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antelope

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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	Hypernym	Source	Association with Social Categories	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Trade Notes	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous
Bankalachi Toloim	Antilocapra americana	soi'-yōl		Antelope (Antilocapra americana)	loan			Yokuts	Chukchansi soi'-yōl; se'-yōl, Wikchamni soi-ut; Yowlumne soi'-al' soi'-ul' soi'-yul	WW	%sok	same	underived	compare to “elk”; some derivation here				C. H. Merriam 72-77, 60-451		2	1		0							no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Antilocapra americana	wancih, kwaty” (Duckwater: kwahaten)		antelope	inheritance	*wanci	Numic		Stubbs 53 (2008:45); what is the kwahatyn word, I wonder??? Also in Comanche from 19th C			same	underived	may mean “gray-haired one”				Crapo 1976:106		2	1		0							no
Cahuilla	Antilocapra americana	ténilʸ	ˈteniʎ	antelope	inheritance	*tɨn(nV)-	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S52 (Stubbs 2009:45), the *tɨm(V)nV- possibility is worth considering. May be a loan into PNUA from Proto-Kiowa-Tanoan.			same	other complex	teni-ly	-7aʃ "pet"	animal is -7ash; the meat is with a meat classifier, usually -sex7a “cooked item” or -wa7 “roasted item” (Seiler 1977:304-5)	suqtam “game” (literally, deer-plural)	Seiler & Hioki 1979:2009	no info	2	1		no info	hunted	Men	boiled, roasted		Western North America	open areas	no
Central Sierra Miwok	Antilocapra americana	há:lušu-		antelope	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		hal form in all Mis, Mip				underived					Freeland & Broadbent 1960		2	1		0							no
Chemehuevi	Antilocapra americana	wántsI		Antelope (Antilocapra)	inheritance	*wan-tsi	Proto-Numic		Note T. Shoshone wanzi			same	other complex	has -ci ABS				Harrington Chemehuevi Noun List		2	1		0							no
Chumash Barbareno	Antilocapra americana	missing			missing								missing							2	1		0							no
Chumash Ineseno	Antilocapra americana	ʧ'ɨlɨ		antelope	inheritance								underived					Applegate 203		2	1		0							no
Chumash Obispeno	Antilocapra americana	missing			missing								missing							2	1		0							no
Chumash Ventureno	Antilocapra americana	q'aq'; na7na7a7 JPH III 91:032??		antelope	unique								underived					Merriam 55:37; JPH III:91:0142		2	1		0							no
Cocopa	Antilocapra americana	mɂu·ł		antelope	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Yavapai mɂūl; Does this contain *?-mu(w) “bighorn sheep”?? with metath? Probably.	WW	%mo:	same	underived	; may have diachronic complexity				Crawford 1989		2	1		0							no
Comanche	Antilocapra americana	cuajaré	kwahaten	ram (carnero)	unique				also in W. Shoshone, no etymology in Stubbs; note Mojave ɂaqwaq karawii, “antelope, story word”???			same	underived					Rejon 1995:40		2	1		0							no
Cupeño	Antilocapra americana	tun'-nil	ˈtəniʎ	Antelope	inheritance	*tɨn(nV)-	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S52 (Stubbs 2009:45), the *tɨm(V)nV- possibility is worth considering. May be a loan into PNUA from Proto-Kiowa-Tanoan.			same	other complex	ˈtəni-ʎ pronghorn-npn	-ʔaʃ "pet"	possessive classifier for animals		http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n251/mode/2up, p. 255	no info	2	1		no info	hunted	men	no info		western North America	open areas	no
Esselen	Antilocapra americana	missing			missing								missing							2	1		0							no
Gabrielino	Antilocapra americana	tona:r	toˈna:r	berrendo (pronghorn)	inheritance	*tɨn(nV)-	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S52 (Stubbs 2009:45), the *tɨm(V)nV- possibility is worth considering. May be a loan into PNUA from Proto-Kiowa-Tanoan.			same	other complex	toˈna:-r antelope-npn	-ʔaʧ "pet"	possessive classifier for animals		Harrington 603, 078	no info	2	1	McC p. 116	no info	hunted	men	roasted	hides often trade	Western North America	open areas	no
Iipay 'Aa	Antilocapra americana	missing			missing								missing							2	1		0							no
Kawaiisu	Antilocapra americana	wazi		antelope	inheritance		Proto-Numic		Note T. Shoshone wanzi			same	other complex	might be wan-zi antelope-ABS???				Zigmond et al.		2	1		0							no
Kiliwa	Antilocapra americana	xpar		antelope	unique							same	underived					Mixco 1985		2	1		0							no
Kitanemuk	Antilocapra americana	tɨmɨnač	ˈtɨmɨnaʧr	antelope	inheritance	*tɨn(nV)-	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S52 (Stubbs 2009:45), the *tɨm(V)nV- possibility is worth considering. May be a loan into PNUA from Proto-Kiowa-Tanoan.			same	other complex	ˈtɨmɨna-ʧr pronghorn-npn	-ʔacit "pet"	possessive classifier for animals		Anderton 1988:529	no info	2	1		no info	hunted	men	roasted, boiled		Western North America	open areas	no
Lake Miwok	Antilocapra americana	hah-loo (erased?)		antelope “here in early days”	loan		Miwokan	unknown	Mip hah-loo- “antelope”				underived					Merriam 57:515		2	1		0							no
Luiseño	Antilocapra americana	tónla	ʹtonla	antelope	inheritance	*tɨn(nV)-	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S52 (Stubbs 2009:45), the *tɨm(V)nV- possibility is worth considering. May be a loan into PNUA from Proto-Kiowa-Tanoan.			same	other complex	ʹton-la pronghorn-non.possessed.noun			tó'wiyam “wild animals, principally edible meat animals” ; the sixth stage of Creation (Harrington 1978:116)	Elliott 1999:955	no info	2	1	last were killed 20 years before Sparkman; lived arond Temecula	no info	hunted	men	like deer, presumably		Western North America	open areas	no
Maidu	Antilocapra americana	kama		antelope	unique								underived					Shipley 1963		2	1		0							no
Mojave	Antilocapra americana	ɂaqwaq karawii		antelope (story word)	unique							same	phrase	deer ?				Munro et al.1992		2	1		0							no
Mutsun	Antilocapra americana	tiwyen		antelope	unique				Note NUA *tɨ(mmɨ)n(nV)-; Merriam recorded tŭ-winz for Serrano ??? Merriam has te'-wen in Rumsen 55:437				underived					Okrand 1977:85		2	1		0							no
Nisenan	Antilocapra americana	nah'-ŏ; now'-o; now		antelope	unique				looks familiar, like UA “meat” word -- where have I seen?				underived					Merriam 57:229		2	1		0							no
Northern Paiute	Antilocapra americana	tunna		Antelope	inheritance	*tɨmɨna	Northern Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 52 (2008:45)			same	underived					Merriam 61:135; Yerrington Dictionary		2	1		0							no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Antilocapra americana	ha:lus-u- (?)		antelope (long-necked) (Merriam confirms)	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		In all Mis, MIP				other complex	-u nominalizer				Callaghan 1987		2	1		0							no
Plains Miwok	Antilocapra americana	hah-loo-		antelope	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		In all Mis				underived					Merriam 57:483		2	1		0							no
Salinan A	Antilocapra americana	múi'		antelope	unique		Salinan		Widespread Hokan antelope/bighorn word, Wappo moo'-oo; see all the way to Seri haamoja; Cocopa mɂu·ł “antelope, probably related to proto-Yuman ?-mu(w) “bighorn sheep”, perhaps ahat-m?u·ł ...?? An old arealism?	WW	%mo:		underived					Mason 1918:123		2	1		0							no
Salinan M	Antilocapra americana	múī'		antelope	unique		Salinan		Widespread Hokan antelope/bighorn word, see all the way to Seri haamoja; Cocopa mɂu·ł “antelope, probably related to proto-Yuman ?-mu(w) “bighorn sheep”, perhaps ahat-m?u·ł ...?? An old arealism?	WW	%mo:		underived					Mason 1918:123		2	1		0							no
Seri (Comcaac)	Antilocapra americana	haamoja		antelope	loan			Cocopa	Cocopa mɂu·ł “antelope, probably related to proto-Yuman ?-mu(w) “bighorn sheep”, perhaps ahat-m?u·ł ...??	WW	%mo:	same	underived					Comcaac Dictionary 306		2	1		0							no
Serrano	Antilocapra americana	tŭ-mertz, tŭ-winz	tymyT?	antelope	inheritance	*tɨn(nV)-	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S52 (Stubbs 2009:45), the *tɨm(V)nV- possibility is worth considering. May be a loan into PNUA from Proto-Kiowa-Tanoan. Note Mutsun tiwyen				other complex	-c NPN				Merriam 60-97, 72-77		2	1		0							no
Southern Paiute	Antilocapra americana	wantsI		Antelope (Antilocapra americanaa)	inheritance	*wantsi	Proto-Numic		Note T. Shoshone wanzi, possibly a loan, of course			same	underived	I don't think that's -tsi ABS				Sapir 1930:712		2	1		0							no
Southern Sierra Miwok	Antilocapra americana	hahl'-lo-soo; hah'-loo-sŭ		antelope	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		In all Mis, MIP				underived	has the -y suffix which Callaghan knocks off in “skunk”. What to do???				Merriam 57:449		2	1		0							no
Southern Ute	Antilocapra americana	wací-cI		antelope	inheritance	*wantsi	Numic		Note T. Shoshone wanzi, possibly a loan, of course; otherwise just S. Numic			same	other complex	has -ci ABS				Givon 1979		2	1		0							no
Tübatulabal	Antilocapra americana	māshatt	ma:ˈʃat	antelope	inheritance	*masaC-	Uto-Aztecan		S623a (Stubbs 2009:121); Stubbs missed this cognate			same	other complex	ma:ˈʃa-t pronghorn-npn				Hill 2010:44	no info	2	1		no info	hunted	men	antelope drives collaboration with Yokuts, Chumash (check)		Western North America	open areas	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Antilocapra americana	wantsi		antelope	inheritance	*wanci	Proto-Numic		Stubbs 53 (2008:45)			same	other complex	is this a real DIM???				Dayley 1989:378		2	1		0							no
Wappo	Antilocapra americana	moo'-oo		antelope	loan			unknown	Hah! The wanderwort antelope word; Salinan A mui; Widespread Hokan antelope/bighorn word, see all the way to Seri haamoja; Cocopa mɂu·ł “antelope, probably related to proto-Yuman ?-mu(w) “bighorn sheep”, perhaps ahat-m?u·ł ...?? An old arealism? Y	WW	%mo:		underived					Merriam 52:565)		2	1		0							no
Washo	Antilocapra americana	7áyɨs		antelope	unique								underived					Merriam 55:299; WPD		2	1		0							no
Western Mono	Antilocapra americana	soyonO (Bethel),soiyoti (Gayton 2:223) more like Merriam's, fix		Antelope (Antilocapra americana) in Merriam, “elk” in Bethel	loan			Yokuts	Chukchansi soi'-yōl; se'-yōl, Wikchamni soi-ut; Yowlumne soi'-al' soi'-ul' soi'-yul	WW	%sok	same	underived					Merriam 59:69; Bethel et al. 186	no info	2	1		no info	hunted	men	no info				no
Wintu	Antilocapra americana	ture:p		antelope	unique								underived					Pitkin 1985		2	1		0							no
Yavapai	Antilocapra americana	mɂūl		antelope	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Cocopa mɂu·ł; Does this contain *?-mu(w) “bighorn sheep” with metath?	WW	%mo:		unknown					Shaterian 1983		2	1		0							no
Yokuts Palewyami	Antilocapra americana	mo'-ket'		antelope	loan into protolanguage		Yokutsan	unknown	cog. w/ muxotani (Tulamni, Hometwoli) (Kroeber 1961:200); note Proto-Yuman *?-mu and Comcaac forms! Salinan moi “bighorn” (Mason). This may be a very old California word. Hah! The wanderwort antelope word; Salinan A mui; Widespread Hokan antelope/bighor	WW	%mo:	same	underived					Merriam 58:517		2	1		0							no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Antilocapra americana	coyod, coyit (220)		antelope	inheritance		Nim-Yokuts		Kroeber missing Pal., Buena Vista has the mu- form	WW	%sok	same	underived					Kroeber 1961:200		2	1		0							no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Antilocapra americana	coyol, şoyol		antelope	inheritance		Nim-Yokuts		Kroeber missing Pal., Buena Vista has the mu- form	WW	%sok	same	underived					Kroeber 1961:200		2	1		0							no
Yuki	Antilocapra americana	missing			missing								missing							2	1		0							no
Yuma	Antilocapra americana	missing			inheritance								missing							2	1		0							no


Bankalachi Toloim
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Cahuilla
Central Sierra Miwok
Chemehuevi
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Cocopa
Comanche
Cupeño
Esselen
Gabrielino
Iipay 'Aa
Kawaiisu
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Lake Miwok
Luiseño
Maidu
Mojave
Mutsun
Nisenan
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Plains Miwok
Salinan A
Salinan M
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Wappo
Washo
Western Mono
Wintu
Yavapai
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yowlumne
Yuki
Yuma

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