Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

freshwater mussel

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	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Medicinal	How Collected	Psychotropic	Traded	Habitat	Dangerous
Bardi	Velesunio wilsoni	missing	--		missing								missing				0	1	0		0	0		no
Bunuba	Velesunio wilsoni	bambarri	bambarri		unique								underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Burarra	Velesunio wilsoni	missing	mutyarra		unique								missing				0	1	0		0	0		no
Dhangu	Velesunio wilsoni	missing			missing								missing				0	1	0		0	0		no
Dhay’yi	Velesunio wilsoni	missing			missing												0	1	0		0	0		no
Dhuwal	Velesunio wilsoni	djärrwiṯ	dya:rrgiṯ		inheritance								simplex				0	1	0		0	0		no
Djapu	Velesunio wilsoni		dya:rrwirt		inheritance												0	1	0		0	0
Djinang	Velesunio wilsoni	nganka	ŋanka		unknown								simplex				0	1	0		0	0		no
Gooniyandi	Velesunio wilsoni	ngawaya	ngawaya		unknown								underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Gumatj	Velesunio wilsoni	djärrwiṯ	dya:rrwiṯ		inheritance								underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Gupapuyngu	Velesunio wilsoni	mämbal	dhärrwit		inheritance								simplex				0	1	0		0	0		no
Gurindji	Velesunio wilsoni	tuku	tuku		loan			Western Mirndi	Jam. & Ngarinyman taka; source teke in a Jarr lg?				underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Guugu Yimidhirr	Velesunio wilsoni	thuwan-ga	thuwan.ga	FW mussel, Cyrena jukesii	unique								underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Jaru	Velesunio wilsoni	tyakulu	tyakulu		loan			Worrorran	mussel, shell, pearlshell - tyakuli	WW	%tyakuli		uncoded				0	1	0		0	0		no
Jingulu	Velesunio wilsoni	kurtityalaka	kurtityalaka		unknown								underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Kija	Velesunio wilsoni	kerrewul	kerrewul		inheritance	Jarragan							underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Koko-Bera	Velesunio wilsoni	missing			missing
Kuku-Thaypan	Velesunio wilsoni	arrginthang	arrginthang		unique								underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Kuku-Yalanji	Velesunio wilsoni	mukirr	mukirr		unique								underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Kurtjar	Velesunio wilsoni	nyomok ~ nyimok	nyomok ~ nyimok		unique								underived		eeny	animal; shell is walach	0	1	0		0	0	No indication as to fresh- or saltwater	no
Kuuk Thaayorre	Velesunio wilsoni	tha'ay; ngat- & thukin; ngat- & wuunhth; ngat-	tha'ay; ngat- & thukin; ngat- & wuunhth; ngat-		unique							No distinction given in source except that thukin is white & wuunhth is long; fw vs. sw not mentioned	underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Miriwung	Velesunio wilsoni	gerrawung	gerrawung		inheritance	kerrawu	Jarragan						underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Ngandi	Velesunio wilsoni	gurupu7	gurupil		unknown								simplex				0	1	0		0	0		no
Ngarinyin	Velesunio wilsoni	bambarri	bambarri		loan		proto-Worrorran	Bunuba					underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Ngumbarl	Velesunio wilsoni		bukarrakulan		unique								missing				0	1	0		0	0		no
Nyikina	Velesunio wilsoni	kakaroo	kakaroo		unknown								underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Rembarrnga	Velesunio wilsoni	missing	tyerrkert		loan direction unknown			Wubuy					missing				0	1	0		0	0		no
Ritharrngu	Velesunio wilsoni	mämbal	dya:rrgirt		inheritance								simplex				0	1	0		0	0		no
Tjaapukay	Velesunio wilsoni	missing	missing		missing												0	1	0		0	0		no
Uw-Olkol	Velesunio wilsoni	missing	missing		missing												0	1	0		0	0		no
Uw-Oykangand	Velesunio wilsoni	missing	missing		missing												0	1	0		0	0		no
Walmajarri	Velesunio wilsoni	kakaru	kakaru		loan			Nyikina	maybe form a Marrngu language?				underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Wardaman	Velesunio wilsoni	naribu	naribu		unknown								uncoded				0	1	0		0	0		no
Warlpiri	Velesunio wilsoni	tangkila	tangkila		unknown				could be a loan from Warumungu, or could be inheritance lost from Ngumpin				underived				0	1	0		0	0		no
Wik Ngathan	Velesunio wilsoni	missing	missing		missing												0	1	0		0	0		no
Wubuy	Velesunio wilsoni	tyarrirt	tyarrirt		loan direction unknown			Rembarrnga									0	1	0		0	0
Wunambal	Velesunio wilsoni		la:rru		unique		proto-Worrorran										0	1	0		0	0		no
Yan-nhangu	Velesunio wilsoni	mämbal	ma:mbal		doubtful loan			Ngandi					simplex				0	1	0		0	0		no
Yawuru	Velesunio wilsoni	missing	missing		missing								missing				0	1	0		0	0		no
Yir-Yoront	Velesunio wilsoni	wirq; kumn & mirtangrr	kumn-wir7 & mirtangrr		unique								compound	kumn 'thigh', wirq 'bone (as felt from outside)'			0	1	0	all seasons, peaking in Wet	0	0		no


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

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