Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

duck

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: pato
Meaning Portuguese: pato, marreco

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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	Ritual Notes	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	Anatidae family	kumáta (pato real); katʃúwa; úunana (pato carretero); wílili (pato giiire)	kumáta (pato real); katʃúwa; úunana (pato carretero); wílili (pato giiire)		inheritance													See Language page
Aché	Anatidae family		čĩbe		unique													See Language page
Aguaruna	Anatidae family	pátu (Spanish loan)	pátu		loan			Spanish										See Language page
Akawaio	Anatidae family	maikuuak	maɪkuak		inheritance		N Amazonian subgroup											See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Andoke	Anatidae family	õpʌipúkə̃, komãda (black)	õpʌipúkə̃, komãda (black)		unique, loan													See Language page
Apalai	Anatidae family	oropono	oropono		inheritance													See Language page
Araona	Anatidae family		hohe															See Language page															Tacn form is śośe.
Ashuar	Anatidae family	pátu (domesticated duck) (Spanish loan), íkiam pátu (wild duck), patúya	patu, ikiam patu, patuja															See Language page
Ayoreo	Anatidae family		n̥aa'ko-n̥a-i															See Language page															Also n̥aa'ko-n̥a, domestic duck. A water duck is n̥aa'ko-yike; a small water duck is kučibohaa-i. kučaa is 'thing'.
Baniwa	Anatidae family	kamidátsolo, koomáda, póopoña	kamidátsoɺo, koomáda, póopoɲa		inheritance		Central North Arawak, Rio Negro branch		Also koomáda, póopoɲa				uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Bankalachi Toloim	Anatidae	hi'-nah		mallard, “all ducks”	loan			Yokuts	Yowlumne hi'-e-nah “all ducks”,			same	underived					C. H. Merriam, 72-809, 72-77; 60-459		0		1		0				0	0			no
Bardi	Anatidae	jiibily	jiibily		loan direction unknown				WW	WW	%tyipily		underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Barí	Anatidae family		bakbā															See Language page															Generic term for all types of ducks.
Baure	Anatidae family	pohi	pohi		inheritance													See Language page
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Anatidae	pyjyn		duck (M: Ducks (all kinds)	inheritance	*picV	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 706a (2008:130)			same	underived					Crapo 1976:126		0		1		0				0	0			no
Bora	Anatidae family	nɨɨ́jɨ, wáhtsajɨ (T98)	nɨɨ́xɨ, kwáʔtsʰaxɨ		loan			Witoto										See Language page
Bunuba	Anatidae	jibilyugu	jibilyugu		loan into protolanguage	tyipilyuku	Bunuban	Jarragan	WW	WW	%tyipily		underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Burarra	Anatidae	missing			missing								missing							0		1		0				0	0			no
Cahuilla	Anatidae	sásaymalʸem	ˈsasajmaʎem	wild ducks	inheritance	*saya(C)	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S217 (and 710) Stubbs 2009:69, very consistently for “coot, mud-hen” except in Cahuilla, Cupeño			narrower (apparently does not include domestic ducks, paatu7um)	derived	contains -mal “diminutive” and is reduplicated from saji-ʎ (see below). Seiler & Hioki's form is a plural but Merriam gives sah-si-mal, a singular.	-7aʃ “pet”	Possessive classifier -7aʃ	wikikmal ?	Seiler and Hioki 1979:177; Merriam confirms “all ducks” at http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n189/mode/2up p. 201	no info	0	bird songs are all about water birds and have to do with Cahuilla history	1	Water birds are an important food source.	no info	hunted	Men	roasted, stewed, eggs eaten	0	0	Americas	Wetlands, open water	no
Candoshi-Shapra	Anatidae family	vaatsi	waatsi		doubtful loan			cf. Bora kwáʔtsʰaxɨ										See Language page
Carapana	Anatidae family	riapotaca	ɾiapɔtaka															See Language page
Carijona	Anatidae family	sahasaha (SM)			unique													See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Cavineña	Anatidae family	hohe (G71)	hohe (G71)															See Language page
Cayuvava	Anatidae family		popo															See Language page															Type of duck: pɔ'epɔe 'pato bichichi'.
Central Aymara	Anatidae family	pili (P04)	pili															See Language page
Central Sierra Miwok	Anatidae	háTha:Ta-		duck	inheritance		Sierra Miwokan only		Also in Miss				reduplicated					Freeland & Broadbent 1960		0		1		0				0	0			no
Cha'palaa	Anatidae family		['patu]															See Language page															From Span. 'pato'.
Chemehuevi	Anatidae	chŭCH	cɨg(A) (Press 1979)	All ducks; (note “choog” for “all geese”)	inheritance	*cika	Proto-Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 705 (2008:130)			same	underived					Merriam 59:531		0		1		0				0	0			no
Chipaya	Anatidae family		ḳaša															See Language page															Uru-J form is ḳaša.
Chiriguano	Anatidae family		ɨpe		inheritance													See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja	Anatidae family		kaye; ixnyeni															See Language page
Chumash Barbareno	Anatidae	missing			missing								missing							0		1		0				0	0			no
Chumash Ineseno	Anatidae	ʔoloxwoʃkoloy		duck sp	unique		Central Chumash only		Note Yokuts oxuxum (Palewyamni and Yawelmani) and oxoox in Hometwoli (Kroeber); -koloy root in Ventureno				other complex, phrase	7al- ...-Vsh, koloi				Applegate 61		0		1		0				0	0			no
Chumash Obispeno	Anatidae	tpatpa		el pato	unique				Note Salinan M helpaT'				reduplicated	t-				Harrington III:1:0303		0		1		0				0	0			no
Chumash Ventureno	Anatidae	alishnoshkoloi		duck	unique		Central Chumash only		-koloj root in Ineseno				phrase	7al-...Vsh, koloi; note 7aLmaLkoloi “alacran” JPH III:69:0483				Heizer/Pinart I:56		0		1		0				0	0			no
Chácobo	Anatidae family	araro	araro		unknown													See Language page
Cocopa	Anatidae	nyimí· láplá·p		any duck	unique							same	phrase	ny-imí· láplá·p its-foot flat				Crawford 1989		0		1		0				0	0			no
Cofán	Anatidae family	vacapi	βakapi															See Language page															phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Comanche	Anatidae	pɨɨyɨ		duck	inheritance	*picV	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 706a (2008:130)			same	underived					Robinson & Armagost 1990:163		0		1		0				0	0			no
Cubeo	Anatidae family	pátu (generic term), macajitapatu, vã́rari (pato agujan), bedebo (pato granden), ãibedejĩcʉ (pato pequeñon).	pátu (generic term), makahitapatu, vã́lali (pato agujan), bɛdɛbo (pato granden), ãibɛdɛhĩkʉ (pato pequeñon).		loan			Spanish	Also makaɣitapatu, vã́lali (pato agujan), bɛdɛbɔ (pato granden), ãibɛdɛɣĩkʉ (pato pequeñon).	WW	%patu		uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Cupeño	Anatidae	paatu	ˈpa:tuʔ	duck	loan			Spanish		WW	%pato	same	underived		-ʔaʃ "pet"	possessive classifier for animals		Hill & Nolasquez 1973:166	no info	0	figure in Coyote upbringing stories as Coyote prey	1	water birds a favorite	no info	hunted	men	roasted, stewed, eggs eaten	0	0	global	wetlands, open water	no
Desano	Anatidae family	diacara	diacara		inheritance		East Tukanoan						uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Dhangu	Anatidae	dakitaki	dakitaki		inheritance								reduplicated							0		1		0				0	0			no
Dhay’yi	Anatidae	missing			missing															0		1		0				0	0			no
Dhuwal	Anatidae	muthali(')	dakitaki		inheritance								reduplicated							0		1		0				0	0			no
Djapu	Anatidae		dakitaki		inheritance															0		1		0				0	0
Djeoromitxi	Anatidae family	parotxitxi	parotʃitʃi															See Language page
Djinang	Anatidae	missing			missing								missing							0		1		0				0	0			no
Dâw	Anatidae family	paát	pǎt		loan			Spanish					missing					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Epena	Anatidae family		[pʰa'tʰikʰa]															See Language page															From Span. 'pato'.
Ese Ejja	Anatidae family		xoxi															See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	Anatidae family	nono; xoxi (Girard 1971)	nono; xoxi															See Language page
Esselen	Anatidae	missing			missing								missing							0		1		0				0	0			no
Eñepa	Anatidae family	mičiči	mitʃitʃi		unique													See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Gabrielino	Anatidae	si7i:y	siˈʔi:j	duck	unique							same	other complex	siˈʔi:-j duck-npn (this may mean “tules” but probably not)	-ʔaʧ “pet	possessive classifier for animals	$a:t “water bird”	Harrington 604	no info	0		1	all birds eaten (McC 116)	no info	hunted	men	roasted	0	0	Americas	wetlands and open water	no
Gajirrabeng	Anatidae	tyipeleng	tyipeleng		loan into protolanguage	tyipiyluku	Jarragan	Mirndi	Mirndi form kipilyuku earlier	WW	%tyipily		underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Gooniyandi	Anatidae	lawarla	lawarla		inheritance	lawarla	Bunuban		Bunuba lawal 'black duck'				underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Guayabero	Anatidae family	catso			loan			Arawak: Achagua					missing					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Gumatj	Anatidae	muthali(')	dakitaki		inheritance								reduplicated							0		1		0				0	0			no
Gupapuyngu	Anatidae	muthali(')	muthali(7)		inheritance								simplex							0		1		0				0	0			no
Gurindji	Anatidae	jipilyuku	jipilyuku		loan			Jarragan	WW	WW	%tyipily		underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Guugu Yimidhirr	Anatidae	dunguuyngga & thuril-thuril	dunguuyngga & thuril-thuril		unique								underived	/thurilthuril/ identity questioned in source						0		1		0				0	0
Hodï	Anatidae family	abo tuwẽlõ lãhã	abo tuwẽlõ lãhã		unique								uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Huambisa	Anatidae family	patu (Spanish loan)	patu															See Language page
Hup	Anatidae family	deh pǔp	deh pǔp		unique				possible calque from Tukano? 'water + ?'				compound	water ?				See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Iipay 'Aa	Anatidae	paat		duck	loan			Spanish	pato; Except note Kiliwa t+walu=xa?=kw+paa-t “tide bird” where paa-t is “swims”; but “swim” is aapull in IA, not paa	WW	%pato	same	underived					Couro & Hutcheson 1973		0		1		0				0	0			no
Ingá	Anatidae family	iaku pato (wild duck) (Spanish loan)																See Language page
Iquito	Anatidae family	páatu (MC: From Spanish pato); aaca páatu (Cairina moschata; MC: compound: water ɨ duck); pújari (Oxyura dominica)	páatu (MC: From Spanish pato); aaka páatu (Cairina moschata; MC: compound: water + duck); púhari (Oxjura dominica)		loan			Spanish										See Language page
Itonama	Anatidae family		naʔuʔka; woʔroro															See Language page															Latter form is 'water duck'.
Jaru	Anatidae	nyiman	nyiman		inheritance	nyiman	Ngumpin-Yapa		tyipilyuku 'black duck'				uncoded							0		1		0				0	0			no
Jingulu	Anatidae	kipilyawurni	kipilyawurni		unknown								underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Kabiyari	Anatidae family	kúmana	kúmana															See Language page
Kaingang	Anatidae family	pègmèg	pɛ̃n tãper; kuɲhɛ̃ŋ; kuɲhãŋ															See Language page
Kakataibo	Anatidae family		no'nõ															See Language page															Panoan nonoma.
Kakua	Anatidae family		~baɁ-búbɁ		loan			Hup					missing					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Kamayurá	Anatidae family	tsiwet (M2000)	tsiwet (M2000)		unique													See Language page
Kanamarí	Anatidae family	wahbim	wahbim	pato														Magalhães 2018:359
Karajarri	Anatidae		ŋaraŋara		unknown															0		1		0				0	0			no
Kariña	Anatidae family	kutuwa	kutuwa	duck														Courtz 2007:308														no
Karitiana	Anatidae family	kyky	kɨkɨ		unknown													See Language page
Katukina	Anatidae family		nonõ															See Language page
Kawaiisu	Anatidae	čiga-zi		duck	inheritance	*cika	Proto-Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 705 (2008:130)			same	other complex	čiga-zi duck-ABS				Zigmond et al.		0		1		0				0	0			no
Kija	Anatidae	jipllyuwul	jipllyuwul		inheritance	tyipilyuku			also jipilyuwuny,jipilyukul				underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Kiliwa	Anatidae	t+walu=xa?=kw+paa-t		duck (lit. tide bird)	inheritance				Note paat in 'Iipay Aa form, is it same or from Spanish pato?			same	phrase	t+walu=xa?=kw+paa-t bird=water=REL+leaves (Mixco glosses as “tide bird”)				Mixco 1985		0		1		0				0	0			no
Kitanemuk	Anatidae	paŋacaʔ	ˈpaŋaʦaʔ	duck (all kinds)	unique				Looks like it might be from panga tsa'i (tsayi), the water bird word, but unclear)			broader (includes water birds that are not ducks)	underived	paŋaʦaʔ presumably includes pa-ŋa “water-in” but no other word formed this way.	-ʔacit "pet"	possessive classifier for animals		Anderton 1988:259	no info	0		1		no info	hunted	men	roasted, boiled, eggs eaten	0	0	Americas	wetlands and open water	no
Koko-Bera	Anatidae	pvrrénychvl; mim- & trrakéylvy; min-	mim-pvrréñcvl & min-trrakéylvy	whistle duck & Burdekin duck	inheritance	pirriñcVl & tirrkal	Local (both)						simplex	both
Koreguaje	Anatidae family	pete	phete		unknown			prob. inheritance										See Language page
Kotiria	Anatidae family	pato (Spanish loan) (Waltz)	pato (Spanish loan) (Waltz)		loan			Spanish		WW	%patu		uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Kuku-Thaypan	Anatidae	aruga (; anhye-) & awongarran; anhye-	aruga (; anhye-) & awongarran; anhye-		unique							black duck female' is anhye-awaya	underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Kuku-Yalanji	Anatidae	nili-nili	nili-nili		unique								reduplicated							0		1		0				0	0			no
Kurtjar	Anatidae	rchaarr & reekil ~ looerthil & chenpow & nelbhow	rchaarr & reekil ~ looerthil & chenpow & nelbhow		unique	*tirrkal	Local						underived		eeny		nookirr 'young duck' (any sp; poos young of other birds), also an uncommon word for 'belly'			0		1		0				0	0			no
Kuuk Thaayorre	Anatidae	koonurr; minh- & nhiipi; minh- & pant; minh- & pooro; minh- & worrpur; minh-	koonurr; minh- & nhiipi; minh- & pant; minh- & pooro; minh- & worrpur; minh-		unique								underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Kwazá	Anatidae family	damũ	damũ															See Language page
Lake Miwok	Anatidae	wátmaj		Merriam “ducks, any” 57:523	inheritance		Yok-Utian		Pmiw *wat, also in Yokutsan; C1997:60 lists as possible Yok-Utian (but sound-imit. and loan-y JHH)	WW	%wat		other complex	-aj is suffix				Merriam 57:523		0		1		0				0	0			no
Lengua	Anatidae family		mittiktiŋ															See Language page
Lokono	Anatidae family	ipa	ipa	duck														DeGoeje 1928:110														no
Luiseño	Anatidae	qáatqat	ʹqa:tqat	duck	unique				looks like Wintu, and maybe Mics, Miss háTha:Ta-			same	reduplicated	qáat-qat Dup-duck (I think these /t/ are NOT NPN suffixed; probably sound-imitative	-ʔaʃ "pet"	possessive classifier; NPN form of noun is ʔaʃla	no info	Elliott 1999:778	no info	0		1	meat and eggs	no info	hunted	men	no info	0	0	Americas	Wetlands, open water	no
Maca	Anatidae family		xokheyaχ (m.)															See Language page															Refers to wild duck, such as Cairina moschata.
Macaguan	Anatidae family	bobóu	bobóu		doubtful loan			North Arawak	Baniwa póopoña				uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Maidu	Anatidae	wátky		duck (Merriam confirms “all kinds”)	loan			Miwokan	Pmiw *wat, also in Yokutsan, Callaghan 1997:60	WW	%wat		underived	wat- may be separable; it appears in “clap”				Shipley 1963		0		1		0				0	0			no
Maihiki	Anatidae family	patu ago (Spanish loan)	patu ago		loan			Spanish		WW	%patu		uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate		See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Makiritare	Anatidae family	hātu (IDS) (From Spanish 'pato'); ha:tu (KH)	ha:tu		loan			Spanish										See Language page
Makushi	Anatidae family	maiwá	maiwá		inheritance		N Amazonian subgroup											See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Mapoyo	Anatidae family	paato (sp. Borrowing)	paato (sp. Borrowing)															See Language page
Mapudungun	Anatidae family		[patu]															See Language page															Ranquel form is [ pato]. From Spanish 'pato'.
Matses	Anatidae family	nuad, patu	nuad, patu		unknown													See Language page
Mbabaram	Anatidae	missing	missing		missing															0		1		0				0	0			no
Miriwung	Anatidae	djibilyiwung	djibilyiwung		inheritance	tyipilyiku	Jarragan			WW	%tyipilyu		underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Mojave	Anatidae	hanamo		duck	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Note Yavapai qnmó: ; Maricopa hnmo “chicken” Gordon 85; Yuma xanamo/. “duck”			same	phrase	ha- “water”				Munro et al.1992		0		1		0				0	0			no
Mosetén-Chimané	Anatidae family		[pa'to]															See Language page															From Span. 'pato'.
Movima	Anatidae family	kon̉-kore	kon̉-kore															See Language page
Muinane	Anatidae family	víheje (W97)	βíhexe															See Language page
Muisca	Anatidae family	sumne	sumne															See Language page
Murui Witoto	Anatidae family	noco	noko (B83)		inheritance			loan into Bora?										See Language page
Mutsun	Anatidae	cho'-rō'k-tish		duck	inheritance		Southern Costanoan only		Pinart has for “duck with yellow head” in Co IV				other complex	-ish must be suffix, but can't find in Okrand				Merriam 55:409		0		1		0				0	0			no
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	Anatidae family		roor (Senn/Martins dict)		unique													See Language page
Ngandi	Anatidae	nyalwan	mutiti7		loan			Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu Yolngu												0		1		0				0	0			no
Ngarinyin	Anatidae	dyibili	dyibili		inheritance	*tyipuli	proto-Worrorran		WW	WW	%tyipilyu		uncoded							0		1		0				0	0			no
Ngarluma	Anatidae		ŋaranti		inheritance															0		1		0				0	0
Ngumbarl	Anatidae	tchibbilyooroo, jibbilyooroo	tchibbilyooroo, jibbilyooroo		semantic shift								underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Nheengatu	Anatidae family	ipekai	ipekai		inheritance		Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000				underived					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Nimanburru	Anatidae	waylbala	waylbala		unique								underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Nisenan	Anatidae	poje, poje:		duck	unique								underived					Uldall & Shipley 1966		0		1		0				0	0			no
Nivaclé	Anatidae family		ano; xokxayex; sɔʔyi															See Language page															Also iyusinxa; sɔʔitax.
Northern Emberá	Anatidae family	phatúrã	phatúrã															See Language page
Northern Paiute	Anatidae	puhu		duck (M:All ducks	inheritance	*picV	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 706a (2008:130)			same	underived					Merriam 61:143		0		1		0				0	0			no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Anatidae	hik:as-y-		duck (Merriam oo-lahk'-se “ducks of all kinds” 57:429)	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		In Mip				other complex	-y nominalizer				Callaghan 1987		0		1		0				0	0			no
Nyangumarta	Anatidae	jilyurru	jilyurru		loan direction unknown				WW	WW	%tyipily		underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Nyikina	Anatidae	mergenindjal	mergenindjal		unique								underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Nyulnyul	Anatidae	ŋagalaŋan, ŋagolaŋan	ŋagalaŋan, ŋagolaŋan		unique								derived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Ocaina	Anatidae family	ñiihbo	ɲiiʔbo		inheritance			loan into Bora?										See Language page
Pakanh	Anatidae	thampe'; minha	minha-thampe'		unknown								underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Paraguayan Guaraní	Anatidae family		ɨpe															See Language page
Paresi	Anatidae family	o'hairo	o'hajdju		inheritance													See Language page
Pemon	Anatidae family	maiwak (A1981); maikwak (E1980)	maiwak (A1981); maɪkwak (E1980)		inheritance		N Amazonian subgroup											See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Piapoco	Anatidae family	cumàta	kumàta															See Language page
Piaroa	Anatidae family	pátu'bi (Sp) (K76)	pátuʔbi (Sp)		loan			Spanish										See Language page
Plains Miwok	Anatidae	hik:ah		duck	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		In Mins				underived					Callaghan 1984		0		1		0				0	0			no
Puinave	Anatidae family	patu	patu		loan			Spanish										See Language page
Pumé	Anatidae family	pua anã																See Language page
Páez	Anatidae family	yauto (loan?)	yauto															See Language page
Qawasqar	Anatidae family		ḳayep															See Language page															AgC, Bo, Sk record the same for Central QWS. Fi, Hy record the same for South QWS. Refers to 'pato quetro'. Of the many names for 'duck', this term is the only one occurring in all three dialect areas.
Quechua Ayacuchano	Anatidae family	patu (Spanish loan)	patu															See Language page
Rembarrnga	Anatidae	missing			missing								missing							0		1		0				0	0			no
Ritharrngu	Anatidae	muthali(')	muthali(7)		inheritance								simplex							0		1		0				0	0			no
Salinan A	Anatidae	la:T'		duck	unique		Salinan						underived					Mason 1918:123; Turner 1980:72		0		1		0				0	0			no
Salinan M	Anatidae	helpáT'		duck	loan		Salinan M only	Obispeño Chumash	O.C. tpatpa; note paat words in Yuman				underived					Mason 1918:123		0		1		0				0	0			no
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité	Anatidae family		mitiktiŋ															See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet	Anatidae family		metekteŋ; pelwaapaʔ; waateesaʔ															See Language page
Secoya	Anatidae family	pete	pɛtɛ															See Language page
Selknam	Anatidae family		ḳàhn, tˀàʔri, haʔtˀu															See Language page
Seri (Comcaac)	Anatidae	missing			missing								missing							0		1		0				0	0			no
Serrano	Anatidae	paht'-too-yă		all ducks	loan			Spanish	Spanish pato, presumably	WW	%pato		underived					Merriam 72-27, 60-107		0		1		0				0	0			no
Shipibo-Konibo	Anatidae family		nonõ															See Language page
Sikuani	Anatidae family	kutsibo (Phalacrocorax olivaceus)			loan			Arawak: Achagua					uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Siona	Anatidae family	bete	bete		unknown			prob. inheritance										See Language page
Siriano	Anatidae family	diácárá, diácóma	diákáɾá, diákóma															See Language page
Sirionó	Anatidae family	yei	jei		unique													See Language page
Southern Paiute	Anatidae	tcɨgA		duck	inheritance	*cɨka	Proto-Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 705 (2008:130)			same	underived					Sapir 1930:702		0		1		0				0	0			no
Southern Pastaza Quechua	Anatidae family	patu (Spanish loan)	patu															See Language page
Southern Sierra Miwok	Anatidae	haT-ha:Ta-,		duck	inheritance		Sierra Miwokan only		Also in Mics				reduplicated					Broadbent 1964:		0		1		0				0	0			no
Southern Ute	Anatidae	cųgá-cI		duck	inheritance	*cɨka	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 705 (2008:130)			same	other complex	has -ci ABS				Givon 1979		0		1		0				0	0			no
Suyá	Anatidae family	sɨwĵá	sɨwĵá															See Language page
Sáliva	Anatidae family	cumada	kumada		loan			Arawak										See Language page
Tacana	Anatidae family		sose															See Language page
Tariana	Anatidae family	kamída 'marreco', kumaːda, kumáda awakadite 'pato-do-mato'	kamída 'marreco', kumaːda, kumáda awakadite 'pato-do-mato'		inheritance		Central North Arawak, Rio Negro branch		kumaːda, kumáda awakadite 'pato-do-mato'			Narrower (multiple types exist)	uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Tehuelche	Anatidae family		'kˀoʔr															See Language page															Wild duck. Also 'čotˀ.
Tikuna	Anatidae family	yori (sp. of duck)	joɾi		unique													See Language page
Tiriyó	Anatidae family	urumaimë (an unidentified species of wild duck)	urumaimǝ		inheritance													See Language page
Tjaapukay	Anatidae	buru:	puru:	whistle duck	inheritance	*puruku	pYTj		To Yidiny buru:gu 'black duck' and KYal /buruku/ 'pied cormorant'				underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Toba	Anatidae family		--															See Language page
Trinitario	Anatidae family		ʔpohi															See Language page
Trumai	Anatidae family	kutumʔi	kutumʔi															See Language page
Tukano	Anatidae family	diâ-kata, diâ-koma (there are more species)	diâ-kata, diâ-koma (there are more species)		inheritance		East Tukanoan		Also diâ-koma and other species terms			Narrower (one type)	uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Tuyuka	Anatidae family	díacata	díakata															See Language page
Tübatulabal	Anatidae	kulāpisht	kula:ˈbiʃt	“all ducks and geese” (Merriam), “mallard” (Hill)	unique							broader (includes geese; prototype is mallard, most common duck)	derived	kula:-ˈbiʃ-t duck-ind-npn				Hill 2010:36	no info	0		1		no info	hunted	men	roasted on coals, bones ground (some consultants denied Tub. ate eggs before Whites)	0	0	Americas	wetlands and open water	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Anatidae	püyün		duck, part of Pegasus constellation	inheritance	*picV	Proto-Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 706a (2008:130)			same	underived					Dayley 1989:233		0		1		0				0	0			no
Uw-Olkol	Anatidae	arranych; inh	inh-arrañc	Pacific black duck, Anas superciliosa	inheritance								underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Uw-Oykangand	Anatidae	arranych; inh	inh-arrañc	Pacific black duck, Anas superciliosa	inheritance								underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Wai Wai	Anatidae family	yuruma	yuruma		inheritance													See Language page
Walmajarri	Anatidae	nyiman	nyiman		inheritance	nyiman	Ngumpin-Yapa						underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Waorani	Anatidae family	abharaeka			unique								uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Wapishana	Anatidae family	ˀbai	ˀbai		inheritance		Proto-Arawak?	prob. related to S. Arawak *hopa										See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Wappo	Anatidae	k'áya		duck (CHM confirms as any duck 52:575)	loan			Pomo	Proto-Pomo *q'a:yá(n) McLendon 1973:73				underived					Sawyer 1965		0		1		0				0	0			no
Wari	Anatidae family	mømø̃m (Sousa2009)	mømø̃m (Sousa2009)															See Language page
Warlpiri	Anatidae	jipilyaku	jipilyaku		loan into protolanguage	tyipilyuku	Ngumpin-Yapa	Jarragan		WW	%tyipily		underived							0		1		0				0	0			no
Warrwa	Anatidae	jiibilyu	jiibilyu		loan direction unknown				WW	WW	%tyipily									0		1		0				0	0
Washo	Anatidae	dílek		duck (mallard)	unique								underived					Merriam 55:307; WPD		0		1		0				0	0			no
Waurá	Anatidae family	upi; wanana	upi; wanana		inheritance													See Language page
Wayampi	Anatidae family	[alapɔnɔ] (Grenand: Carib loan)	[alapɔnɔ] (Grenand: Carib loan)		loan			Carib										See Language page
Wayana	Anatidae family	uluma	uluma		unique													See Language page
Western Mono	Anatidae	piya, piyu		duck	inheritance	*picV	Proto-Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 706a (2008:130)			same	underived					Bethel et al.: English-Mono side only	no info	0		1	surely eaten	no info	hunted	men	no info	0	0			no
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay	Anatidae family		huʔ'yah															See Language page															The Cairina moschata. Other species, such as: yeleʔ'niʔ (Amazonetta brasilensis, Anas leucophrys); weh-ča'yu, lit. 'hot tail'; siteni-'ɬaʔ, lit. 'quebracho (plant) white (its) fruit'.
Wik Ngathan	Anatidae	missing	missing		missing															0		1		0				0	0			no
Wintu	Anatidae	qa:tqat		duck (CHM confirms all ducks)	unique				looks like Luiseno word				reduplicated					Pitkin 1985		0		1		0				0	0			no
Worrorra	Anatidae	dyipuliwa	dyipuliwa		inheritance	*tyipuli	proto-Worrorran		WW	WW	%tyipily		uncoded							0		1		0				0	0			no
Yabarana	Anatidae family		o'ro'pono															See Language page
Yagua	Anatidae family	patu (Spanish loan)	patu		unique			ref. hãmusatu										See Language page
Yaminahua	Anatidae family		nõnõ															See Language page
Yan-nhangu	Anatidae	muthali	mukumul		inheritance								simplex							0		1		0				0	0			no
Yanomami	Anatidae family	sapai	sapai		unique								underived					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Yavapai	Anatidae	qnmó:		duck	inheritance				Mojave hanamo				unknown					Shaterian 1983		0		1		0				0	0			no
Yavitero	Anatidae family	patu	patu (Spanish loan)															See Language page
Yawuru	Anatidae	dyibalkuru XXgl sp of bird (species not known)	dyibalkuru XXgl sp of bird (species not known)		loan direction unknown				WW	WW	%tyipily		compound							0		1		0				0	0			no
Yidiny	Anatidae	buru:gu (TCG; <burugu>)	buru:gu (TCG; <burugu>)		inheritance	*puruku	pYTj		To Tjaap /buru:/ 'whistle duck' ang KYal /buruku/ 'pied cormorant'				underived		minya					0		1		0				0	0			no
Yine	Anatidae family		hopši															See Language page															Piro-Apuriná form is hopa-SI.
Yir-Yoront	Anatidae	yuwar; minh- & perreyvl; minh- & lirrql; minh-	minh-yuwar & minh-perreyvl & minh-lirrql		unique	pirriñcVl & tirrkal	Local						underived	both						0		1		0	eggs during wet		earth-oven	0	0			no
Yokuts Palewyami	Anatidae	missing			missing								missing							0		1		0				0	0			no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Anatidae	hayana; hayina (220)		duck	inheritance		General Yokuts		most widespread form (from hayin “to fly”; universal except for languages that have waTwaT			same	derived	from “to fly” (perhaps only etymologically)				Kroeber 1961:204		0		1		0				0	0			no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Anatidae	hay'na:		duck	inheritance		General Yokuts		universal in Kroeber except where waTwaT is the word			same	derived	from verb “to fly” (perhaps only etymologically)				Newman 1944:211		0		1		0				0	0			no
Yuki	Anatidae	su:s A		duck, goose, mallard; MW Canada goose	inheritance	sus, susa	Yukian		Schlichter 1985				underived					Sawyer & Schlichter 1984		0		1		0				0	0			no
Yukpa	Anatidae family	pato (Spanish loan)																See Language page															Phon only in source
Yukuna	Anatidae family	kumalá	kumalá		inheritance		Central North Arawak, Rio Negro branch						uncoded					See Language page		0		1		0				0	0			no
Yuma	Anatidae	hun'-nah-mo'		All ducks	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Note Yavapai qnmo:				unknown					Merriam 61:461		0		1		0				0	0			no


Achagua
Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Apalai
Araona
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Bankalachi Toloim
Bardi
Barí
Baure
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Bora
Bunuba
Burarra
Cahuilla
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Cayuvava
Central Aymara
Central Sierra Miwok
Cha'palaa
Chemehuevi
Chipaya
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Chácobo
Cocopa
Cofán
Comanche
Cubeo
Cupeño
Desano
Dhangu
Dhay’yi
Dhuwal
Djapu
Djeoromitxi
Djinang
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Esselen
Eñepa
Gabrielino
Gajirrabeng
Gooniyandi
Guayabero
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Guugu Yimidhirr
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Iipay 'Aa
Ingá
Iquito
Itonama
Jaru
Jingulu
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kamayurá
Kanamarí
Karajarri
Kariña
Karitiana
Katukina
Kawaiisu
Kija
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Koko-Bera
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kuku-Thaypan
Kuku-Yalanji
Kurtjar
Kuuk Thaayorre
Kwazá
Lake Miwok
Lengua
Lokono
Luiseño
Maca
Macaguan
Maidu
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makushi
Mapoyo
Mapudungun
Matses
Mbabaram
Miriwung
Mojave
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Mutsun
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Ngandi
Ngarinyin
Ngarluma
Ngumbarl
Nheengatu
Nimanburru
Nisenan
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Nyulnyul
Ocaina
Pakanh
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Plains Miwok
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Qawasqar
Quechua Ayacuchano
Rembarrnga
Ritharrngu
Salinan A
Salinan M
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Secoya
Selknam
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Paiute
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Suyá
Sáliva
Tacana
Tariana
Tehuelche
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Tjaapukay
Toba
Trinitario
Trumai
Tukano
Tuyuka
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Uw-Olkol
Uw-Oykangand
Wai Wai
Walmajarri
Waorani
Wapishana
Wappo
Wari
Warlpiri
Warrwa
Washo
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Western Mono
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Wik Ngathan
Wintu
Worrorra
Yabarana
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yan-nhangu
Yanomami
Yavapai
Yavitero
Yawuru
Yidiny
Yine
Yir-Yoront
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yowlumne
Yuki
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuma

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