Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

tapir

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: sachavaca, danta
Meaning Portuguese: anta

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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	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	Tapirus terrestris	éema (hr01); ejué (R95)	é:ma (hr01), dáanta (SP, H&R)		inheritance								See Language page
Aguaruna	Tapirus terrestris	pabáu	pabáu		loan (into protolg?), direction unknown		Candoshi						See Language page
Akawaio	Tapirus terrestris	maibuurii	maɪburi		inheritance	Proto-Carib?							See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Andoke	Tapirus terrestris	ĩtʌ	ĩtʌ		unique								See Language page
Apalai	Tapirus terrestris	maxipuri	maxipuri		inheritance								See Language page
Ashuar	Tapirus terrestris	pamá, pamáu	pama, pamau										See Language page
Baniwa	Tapirus terrestris	héema (hr01)	héema (hr01), ʔeema (dp91)		inheritance	Proto-Arawak (North and South)			uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Barasano	Tapirus terrestris	wekɨ́	wekɨ́										See Language page
Bará	Tapirus terrestris		we'kɨ										See Language page
Baure	Tapirus terrestris	som	som		inheritance								See Language page
Bora	Tapirus terrestris	ókʰáxií, kʰáátʰïxé ɨʔtéexpʰi, pḯḯréenííʔyo, kʰïïβépa, ócájií (FS)	ókʰáxií, kʰáátʰɯxέ ɨʔtέɛxpʰi, pɯ́ɯ́rέɛnííʔjo, kʰɯɯβέpa		unique								See Language page
Camsa	Tapirus terrestris	bɨtsijá	bɨtsijá										See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	Tapirus terrestris	pamara	pamaɾa		loan, direction unknown		Jivaroan						See Language page
Carapana	Tapirus terrestris	wecʉ	wɛkɨ, we'kɨ́										See Language page
Carijona	Tapirus terrestris	mačihuri	matʃi’huri (H&R)		inheritance	Northern Carib? (attested Pemongan, Carijona, Waimiri-Atroari)							See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Cavineña	Tapirus terrestris	ahuada (C&L89)	awada										See Language page
Central Aymara	Tapirus terrestris	taruja, anta (P04)	taruxa, anta										See Language page
Cofán	Tapirus terrestris	ccovi danta; kubi, kuubi (R95)	khoβi danta										See Language page										phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	Tapirus terrestris	vecʉ	we'kɨ́, vɛkʉ		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Cuiva	Tapirus terrestris	metsa	métsa	danta									Kondo 1983:117
Desano	Tapirus terrestris	wecʉ	wecɯ, we'kɨ́		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	Tapirus terrestris	hõã	hõã										See Language page
Dâw	Tapirus terrestris	taáx	tǎx		inheritance				underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Eñepa	Tapirus terrestris	warae, Var. wara (MM)	warae, Var. wara (MM)		inheritance	Pemongan? (attested Pemon, Makushi, Yabarana, maybe Makiritare)							See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Guayabero	Tapirus terrestris	mésa	mésa		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Hodï	Tapirus terrestris	yewö, uli yewa (Zent 05)			doubtful loan, direction unknown		Piaroa	Piaroa owo; Cf. yewö, uli yewa (Zent 05)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Huambisa	Tapirus terrestris	pama	pama										See Language page
Hup	Tapirus terrestris	tǎh	tǎh		inheritance				underived				See Language page	0	1	0	hunted	men	boiled or smoked	0	0	no
Ingá	Tapirus terrestris	sacha wagra (Spanish loan)	dánta (SP loan, H&R)										See Language page
Iquito	Tapirus terrestris	pɨs'ɨquɨ	pɨs'ɨkɨ		unique								See Language page
Kabiyari	Tapirus terrestris	héema (hr01), ʔeema (dp91)	héema (hɾ01), ʔeema (dp91)										See Language page
Kaingang	Tapirus terrestris	òjor	ɔyoɾ										See Language page
Kakua	Tapirus terrestris	hiwi	hiwi		unique				underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Kalapalo	Tapirus terrestris	idyali	idjali		unknown								See Language page
Kamayurá	Tapirus terrestris	tapiˀit	tapiˀit		inheritance								See Language page
Kanamarí	Tapirus terrestris	mok	mok	anta									Magalhães 2018:358
Kariña	Tapirus terrestris	maipuri	maipuri	tapir									Yamada 2010:768									no
Karitiana	Tapirus terrestris	´irip	ʔiɾip		inheritance								See Language page
Kokama	Tapirus terrestris	tapira	tapira		inheritance								See Language page
Koreguaje	Tapirus terrestris	vekʉ	bekʉ, 'βekʰɨ		inheritance								See Language page
Kotiria	Tapirus terrestris	wachʉ	waʰʧʉ (ʉ hi tone) (stenz), wa'tʃɨ		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Kwazá	Tapirus terrestris	ãrũi	ãrũi										See Language page
Lokono	Tapirus terrestris	kama	kama	bush cow, tapir									Fanshawe 1949:65									no
Macaguan	Tapirus terrestris	métsa	métsa		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Maihiki	Tapirus terrestris	bequɨ aguɨ	békɨ́, bekɨ agɨ		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded		agɨ	agɨ = masculine animate	See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Makiritare	Tapirus terrestris	wa'shadi (KH)	waʔʃadi		inheritance								See Language page
Makuna	Tapirus terrestris	wecʉ	wɛkɨ, wekɨ		inheritance								See Language page
Makushi	Tapirus terrestris	wairá	wairá		inheritance	Pemongan? (attested Pemon, Makushi, Yabarana, maybe Makiritare)							See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Mandawaka	Tapirus terrestris	é:ma	é:ma										See Language page
Matses	Tapirus terrestris	nëishamë	nɨiʃamɨ		unknown								See Language page
Minica Witoto	Tapirus terrestris	θurúma	θurúma										See Language page
Muinane	Tapirus terrestris	tɨ́ɨʔe	tɨ́ɨʔe										See Language page
Murui Witoto	Tapirus terrestris	θuruma, hïgadïma	θuruma, hɯgadɯma		unique								See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect	Tapirus terrestris		tʌ̰ːk										See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Tapirus terrestris		tʌ̰ːŋ		inheritance								See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	Tapirus terrestris	sacha huagra (Spanish loan?)	satʃa wagɾa										See Language page
Nheengatu	Tapirus terrestris	tapi'ira ka'apura (tapirus terrestris) kaiwara (variant of the former)	tapi'ira ka'apura (tapirus terrestris), kaiwara (varient of the former)	tapirus terrestris	inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000. Also: kaiwara	Phrase	tapir forest-dweller			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Ninam	Tapirus terrestris	$ama (gom)	ʃama (gom)		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Northern Emberá	Tapirus terrestris		bɨtʃʰá- (‘sloth’, H&R)										See Language page
Nukak	Tapirus terrestris	kioʔI ni4 deI			unique				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Nɨpode Witoto	Tapirus terrestris	turúma	turúma										See Language page
Ocaina	Tapirus terrestris	tʸõõhã; fuubahtyooja (yarumo blanco), jafihxu-tyooja (caimo), tsuvahtyooja (yarumo) (R95)	tʲõõhã		unique								See Language page
Paresi	Tapirus terrestris	kotyoy	kutjuj		inheritance								See Language page
Pemon	Tapirus terrestris	waira, maikuri (both are "tapirus terrestris") (A1981)	waiɾa, maikuɾi (A1981)	tapirus terrestris'	inheritance	Pemongan? (attested Pemon, Makushi, Yabarana, maybe Makiritare)		Also maikuɾi (tapirus terrestris)					See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Piapoco	Tapirus terrestris	é(e)ma	é(e)ma										See Language page
Piaroa	Tapirus terrestris	owo; bupoña (R95)	owʰo		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Hodi						See Language page
Playero	Tapirus terrestris		métsaha										See Language page
Puinave	Tapirus terrestris	iap	jap (H&R)		unique								See Language page
Pumé	Tapirus terrestris	hoyéi (Lin97)											See Language page
Páez	Tapirus terrestris	jimba cjŭch	hiba khũtʃ(=‘dark horse’, H&R)										See Language page
Resígaro	Tapirus terrestris	aóogí	aóogí		unique				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Sanumá	Tapirus terrestris	sama a, tsama (EM72)	sama a, tsama (EM72)		inheritance			tsama (Migliazza 1972)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Secoya	Tapirus terrestris	huequë	'wẽ'kɨ										See Language page
Sikuani	Tapirus terrestris	kalemani (3)(Tapirus pinchaque), matana (2)(Tapirus bairdii), metsaja (3)(Tapirus terrestris)	méːtsaha		loan; inheritance		Arawak (Piapoco; see Melendez)	kalemani (3) (Tapirus pinchaque) (Arawak borrowing), matana (2) (Tapirus bairdii)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Siona	Tapirus terrestris	huequë	huekɨ		inheritance								See Language page
Siriano	Tapirus terrestris	wecʉ́	wekɨ́										See Language page
Sirionó	Tapirus terrestris	eãcuãtoi (P85)	eãkuãtoi		unknown								See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Tapirus terrestris	sacha wagra (Spanish loan)	satʃa wagɾa										See Language page
Sáliva	Tapirus terrestris	rãpoje	rãpohe		unique								See Language page
Tanimuca	Tapirus terrestris	wa'I wi'ki rã'kã	wa'I wi'ki rã'kã		inheritance								See Language page
Tariana	Tapirus terrestris	héma	héma		inheritance	Proto-Arawak (North and South)			uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Tatuyo	Tapirus terrestris	'wé'kɨ́	'wé'kɨ́										See Language page
Taushiro	Tapirus terrestris	je´hi	xɨʔhi										See Language page
Tikuna	Tapirus terrestris	na-ák (Alv44)	naʔák		unique								See Language page
Tiriyó	Tapirus terrestris	machijuri	machijuri		inheritance								See Language page
Tukano	Tapirus terrestris	wekɨ̂	wekɨ̂		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan			uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Tuyuka	Tapirus terrestris	we'kɨ́	we'kɨ́										See Language page
Urarina	Tapirus terrestris	aɾãala	aɽã:la		unique								See Language page
Wai Wai	Tapirus terrestris	yayfɨ (SM)	yayfɨ (SM)		unknown								See Language page
Waikhana	Tapirus terrestris	we'kɨ	we'kɨ										See Language page
Waimaja	Tapirus terrestris	wekʰɨ́	wekʰɨ́										See Language page
Waimiri Atroari	Tapirus terrestris	mepry	meprɨ										See Language page
Waorani	Tapirus terrestris	titæ			unique				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Wapishana	Tapirus terrestris	kudui	kudui		inheritance			Cognate Paresi					See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Wari	Tapirus terrestris	ʔiminʔ (Sousa2009)	ʔiminʔ (Sousa2009)										See Language page
Waurá	Tapirus terrestris	teme (P11)	teme (P11)		inheritance								See Language page
Wayampi	Tapirus terrestris	tapiʔi (G89)	tapiʔi (G89)		inheritance								See Language page
Wayana	Tapirus terrestris	maipuli	maipuli		inheritance								See Language page
Yabarana	Tapirus terrestris		wa'jari										See Language page
Yagua	Tapirus terrestris	jnucha	xnutʃa		unique								See Language page
Yanomam	Tapirus terrestris	šama (EM72)	ʃama		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Yanomami	Tapirus terrestris	shama, hayakoari	ʃama, hajakoaɾi		inheritance			also hajakoaɾi	underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Yavitero	Tapirus terrestris	kéma (dp91)	kéma (dp91)										See Language page
Yuhup	Tapirus terrestris	tâh	tâh		inheritance				underived				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Yukpa	Tapirus terrestris	arare (SM)	arare (SM); aráre(H&R)										See Language page										Phon only in source
Yukuna	Tapirus terrestris	jema; he'echú (R95)	héma (hr01)		inheritance	Proto-Arawak (North and South)		Also he'echú (R95)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0				0	0	no
Yuruti	Tapirus terrestris	wékɨ	wékɨ										See Language page
Záparo	Tapirus terrestris	yasuka / yasukwa	jasuka / jasukwa										See Language page


Achagua
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Apalai
Ashuar
Baniwa
Barasano
Bará
Baure
Bora
Camsa
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Central Aymara
Cofán
Cubeo
Cuiva
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Eñepa
Guayabero
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ingá
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakua
Kalapalo
Kamayurá
Kanamarí
Kariña
Karitiana
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lokono
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Makushi
Mandawaka
Matses
Minica Witoto
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ninam
Northern Emberá
Nukak
Nɨpode Witoto
Ocaina
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Playero
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Resígaro
Sanumá
Secoya
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tariana
Tatuyo
Taushiro
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Tukano
Tuyuka
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimaja
Waimiri Atroari
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Yabarana
Yagua
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yuhup
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuruti
Záparo

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