Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

shark (generic)

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	Dangerous
Bardi	Selachimorpha	joorroo	joorroo		inheritance								phrase				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Burarra	Selachimorpha	missing			missing								missing				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Dhangu	Selachimorpha	missing			missing								missing				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Dhay’yi	Selachimorpha	buḻ'manydji	burl7manydyi		inheritance				cf “-manydyi” Yan-nhangu dyad								0	0	0		0	0	variable
Dhuwal	Selachimorpha	missing			missing								missing				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Djinang	Selachimorpha	missing			missing								missing				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Gooniyandi	Selachimorpha	missing			missing								missing				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Gumatj	Selachimorpha	missing			missing												0	0	0		0	0	variable
Gupapuyngu	Selachimorpha	bul'mandji	bul'mandji	Generic for all sharks	inheritance												0	0	0		0	0	variable
Guugu Yimidhirr	Selachimorpha	burruunh-burruunh & galga-nambarr & guliman & nhumba & ngamu & walaaynggurr & yawu	burruunhburruunh & galganambarr & guliman & nhumba & ngamu & walaaynggurr & yawu	estuarine shark (grey) & blind shark & black-tipped & shark sp & shark sp & white shark or hammerhead & small shark sp	unique				/yawu/ to GYim yawu 'stingray' and poss. to pPaman *ya(:)wa(ra)				reduplicated			/yungan/ 'small or immature shark' is possibly generic for sharks.	0	0	0		0	0	variable
Koko-Bera	Selachimorpha	kanhthérr; ko-	ko-kanhthérr	shark (sp. not identified; not generic)	unique								simplex
Kuku-Thaypan	Selachimorpha	amadha-añja	amadha-añja		loan			unknown	Rigsby suggests loan status but does not know source				compound				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Kuku-Yalanji	Selachimorpha	yaburr & bilmbin	yaburr & bilmbin		unique								underived				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Kurtjar	Selachimorpha	worrighith & leempik & bhirkwath	worrighith & leempik & bhirkwath		unique							No generic	underived		wanhthork ~ wooy		0	0	0		0	0	variable
Kuuk Thaayorre	Selachimorpha	witan; ngat	witan; ngat		unique							No colloquial English specific given, but unclear whether this is geneic	underived				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Mbabaram	Selachimorpha	missing	missing		missing												0	0	0		0	0	variable
Miriwung	Selachimorpha	gayawung	gayawung		unknown								underived				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Ngandi	Selachimorpha	missing			missing								missing				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Ngarinyin	Selachimorpha	ganamarr, ganamat	ganamarr, ganamat		loan	*kanamarr	proto-Worrorran	Worrorra					uncoded				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Ngumbarl	Selachimorpha	tcharrambul	tcharrambul		inheritance								underived				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Nimanburru	Selachimorpha	lolol	lolol		inheritance								reduplicated				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Nyangumarta	Selachimorpha	parlarri	parlarri		unique								underived				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Nyikina	Selachimorpha	ngankoo	ngankoo		loan			Marrngu		WW	%nganku		underived				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Nyulnyul	Selachimorpha	lolol	lolol		inheritance								reduplicated				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Pakanh	Selachimorpha	missing	missing		missing												0	0	0		0	0	variable
Rembarrnga	Selachimorpha	missing			missing								missing				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Ritharrngu	Selachimorpha	missing			missing								missing				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Tjaapukay	Selachimorpha	missing	missing		missing												0	0	0		0	0	variable
Uw-Olkol	Selachimorpha	missing	missing		missing												0	0	0		0	0	variable
Uw-Oykangand	Selachimorpha	missing	missing		missing												0	0	0		0	0	variable
Walmajarri	Selachimorpha	nganku	nganku		loan			Marrngu	also in Nyikina	WW	%nganku		underived				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Wik Ngathan	Selachimorpha	katheng	kathvng	sharks & rays (generic)	unique								underived	gerundial of kathe- 'to tie': 2nd-order generic, as in minh katheng 'tying meats, i.e. sharks & rays', katheng warp 'sawfish'			0	0	0		0	0	variable
Worrorra	Selachimorpha	garnamarri	garnamarri		inheritance	*kanamarr	proto-Worrorran						uncoded				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Wunambal	Selachimorpha		gundleli		unique		proto-Worrorran										0	0	0		0	0	variable
Yan-nhangu	Selachimorpha	maranydjalk	maranydjalk		inheritance				also stingray				simplex				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Yawuru	Selachimorpha	wangoman	wangoman		unique								underived				0	0	0		0	0	variable
Yidiny	Selachimorpha	jajinyi (C,G) ~ balbirrigan (W)	jajinyi (C,G) ~ balbirrigan (W)		unique								underived		minya		0	0	0		0	0	variable
Yir-Yoront	Selachimorpha	worrqo; ngar-	ngar-worr7o		semantic shift							various spp.	underived	worrqo 'elder brother' as in address			0	0	0	speared (usually from hand); beginning in Post-Wet & peaking in Dry & Pre-Wet	0	0	variable


Bardi
Burarra
Dhangu
Dhay’yi
Dhuwal
Djinang
Gooniyandi
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Guugu Yimidhirr
Koko-Bera
Kuku-Thaypan
Kuku-Yalanji
Kurtjar
Kuuk Thaayorre
Mbabaram
Miriwung
Ngandi
Ngarinyin
Ngumbarl
Nimanburru
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Nyulnyul
Pakanh
Rembarrnga
Ritharrngu
Tjaapukay
Uw-Olkol
Uw-Oykangand
Walmajarri
Wik Ngathan
Worrorra
Wunambal
Yan-nhangu
Yawuru
Yidiny
Yir-Yoront

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