Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

breast

Semantic Field: body
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: pecho, seno
Meaning Portuguese: peito

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Language	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Loan Source	General Notes	Source
Achagua	kúta	kúta		inheritance			See Language page
Aché		kãʔã		inheritance			See Language page
Aguaruna	detsép, múntsu	dɨtsɨp, múntsu		inheritance			See Language page
Akawaio	manak	manak		inheritance	Proto-Carib		See Language page
Akawaio/Ingariko dialect	manatɨ (SM)	manatɨ (SM)					See Language page
Andoke	-ñeé	-ɲeé		unique			See Language page
Apalai	manaty, purohpo, puropu	manatɨ, purohpo, puropu		inheritance			See Language page
Arabana	ngama			inheritance
Araona		ac̷o					See Language page
Arutani	kotsa	kotsa					See Language page
Ashuar	netsép	nɯtsɯp					See Language page
Ayoreo		i'n̥a					See Language page
Baniwa	-kóda	-kóda		inheritance	similar to Arutani kotsa; possible loan Arawak > Arutani		See Language page
Bankalachi Toloim	peel (?) 175			inheritance
Barasano	~ohe-a	~ohe-a					See Language page
Bardi	ngamarna	ngamarna		inheritance
Bará		õ'pea					See Language page
Barí		twaa				Colombia: turə. Chibchan forms are kaʔ and c̷uʔ; c̷uʔc̷u.	See Language page
Baure	šo-n	ʃo-n		inheritance			See Language page
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	pici			inheritance
Bora	woman's breast: (mé)-mïxpʰánye	woman's brɛast: (mέ)-mɯxpʰánʲɛ		inheritance			See Language page
Bunuba	ngamu			inheritance
Burarra	ngamangama			unknown
Cahuilla	pi-ly			inheritance			S&H 1979
Camsa	kocháñ	kotʃaɲ					See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	tĩtkorich	tĩtkoɾitʃ		unique			See Language page
Carapana	cotia, õpẽã (nipple), ũpẽã (nipple)	kɔtia, ɔ̃pɛ̃ã, ũpɛ̃ã					See Language page
Carijona	susu (SM)			doutbful loan	Onomatopoeic, but possibly a loan since the same form is found in a number of areal languages; Makú /tʃütʃü/; Quechua del Pastaza /tʃutʃu/; Yucuna (Arawak) tʃuʔutʃú; Proto-Chibchan		See Language page
Cavineña	yakʷa	yakʷa		doubtful loan	Movima čah-kwa		See Language page
Cayuvava		mame					See Language page
Central Aymara	pichu (Spanish loan)	ɲuɲu					See Language page
Central Sierra Miwok	mu:/su-			inheritance
Cha'palaa		'ču-ču				Perhaps 'live-live' 04.740; or onomatopoeic.	See Language page
Chemehuevi	pih(i)/(vI)			inheritance
Chipaya		piš					See Language page
Chiriguano		-kaᵐbɨ		inheritance			See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja		tˀ-ateʔ ~ -eteʔ					See Language page
Chumash Barbareno	kutet			inheritance			Klar 1977:73
Chumash Cruzeno	tutu			inheritance			Klar 1977:73
Chumash Ineseno	kutet			inheritance			Klar 1977:73
Chumash Obispeno	tYete7			inheritance			Klar 1977:73
Chumash Ventureno	kutet			inheritance			Klar 1977:72
Chácobo	ṣ̌oma (also means "milk")	ṣ̌oma (also means "milk")		inheritance			See Language page
Cocopa	nymay, 7imay			inheritance
Cofán	utu´cho	ɯthɯʔtʃo				phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS	See Language page
Comanche	pitsii7, pItsamU			inheritance
Cubeo	ñareba	ɲarɛba		unique			See Language page
Cuiva		pe-mí-to	teta, seno, pecho, woman's breasts				Huber & Reed 1992:15
Cupeño	-pi	[pi]		inheritance
Desano	coretíbi	koretíbi		inheritance			See Language page
Dhangu	ŋamini			inheritance
Dhuwal	ŋamini
Dhuwala	ŋamini			doubtful loan
Diyari	ngama			inheritance
DiyariREU	ngarara			inheritance
Djambarrpuyngu	680			inheritance
Djapu	ŋamini			inheritance
Djeoromitxi	nõwi	nõwi					See Language page
Djinang	ngaman			inheritance
Dâw	puùn	pûn		inheritance			See Language page
Epena		hu				Also means 'breast' in general.	See Language page
Ese Ejja		tooxo		inheritance			See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	e-toxo; e-seʔo (Girard 1971); e-kwá (Girard 1971)	e-toxo; e-seʔo; e-kwá					See Language page
Eñepa	mak	mak		inheritance			See Language page
Gabrielino	ah-peep/-cho /7a-pi-p-cho/ "female breasts"			inheritance			CHM/MC241
Gajirrabeng	ngabeleng			loan	NGY
Gooniyandi	gamoo			loan
Guayabero		matíeɸ-t, mí-t		inheritance	Proto-Guahiban		See Language page
Gupapuyngu	ŋamini			inheritance
Gurindji	ngapurlu			loan
Hodï	ote (breast) me baba (chest)			unique			See Language page
Huambisa	netsep	nɨtsɨp					See Language page
Hup	pǔd	pǔd		inheritance			See Language page
Iipay 'Aa	nyemay	[ɲəˈmai]		inheritance
Ingá	chuchu	tʃutʃu					See Language page
Iquito	sipɨ'ɨja	sipɨ'ɨha		unknown			See Language page
Itonama		pi-pɨme					See Language page
Jabirr-Jabirr	ngamana	ngamana		inheritance
Jaru	ngawulu			inheritance
Jawi	neemarra; numana	nimarra; numana		inheritance
Kabiyari	ji (breast); ukhu(ta) (chest)	ji (breast); ukhu(ta) (chest)					See Language page
Kaingang	fe	Φe pãrɔ					See Language page
Kakataibo		ṣ̌oma				Breast of bird' ṣ̌oc̷i. Panoan ṣ̌ošc̷i.	See Language page
Kakua		hũʔ-daʔ [breast-cl.round]		inheritance			See Language page
Kalapalo	aɳatïgï	aɳatɨgɨ		inheritance			See Language page
Kamayurá	kam (K12)	kam (K12)		inheritance			See Language page
Karajarri	ngamarna			inheritance
Karajá		howɨ̃					See Language page
Kariña	manaty	manatɨ	breast				Courtz 2007:312
Karitiana	nõm	nõm		unknown			See Language page
Katukina		šoma				Cf. 'young woman' 02.261.	See Language page
Kawaiisu	pihi-vy			inheritance
Kija	kamu-m			inheritance
Kiliwa	ny-maayu (senos)			inheritance
Kitanemuk	pi7c			inheritance
Kokama	putis	putis		inheritance			See Language page
Koreguaje	ã'capʉ	ãʔkapʉ		unknown			See Language page
Kotiria	~pe	~pe		inheritance	E-W Tuk		See Language page
Kwazá	cẽrẽ	cẽrẽ					See Language page
Lake Miwok	mu/u			inheritance
Lengua		nime				'Breast (of a man)' is nep-ankuk.	See Language page
Lokono	(o)dio	(o)dio	breast				Pet 1987:352
Luiseño	pi-t			inheritance
Maca		-eḳfutiʔ (f.)					See Language page
Macaguan	-apú-chipar, mit	-apú-tʃipar, mit		inheritance	Proto-Guahiban		See Language page
Maidu	mi\ni/			inheritance
Maihiki	cotibɨ ja	kotibɨ xã		inheritance	compare Arawak kuta forms, e.g. Resigaro, Tariana		See Language page
Makiritare	ʔdohɨ-dɨ (IDS); iyohü:Udü (KH)	ʔdohɨ-dɨ (IDS); ijohɨ:Udɨ (KH)		unique			See Language page
Makuna	~ohe-a	~ohe-a		inheritance			See Language page
Makushi	i-manatɨ (IDS)	i-manatɨ (IDS)		inheritance			See Language page
Malyangapa	ama			inheritance
Mangala	ngamarna			inheritance
Mapoyo	tereri-'bë (chest); mati-ri (breast); punu-'bë (torso)	tereri-'bɛ (chest); mati-ri (breast); punu-'bɛ (torso)					See Language page
Mapudungun		moyo				Ranquel forms: moyo; ŋɨlʸa.	See Language page
Matses	shicdiadquid	ʃikdiadquid		unique			See Language page
Minica Witoto	hogóbe, woman's breast: mónoï	hogóbɛ, woman's breast: mónoɯ					See Language page
Miriwung	gameng			inheritance	NGY
Mithaka	ngama			inheritance
Mocoví		l-oʔweete					See Language page
Mojave	nyama			inheritance
Mosetén-Chimané		eefe					See Language page
Movima	čah-kʷa	tʃah-kʷa					See Language page
Mudburra	ngabulu
Mudburra	ngapulu			inheritance
Muinane	woman's breast: míɸaɲo	woman's breast: míɸaɲo					See Language page
Muisca	fihista	βihista					See Language page
Murui Witoto	hogobe, woman's breast: monoï	hogobɛ, woman's breast: monoɯ		inheritance	similar to Bora form		See Language page
Mutsun	mus			inheritance			O77:253
Máku	čüčü	tʃütʃü					See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect		bi:		unique			See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	pichu	pitʃu					See Language page
Ngamini	ngama			inheritance
Ngandi	gu-ngam			loan
Ngarluma	bibi			inheritance
Ngumbarl	ningamboo	ningambu		semantic shift
Nheengatu	kambi, putiá	kambi, putiá		inheritance			See Language page
Nhirrpi	ngama			inheritance
Nimanburru	dalngan	dalngan		inheritance
Ninam	thupək (ids), tI IpIk (gom), thɨɨp (EM72)	tʰupək, tɯ ɯpɯk (gom), tʰɨɨp		unique			See Language page
Nisenan	min			inheritance
Nivaclé		-axte	breast (of woman)				https://ids.clld.org/
Northern Emberá	hú	hú					See Language page
Northern Mangarla	marrngamarrnga
Northern Nyangumarta	ngamana			inheritance
Northern Paiute	nyngapy “chest”			inheritance			Thornes?
Northern Sierra Miwok	mu:su-			inheritance
Nukak		hõõ3		inheritance			See Language page
Nyangumarta	4835			inheritance
Nyikina	ngamarna	ngamarna		inheritance
Nɨpode Witoto	hogóbe, woman's breast: mónoï	hogóbɛ, woman's breast: mónoɯ					See Language page
Ocaina	bagóóhya, monn̈o	bagóóʔja, mõn:o		inheritance	similar to Bora form		See Language page
Paakantyi	ŋamo			inheritance
Paraguayan Guaraní		'kama					See Language page
Paresi	etotone	etotone		inheritance			See Language page
Pemon	manak (A1981); puete	manak (A1981); puet		inheritance			See Language page
Piapoco	ucuta, ìni 'seno'	ukuta, ìni 'seno'					See Language page
Piaroa	kahtEteh (K76)	kahtæteh		unique			See Language page
Pilagá		l-'otete					See Language page
Pirriya	ngama			inheritance
Pitta-Pitta	ngamanya			inheritance
Plains Miwok	mu:-, mu:su-			inheritance
Puinave	#NAME?	#NAME?		unique			See Language page
Pumé	čuču						See Language page
Páez	mequis	mekis					See Language page
Qawasqar		c̷exyaw				From Ag.	See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano	qhasqu (CP94)	qhasqu					See Language page
Resígaro	ó?kótáapígú	óʔkótáapígú		inheritance			See Language page
Rirratjingu	ŋamini, dhiliŋiny
Ritharrngu	ngamini			inheritance
Salinan A	ico/7 (A),			unknown
Salinan M	icu/'			unknown	Mason 1918:127
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité		nimi					See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet		neme eŋak					See Language page
Sanumá	pili paluku (EM72)	pili paluku (EM72)		unique			See Language page
Sape	wi	wi					See Language page
Secoya	cotisaihuë, ójeyó (seno)	kɔ'tisaiwɨ, 'ohɛ'jo (seno)					See Language page
Selknam		čètˀen				Cf. 'suck' 05.160; 'drink' 05.130.	See Language page
Seri (Comcaac)	iisax iizc			unknown
Serrano	pi7 (possessed, needs prefix)			inheritance
Shipibo-Konibo		ṣ̌o-ma; ṣ̌o-					See Language page
Sikuani	mipa (2)(pecho), müpabü (3)(pecho)			inheritance			See Language page
Siona	čučupˀɨ; ohepˀɨ; oheyo	tʃutʃupˀɨ; ohepˀɨ; ohejo		inheritance			See Language page
Siriano	õpĩ́; corétíbi (pecho)	õpĩ́					See Language page
Sirionó	ekiã	ekiã		inheritance			See Language page
Southern Paiute	piitsi-vi			inheritance
Southern Pastaza Quechua	chuchu	tʃutʃu					See Language page
Southern Sierra Miwok	mu:su-			inheritance
Southern Ute	pii/vI			inheritance
Sáliva	lluhllu	ʤuʔʤu		doutbful loan	Onomatopoeic, but possibly a loan since the same form is found in a number of areal languages; Makú /tʃütʃü/; Quechua del Pastaza /tʃutʃu/; Yucuna (Arawak) tʃuʔutʃú; Proto-Chibchan		See Language page
Tanimuca	kã'rĩbã 'kia (chest); ũ'pea (breast)	kã'rĩbã 'kia (chest); ũ'pea (breast)		inheritance			See Language page
Tariana	kúda	kúda		inheritance			See Language page
Tatuyo	ũpẽ-ã	ũpẽ-ã					See Language page
Taushiro	a´icha tantu´	aʔiʃa tantuʔ					See Language page
Tehuelche		'hēn				Also 'nax, 'seno, leche'.	See Language page
Tikuna	mixĩ [5, 1]	miʔĩ		unique			See Language page
Tiriyó	susu	susu		doutbful loan	Onomatopoeic, but possibly a loan since the same form is found in a number of areal languages; Makú /tʃütʃü/; Quechua del Pastaza /tʃutʃu/; Yucuna (Arawak) tʃuʔutʃú; Proto-Chibchan		See Language page
Toba		l-tete					See Language page
Trinitario		#NAME?					See Language page
Trumai	di-olem	di-olem		unique			See Language page
Tukano	cutíro	kutíro		inheritance	E-W Tuk		See Language page
Tuyuka	õ'pẽã	õʔpẽã					See Language page
Tübatulabal	pii-l			inheritance
Tümpisa Shoshone	pitsi			inheritance
Urarina	isíʨo	isítʃo		unique			See Language page
Wai Wai	∅-manatɨ-rɨ	∅-manatɨ-rɨ		inheritance			See Language page
Waikhana	o'pẽ bu'ʔu, o'pẽ-dõ (women's breast)	o'pẽ bu'ʔu, o'pẽ-dõ (women's breast)					See Language page
Waimaja	oᵽɛ̨́ŋʌ̃̀	oɸɛ̨́ŋʌ̃̀					See Language page
Walmajarri	ngamarna			doubtful loan
Wangkayutyuru	kapuju			unique
Waorani	goõ-bæ̃			unique			See Language page
Wapishana	-ˀdɨn	-ˀdɨn		inheritance	Proto-Arawak		See Language page
Wappo	hu/y			inheritance
Wari	karašišiʔ (katat)	karaʃiʃiʔ (katat)					See Language page
Warrwa	ngamarna	ngamarna		inheritance
Washo	dishu/:			unknown			J168
Waurá	siña (Payne91)	siña (Payne91)		inheritance			See Language page
Wayampi	susu	susu		doutbful loan	Onomatopoeic, but possibly a loan since the same form is found in a number of areal languages; Makú /tʃütʃü/; Quechua del Pastaza /tʃutʃu/; Yucuna (Arawak) tʃuʔutʃú; Proto-Chibchan		See Language page
Wayana	susu	susu		doutbful loan	Onomatopoeic, but possibly a loan since the same form is found in a number of areal languages; Makú /tʃütʃü/; Quechua del Pastaza /tʃutʃu/; Yucuna (Arawak) tʃuʔutʃú; Proto-Chibchan		See Language page
Wayuu		ta-čir̃a					See Language page
Western Mono	pizi/7			inheritance
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay		-tˀa'te					See Language page
Wintu	7imit “milk, breast”			inheritance
Wubuy	miimi			inheritance
Yabarana		hero'pɨrɨ					See Language page
Yagua	dutuy	ndutuj		unique			See Language page
Yaminahua		ṣ̌oma; čočo					See Language page
Yan-nhangu	ŋamun			inheritance
Yandruwandha	ngama			inheritance
Yanomam	sufu up	sufu up		inheritance			See Language page
Yanomami	pei hãkãmi (breast), pei suhe-kɨ (udder), pei suhe pə u-ka (nipple), suhe upə (EM72)	pei hãkãmi (breast), pei suhe-kɨ (udder), pei suhe pə u-ka (nipple), suhe upə (EM72)		inheritance			See Language page
Yarluyandi	ngama			inheritance
Yavapai	nyma/ya			inheritance
Yavitero	c̷ini	tsini					See Language page
Yawarrawarrka	ngama			inheritance
Yawuru	ngamarna	ngamarna		inheritance
Yine		sta; t-nɨ				Latter is woman's breast. In baby talk it is čočo. Piro-Apuriná form is 'tɨ-nɨ.	See Language page
Yokuts Palewyami	mI/\nits			inheritance			K1963
Yokuts Yawdanchi	pHO7OchH “breast, sternum”	x		inheritance			K07:241,G64
Yokuts Yowlumne	me:niT'			inheritance			Newman 1964
Yuhup	hɔ̃ʔtǝ̂g	~hɔʔ-tǝ̂g		unique			See Language page
Yuki	huy (“female, milk”)			inheritance			S&S1984
Yukpa	yubántare						See Language page
Yukuna	chu'uchú	tʃuʔutʃú		doutbful loan	Onomatopoeic, but possibly a loan since the same form is found in a number of areal languages; Makú /tʃütʃü/; Quechua del Pastaza /tʃutʃu/; Yucuna (Arawak) tʃuʔutʃú; Proto-Chibchan		See Language page
Yuruti	koo'tía, 'ṹpega (women's breast)	koo'tía, 'ṹpega (women's breast)					See Language page
Záparo	nam+tu	namɨtu					See Language page


Achagua
Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Akawaio/Ingariko dialect
Andoke
Apalai
Arabana
Araona
Arutani
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Bankalachi Toloim
Barasano
Bardi
Bará
Barí
Baure
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Bora
Bunuba
Burarra
Cahuilla
Camsa
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Cayuvava
Central Aymara
Central Sierra Miwok
Cha'palaa
Chemehuevi
Chipaya
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Cruzeno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Chácobo
Cocopa
Cofán
Comanche
Cubeo
Cuiva
Cupeño
Desano
Dhangu
Dhuwal
Dhuwala
Diyari
DiyariREU
Djambarrpuyngu
Djapu
Djeoromitxi
Djinang
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Gabrielino
Gajirrabeng
Gooniyandi
Guayabero
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Iipay 'Aa
Ingá
Iquito
Itonama
Jabirr-Jabirr
Jaru
Jawi
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kalapalo
Kamayurá
Karajarri
Karajá
Kariña
Karitiana
Katukina
Kawaiisu
Kija
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lake Miwok
Lengua
Lokono
Luiseño
Maca
Macaguan
Maidu
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Makushi
Malyangapa
Mangala
Mapoyo
Mapudungun
Matses
Minica Witoto
Miriwung
Mithaka
Mocoví
Mojave
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Mudburra
Mudburra
Muinane
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Mutsun
Máku
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Ngamini
Ngandi
Ngarluma
Ngumbarl
Nheengatu
Nhirrpi
Nimanburru
Ninam
Nisenan
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Northern Mangarla
Northern Nyangumarta
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Nukak
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Nɨpode Witoto
Ocaina
Paakantyi
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pilagá
Pirriya
Pitta-Pitta
Plains Miwok
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Qawasqar
Quechua Ayacuchano
Resígaro
Rirratjingu
Ritharrngu
Salinan A
Salinan M
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Sanumá
Sape
Secoya
Selknam
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Paiute
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tariana
Tatuyo
Taushiro
Tehuelche
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Toba
Trinitario
Trumai
Tukano
Tuyuka
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimaja
Walmajarri
Wangkayutyuru
Waorani
Wapishana
Wappo
Wari
Warrwa
Washo
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Western Mono
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Wintu
Wubuy
Yabarana
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yan-nhangu
Yandruwandha
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yarluyandi
Yavapai
Yavitero
Yawarrawarrka
Yawuru
Yine
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yowlumne
Yuhup
Yuki
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuruti
Záparo

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