Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

tigerfish

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: taraira, guabina, huasaco (Peru)
Meaning Portuguese: traíra

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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	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Distribution	Dangerous
Aguaruna	Hoplias sp.	kugkúi	kugkúi							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Akawaio	Hoplias sp.	uuri	uri		unknown					See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Apalai	Hoplias sp.	patakaxi (branca), tawauna (preta)	patakaxi (branca), tawauna (preta)							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Ashuar	Hoplias sp.	kasúur	kasúur							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Baniwa	Hoplias sp.	íiniri, tóoporo	íiniɻi, tóopoɻo		unique		Also tóopoɻo		uncoded	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Carijona	Hoplias sp.	hatakadzi (M2000)			missing					See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Cubeo	Hoplias sp.	betacajaime, jaijome, jaime, jaiñemicʉ	bɛtakahaimɛ, haihomɛ, haimɛ, haiɲɛmikʉ		unique		Also ɣaiɣɔmɛ, ɣaimɛ, ɣaiɲɛmikʉ		uncoded	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Desano	Hoplias sp.	pawa	pawa		inheritance	East Tukanoan, Branch I			uncoded	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Djeoromitxi	Hoplias sp.	bzira	bzira							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Dâw	Hoplias sp.	bôòy	bôj		missing				missing	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Eñepa	Hoplias sp.	wayu' (MM)	wajuʔ (MM)		unknown					See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Huambisa	Hoplias sp.	kugkui	kuŋgkui							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Hup	Hoplias sp.	b'ǒy	b'ǒj		unique				underived	See Language page	0	1	valued food source	0	fished	mostly men	boiled or smoked	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Iquito	Hoplias sp.	páasi (general term)	páasi (general term)							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Kakua	Hoplias sp.		dɨ̌ʔ (Hoplias sp.)		missing				missing	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Kariña	Hoplias sp.	patakai	patakai	fish sp.						Courtz 2007:340										Widespread Amazonia	no
Lokono	Hoplias sp.	aiomora	aiomora	haimara, fresh water siluroid fish						Fanshawe 1949:58										Widespread Amazonia	no
Macaguan	Hoplias sp.	ejenáp, jiásap	ehenáp, hiásap		unique				uncoded	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Makuna	Hoplias sp.	pawa, sai	pawa, sai							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Makushi	Hoplias sp.	kurúútú	kurúútú		unknown					See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Mapoyo	Hoplias sp.	waipu	waipu							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Matses	Hoplias sp.	mëcue, pone	mɨkue, pone							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Nheengatu	Hoplias sp.	tari'ira	tariʔira		inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani	Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000		underived	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Ocaina	Hoplias sp.	juuhtyo	hɯɯʔtʲo							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Paresi	Hoplias sp.	kaˌmaika'hi	kaˌmajka'hi							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Piapoco	Hoplias sp.	inirúi (R01)	inirúi (R01)							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Piaroa	Hoplias sp.	tãćéh	tãsɁéh							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Pumé	Hoplias sp.	dapué (Lin97)								See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Siriano	Hoplias sp.	doé, pawá (guabina)	doé, pawá (guabina)							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Hoplias sp.	pashin	paʃin							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Tikuna	Hoplias sp.	dé (Alv44)	dé							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Tukano	Hoplias sp.	doê	doê		inheritance	East Tukanoan			uncoded	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Wari	Hoplias sp.	tʃikwin (Sousa2009)	tʃikwin (Sousa2009)							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Waurá	Hoplias sp.	puláma (M99)	puláma (M99)							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Wayampi	Hoplias sp.	talɛʔɨ (G89)	talɛʔɨ (G89)							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Wayana	Hoplias sp.	tawana	tawana							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Yagua	Hoplias sp.	muri	murı̃							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia
Yanomami	Hoplias sp.	jeikarari, mashapi	jeikaɾaɾi (H. macrophthalmus), maʃapi (H. malabaricus)		unique		see also maʃapi (H. malabaricus)	Narrower	underived	See Language page	0	1		0				0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Yavitero	Hoplias sp.	yawíleje	jawílehe							See Language page										Widespread Amazonia


Aguaruna
Akawaio
Apalai
Ashuar
Baniwa
Carijona
Cubeo
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Eñepa
Huambisa
Hup
Iquito
Kakua
Kariña
Lokono
Macaguan
Makuna
Makushi
Mapoyo
Matses
Nheengatu
Ocaina
Paresi
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pumé
Siriano
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Tikuna
Tukano
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yavitero

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