan		Note Pmie chy:$y- “buzzard” (JHH from Callaghan 2001:325 #111				underived					Mason 1918:125		1		2		0				1				no
Seri (Comcaac)	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Serrano	Gymnogyps californianus	pa: wirukt		California condor	inheritance	*wiLhukuN	Uto-Aztecan		pa- is “big”; S335 (Stubbs 2008:86)				phrase	big buzzard				Merriam 72:27		1		2		0				1				no
Southern Paiute	Gymnogyps californianus	pah-wung (A “very rarely seen”	pa'wɨŋI	California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)	unique				this is the Chemehuevi “bald eagle” word meaning “water eagle”, but here must be “big eagle”. Only in far west in CR dialect continuum			same	phrase	big-eagle				Merriam 59:461		1		2		0				1				no
Southern Sierra Miwok	Gymnogyps californianus	mol:ok-		condor	inheritance		Miwokan		This form is also Proto-Wintun; Whistler (1977) thought it was of Miwokan origin. Word is in Mil and Mip, Misn, etc.	WW	%moloko		underived					Broadbent 1964:		1		2		0				1				no
Southern Ute	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Tübatulabal	Gymnogyps californianus	wits	ˈwiʔiʦ	California condor	loan			Yokuts	Proto-NimYokuts *wichr' (retroflex, glottalized ch) (Golla 1964)	WW	%wit	same	underived					Hill 2010:121	no info	1		2		no info	no info	no info	no info	1		U. S. Southwest	Rocky scrubland, woodland (they like cliffs	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Gymnogyps californianus	pawihnumpi		condor	unique				nupi “buzzard” Stubbs 334 (2008:86); why doesn't stubbs link this?? This is fancy compound pa-wiho-numpi			same	other complex	pa-wih-num-pi big-buzzard-buzzard-CL	-pi			Dayley 1989:198		1		2		0				1				no
Wappo	Gymnogyps californianus	tsoots		California condor	unique				Note Kashaya, Central Pomo forms from *kukHi “buzzard” where k, kH become ch??				underived					Merriam 52:569		1		2		0				1				no
Washo	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Western Mono	Gymnogyps californianus	nana'yutsi		(California) condor	unique				May be from *nana “man, male” ? plus Yokuts wits (but note nana'yuki in Word structure notes)			same	derived	Note nana'yukI “handsome young man around 25 years of age” (nana “man, male”, maybe Yokuts, maybe < naa- “to grow” ??)				Bethel et al.:89	a totem animal Gayton 2:272	1	“First man”; Condors believed to carry away people when they were asleep, taking them up into the blue sky and turning them loose in skyland (Gifford 54)	2	no one ate Gayton 2:223	no info	no info	no info	no info	1				no
Wintu	Gymnogyps californianus	wu:qwuq		condor (Merriam yum-hahk 56:7; mol'-luk 56:39; ly'uk form 56:69)	unique								reduplicated					Pitkin 1985		1		2		0				1				no
Yavapai	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no
Yokuts Palewyami	Gymnogyps californianus	wèts		condor	inheritance	wič' (N-Y)	Yokutsan		Golla 1964:61	WW	%wit	same	underived					Kroeber 1961:202		1		2		0				1				no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Gymnogyps californianus	witc		condor	inheritance	wič' (N-Y)	Yokutsan		Golla 1964:61	WW	%wit	same	underived					Kroeber 1961:202		1		2		0				1				no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Gymnogyps californianus	wiç'		condor	inheritance	wič' (N-Y)	Yokutsan		Golla 1964:61	WW	%wit	same	underived					Newman 1944:176		1		2		0				1				no
Yuki	Gymnogyps californianus	pahl' MWO		California Condor	inheritance	*pal	Yukian		Schlichter 1985				underived					Sawyer & Schlichter 1984		1		2		0				1				no
Yuma	Gymnogyps californianus	missing			missing								missing							1		2		0				1				no


Bankalachi Toloim
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Cahuilla
Central Sierra Miwok
Chemehuevi
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Cocopa
Comanche
Cupeño
Esselen
Gabrielino
Iipay 'Aa
Kawaiisu
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Lake Miwok
Luiseño
Maidu
Mojave
Mutsun
Nisenan
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Plains Miwok
Salinan A
Salinan M
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Wappo
Washo
Western Mono
Wintu
Yavapai
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yowlumne
Yuki
Yuma

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