Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

waterlily

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	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Psychotropic	Traded	Dangerous
Bardi	Nymphaea macrosperma	widamaŋaran	widamaŋaran		loan			Nyulnyul		underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Bunuba	Nymphaea macrosperma	gadjari	gadjari		loan			Jarragan		underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Burarra	Nymphaea macrosperma	birdik	birdik	Water Lily	unknown					simplex				0	1		2		0	0	no
Dhangu	Nymphaea macrosperma	dhatam(')	dhatam(')		inheritance					simplex				0	1		2		0	0	no
Dhay’yi	Nymphaea macrosperma	missing			missing									0	1		2		0	0	no
Dhuwal	Nymphaea macrosperma	ḏatam	ḏatam		inheritance					simplex				0	1		2		0	0	no
Djapu	Nymphaea macrosperma		rdatam		inheritance									0	1		2		0	0
Djinang	Nymphaea macrosperma	missing			missing					missing				0	1		2		0	0	no
Gajirrabeng	Nymphaea macrosperma	garrjang, geloowoorrng	karrtyang		inheritance	karrtya	Jarragan		also geloowoorrng	underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Gooniyandi	Nymphaea macrosperma	gaddingaddi	gaddingaddi		inheritance	karrikarri	Bunuban			underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Gumatj	Nymphaea macrosperma	wakwak	dhatam(')		inheritance					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Gupapuyngu	Nymphaea macrosperma	dhatam(')	dhatam(7)		inheritance					simplex				0	1		2		0	0	no
Gurindji	Nymphaea macrosperma	mintaarraty	mintaarraty		unknown					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Guugu Yimidhirr	Nymphaea macrosperma	digirr & muumba & muunhthiina & ngurri & wanagan & wangana	digirr & muumba & muunhthiina & ngurri & wanagan & wangana	edible water lily sp, Nymphaea coerulea & water lily (edible when cooked in gurrma) & edible water lily & edible water lily & edible swamp lily sp & edible water lily w small leaf	unique					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Jaru	Nymphaea macrosperma	karrtya	karrtya		loan			Jarragan		uncoded				0	1		2		0	0	no
Jingulu	Nymphaea macrosperma	mukurumi	mukurumi		unknown					derived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Kija	Nymphaea macrosperma	karrjany	karrjany		inheritance	karrtya	Jarragan			underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Koko-Bera	Nymphaea macrosperma	pínmvkàrrvng; ma-	ma-pínmvkàrrvng	lily (sweet white [Nymphaea sp])	unique					compound	??
Kuku-Thaypan	Nymphaea macrosperma	arrndw3m; ci- & arryelnggal; ci-	arrndw3m; ci- & arryelnggal; ci-		unique					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Kuku-Yalanji	Nymphaea macrosperma	kababina	kababina		unique					compound	/kaba/ 'rain' + *bina (ear)???			0	1		2		0	0	no
Kurtjar	Nymphaea macrosperma	ngorrirdoethim	ngorrirdoethim		unique					underived	??		maay	0	1	stalk, seeds, corm all eaten and named separately	2		0	0	no
Kuuk Thaayorre	Nymphaea macrosperma	ngurp; may-	ngurp; may-		unique					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Mbabaram	Nymphaea macrosperma	missing	missing		missing									0	1		2		0	0	no
Miriwung	Nymphaea macrosperma	nageng	nageng		unique					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Ngandi	Nymphaea macrosperma	burpa7-barŋ	burpa7		semantic shift				burpa7 “water lily species”, -barŋ “sour, bad-tasting”	derived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Ngarinyin	Nymphaea macrosperma	ngudyimbun	ngudyimbun		unknown		proto-Worrorran	Bunuba?		uncoded				0	1		2		0	0	no
Ngarluma	Nymphaea macrosperma		martuwari		unique									0	1		2		0	0
Nimanburru	Nymphaea macrosperma	loŋomb	loŋomb		inheritance					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Nyikina	Nymphaea macrosperma	lambirr lambirr	lambirr lambirr		unique					reduplicated				0	1		2		0	0	no
Nyulnyul	Nymphaea macrosperma	wirrmangarrin	wirrmangarrin		unique					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Pakanh	Nymphaea macrosperma	paayen; mayi	mayi-paayen		unknown					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Rembarrnga	Nymphaea macrosperma	burbba	purppa		loan			Ngandi						0	1		2		0	0	no
Ritharrngu	Nymphaea macrosperma	dhatam(')	dhatam(7)		inheritance					simplex				0	1		2		0	0	no
Tjaapukay	Nymphaea macrosperma	mimu: & waybi	mimu: & waypi	waterlily & waterlily	unique					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Uw-Olkol	Nymphaea macrosperma	antun; egng	egng-antun	waterlily, Nymphoides gigantea	unique					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Uw-Oykangand	Nymphaea macrosperma	antun; egng	egng-antun	waterlily, Nymphoides gigantea	unique					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Walmajarri	Nymphaea macrosperma	lukarri	lukarri		unknown					underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Wardaman	Nymphaea macrosperma	garlwarrg	garlwarrg		unknown					uncoded				0	1		2		0	0	no
Warlpiri	Nymphaea macrosperma	purumpuru	purumpuru		loan			Warumungu		reduplicated				0	1		2		0	0	no
Warrwa	Nymphaea macrosperma		lungumba		inheritance									0	1		2		0	0
Wik Ngathan	Nymphaea macrosperma	umpe-yel	umpvyel	waterlily, Nymphaea lotus var. australis	inheritance	*umpiy	pWik			compound		may		0	1	mature plant may yuweth; edible stems may pooeykel;; edible seeds may wum	2		0	0	no
Worrorra	Nymphaea macrosperma	gulo:rr	gulo:rr		unknown		proto-Worrorran			uncoded				0	1		2		0	0	no
Wubuy	Nymphaea macrosperma		wiril		unknown									0	1		2		0	0
Wunambal	Nymphaea macrosperma	ŋulindja	ŋulindja		unknown		proto-Worrorran			underived				0	1		2		0	0	no
Yan-nhangu	Nymphaea macrosperma	wakwak	wakwak		unique					reduplicated				0	1		2		0	0	no
Yawuru	Nymphaea macrosperma	missing	missing		missing					missing				0	1		2		0	0	no
Yidiny	Nymphaea macrosperma	missing	missing		missing									0	1		2		0	0	no
Yir-Yoront	Nymphaea macrosperma	thenhthrr; may- & kunkalmvlh; may- & parn; may-	may-thenhthrr & may-kunkalmvlh & may-parn		unique					underived	/kunkalmvlh/ prob. /kun/ 'bottom' + /kalm/ + /lh/			0	1	various parts, separately named	2	Post-Wet (kunkalmvlh); stems (may-kach, may-kewrr) Post-Wet peaking in Dry; peak in Post-Wet extending into Dry (thentherrl)	0	0	no


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

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