Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

tannia, yautia

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

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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	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Trade Notes	Dangerous	General Notes
Aché	Xanthosoma spp.		bueyakɨtã										See Language page
Aguaruna	Xanthosoma spp.	ságku	sánku										See Language page
Akawaio	Xanthosoma spp.	nak	nak		inheritance	Proto-Carib? (Pemon, Akawaio, Carijona)							See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no
Andoke	Xanthosoma spp.	tɒ́'dɒ (color not specified)	tɒ́ʔdɒ (color not specified)										See Language page
Ashuar	Xanthosoma spp.	pápa, apáchnar, wanchúp	papa, apaʧnar, wanʧup										See Language page
Ayoreo	Xanthosoma spp.		--										See Language page
Baniwa	Xanthosoma spp.	torówali, malána, kodówhi	toɻówaɺi, maɺána, kodówhi		unique			Also maɺána, kodówhi		uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no
Barasano	Xanthosoma spp.	jãbṍ	jãbṍ										See Language page
Bará	Xanthosoma spp.		jã'bṹ										See Language page
Bora	Xanthosoma spp.	kʰïni, kʰḯnií-ï	kʰɯni, kʰɯ́nií-ɯ										See Language page
Camsa	Xanthosoma spp.	tʃaná(‘yam’)	tʃaná(‘yam’)										See Language page
Carapana	Xanthosoma spp.	'jã́bṍ	'jã́bṍ										See Language page
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
Chácobo	Xanthosoma spp.	poa (listed as a "potato-like tuber")	poa (listed as a "potato-like tuber")										See Language page
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
Cuiva	Xanthosoma spp.		no, nó-bɨ										See Language page
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
Djeoromitxi	Xanthosoma spp.	bireka	bireka										See Language page
Dâw	Xanthosoma spp.	--	--		missing					missing			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no
Epena	Xanthosoma spp.		ĩ'kʰade										See Language page
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
Huambisa	Xanthosoma spp.	tuka	tuka										See Language page
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
Ingá	Xanthosoma spp.		kumála(‘yam’, H&R)										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
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
Kariña	Xanthosoma spp.	taja	taja	tannia, yautia, malanga									Courtz 2007:376										no
Katukina	Xanthosoma spp.		poa										See Language page
Koreguaje	Xanthosoma spp.	ñajova	ɲaxoba, ɲaho										See Language page
Kotiria	Xanthosoma spp.	jãʔ'bũ	jãʔ'bũ		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan		Likely loan into Yukpa		uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no
Lokono	Xanthosoma spp.	ole	ole	tannia, eddoe, dascheen									Fanshawe 1949:70										no
Macaguan	Xanthosoma spp.	nojá	nohá		inheritance					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
Makuna	Xanthosoma spp.	ñamo	ɲamo, jãbõ										See Language page
Makushi	Xanthosoma spp.	pomói	pomói		unique								See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no
Mapoyo	Xanthosoma spp.	waraimë	waraimɛ										See Language page
Matses	Xanthosoma spp.	bëbiucud	bɨbiukud										See Language page
Minica Witoto	Xanthosoma spp.	hakái-θairai {plant}, hakái-hï {tuber}	hakái-θairai {plant}, hakái-hɯ {tuber}										See Language page
Muinane	Xanthosoma spp.	kɨ́ni-rumi	kɨ́ni-rumi										See Language page
Murui Witoto	Xanthosoma spp.	hakai-hï	hakai-hɯ										See Language page
Máku	Xanthosoma spp.	abilú											See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Xanthosoma spp.		marahud		doubtful loan		North Arawak						See Language page
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
Northern Emberá	Xanthosoma spp.	ika'ɗe (IDS)	ika'ɗe (IDS)										See Language page
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
Nɨpode Witoto	Xanthosoma spp.	hakái-kï {plant}, hakái-huï {tuber}	hakái-kɯ {plant}, hakái-huɯ {tuber}										See Language page
Ocaina	Xanthosoma spp.	ahxaahti, am̈uuro	aʔxaaʔti, am:ɯɯro										See Language page
Piapoco	Xanthosoma spp.	atacuí	atakuí										See Language page
Piaroa	Xanthosoma spp.	huá'reh	huáɁreh										See Language page
Playero	Xanthosoma spp.		nó-bɨ										See Language page
Puinave	Xanthosoma spp.	generic yam: yãmi	generic yam: jãmi										See Language page
Resígaro	Xanthosoma spp.	oϕíináú	oϕíináú (H&R)		unique					uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	Xanthosoma spp.		--										See Language page
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
Siona	Xanthosoma spp.	bo nyaho (V84)	jã 'hõ										See Language page
Siriano	Xanthosoma spp.	ñaamú	ɲaamú, jãʔ'bṹ										See Language page
Sáliva	Xanthosoma spp.	wacua	wakʷa										See Language page
Tanimuca	Xanthosoma spp.	dyãʔ'bũã	dyãʔ'bũã										See Language page
Tatuyo	Xanthosoma spp.	jã'bṍ	jã'bṍ										See Language page
Tikuna	Xanthosoma spp.	e-irú (Alv44)	eʔirú										See Language page
Toba	Xanthosoma spp.		--										See Language page
Tukano	Xanthosoma spp.	kapô	kapô, jãʔbṹ		inheritance	Proto-Tukanoan				uncoded			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no
Tuyuka	Xanthosoma spp.	generic yam: yã'bũ	jã'bṹ, generic yam: yãʔbũ										See Language page
Urarina	Xanthosoma spp.	urwari	uɽwari										See Language page
Waikhana	Xanthosoma spp.		jãʔ'bũ (generic yam)										See Language page
Waimaja	Xanthosoma spp.	ñãmṍ	ɲãmṍ										See Language page
Wapishana	Xanthosoma spp.	generic yam: kʰiriča; čʰipʰuwii	generic yam: kʰiritʃa; tʃʰipʰuwii		unknown			Also: čʰipʰuwii					See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no
Wayampi	Xanthosoma spp.	tayɔ, tãsĩ	tajɔ, tãsĩ										See Language page
Wayana	Xanthosoma spp.	kuwa walai	kuwa walai										See Language page
Wayuu	Xanthosoma spp.		haiši										See Language page											Related to the Taino 'age'.
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	Xanthosoma spp.		[wa'tata]										See Language page											From 'batata'.
Yagua	Xanthosoma spp.	buchinatyu	butʃinatju										See Language page
Yaminahua	Xanthosoma spp.		kari										See Language page
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
Yavitero	Xanthosoma spp.	bilína	bilína										See Language page
Yine	Xanthosoma spp.		seroxiro										See Language page
Yuhup	Xanthosoma spp.	káb	káb		doubtful loan		East Tukanoan	Carapana kapɔ 'sweet potato'		underived			See Language page	0	1	0				0	0		no
Yukpa	Xanthosoma spp.	ɲáme											See Language page											Phon only in source
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
Yuruti	Xanthosoma spp.	jã́bõ	jã́bõ										See Language page


Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Barasano
Bará
Bora
Camsa
Carapana
Carijona
Chácobo
Cubeo
Cuiva
Desano
Djeoromitxi
Dâw
Epena
Eñepa
Guayabero
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ingá
Iquito
Kakua
Kariña
Katukina
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Lokono
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makuna
Makushi
Mapoyo
Matses
Minica Witoto
Muinane
Murui Witoto
Máku
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Nheengatu
Ninam
Northern Emberá
Nukak
Nɨpode Witoto
Ocaina
Piapoco
Piaroa
Playero
Puinave
Resígaro
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tatuyo
Tikuna
Toba
Tukano
Tuyuka
Urarina
Waikhana
Waimaja
Wapishana
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yine
Yuhup
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuruti

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