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toucan

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: tucán, pinsha (Peru)
Meaning Portuguese: tucano

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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	Psychotropic	Traded	Distribution	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	Ramphastos sp.		t∫áasi (H&R)		inheritance								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Aguaruna	Ramphastos sp.	piígsha	pi:ngʃa		loan		Quechua (Cuzco?)						See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Akawaio	Ramphastos sp.	kiiyabok	kijabɔk		inheritance	Akawaio, Pemon							See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Andoke	Ramphastos sp.	se'hʌ, piyʌ (green)	çeʔhʌ, piʝʌ (green)		unique								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Apalai	Ramphastos sp.	kãkue	kãkue		unknown		may be cognate						See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Ashuar	Ramphastos sp.	tsukangká, pinínch, sháingkuap (with yellow breast), keruá (small toucan)	tsukaŋka, piniʧ, ʃaiŋkuap, kɯrua										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Baniwa	Ramphastos sp.	dzátte	dzát̪e, jáaţe (FS)		inheritance		East Tukanoan	Similar forms in East and West Tukanoan, e.g. Tukano dase	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Barasano	Ramphastos sp.	rasé	rasé										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Bará	Ramphastos sp.		da'he										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Bora	Ramphastos sp.	nïče, tʰóʔrokʷa, rííoó, perííʔyo	nɯtʃɛ, tʰóʔrokʷa, rííoó, pɛrííʔjo		inheritance								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Camsa	Ramphastos sp.	pikúdo	pikúdo										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Candoshi-Shapra	Ramphastos sp.	psibsi	psimpsi		unique								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Carapana	Ramphastos sp.	rase	ɾasɛ, ra'sé (H&R)										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Carijona	Ramphastos sp.		tʃaha’ko (H&R)		inheritance	Unknown (attested Eñepa and Carijona)		Doubtful loan into Hodi chejko					See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Cavineña	Ramphastos sp.	cokwe (G71)	cokwe (G71)										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Cofán	Ramphastos sp.	socu, coya pishira (OP79), gio´ngion (OP79)	sokɯ										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia		phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	Ramphastos sp.	joeve (generic term)	hoɛvɛ (generic term), ho'é-we (H&R)		unique			(Salser & Salser ɣɔɛvɛ)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Cuiva	Ramphastos sp.		tukuékue										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Desano	Ramphastos sp.	nasĩ	nasĩ, dã'sĩ́ (H&R)		doubtful loan into protolanguage	Proto-Tukanoan	North Arawak	See e.g. Mandawaka da:se, Baniwa dzatte	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Djeoromitxi	Ramphastos sp.	hõtxi	hõtʃi										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Dâw	Ramphastos sp.	çôkwêt	cokwet		inheritance			old derivation or compound	compound	lexicalized; old			See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	Ramphastos sp.	sokwé~ - sokwe (Girard 1971)	sokwé~ - sokwe										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Eñepa	Ramphastos sp.	chipuko Var. chëpoko; (grande) chipukoñe, (pequeno) chipuko ankiima (MM)	tʃipuko Var. tʃǝpoko; (grande) tʃipukoɲe, (pequeno) tʃipuko ankiima (MM)		inheritance	Unknown (attested Eñepa and Carijona)		Likely loan into Hodi (chejko). Also (large) chipukoñe; (small) chipuko ankiima					See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Guayabero	Ramphastos sp.	tʃahɨ́a	tʃahɨ́a		doubtful loan		North Arawak	e.g. Yucuna jahe, jase, Piapoco tʃáse; see also Carib: ʧaha’ko	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Hodï	Ramphastos sp.	chejko			loan		Carib, esp. Makiritare ʃahoko	Carijona "tʃaha’ko", Makushi "ʃahoko" (also Wapishana "tʃakui")	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Huambisa	Ramphastos sp.	shaartik	ʃa:rtik										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Hup	Ramphastos sp.	cɔkw'ǝ́t	cɔkw'ǝ́t		inheritance				compound	?-long			See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Ingá	Ramphastos sp.	pikudu (Spanish loan?)	pikúdu (H&R)										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Iquito	Ramphastos sp.	nípaaqui (Ramphastos cuvieri); siáaru (Ramphastos culminatus)	nípaaki (Ramphastos cuvieri); siáaru (Ramphastos culminatus)		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Cocama piakui						See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Kabiyari	Ramphastos sp.	tʃáate	tʃáate										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Kaingang	Ramphastos sp.	grũ	gɾũ										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Kakua	Ramphastos sp.	~dih	nih		inheritance				underived				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Kamayurá	Ramphastos sp.	tukan	tukan		inheritance								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Kanamarí	Ramphastos sp.	tsomwuk	tʃomwɯk	tucano									Magalhães 2018:359
Kariña	Ramphastos sp.	kujàke	kujaɁke	toucan									Courtz 2007:301						Widespread Amazonia	no
Karitiana	Ramphastos sp.	nhe´okõm	ɲeʔokõm		unknown								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Kokama	Ramphastos sp.	piakui	piakui		doubtful loan, direction unknown		Iquito nípaaki						See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Koreguaje	Ramphastos sp.	ñase	ɲase		doubtful loan into protolanguage		North Arawak						See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Kotiria	Ramphastos sp.	dasa	da'sa		doubtful loan into protolanguage	Proto-Tukanoan	North Arawak	See e.g. Mandawaka da:se, Baniwa dzatte	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Kwazá	Ramphastos sp.	bilitsyhỹ, mãrãkãkã, xowywy	bilitsyhỹ, mãrãkãkã, xowywy										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Lokono	Ramphastos sp.	burádi	buradi	red-billed toucan or bill bird									Fanshawe 1949:60						Widespread Amazonia	no
Macaguan	Ramphastos sp.	tìá~y	tìá~j		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Maihiki	Ramphastos sp.	ñase aguɨ, pidu aguɨ	ɲase agɨ, pidu agɨ; jãse (H&R)		doubtful loan into protolanguage	Proto-Tukanoan	North Arawak	See e.g. Mandawaka da:se, Baniwa dzatte. Also pidu agɨ	uncoded		agɨ	agɨ = masculine animate	See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Makiritare	Ramphastos sp.	shahoko (KH); ka:'shai	ʃahoko; ka:ʔʃai		inheritance								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Makuna	Ramphastos sp.	lasɛ, rase (H&R)	lasɛ, rase (H&R)		doubtful loan into protolanguage		North Arawak						See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Mandawaka	Ramphastos sp.	dáːse	dáːse										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Mapoyo	Ramphastos sp.	sa'we (sa'wE)	sa'we (sa'wə)										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Matses	Ramphastos sp.	chëdo	tʃɨdo		unknown								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Minica Witoto	Ramphastos sp.	nokáido	nokáido										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Muinane	Ramphastos sp.	nɨ́go, xɨ́ɨ́kkɨgai, rɨ́ʔúúʔu, bárʸígai	nɨ́go, xɨ́ɨ́kkɨgai, rɨ́ʔúúʔu, bárʲígai										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Murui Witoto	Ramphastos sp.	nokaido	nokaido		inheritance								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect	Ramphastos sp.		ʃaked										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Ramphastos sp.		ʃoked, ʃuked, ʃaked		inheritance								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Napo Lowland Quichua	Ramphastos sp.	dumbiki, pinsha	dumbiki, pinʃa										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Nheengatu	Ramphastos sp.	tukana	tukana		inheritance	Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000	underived				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Ninam	Ramphastos sp.	matšop (EM72), ~herek$o (gom)	matʃop, ~heɾekʃo		inheritance			also ~heɾekʃo (gom)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Northern Emberá	Ramphastos sp.	kẽõará	kẽõará; kʰẽwãrã́ (H&R)										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Nukak	Ramphastos sp.	nih			inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Nɨpode Witoto	Ramphastos sp.	nokáido	nokáido										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Ocaina	Ramphastos sp.	ñoxaahcho, yíoovu	ɲoxaaʔtʃo, jíooβɯ		inheritance								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Paresi	Ramphastos sp.	tore	tore		unknown								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Pemon	Ramphastos sp.	kiarue, wa (especie de tucán muy pequeño) (A1981); kiiapok (E1980)	kiarue, wa (A1981); kiapɔk (E1980)		inheritance	Akawaio, Pemon		Also wa (especie de tucán muy pequeño) (A1981); kiiapok (E1980)					See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Piapoco	Ramphastos sp.	cháse	tʃáse										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Piaroa	Ramphastos sp.	yahO', yahóh (K76)	jahɔʔ, jahóh		unique								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Playero	Ramphastos sp.		siõõn										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Puinave	Ramphastos sp.		wãn (H&R)		unique								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Resígaro	Ramphastos sp.	beǰii?í; dʒíío (H&R92)	bedʒiiʔí		loan		Bora/Muinane bárʲí-	Bora perííʔyo, Muinane bárʲígai. Also dʒíío (H&R92)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Sanumá	Ramphastos sp.	mazubɨ bɨ (general "toucans"), matsupɨ (EM72)	maʃubbɨ bɨ (general "toucans"), matsupɨ (EM72)		inheritance			generic 'toucan'	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Secoya	Ramphastos sp.	ñase	jã'se										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Sikuani	Ramphastos sp.	kalikuelekue (35)(Ramphastos ambiguus), talikuelekue (15)	tikuéku, tikuékue		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Siona	Ramphastos sp.	ñase	ɲase		doubtful loan into protolanguage		North Arawak						See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Siriano	Ramphastos sp.	nasĩ́	nasĩ́, dã'sĩ́ (H&R)										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Sirionó	Ramphastos sp.	quiãcuã (P85)	kiãkuã		unique								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Ramphastos sp.	sicwanga	sikwanga										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Sáliva	Ramphastos sp.	malinaidi	malinaidi		unknown								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Tanimuca	Ramphastos sp.	dã'hẽã	dã'hẽã		doubtful loan into protolanguage		North Arawak						See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Tariana	Ramphastos sp.	yáːse, íya-yáːse 'tucano-de-peito-amarelo'	jáːse, íja-jáːse 'tucano-de-peito-amarelo'		inheritance		loan into Tukanoan?	Similar forms in East and West Tukanoan, e.g. Tukano dase. Also íja-jáːse 'tucano-de-peito-amarelo'	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Tatuyo	Ramphastos sp.	ra'hé	ra'hé										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Taushiro	Ramphastos sp.	ahuan	ahuan										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Tikuna	Ramphastos sp.	tá-ô (alv44)	táʔo		unique								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Tukano	Ramphastos sp.	dasê	dasê		doubtful loan into protolanguage	Proto-Tukanoan	North Arawak	See e.g. Mandawaka da:se, Baniwa dzatte	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Tuyuka	Ramphastos sp.	da'sé	da'sé										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Urarina	Ramphastos sp.	ïhaḍzi	ʉhatʃi		unique								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Wai Wai	Ramphastos sp.	yawke (SM)	yawke (SM)		doubtful loan		Arawak, esp. Yavitero jukúwe						See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Waikhana	Ramphastos sp.	da'se	da'se										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Waimaja	Ramphastos sp.	dahɛ́	dahɛ́										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Waorani	Ramphastos sp.	pegopæ			doubtful loan		North Arawak, Warekena ju:we	e.g. yaje, yase (Yucuna)	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Wapishana	Ramphastos sp.	tʃakui	tʃakui		inheritance								See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Wari	Ramphastos sp.	awu (E&K97)	awu (E&K97)										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Waurá	Ramphastos sp.	iakavakuá (white-breasted toucan; P11)	jakaʒakuá		unknown								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Wayampi	Ramphastos sp.	tukã (G89)	tukã (G89)		inheritance								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Wayana	Ramphastos sp.	kijapok, kïlu	kijapok, kɨlu		inheritance								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Yagua	Ramphastos sp.	nuva	nuwa		unique								See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Yanomam	Ramphastos sp.	mayup (Em72)	majup		inheritance				uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Yanomami	Ramphastos sp.	mayepɨ, mayopɨ (EM72), kretori (JF86), Kreomari (JF86)	majepɨ, majopɨ, kɾetoɾi, kɾeomaɾi		inheritance			also kɾetoɾi, kɾeomaɾi	underived				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Yavitero	Ramphastos sp.	yukúwe	jukúwe										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Yuhup	Ramphastos sp.	cɔhkɤt	cɔhk ɤt		inheritance				compound	old lexicalization?			See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Yukpa	Ramphastos sp.	koajka	ʃáʔtre (+kowáʃkɨ, kũráʔrɨ, kowáskɨ, H&R)										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia		Phon only in source
Yukuna	Ramphastos sp.	yaje, yase	jahe, jase		inheritance		loan into Tukanoan?	Similar forms in East and West Tukanoan, e.g. Tukano dase	uncoded				See Language page	0	1	0	0	0	Widespread Amazonia	no
Yuruti	Ramphastos sp.	dásee	dásee										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia
Záparo	Ramphastos sp.	chawk+	tʃawkɨ (type)										See Language page						Widespread Amazonia


Achagua
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Apalai
Ashuar
Baniwa
Barasano
Bará
Bora
Camsa
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Cofán
Cubeo
Cuiva
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Guayabero
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ingá
Iquito
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakua
Kamayurá
Kanamarí
Kariña
Karitiana
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lokono
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Mandawaka
Mapoyo
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
Resígaro
Sanumá
Secoya
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tariana
Tatuyo
Taushiro
Tikuna
Tukano
Tuyuka
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimaja
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Yagua
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yuhup
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuruti
Záparo

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