Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

potato, sweet potato

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: camote, batata dulce, batata, cumara
Meaning Portuguese: batata-doce

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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	Trade Notes	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	Ipomoea batatas	kalíʃta	kalíʃta		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Aché	Ipomoea batatas		bueyakɨtã		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Aguaruna	Ipomoea batatas	idáuk	idáuk		doubtful loan		TG: Kokama jɨtika							See Language page											plant
Akawaio	Ipomoea batatas	sak	sak		inheritance	Northern Carib?			Broader (potato, sweet potato)					See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Andoke	Ipomoea batatas	ñedžepi(h) (RW52)	ñedžepi(h) (RW52)		unique									See Language page											plant
Apalai	Ipomoea batatas	napi	napi		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Araona	Ipomoea batatas		halili											See Language page											Other varieties are lopoa halili, yellow s.p.; haona halili, purplish s.p.; halili selena, red s.p.; tala; zala, 'gualusa'. Tacn form is xariri.
Ashuar	Ipomoea batatas	ínchi	inʧi											See Language page											plant
Baniwa	Ipomoea batatas	kalíri	kaɺíɻi		inheritance	Proto-Arawak (North and South)				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Barasano	Ipomoea batatas	jãhĩ́	jãhĩ́											See Language page											plant
Bará	Ipomoea batatas		jã'pĩ́											See Language page											plant
Baure	Ipomoea batatas	mamis, sere	mamis, sere		unknown; cf. Carib sere 'manioc'									See Language page											plant
Bora	Ipomoea batatas	cuni- (+clas)	kʰɯni- (+clas)		semantic shift?		from Xanthosoma							See Language page											plant
Camsa	Ipomoea batatas	mijá	mijá											See Language page											plant
Candoshi-Shapra	Ipomoea batatas	vishichi	biʃitʃi		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Jivaroan							See Language page											plant
Carapana	Ipomoea batatas	capo, ñapĩ, rutu	kapɔ, ɲãpĩ, ɾutu, jã'pĩ́											See Language page											plant
Carijona	Ipomoea batatas	nahí (M2000)	nahí (M2000)		inheritance									See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Cavineña	Ipomoea batatas	kono-kahi; ano-ʔai; bači (kono- means "vine")	kono-kahi; ano-ʔai; bači											See Language page											plant
Cayuvava	Ipomoea batatas		kɨri											See Language page											An 'edible root' is 'kadahi.
Central Aymara	Ipomoea batatas	qhini, qama, phiñu, sicha (P04)	qhini, qama, phiñu, sicha											See Language page											plant
Cha'palaa	Ipomoea batatas		['ka'mute]											See Language page											From 'camote'.
Chiriguano	Ipomoea batatas		'ǰetɨ		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja	Ipomoea batatas		keoy; kyooy											See Language page											plant
Cofán	Ipomoea batatas	quefa (sweet potato), sisa, atta	kyɛɸa (sweet potato), sisa, atha											See Language page											phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS plant
Cubeo	Ipomoea batatas	yapica	japika, ja'pí		inheritance	East Tukanoan			Broader (also means cara)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Cuiva	Ipomoea batatas	dáɨthɨ (CM72)	dɨ´tʰɨ											See Language page											plant
Desano	Ipomoea batatas	ñapĩ	ñapĩ, jã'pĩ́		inheritance	East Tukanoan				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Djeoromitxi	Ipomoea batatas	hemi	hemi											See Language page											plant
Dâw	Ipomoea batatas	yo’ [potato in general]	jɔʔ		inheritance			same as 'potato'		missing				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Epena	Ipomoea batatas		[ba'tʰatʰa]											See Language page											plant
Ese Ejja	Ipomoea batatas		kʷaʔe(y)o; waʔeo											See Language page											Also tana, a tuber.
Eñepa	Ipomoea batatas	čok; cho', -chokun (MM)	tʃok; tʃoʔ, -tʃokun (MM)	cará, yam, sweet potato	inheritance	Northern Carib?			broader (cará, yam, sweet potato)					See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Guayabero	Ipomoea batatas	dɨahd (Keels 1985), dɨd (CM72)	dɨad		inheritance					uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Hodï	Ipomoea batatas	iye	ʰwalẽ		unique			Compare Camsa "míya"		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Huambisa	Ipomoea batatas	inchi	intʃi											See Language page											plant
Hup	Ipomoea batatas	píʔ	píʔ		doubtful loan		East Tukanoan			underived				See Language page	0	1	0	cultivated	women	boiled; mostly used as additive in beer	0	0	attained through exchange with Tukanoans	no	plant
Ignaciano	Ipomoea batatas		kaere											See Language page											plant
Ingá	Ipomoea batatas	kumal, kumala	kumála(H&R)											See Language page											plant
Iquito	Ipomoea batatas	catíja	katíha		doubtful loan		Arawak: Kampan *koriti							See Language page											plant
Kabiyari	Ipomoea batatas	káriri	káɾiɾi											See Language page											plant
Kaingang	Ipomoea batatas	nin; pɛnʔɔ (IDS)	[matata]; nin; pɛnʔɔ											See Language page											plant
Kakataibo	Ipomoea batatas		kari											See Language page											Panoan kari.
Kakua	Ipomoea batatas		kɨ̌d-daʔ		doubtful loan into protolanguage		Bora	kʰɯni		underived		daʔ = round		See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Kalapalo	Ipomoea batatas	aŋisa; mbatata (from Port.); mukutsi	aŋisa; mbatata (from Port.); mukutsi		unknown									See Language page											plant
Kamayurá	Ipomoea batatas	jetɨk (M2000)	jetɨk (M2000)		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Karajá	Ipomoea batatas		ɔteroti											See Language page											plant
Kariña	Ipomoea batatas	napi	napi	sweet potato										Courtz 2007:324										no
Karitiana	Ipomoea batatas	ohy	ohɨ		unknown									See Language page											plant
Katukina	Ipomoea batatas		kari											See Language page											Also means 'potato' 05.700.
Kokama	Ipomoea batatas	yɨtika	jɨtika		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Koreguaje	Ipomoea batatas		ʤahi		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Kotiria	Ipomoea batatas	ñapi (Waltz)	ja'pĩ, japi (Waltz)		inheritance	East Tukanoan				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Kwazá	Ipomoea batatas	nũnã, xurimjɛ̃	nũnã, xurimjɛ̃											See Language page											plant
Lengua	Ipomoea batatas		piheyi											See Language page											plant
Lokono	Ipomoea batatas	halchi(halichi)	haltʰi	potato										Fanshawe 1949:62										no
Maca	Ipomoea batatas		peχeyek (f.)											See Language page											plant
Macaguan	Ipomoea batatas	rʉ́ta	rɨta		inheritance				Broader (potato in general)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Maihiki	Ipomoea batatas	yají ja	jaxi xã		inheritance	West Tukanoan				uncoded		xã	xã (orth. ja) = inanimate	See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Makiritare	Ipomoea batatas	šāku (IDS); sha:ku (KH)	ʃa:ku		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Makuna	Ipomoea batatas	ñaji	ɲaxi, jãhĩ		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Makushi	Ipomoea batatas	karisa (SM)	karisa (SM)		loan		Arawak							See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Mapoyo	Ipomoea batatas	saku (tsaku)	saku (tsaku)											See Language page											plant
Matses	Ipomoea batatas	cadi	kadi		loan into protolanguage		Arawak: Kampan koriti; cf. likely Panoan kari, Tacanan *xariri							See Language page											plant
Minica Witoto	Ipomoea batatas	reɸí-hï	rɛɸí-hɯ											See Language page											plant
Mocoví	Ipomoea batatas		[wa'tata]											See Language page											From local word 'batata'
Mosetén-Chimané	Ipomoea batatas		ka'ʔi											See Language page											plant
Movima	Ipomoea batatas	jalala'a (J62)	halala'a											See Language page											plant
Muinane	Ipomoea batatas	ǰírúúmɨba	dʒírúúmɨba											See Language page											plant
Muisca	Ipomoea batatas	iomza	iomtʂa											See Language page											plant
Murui Witoto	Ipomoea batatas	reɸi-hï	rɛɸi-hɯ		inheritance/Witoto									See Language page											plant
Máku	Ipomoea batatas	wešikü												See Language page											plant
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Ipomoea batatas		karahɨ:r		loan		North Arawak							See Language page											plant
Napo Lowland Quichua	Ipomoea batatas	cumal	kumal											See Language page											plant
Nheengatu	Ipomoea batatas	batata, yutika (G&F: no longer widely used)	batata, jutika (G&F: no longer widely used)		inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Also: cará, batata (Pt loan). Grenand & Ferreira: yutika no longer widely used.		underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Ninam	Ipomoea batatas	hikomik (ids), hokomok (gom)	hikomik (ids), hokomok (gom)		inheritance			also hokomok (gom)		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Nivaclé	Ipomoea batatas		pexaya											See Language page											plant
Northern Emberá	Ipomoea batatas	bata'ta (loan; IDS)	bata'ta (loan; IDS)											See Language page											plant
Nukak	Ipomoea batatas	kɨɨdn2 (H&R)			doubtful loan into protolanguage		Bora	kʰɯni		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Nɨpode Witoto	Ipomoea batatas	repí-hï	rɛpí-hɯ											See Language page											plant
Ocaina	Ipomoea batatas	botyootyo	botʲootʲo		loan		Spanish batata? but cf. attributed Taino origin							See Language page											plant
Paraguayan Guaraní	Ipomoea batatas		ǰetɨ											See Language page											plant
Paresi	Ipomoea batatas	kaiyese	kaijese		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Pemon	Ipomoea batatas	ichak (A1981)	itʃak (A1981)		inheritance	Northern Carib?			Broader (potato, sweet potato)					See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Piapoco	Ipomoea batatas	calìri	kalìɾi											See Language page											plant
Piaroa	Ipomoea batatas	wi'ria' (K76)	wiʔriaʔ		unknown									See Language page											plant
Pilagá	Ipomoea batatas		[wataata]											See Language page											plant
Playero	Ipomoea batatas		dáɨtɨ-bɨ nawíta											See Language page											plant
Puinave	Ipomoea batatas	iám	iám		doubtful loan		E. Tukanoan jãbõ [ŋamo] 'taioba'							See Language page											plant
Pumé	Ipomoea batatas	õari												See Language page											plant
Páez	Ipomoea batatas	ŭtj (sweet potato), caca, unt	ŭtx (sweet potato), kaka, unt											See Language page											plant
Quechua Ayacuchano	Ipomoea batatas	apichu, misk'i-papa (CP94)	apitʃu, misk'i-papa											See Language page											plant
Resígaro	Ipomoea batatas	kaniídeú	kaniídeú		inheritance	Proto-Arawak (North and South)		Uncertain as inheritance		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité	Ipomoea batatas		piya; pihiya											See Language page											plant
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	Ipomoea batatas		peheyaʔ											See Language page											plant
Secoya	Ipomoea batatas	ai cuti a'so	ja'hi											See Language page											plant
Shipibo-Konibo	Ipomoea batatas		kari											See Language page											plant
Sikuani	Ipomoea batatas	daütjü (2)	dáɨthɨ ('sweet potato', CM72)		inheritance				Broader (potato in general)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Siona	Ipomoea batatas	ñajo	ɲaho		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Siriano	Ipomoea batatas		jã'pĩ́											See Language page											plant
Sirionó	Ipomoea batatas	ɲiti	ɲiti		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Ipomoea batatas	cumal	kumal											See Language page											plant
Sáliva	Ipomoea batatas	ehche	eʔʧe		unknown									See Language page											plant
Tacana	Ipomoea batatas		hariri; ehasi											See Language page											Various kinds: eti. Also anoʔai 'gualusa'.
Tanimuca	Ipomoea batatas	jãʔ'pi-a	jãʔ'pi-a		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Tariana	Ipomoea batatas	kalí[ri] (dp91), ãwhi, awhída, hãwhi 'batata-doce, mandioca', húne 'batata-doce, batata-inglesa', máː	kalí[ri] (dp91), ãwhi, awhída, hãwhi 'batata-doce, mandioca', húne 'batata-doce, batata-inglesa', máː		inheritance	Proto-Arawak (North and South)		Also ãwhi, awhída, hãwhi 'batata-doce, mandioca', húne 'batata-doce, batata-inglesa', máː		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Tatuyo	Ipomoea batatas	jã'pĩ́	jã'pĩ́											See Language page											plant
Taushiro	Ipomoea batatas	unuchi´tu	unuʃiʔtu											See Language page											plant
Tikuna	Ipomoea batatas	core	koɾe		loan		Kampan Arawak (*koriti?)							See Language page											plant
Tiriyó	Ipomoea batatas	napi	napi		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Toba	Ipomoea batatas		[wataata]											See Language page											From Span. 'batata'.
Trinitario	Ipomoea batatas		kaere											See Language page											plant
Trumai	Ipomoea batatas	mani	mani											See Language page											plant
Tukano	Ipomoea batatas	yãpî	jãpî		inheritance	East Tukanoan			Broader (also means cara)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Tuyuka	Ipomoea batatas	yã'pĩ	jãʔpĩ											See Language page											plant
Urarina	Ipomoea batatas	akii, moko-a	akii, moko-a		unique									See Language page											plant
Wai Wai	Ipomoea batatas	Φaari	Φaari		loan		cf. Yucuna pari 'sweet manioc', other Arawak terms relating to manioc							See Language page											plant
Waikhana	Ipomoea batatas		ja'pĩ											See Language page											plant
Waimaja	Ipomoea batatas	jã'pĩ́	jã'pĩ́											See Language page											plant
Waimiri Atroari	Ipomoea batatas	mepe (M1992)												See Language page											plant
Waorani	Ipomoea batatas	akage, kõwæ			doubtful loan		Urarina	aki:		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Wapishana	Ipomoea batatas	kʰaaẓɨɨ	kʰaaẓɨɨ		inheritance	Proto-Arawak								See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Wari	Ipomoea batatas	tamatan (Sousa2009)	tamatan (Sousa2009)											See Language page											plant
Waurá	Ipomoea batatas	uhu	uhu		unknown									See Language page											plant
Wayampi	Ipomoea batatas	yɛtɨ	jɛtɨ		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Wayana	Ipomoea batatas	napi	napi		inheritance									See Language page											plant
Wayuu	Ipomoea batatas		[pɨľaana]											See Language page											From Span. 'plátano', refers to the large cooking banana. Also [kuneya], from Span. 'guineo'; [pir̃ua], from Span. 'filudo' (called 'topocho' in Caracas).
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	Ipomoea batatas		[banana] ɬi'le											See Language page											Lit. 'banana (its) branch/bone' 04.160.
Yagua	Ipomoea batatas	jatisiy (sweet potato); jonu	xatisij (sweet potato), xonu		unknown		cf. Witoto 'Xanthosoma'							See Language page											plant
Yaminahua	Ipomoea batatas		kari											See Language page											plant
Yanomam	Ipomoea batatas	jucomo (WS76); ãkõtarima, õsimõhõrima, wakërima ("red") (all WM99, nom. Class: kɨkɨ); hõkõmo uritʰeri a (WM99, wild sweet potato)	hukomo, ãkõtaɾima, õsimõhõɾima, wakəɾima, hõkõmo uɾitʰeɾi a		inheritance			also ãkõtarima, õsimõhõrima, wakërima ("red") (all WM99, nom. Class: kɨkɨ); hõkõmo uritʰeri a (WM99, wild sweet potato)		uncoded		kɨkɨ		See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Yanomami	Ipomoea batatas	hukomo (thotho)	hukomo (tʰotʰo)		inheritance			tʰotʰo= CLF "climbing plant/vine"		underived	N+(CLF)	tʰotʰo= CLF "climbing plant/vine" (Ramirez 94)		See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Yavitero	Ipomoea batatas	elu (dp91), eľu; ba'tata	elu (dp91), eľu; ba'tata											See Language page											plant
Yine	Ipomoea batatas		xipa-ľɨ											See Language page											Piro-Apuriná form is kɨ'pa-rɨ.
Yuhup	Ipomoea batatas	jɔʔhǝ̌h	jɔʔhǝ̌h		unique					no info				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Yukpa	Ipomoea batatas	sak	ʃaʔkrúwa(H&R)											See Language page											Phon only in source plant
Yukuna	Ipomoea batatas	ujrí	uhrí; kuwajú, paihí (H&R)		unknown			Also paihí (H&R)		uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no	plant
Yuruti	Ipomoea batatas	jã́pĩ	jã́pĩ											See Language page											plant
Záparo	Ipomoea batatas	imatsaka (camote)	imatsaka											See Language page											plant


Achagua
Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Apalai
Araona
Ashuar
Baniwa
Barasano
Bará
Baure
Bora
Camsa
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Cayuvava
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Cofán
Cubeo
Cuiva
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja
Eñepa
Guayabero
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Ingá
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kalapalo
Kamayurá
Karajá
Kariña
Karitiana
Katukina
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lengua
Lokono
Maca
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Makushi
Mapoyo
Matses
Minica Witoto
Mocoví
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Máku
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ninam
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Nukak
Nɨpode Witoto
Ocaina
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pilagá
Playero
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Quechua Ayacuchano
Resígaro
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Secoya
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tacana
Tanimuca
Tariana
Tatuyo
Taushiro
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Toba
Trinitario
Trumai
Tukano
Tuyuka
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimaja
Waimiri Atroari
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yine
Yuhup
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuruti
Záparo

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