Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

woodpecker

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
pájaro carpintero, carpintero
Meaning Portuguese
pica-pau

Languages

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
Akawaio family Picidae sabeereedek, kaiparak saberedɛk, kaɪparak unknown Akawaio, Pemon shared Pemon Also: kaɪparak See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Baniwa family Picidae kówhee kówhee, ţuwáapa (FS) inheritance similarity to 'creator'; compare Wanadi in Makiritare Also ţuwáapa (FS) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Carijona family Picidae kue:tú (we:tú? M2000) inheritance See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Cubeo family Picidae kɔ̃lɛkɔ (generic term), takɛkɔ̃lɛkɔ (carpintero amarillo), kɔ̃lɛkɔ ʉlakɔ (carpintero gigante), pĩkɔlɛnɛkɔ (carpintero negro azul), kɔ̃lɛkɔ ʉlakɔ (carpintero pescuecirrojo), pidukɔ̃lɛkɔ (carpintero rabadilla roja), javikɔ̃lɛkɔ (carpintero real barbirrayad inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Also takɛkɔ̃lɛkɔ (carpintero amarillo), kɔ̃lɛkɔ ʉlakɔ (carpintero gigante), pĩkɔlɛnɛkɔ (carpintero negro azul), kɔ̃lɛkɔ ʉlakɔ (carpintero pescuecirrojo), pidukɔ̃lɛkɔ (carpintero rabadilla roja), javikɔ̃lɛkɔ (carpintero real barbirrayado), pĩkɔkɔlɛkɔ (carp uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Dâw family Picidae xôòb xôb inheritance missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Eñepa family Picidae awako, ejporo (campephilus) (MM) awako (MM) unique Also ejporo (campephilus) See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Waorani family Picidae kegitæ unique missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Hup family Picidae hǒb hǒb inheritance underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Kakua family Picidae pʉ:lʉt, pʉ:rʉt pɨlɨt unknown onomatopoeic See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Macaguan family Picidae jetsár hetsáɾ unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Nheengatu family Picidae arapáçu aɾapásu inheritance Subgroup Urubu-Kaapor Mello 2000 underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Maihiki family Picidae cone aguɨ kone agɨ inheritance Proto-Tukanoan uncoded agɨ agɨ = masculine animate See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Pemon family Picidae sapeereetek (E1980) saperetɛk (E1980) unknown Akawaio, Pemon shared Akawaio May contain sape 'moth' See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Resígaro family Picidae tshoófú 'large woodpecker' tsʰoófú 'laɾge woodpeckeɾ' unique uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Sikuani family Picidae naedokodoko (24) naedókodóko unique missing See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Tukano family Picidae kõré kõré inheritance Proto-Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Kotiria family Picidae seneno (black-blue); corẽ (all Waltz) seneno; koɾẽ (all Waltz) inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Also seneno (black-blue woodpecker) uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Yanomami family Picidae eshãmɨ, toromɨ, shuririãmɨ, thëëthëëmɨ eʃãmɨ (camepephilus sp., dryocopus lineatus), toɾom ɨ (camepephilus sp., d. lineatus), ʃuɾiɾiã̃mɨ (celeus elegans, c. grammicus), tʰəətʰəəmɨ (celeus flavus, c. torquatus) unknown See also toɾomɨ (camepephilus sp., d. lineatus), ʃuɾiɾiã̃mɨ (celeus elegans, c. grammicus), tʰəətʰəəmɨ (celeus flavus, c. torquatus) Narrower underived See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Yukuna family Picidae mera'aní, mera'amí, θu waʔphá, kuwajé mera'aní, mera'amí, θu waʔphá, kuwajé unique cf. 'kuwaje' form, compare Baniwa, Makiritare uncoded See Language page 0 0 0 0 0 Widespread Amazonia no
Achagua family Picidae walápueri walápueri unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Piapoco family Picidae yàalubái imàníirinái (yàalubái 'furniture', imàníirinái 'someone who make sth' ), θú(u)wa jàalubái imàní:ɾinái, θú(u)wa See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Yavitero family Picidae yatútsi jatútsi See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Paresi family Picidae toloˈmare tuluˈmare unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Baure family Picidae tatasoe tatasoe unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Bora family Picidae tóhmiba tʰóʔmipa unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Muinane family Picidae babáiho, jɨ́suɨ (W97) babáiʔo, xɨ́suɨ See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Apalai family Picidae etu etu inheritance See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Wayana family Picidae wetu wetu inheritance See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Tiriyó family Picidae pïmuriri pɨmuriri unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Makiritare family Picidae wana:di (KH) wana:di semantic shift believed to be spirit of Wanadi, creator; compare Arawak forms resembling kuwai See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Mapoyo family Picidae kamaiwa kamaiwa See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Yukpa family Picidae sakurare (SM) sakurare (SM) See Language page Widespread Amazonia Phon only in source
Kalapalo family Picidae itu itu inheritance See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Northern Emberá family Picidae sorré sorré See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Cofán family Picidae toronzé'nze, a´cho cocosumo (OP79) toronzɛʔnzɛ See Language page Widespread Amazonia phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Candoshi-Shapra family Picidae pĩvaashi pĩwaaʃi loan, direction unknown Iquito panási See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Páez family Picidae anza See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Tikuna family Picidae én-rú (Alv44) énʔrú unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Andoke family Picidae sinə̃de çinə̃de unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Puinave family Picidae iãp ɲãp unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Ashuar family Picidae sawáke, taráshaam, tatásham sawakɯ, taraʃa:m, tataʃam See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Huambisa family Picidae sawake sawakɨ See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Aguaruna family Picidae sawáke (small type), tátasham sawáke (small type), tátaʃam inheritance See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Nadëb/Roçado dialect family Picidae tarɤŋ doubtful loan cf. Matses todon See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Matses family Picidae odosco, todon odosko, todon unknown See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Yagua family Picidae ripyo ripjõ unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Napo Lowland Quichua family Picidae buquirima, ayapana (OP79) bukiɾima See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Quechua Ayacuchano family Picidae akakllu akakʎu See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Piaroa family Picidae phehé'phɨ' (K76) phehéʔphɨʔ unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Sáliva family Picidae culichichi kuliʧiʧi unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Carapana family Picidae cõne kõnɛ̃ See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Makuna family Picidae cõne kõnɛ inheritance See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Koreguaje family Picidae kone khone inheritance See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Secoya family Picidae cone kɔ̃nɛ See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Karitiana family Picidae yrypãn ɨɾɨpãn unknown See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Wayampi family Picidae pekũ (G89) pekũ (G89) inheritance See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Ocaina family Picidae ícooro (possible loan from Tukano??), tóónma ícooro, jidyotyo, con̈óójunco íkooro, tóónma íkooro, hidʲotʲo, kon̵óóhunko doubtful loan Tukanoan kone See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Murui Witoto family Picidae amederaɨma amederaɯma (B83; see also various species) unique See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Iquito family Picidae panási (general term); músati (Campylorhampus sp.); panasi ihuítani (Dryocopus lineatus, MC: woodpecker ɨ big); panási musútina (Celeus flavus, MC: woodpecker ɨ white); pasiíja (Dendrocincla spp.); páasi ípuusi (Dendrocolaptidae, MC: compound, Lit: 'tripa panási (general term); músati (Campylorhampus sp.); panasi iwítani (Drjocopus lineatus, MC: woodpecker + big); panási musútina (Celeus flavus, MC: woodpecker + white); pasiíha (Dendrocincla spp.); páasi ípuusi (Dendrocolaptidae, MC: compound, Lit: 'tripa loan, direction unknown Candoshi pĩwaaʃi See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Záparo family Picidae muhukuruka (large woodpecker) muhukuruka See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Wari family Picidae patʃamʔ (Sousa2009) patʃamʔ (Sousa2009) See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Cavineña family Picidae mayahua (C&L89) majawa See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Kwazá family Picidae mouru, txikere mouru, txikere See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Movima family Picidae ya'yama (J62) ja'jama See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Kaingang family Picidae sãkrĩgò sãkɾĩgò See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Djeoromitxi family Picidae mioro mioro See Language page Widespread Amazonia
Lokono family Picidae hududi hududi black and white woodpeckers Fanshawe 1949:63 Widespread Amazonia no
Kariña family Picidae wetu wetu woodpecker Courtz 2007:427 Widespread Amazonia no