Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

tannia, yautia

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
huitina (Peru), ñame
Meaning Portuguese
taioba branca

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 Xanthosoma spp. nak nak inheritance Proto-Carib? (Pemon, Akawaio, Carijona) See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Baniwa Xanthosoma spp. torówali, malána, kodówhi toɻówaɺi, maɺána, kodówhi unique Also maɺána, kodówhi uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Carijona Xanthosoma spp. nahake naha’kɯ yam' (generic) doubtful loan, direction unknown North Arawak Possible loan Yucuna ɲaʔakú. May be cognate Pemon/Akawaio napöi. See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Cubeo Xanthosoma spp. ñamuca, mʉreñamuca jã'bṹ (H&R), ɲamuka, mʉlɛɲamuka inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Also mʉlɛɲamuka uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Dâw Xanthosoma spp. -- -- missing missing See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Desano Xanthosoma spp. ñamu ñamu, 'jã́bũ, jãʔ'bṍ inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Likely loan into Yukpa uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Eñepa Xanthosoma spp. na', -natï- (MM) na', -natï- (MM) cará, yam, sweet potato inheritance Northern Carib? broader (cará, yam, sweet potato) See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Guayabero Xanthosoma spp. na, na-t na, na-t doubtful loan Unknown Tukanoan, e.g. Desano ñamu; Carib, e.g. Yukpa ɲáme uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Hodï Xanthosoma spp. duëno më, uli më (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) (Zent 08) iye; ʰwalẽ unique duëno më, uli më (Zent 08) uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Hup Xanthosoma spp. kopǒy' kopǒj' unique underived See Language page 0 1 0 cultivated women boiled; mostly used as additive in beer 0 0 attained through exchange with Tukanoans no
Kakua Xanthosoma spp. esp. 'wild yam' ~juwá-daʔ; ~bábu [esp. wild yam] inheritance underived daʔ = round See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Macaguan Xanthosoma spp. nojá nohá inheritance uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Makushi Xanthosoma spp. pomói pomói unique See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Nheengatu Xanthosoma spp. tayuba tajuba unknown Phrase taja 'plant sp.' + oba 'green' See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Ninam Xanthosoma spp. ~wa ahe ri$i$i (gom) ~wa ahe ɾiʃiʃi (gom) inheritance uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Nukak Xanthosoma spp. turú, mamu4 (yam H&R) doubtful loan Baniwa torówali; inherited form mamo also exists (Huber & Reed 1992) uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Maihiki Xanthosoma spp. jãhõ jãhõ inheritance Proto-Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Resígaro Xanthosoma spp. oϕíináú oϕíináú (H&R) unique uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Sikuani Xanthosoma spp. busunomaka (35) (just a variety of yam) noː, nóː-bɨː, búsunómaka doubtful loan into protolanguage Carib e.g. Akawaio naböi, Carijona nahake; alternative word busunomaka (35) (just a variety of yam) uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Tukano Xanthosoma spp. kapô kapô, jãʔbṹ inheritance Proto-Tukanoan uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Kotiria Xanthosoma spp. jãʔ'bũ jãʔ'bũ inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Likely loan into Yukpa uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Wapishana Xanthosoma spp. generic yam: kʰiriča; čʰipʰuwii generic yam: kʰiritʃa; tʃʰipʰuwii unknown Also: čʰipʰuwii See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Yanomam Xanthosoma spp. aja aco (WS'76); aurima ("white"), keteterima ("sweet"), uxirima ("black/deep blue") (all WM99, nom. Class: akɨ) aha ako; auɾima, keteteɾima, uʃiɾima inheritance aurima ("white"), keteterima ("sweet"), uxirima ("black/deep blue") (all WM99, nom. Class: akɨ) uncoded akɨ See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Yanomami Xanthosoma spp. kapiriomɨ, haimarimi (JF86), ohina mo (HR94), aria mo (HR94) kapiɾiomɨ, haimaɾimi, ohina mo, aɾia mo unique also kapiriomɨ, haimarimi (JF86), mo = edible grain/ things shaped like a grain underived N+CLF mo = edible grain/ things shaped like a grain (Ramirez 94) See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Yukuna Xanthosoma spp. ña'akú ɲaʔakú doubtful loan, direction unknown Carib Carijona naha’kɯ ‘yam’ uncoded See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Yuhup Xanthosoma spp. káb káb doubtful loan East Tukanoan Carapana kapɔ 'sweet potato' underived See Language page 0 1 0 0 0 no
Piapoco Xanthosoma spp. atacuí atakuí See Language page
Yavitero Xanthosoma spp. bilína bilína See Language page
Wayuu Xanthosoma spp. haiši See Language page Related to the Taino 'age'.
Yine Xanthosoma spp. seroxiro See Language page
Bora Xanthosoma spp. kʰïni, kʰḯnií-ï kʰɯni, kʰɯ́nií-ɯ See Language page
Muinane Xanthosoma spp. kɨ́ni-rumi kɨ́ni-rumi See Language page
Wayana Xanthosoma spp. kuwa walai kuwa walai See Language page
Mapoyo Xanthosoma spp. waraimë waraimɛ See Language page
Yukpa Xanthosoma spp. ɲáme See Language page Phon only in source
Northern Emberá Xanthosoma spp. ika'ɗe (IDS) ika'ɗe (IDS) See Language page
Epena Xanthosoma spp. ĩ'kʰade See Language page
Cuiva Xanthosoma spp. no, nó-bɨ See Language page
Playero Xanthosoma spp. nó-bɨ See Language page
Tikuna Xanthosoma spp. e-irú (Alv44) eʔirú See Language page
Urarina Xanthosoma spp. urwari uɽwari See Language page
Camsa Xanthosoma spp. tʃaná(‘yam’) tʃaná(‘yam’) See Language page
Andoke Xanthosoma spp. tɒ́'dɒ (color not specified) tɒ́ʔdɒ (color not specified) See Language page
Puinave Xanthosoma spp. generic yam: yãmi generic yam: jãmi See Language page
Máku Xanthosoma spp. abilú See Language page
Ashuar Xanthosoma spp. pápa, apáchnar, wanchúp papa, apaʧnar, wanʧup See Language page
Huambisa Xanthosoma spp. tuka tuka See Language page
Aguaruna Xanthosoma spp. ságku sánku See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect Xanthosoma spp. marahud doubtful loan North Arawak See Language page
Matses Xanthosoma spp. bëbiucud bɨbiukud See Language page
Katukina Xanthosoma spp. poa See Language page
Yaminahua Xanthosoma spp. kari See Language page
Chácobo Xanthosoma spp. poa (listed as a "potato-like tuber") poa (listed as a "potato-like tuber") See Language page
Yagua Xanthosoma spp. buchinatyu butʃinatju See Language page
Ingá Xanthosoma spp. kumála(‘yam’, H&R) See Language page
Piaroa Xanthosoma spp. huá'reh huáɁreh See Language page
Sáliva Xanthosoma spp. wacua wakʷa See Language page
Bará Xanthosoma spp. jã'bṹ See Language page
Barasano Xanthosoma spp. jãbṍ jãbṍ See Language page
Carapana Xanthosoma spp. 'jã́bṍ 'jã́bṍ See Language page
Makuna Xanthosoma spp. ñamo ɲamo, jãbõ See Language page
Yuruti Xanthosoma spp. jã́bõ jã́bõ See Language page
Waikhana Xanthosoma spp. jãʔ'bũ (generic yam) See Language page
Siriano Xanthosoma spp. ñaamú ɲaamú, jãʔ'bṹ See Language page
Tanimuca Xanthosoma spp. dyãʔ'bũã dyãʔ'bũã See Language page
Tatuyo Xanthosoma spp. jã'bṍ jã'bṍ See Language page
Tuyuka Xanthosoma spp. generic yam: yã'bũ jã'bṹ, generic yam: yãʔbũ See Language page
Waimaja Xanthosoma spp. ñãmṍ ɲãmṍ See Language page
Koreguaje Xanthosoma spp. ñajova ɲaxoba, ɲaho See Language page
Siona Xanthosoma spp. bo nyaho (V84) jã 'hõ See Language page
Wayampi Xanthosoma spp. tayɔ, tãsĩ tajɔ, tãsĩ See Language page
Aché Xanthosoma spp. bueyakɨtã See Language page
Ocaina Xanthosoma spp. ahxaahti, am̈uuro aʔxaaʔti, am:ɯɯro See Language page
Nɨpode Witoto Xanthosoma spp. hakái-kï {plant}, hakái-huï {tuber} hakái-kɯ {plant}, hakái-huɯ {tuber} See Language page
Minica Witoto Xanthosoma spp. hakái-θairai {plant}, hakái-hï {tuber} hakái-θairai {plant}, hakái-hɯ {tuber} See Language page
Murui Witoto Xanthosoma spp. hakai-hï hakai-hɯ See Language page
Iquito Xanthosoma spp. casiiníica (has white fruit); iquijáani (general term for huitina) kasiiníika (has white fruit); ikiháani (general term for huitina) See Language page
Djeoromitxi Xanthosoma spp. bireka bireka See Language page
Toba Xanthosoma spp. -- See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet Xanthosoma spp. -- See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay Xanthosoma spp. [wa'tata] See Language page From 'batata'.
Ayoreo Xanthosoma spp. -- See Language page
Lokono Xanthosoma spp. ole ole tannia, eddoe, dascheen Fanshawe 1949:70 no
Kariña Xanthosoma spp. taja taja tannia, yautia, malanga Courtz 2007:376 no