Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

wasp

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: avispa; specific type: ronzapa/ronsapa
Meaning Portuguese: caba

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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	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	áini	áini		inheritance								See Language page
Aché	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		kuẽʔẽ		unknown								See Language page
Aguaruna	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	éte	ɨtɨ		inheritance								See Language page
Akawaio	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	tabiiyuuga (E1977)	tabiyuga (E1977)		unique								See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Apalai	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	purutopo	purutopo		unique								See Language page
Araona	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		bia										See Language page							Tacn form is biŕa.
Ashuar	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	éte	ɯtɯ										See Language page
Baniwa	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	áini	áini, píitheɻu (FS)		inheritance	Central North Arawak		Also píitheɻu (FS)		uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Barí	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		bašinši										See Language page
Baure	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ane	ane		inheritance								See Language page
Bora	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	múúmuco- +clas	mɯ́ɯ́mɯkʰo-		unique								See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	zaano	ʂaano		loan		Kampan Arawak saanɨ						See Language page
Carapana	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	utia (pl.)	utia (pl.), utiamʉ (FS)										See Language page
Carijona	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	okómũ (M2000)	okómũ (M2000)		inheritance								See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Cavineña	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	bira	bira										See Language page
Cayuvava	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		miɲo										See Language page
Central Aymara	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ninanina	pankataya										See Language page
Cha'palaa	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		'hala										See Language page
Chipaya	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		ux-ux-ɲi										See Language page							Includes morpheme for 'fire' ux 01.810.
Chiriguano	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		kawẽe		inheritance								See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		wonaʔ; akyot										See Language page							Also other varieties: matis; imuʔ.
Chácobo	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	βina	βina		inheritance (or loan protolg?)		cf. Tacanan bira						See Language page
Cofán	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	pa'tta	paʔtha										See Language page							phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Cubeo	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	uchicʉ (generic term), abujubiacacʉ, bejocʉ, boborocʉ, cãricauchicʉ, cãrajʉmeuchicʉ, chĩorocauchicʉ, dainamiuchicʉ, dáuchicʉ, diñʉuchicʉ, ẽpamuuchicʉ, jẽmeuchicʉ, jʉbʉcauchicʉ, marucuuchicʉ, momauchicʉ, ñenenecʉ, pãmuuchicʉ, penabacʉ, piaráuchicʉ, pup	utʃikʉ (generic term), abuhubiakakʉ, bɛhokʉ, bobolokʉ, kãlikautʃikʉ, kãlahʉmɛutʃikʉ, tʃĩorokautʃikʉ, dainamiutʃikʉ, dáutʃikʉ, diɲʉutʃikʉ, ɛ̃pamuutʃikʉ, hɛ̃mɛutʃikʉ, hʉbʉkautʃikʉ, malukuutʃikʉ, momautʃikʉ, ɲɛnɛnɛkʉ, pãmuutʃikʉ, pɛnabakʉ, pialáutʃikʉ, pup		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan		Also abuɣubiakakʉ, bɛɣɔkʉ, bɔbɔlɔkʉ, kãlikautʃikʉ, kãlaɣʉmɛutʃikʉ, tʃĩɔrɔkautʃikʉ, dainamiutʃikʉ, dáutʃikʉ, diɲʉutʃikʉ, ɛ̃pamuutʃikʉ, ɣɛ̃mɛutʃikʉ, ɣʉbʉkautʃikʉ, malukuutʃikʉ, mɔmautʃikʉ, ɲɛnɛnɛkʉ, pãmuutʃikʉ, pɛnabakʉ, pialáutʃikʉ, pupuliutʃikʉ, pʉɛkuluut		uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Desano	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	utimʉ	utimɯ		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan				uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Djeoromitxi	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	tärätärä	tǝrǝtǝrǝ										See Language page
Dâw	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	‘yoó’	j’ɔ̌ʔ		inheritance					underived			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Epena	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		ne'tɨr̃ɨ										See Language page
Ese Ejja	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		ɓi(y)a										See Language page							Also means 'spider monkey'.
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	bia	bia										See Language page
Eñepa	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	akamo; a'kamo (MM)	akamo; aʔkamo (MM)		inheritance	Northern Carib?							See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Hodï	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	mu jadi (possibly plural) (Zent 05)	bũhã		unique			cf. mu jadi (possibly plural) (Zent 05), bũhã (Rodman)		uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Huambisa	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ete	ɨtɨ										See Language page
Hup	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	yɔ̌ʔ	jɔ̌ʔ		inheritance					underived			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Ignaciano	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		hane										See Language page							A small w. is 'čuʔemaka.
Iquito	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	asap'ɨnaaca	asap'ɨnaaka		inheritance								See Language page
Itonama	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		kaʔtʸororo; wununuya										See Language page
Kabiyari	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	áaji	áaji										See Language page
Kaingang	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	Φɛ̃ŋnu; kɔŋΦo (IDS)	Φɛ̃ŋnu; kɔŋΦo										See Language page
Kakataibo	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		βina										See Language page							'A kind of small wasp'; ṣ̌o'õβina 'kind of large wasp'; βi'noõ ' (wasp)'; βaa 'larva or egg of wasp'.
Kakua	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	wiw	wǐw		doubtful loan		Hup/Nadahup 'bullet ant'			underived			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Kalapalo	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	okõ	okõ		inheritance								See Language page
Karitiana	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	mẽwõ	mẽwõ		unknown								See Language page
Katukina	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		βina										See Language page
Kokama	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	kawa	kawa		inheritance								See Language page
Koreguaje	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	uti	uthi		inheritance								See Language page
Kwazá	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	baynũ, mɛ̃rũmɛ̃rũ, tu, tyrihi (these are names for various species of wasp)	baynũ, mɛ̃rũmɛ̃rũ, tu, tyrihi (these are names for various species of wasp)										See Language page
Lengua	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		kinawit; maha										See Language page							Many other varieties, e.g. pupum.
Lokono	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	makorio	makoɾio	wasp									Pet 1987:376						no
Maihiki	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	uti aguɨ	uti agɨ		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan				uncoded	agɨ	agɨ = masculine animate	See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Makiritare	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	sūnwa (IDS)	su:nwa		unique								See Language page
Makuna	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	utia	utia		inheritance								See Language page
Makushi	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	kamarakkoʔ (SM)	kamarakkoʔ (SM)		unknown								See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Mapoyo	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ëkëmo	ɛkɛmo										See Language page
Mapudungun	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		pɨṭ͡ʀokiɲ										See Language page							Ranquel forms are pɨṭ͡ʀokɨn ~ pɨṭ͡ʀokiɲ ~ pɨṭ͡ʀokin.
Matses	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	madin	madin		unknown								See Language page
Mocoví	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		rapik l-awoik										See Language page							Other varieties such as: naḳatek l-awoik; ḳoɲiʔ l-awoik.
Mosetén-Chimané	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		'c̷ib										See Language page							Local term is 'peto'.
Movima	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	omaile	omaile										See Language page
Muinane	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	guísɨ́re (W97)	guísɨ́re										See Language page
Murui Witoto	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	unema, unecɨ	unɛma, unɛkɯ (B83)		inheritance								See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		mãʔjuʔ		inheritance								See Language page
Nheengatu	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	kawa	kawa		inheritance			Probably inherited; Loan INTO Port.; FERREIRA, A. B. H. Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa. Segunda edição. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1986. p.299		underived			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Nivaclé	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		c̷imaxa										See Language page
Northern Emberá	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	nẽndhʉrrʉ	nẽndhʉrrʉ										See Language page
Ocaina	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	on̈uum̈a	on:ɯɯm:a		inheritance								See Language page
Pacahuara	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		'wina										See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		'kava										See Language page
Paresi	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	tomohore 'vespa que fica no chão', irititi 'vespa q fica na arvore'	tumuhure 'vespa que fica no chão', idjititi 'vespa q fica na arvore'		unique								See Language page
Pemon	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	kankepan, tempi (both are 'especie de avispas') (A1981); tapiiyuuka (E1977)	kankepan, tempi (A1981); tapiʎuka (E1977)	wasp species	unknown			Also kankepan (A1981) tapiʎuka (E1977)	Narrower (wasp sp.)				See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Piapoco	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	áini	áini										See Language page
Piaroa	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	pEhũh	pæhũh		inheritance								See Language page
Pilagá	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		lawoik; lapaʁat										See Language page
Puinave	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	dəm	dəm		unique								See Language page
Pumé	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	hõmĩ											See Language page
Páez	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	menzucue, shita											See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	waylis	wajlis										See Language page
Resígaro	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	haánimiínú	haánimiínú		inheritance	Central North Arawak				uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		maha										See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		mahaʔ; kenaawet; waʔheʔ										See Language page							Other varieties: tohom; naʔaymoŋ; popom.
Sanumá	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	kobinana bɨ (general term "wasps")	kobinana bɨ (general term "wasps")		inheritance			generic 'wasp'		uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Secoya	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	uti	uti										See Language page
Selknam	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		pòhsan										See Language page
Shipibo-Konibo	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		βina										See Language page
Sikuani	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	manü (2) (generic), adere (black wasp), aina, ainimanü (chunchulita), alimuru (matajé), atsaxae, ene (1), enemanü (42), jetsokoro (2), jiwituna (124), jotsikawa (1), kanükerimanü (24), kata (2) (red wasp with large abdomen), kurali (1), mana (2), manare			unknown			also adere (black wasp), aina, ainimanü (chunchulita), alimuru (matajé), atsaxae, ene (1), enemanü (42), jetsokoro (2), jiwituna (124), jotsikawa (1), kanükerimanü (24), kata (2) (red wasp with large abdomen), kurali (1), mana (2), manare (2)(blue wasp),		uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Siona	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	uti	uti		inheritance								See Language page
Siriano	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	utímʉ	utímɨ										See Language page
Sirionó	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	kia; amaŋia	kia; amaŋia		inheritance								See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	avispa (Spanish loan)	abispa										See Language page
Sáliva	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	pãjõ (pl.)	pãhõ (pl.)		inheritance								See Language page
Tacana	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		bia										See Language page							Also means 'louse' 03.811.
Tanimuca	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ũ'si wiʔ'ia	ũ'si wiʔ'ia		inheritance								See Language page
Tariana	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ainí	ainí		inheritance	Central North Arawak				uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Taushiro	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ina´	inaʔ										See Language page
Tikuna	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ma-e (Alv44)	maʔe		unique								See Language page
Tiriyó	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	okomo	okomo		inheritance								See Language page
Trinitario	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		hane										See Language page
Tukano	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	uti-	uti-		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan				uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Tuyuka	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	utiá	utiá										See Language page
Wai Wai	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	okomo	okomo		inheritance								See Language page
Waorani	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	mìkaye			unique					uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Wapishana	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	čʰimikʰiʔi	tʃʰimikʰiʔi		loan, direction unknown		Carib, Wayana simakani						See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Wari	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	tytaka (Sousa2009)	tɨtaka (Sousa2009)										See Language page
Waurá	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ata-pɨža	ata-pɨža		inheritance								See Language page
Wayampi	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	kaa	kaa		inheritance								See Language page
Wayana	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	simakani	simakani		loan, direction unknown		Arawak: Wapishana tʃʰimikʰiʔi						See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		la-'wus										See Language page
Yagua	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	nudaju	nundaxu		unique								See Language page
Yaminahua	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		βina										See Language page
Yanomami	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	kõpina	kõpina (IDS)		inheritance					underived	na	stinging insect'	See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Yavitero	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ani	ani										See Language page
Yine	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita		sanɨ										See Language page							Piro-Apuriná form is 'saanɨ.
Yuhup	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	jɔ̌ʔ	jɔ̌ʔ		inheritance					underived			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Yukpa	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	masaya (SM)	masaya (SM)										See Language page							Phon only in source
Yukuna	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	jai	hai		inheritance	Central North Arawak				uncoded			See Language page	0	2	0	0	0	no
Záparo	order Hymenoptera, sub: Apocrita	ahapaka (wasp or bee)	ahapaka										See Language page


Achagua
Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Apalai
Araona
Ashuar
Baniwa
Barí
Baure
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Cayuvava
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Chipaya
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chácobo
Cofán
Cubeo
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Iquito
Itonama
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kalapalo
Karitiana
Katukina
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kwazá
Lengua
Lokono
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Makushi
Mapoyo
Mapudungun
Matses
Mocoví
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Nheengatu
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Ocaina
Pacahuara
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pilagá
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Quechua Ayacuchano
Resígaro
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Sanumá
Secoya
Selknam
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tacana
Tanimuca
Tariana
Taushiro
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Trinitario
Tukano
Tuyuka
Wai Wai
Waorani
Wapishana
Wari
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yine
Yuhup
Yukpa
Yukuna
Záparo

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