cottontail rabbit

Semantic Field
flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
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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
Bankalachi Toloim Sylvilagus audobonii che'-yu Cottontain rabbit, Sylvilagus audobonii loan Yokuts Proto-NimYokuts *CHhiw (Golla 1964:61) (CH is retro ch); same underived C. H. Merriam 72-77, 60-451 2 1 0 0 0 no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone Sylvilagus audobonii tapun Cottontail rabbit (Lepus auduboni) inheritance *tapuC/*taput Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 1707 (2008:242) same underived Crapo 1976:120 2 1 0 0 0 no
Cahuilla Sylvilagus audobonii távut ˈtavut cottontail inheritance *tapuC Uto-Aztecan S1707 (Stubbs 2009:242) same other complex tavu-t -7aʃ "pet" animal is -7ash; the meat is with a meat classifier, usually -sex7a “cooked item” or -wa7 “roasted item” (Seiler 1977:304-5) Seiler & Hioki 1979:200 no info 2 1 unmarried boys could not eat their own small game; they gave it to another family (often the mother's family) (Strong 1929:78) no info hunted Men boiled, roasted 0 0 North America Diverse habitats no
Central Sierra Miwok Sylvilagus audobonii Tós:ewe- rabbit (Merriam confirms cottontail) loan Takic Note Cup. tisixat, Kit. tɨhokt, Ser. tiiyrhaqt??? Also In Miss as per Merriam); *tosa “white” in PUA other complex -we 2 1 0 0 0 no
Chemehuevi Sylvilagus audobonii tavútsI Cottontail rabbit (Lepus auduboni) inheritance *tapuC/*taput Proto-Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 1707 (2008:242) same other complex has -ci ABS Harrington Chemehuevi Noun List 2 1 0 0 0 no
Chumash Barbareno Sylvilagus audobonii kun' rabbit inheritance *kuni Proto-Chumash Klar 1977:105 underived Beeler 1978:178 2 1 0 0 0 no
Chumash Ineseno Sylvilagus audobonii koon' cottontail rabbit inheritance *kuni Proto-Chumash Klar 1977:105 underived Merriam 55:5 2 1 0 0 0 no
Chumash Obispeno Sylvilagus audobonii tʸuni' jackrabbit (a reversal here?) inheritance *kuni Proto-Chumash Klar 1977:105 ; I think this is NOT a reversal, Rosario Cooper said she was not sure which one was the liebre (JPH III:1:0184). So this should be corrected. underived Klar 1977:105 2 1 0 0 0 no
Chumash Ventureno Sylvilagus audobonii timew rabbit (Merriam 55:39 confirms cottontail); but note ku'nU “conejo prietito”; JPH says timew is “larger than ku'nU” unique underived Mamet 2008:57 2 1 0 0 0 no
Cocopa Sylvilagus audobonii xłyɂa· desert cottontail inheritance Proto-Yuman Kiliwa xa?law same underived Crawford 1989 2 1 0 0 0 no
Comanche Sylvilagus audobonii tabú?kia? rabbit inheritance *taput/C Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 1707 (2008:242) same other complex I don't know wht the -kia? thing is 2 1 0 0 0 no
Cupeño Sylvilagus audobonii tisixat ˈtisixat cottontail rabbit inheritance *tosa-kammu Northern Uto-Aztecan S1709 (Stubbs 2009:242) compound -- white-jackrabbit. I doubt this analysis although “white” is OK. same other complex ˈtisixa-t cottontail-npn (root etymologically contains word for “white”) -ʔaʃ "pet" possessive classifier for animals Hill & Nolasquez 1973:176 no info 2 1 no info hunted men diverse preparations; skins used for blankets 0 0 blankets probably traded North America diverse habitats no
Esselen Sylvilagus audobonii čiši, čiš- cottontail rabbit unique Esselen Shaul 1986:696 compares costanoan words čeye-s/š “hare” underived Shaul 1995:227 2 1 0 0 0 no
Gabrielino Sylvilagus audobonii to$o:xot, to$o:kot toˈşo:xot conejo inheritance *tosa-kammu Northern Uto-Aztecan S1709 (Stubbs 2009:242) compound -- white-jackrabbit; I doubt the kammu part same other complex toˈşo:xo-t cottontail-npn -ʔaʧ "pet" possessive classifier for animals Harrington 453, 603, 161 no info 2 Couplet in Luiseno, so probably at Creator's mourning ceremony 1 McC p. 116 no info hunted men roasted, boiled, bones ground 0 0 rabbit-skin blankets traded North America Diverse habitats no
Iipay 'Aa Sylvilagus audobonii hellyaaw cottontail rabbit inheritance Proto-Yuman Kiliwa xa?law; Mojave halyɂaw; Cocopa Cocopa xłyɂa·; Yavapai hlo same underived may be related to word for “moon”; there is a rabbit in the moon Couro & Hutcheson 1973 2 1 0 0 0 no
Kawaiisu Sylvilagus audobonii tavu-ci cottontail inheritance *tapuC/*taput Proto-Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 1707 (2008:242) same other complex tavu-ci cottontail-ABS Zigmond et al. 2 1 0 0 0 no
Kiliwa Sylvilagus audobonii xa?law cottontail rabbit inheritance Proto-Yuman Yavapai hló, Mojave halyɂaw; Cocopa xłyɂa· same underived Mixco 1985 2 1 0 0 0 no
Kitanemuk Sylvilagus audobonii tɨhokt ˈtɨhokt rabbit sp., with white tail inheritance *tosa-kammu Northern Uto-Aztecan S1709 (Stubbs 2009:242) compound -- white-jackrabbit, pretty eroded in this language! Frankly I doubt the kammu part. Note Central and Southern Sierra Miwok Tós:ewe-, Cupeno tisixat. same other complex ˈtɨhok-t cottontail-npn (ultimately from adjective for “white”, PUA *tosa-ka- -ʔacit "pet" possessive classifier for animals Anderton 1988:521 no info 2 1 no info hunted men roasted, boiled, bones ground, diverse preparations; fur used in blankets 0 0 rabbit-skin blankets trades North America Diverse habitats no
Lake Miwok Sylvilagus audobonii nómeh cottontail (et) loan Pomo note Pomo forms no:mi, nomik, and Patwin nomi:k “cottontail”; but Pmiw *nome$ so an old loan underived Callaghan 1965 2 1 0 0 0 no
Luiseño Sylvilagus audobonii tóo$axit ʹto:şaxit cottontail rabbit inheritance *tosa-kammu Northern Uto-Aztecan S1709 (Stubbs 2009:242) compound -- white-jackrabbit; frankly I doubt the *kammu part but white is fine same other complex ʹto:şaxi-t cottontail-non.possessed.noun Elliott 1999:963 no info 2 couplet: toovit, too$axit “brush rabbit, cottontail” 1 most important game (Sparkman 1908:197) no info hunted men broiling on hot coals, rarely boiled. Cooked in earth oven and flesh and bones pounded in mortar for storage (Sparkman 1908:198); skin woven into blankets 0 0 blankets may have been traded North America diverse habitats no
Maidu Sylvilagus audobonii téloli cottontail unique other complex -i is stem former Shipley 1963 2 1 0 0 0 no
Mojave Sylvilagus audobonii halyɂaw cottontail rabbit inheritance Proto-Yuman Yavapai hló, Kiliwa xa?law; Yuma xaly7a/w “rabbit” Halpern 3:205 same underived They don't note it -- but note halyɂa “moon” and recall that there is a rabbit on the moon's face Munro et al.1992 2 1 0 0 0 no
Mutsun Sylvilagus audobonii your-rā, ur-dā yu-ren JPH per CHM cottontail rabbit inheritance Costanoan Kroeber 1910 has weren, wiren, probably the same item, as Cos underived Merriam 55:405 2 1 0 0 0 no
Nisenan Sylvilagus audobonii pala:l cottontail inheritance *pal Maiuduan Callaghan 2001:26 #109 underived Uldall & Shipley 1966 2 1 0 0 0 no
Northern Paiute Sylvilagus audobonii taboo'oo (Y) Cottontail rabbit (Lepus audoboni) inheritance *tapuC/*taput Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 1707 (2008:242) same underived Merriam 61:135 2 1 0 0 0 no
Northern Sierra Miwok Sylvilagus audobonii hika:k-y cottontail/blue brushrabbit (Merriam confirms cottontail) inheritance Eastern Miwokan In Mip other complex -y nominalizer Callaghan 1987 2 1 0 0 0 no
Plains Miwok Sylvilagus audobonii hika- cottontail inheritance Eastern Miwokan In Mins underived Callaghan 1984 2 1 0 0 0 no
Salinan A Sylvilagus audobonii map' rabbit (Merriam 55:369 confirms cottontail) loan Migueleño Salinan ultimately probably from Chumash (Turner 1983:226) underived Mason 1918:123 2 1 0 0 0 no
Salinan M Sylvilagus audobonii map' rabbit (Merriam 55:369 confirms cottontail) loan Chumash Turner 1983:226; Chumashan *ma7 “jackrabbit” underived Mason 1918:123 2 1 0 0 0 no
Seri (Comcaac) Sylvilagus audobonii hapxa cotton-tail rabbit unique same underived Comcaac Dictionary 342 2 1 0 0 0 no
Serrano Sylvilagus audobonii tiiyrhaqt cottontail rabbit (CHM confirms 72-27) inheritance *tosa-kammu (Stubbs); this is *tosa-xaC- by me Northern Uto-Aztecan S1709 (Stubbs 2009:242); frankly I doubt Stubbs kammu (jackrabbit in Numic). . Note Central and Southern Sierra Miwok Tós:ewe-, Cupeno tisixat. other complex -t NPN KCHill ms 2001:56 2 1 0 0 0 no
Southern Paiute Sylvilagus audobonii tavutsI Cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus audobonii) inheritance *tapuC/*taput Proto-Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 1707 (2008:242) same other complex has -tsi ABS Sapir 1930:670 2 1 0 0 0 no
Southern Sierra Miwok Sylvilagus audobonii ti:we- cottontail rabbit (Merriam has tōs'sā'-wā loan Yokuts ti:we is Yokutsan loan (*thiw Golla 1964:61) underived Broadbent 1964: 2 1 0 0 0 no
Southern Ute Sylvilagus audobonii tavú-cI rabbit inheritance *tapuC/*taput Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 1707 (2008:242) same other complex has -ci ABS Givon 1979 2 1 0 0 0 no
Tübatulabal Sylvilagus audobonii tahpunt tahˈpunt cottontail inheritance *tapuN- Uto-Aztecan S1707 (Stubbs 2009:242) same other complex tahˈpun-t cottontail-npn Hill 2010:82 no info 2 1 no info hunted men roasted, pelt for diverse uses 0 0 I think rabbitskin blankets were traded North America Diverse habitats no
Tümpisa Shoshone Sylvilagus audobonii tapun cottontail rabbit inheritance *tapuC/*taput Proto-Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 1707 (2008:242) same underived Dayley 1989:279 2 1 0 0 0 no
Wappo Sylvilagus audobonii hóčha cottontail (CHM says is brush rabbit, cottontail not there) unique underived Sawyer 1965 2 1 0 0 0 no
Washo Sylvilagus audobonii c'áli7 cottontail rabbit unique underived Merriam 55:299; WPD 2 1 0 0 0 no
Western Mono Sylvilagus audobonii teewa cottontail rabbit loan Yokuts Proto-NimYokuts *CHhiw (Golla 1964:61) (CH is retro ch); probably from Chukchansi tā'-ŏ (Merriam) same underived Bethel et al.:209 no info 2 1 no info hunted men no info 0 0 rabbit skins from E. Mono (Spier 1978:427) no
Wintu Sylvilagus audobonii wacit cottontail (CHM “brush rabbit” but cottontail at 56:99 McCloud dialect) unique other complex waci “cry”, the crying one, crybaby Pitkin 1985 2 1 0 0 0 no
Yavapai Sylvilagus audobonii hló cottontail inheritance Proto-Yuman Kiliwa xa?law; Mojave halyɂaw; Cocopa Cocopa xłyɂa· unknown Shaterian 1983 2 1 0 0 0 no
Yokuts Palewyami Sylvilagus audobonii tiu cottontail rabbit inheritance *č,hiw, *thiw Yokutsan Golla 1964:61 same underived Kroeber 1961:200 2 1 0 0 0 no
Yokuts Yawdanchi Sylvilagus audobonii ti'w cottontail (Merriam confirms 58:359) inheritance *č,hiw, *thiw Yokutsan Golla 1964:61 same underived Kroeber 1961:200 2 1 0 0 0 no
Yokuts Yowlumne Sylvilagus audobonii tsiuʷ, ç'i'iw çi'iw N 218 cottontail rabbit inheritance *č,hiw, *thiw Yokutsan Golla 1964:61 same underived Newman 1944:218 2 1 0 0 0 no
Yuki Sylvilagus audobonii pu:la>n LL, pu:lʌNm LF brush rabbit, cottontail unique underived Sawyer & Schlichter 1984 2 1 0 0 0 no
Yuma Sylvilagus audobonii xaly7a/w Cottontail rabbit (Lepus audoboni) inheritance Proto-Yuman Yavapai hló, Kiliwa xa?law; unknown Merriam 61:453, Halpern 3:205 2 1 0 0 0 no