Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

caterpillar

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
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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-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Source	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous
Bardi	Lepidoptera	gooboolgoobool	gooboolgoobool		unique							reduplicated				0	0	0	0	0	no
Bunuba	Lepidoptera	nurangarri	nurangarri		inheritance	nurangarri	Bunuban		but nura-ngarri having ?			derived?				0	0	0	0	0	no
Burarra	Lepidoptera	dapalany	dapalany		loan			Yolngu				simplex				0	0	0	0	0	no
Dhangu	Lepidoptera	ḏepina	ḏepina		unique							simplex				0	0	0	0	0	no
Dhay’yi	Lepidoptera	missing			missing											0	0	0	0	0	no
Dhuwal	Lepidoptera	ḏapal(')	ḏapal(')		inheritance							simplex				0	0	0	0	0	no
Djapu	Lepidoptera		rdapal(7)		inheritance											0	0	0	0	0
Djinang	Lepidoptera	missing			missing							missing				0	0	0	0	0	no
Gooniyandi	Lepidoptera	noorangarri			inheritance				small green, also in Bun.; several kinds			missing				0	0	0	0	0	no
Gumatj	Lepidoptera	ḏapal(')	ḏapal(')		inheritance							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Gupapuyngu	Lepidoptera	dhapalany(')	dhapal(7)		inheritance							simplex				0	0	0	0	0	no
Gurindji	Lepidoptera	milkurr	milkurr		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Guugu Yimidhirr	Lepidoptera	buunhurr	buunhurr	caterpillar (spins poisonous stinging nest) [evidently not generic], womb	unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Jaru	Lepidoptera	pupukarra	pupukarra		unique							uncoded				0	0	0	0	0	no
Jingulu	Lepidoptera	kungmarna	kungmarna		unknown							derived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Kanamarí	Lepidoptera	bitsi	bitʃi	berne; lagarta em geral											Magalhães 2018:356
Karajarri	Lepidoptera	jularn	jularn		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Kija	Lepidoptera	jurnpayil	jurnpayil		unknown							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Koko-Bera	Lepidoptera	missing			missing
Kuku-Thaypan	Lepidoptera	missing			missing							missing				0	0	0	0	0	no
Kuku-Yalanji	Lepidoptera	kinga & durra	kinga & durra		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Kurtjar	Lepidoptera	rrabhirrabh & chaardinyelk & lkeen & kabharroek & nookikord	rrabhirrabh & chaardinyelk & lkeen & kabharroek & nookikord		unique							compound	chaard 'collibah' + nyi.lk 'cut'; also redupl (rrabhirrabh); also simplex	eeny		0	0	0	0	0	no
Kuuk Thaayorre	Lepidoptera	maananhth; ruurr- & thuulal; ruurr- & thut+put+pan	maananhth; ruurr- & thuulal; ruurr- & thut+put+pan		unique							underived	thutputpan is compound			0	0	0	0	0	no
Mangala	Lepidoptera	marlurlartu	marlurlartu		loan			Yulparija				underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Mbabaram	Lepidoptera	missing	missing		missing											0	0	0	0	0	no
Ngandi	Lepidoptera	dapalan	dapalan		loan			Yolngu				simplex				0	0	0	0	0	no
Ngarinyin	Lepidoptera	dyinangga	dyinangga		unknown		proto-Worrorran	Wardaman?				uncoded				0	0	0	0	0	no
Ngarluma	Lepidoptera		paŋa		inheritance											0	0	0	0	0
Ngumbarl	Lepidoptera	yoojunÕnungain	yoojunÕnungain		unique							compound?				0	0	0	0	0	no
Nyangumarta	Lepidoptera	purtapurta	purtapurta		unique							reduplicated				0	0	0	0	0	no
Nyikina	Lepidoptera	mandajakoo	mandajakoo		unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Pakanh	Lepidoptera	lipan; yuku-	lipan; yuku-		unknown							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Rembarrnga	Lepidoptera	missing			missing							missing				0	0	0	0	0	no
Ritharrngu	Lepidoptera	dhapalany(')	dha:kurdak		unknown							simplex				0	0	0	0	0	no
Tjaapukay	Lepidoptera	missing	missing		missing											0	0	0	0	0	no
Uw-Olkol	Lepidoptera	odnhor; ug-	ug-odhnor	caterpillar	unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Uw-Oykangand	Lepidoptera	odnhor; uk-	uk-odnhor	caterpillar	unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Walmajarri	Lepidoptera	wapurra	wapurra		inheritance	wanpurra	Ngumpin		uncertain cognate Ngainyman wanpurra kind of grub	WW	%wanpura	underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Wardaman	Lepidoptera	jarrnguna	jarrnguna		unknown							uncoded				0	0	0	0	0	no
Warlpiri	Lepidoptera	waku-partardi	waku-partardi		unknown				also waka-partardi			compound	arm-?			0	0	0	0	0	no
Wik Ngathan	Lepidoptera	thiim	thiim	caterpillar, hairy caterpillar	unique							underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Wubuy	Lepidoptera		lhukuray		unknown											0	0	0	0	0
Yan-nhangu	Lepidoptera	dhapalany	dhapalany		inheritance							simplex				0	0	0	0	0	no
Yawuru	Lepidoptera	wurdurrkarang	wurdurrkarang		unique							derived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Yidiny	Lepidoptera	gingaa (T)	gingaa (T)		inheritance				To KYalanji /kinga/			underived				0	0	0	0	0	no
Yir-Yoront	Lepidoptera	missing	missing		missing							missing				0	0	0	0	0	no


Bardi
Bunuba
Burarra
Dhangu
Dhay’yi
Dhuwal
Djapu
Djinang
Gooniyandi
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Guugu Yimidhirr
Jaru
Jingulu
Kanamarí
Karajarri
Kija
Koko-Bera
Kuku-Thaypan
Kuku-Yalanji
Kurtjar
Kuuk Thaayorre
Mangala
Mbabaram
Ngandi
Ngarinyin
Ngarluma
Ngumbarl
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Pakanh
Rembarrnga
Ritharrngu
Tjaapukay
Uw-Olkol
Uw-Oykangand
Walmajarri
Wardaman
Warlpiri
Wik Ngathan
Wubuy
Yan-nhangu
Yawuru
Yidiny
Yir-Yoront

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