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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 |
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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 |
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| Bankalachi Toloim | Cervas elaphus | soi'-yōl | Elk (Cervas elaphus) | loan | Yokuts | Proto-NimYokuts *sohkoy (Golla 1964:61) | WW | %sok | same | underived | compare to “antelope” | C. H. Merriam 72-77, 60-451 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Big Smokey Valley Shoshone | Cervas elaphus | pateheya | elk (M: Elk (Cervus) | inheritance | *pa-*tɨkɨya | Numic | Stubbs 625a (2008:121) | unknown | Crum & Dayley 1993:278 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cahuilla | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Sierra Miwok | Cervas elaphus | hák:a:ja- | elk | inheritance | *hak:a:ja- | Eastern Miwokan | Callaghan 1997;59 may be cog w/ Pyokutsan *sohkoy ??” | WW | %sok | other complex | -jaH | Freeland & Broadbent 1960 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chemehuevi | Cervas elaphus | paˈrə^ia | Elk | inheritance | *pa-*tɨkɨya | Proto-Numic | Stubbs 625a (2008:121 (W, S Numic form) | same | phrase | big-deer | Merriam 59:521 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Barbareno | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Ineseno | Cervas elaphus | she'-oo | elk | loan | Central Chumash only | Yokuts | could this be from Yokuts %sok, the /soyo/ form??? | WW | %sok | underived | Merriam 55:3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Obispeno | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Ventureno | Cervas elaphus | ši7iw(o) | elk | loan | Central Chumash only | Yokuts | Central Chumash -- could this be from Yokuts %sok, the /soyo/ form??? | underived | Merriam 55:37 ; JPH III:91:0307 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cocopa | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comanche | Cervas elaphus | parɨa | elk | inheritance | *tɨkɨya | Numic | Stubbs 625a (2008;121) with pa- “big” as throughout Numic | same | phrase | big deer at least etymologically, this is the REGULAR reflex from “deer”, “deer itself is odd. | Robinson & Armagost 1990:162 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cupeño | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Esselen | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabrielino | Cervas elaphus | pa$okat | paˈşu:kat | horse, ciervo | inheritance | *pa:-suka- | Takic | S788:139 “elk” | WW | %sok | broader (includes horse) | derived | pa-ˈşu:ka-t big-deer-npn (surely synchronically noted) | -ʔaʧ "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | Harrington 131. 573 | no info | 2 | Couplet in Luiseno, so probably at Creator's mourning ceremony | 1 | McC p. 116 | no info | hunted | men | roasted | 0 | 0 | hides often trade | Western North America uplands, not in deserts | forest edges, forest | no | |||||||
| Iipay 'Aa | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kawaiisu | Cervas elaphus | pa-rɨhɨya | elk | inheritance | *pa- *tɨkɨya “big-deer” | Proto-Numic | Stubbs 625a (2008:121 (W, S Numic form) | same | phrase | pa-rɨhɨya big-deer | Zigmond et al. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kiliwa | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kitanemuk | Cervas elaphus | pahukaht | ˈpahukaht | elk | inheritance | *pa:-suka- | Takic | S788:139 “elk” | WW | %sok | same | derived | ˈpa-hukah-t big-deer-npn | -ʔacit "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | Anderton 1988:320 | no info | 2 | 1 | no info | hunted | men | roasted, boiled | 0 | 0 | Western North America uplands, not in deserts | forest edges, forest | no | ||||||||||
| Lake Miwok | Cervas elaphus | táami hulíila | moose (Merriam confirms as “elk” 57:513) | unique | phrase | Callaghan 1965 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luiseño | Cervas elaphus | páa$ukat | ʹpa:şukat | elk | inheritance | *pa-suka- | Takic | S788:139 “elk” | WW | %sok | same | derived | ʹpa:-şuka-t big-mule.deer-NPN | Elliott 1999:671 | no info | 2 | Couplet: 7uuchanat, paa$ukat “elk, elk”; in a Season song “North the uchanut bears young North the elk bears young” (for Nemoyil) (Kroeber 1925:658) | 1 | vanishingly rare in Lu. territory | no info | hunted | men | like deer, presumably | 0 | 0 | Western North America, uplands, not in deserts | forest edges, forest | no | ||||||||||
| Maidu | Cervas elaphus | kah'-mum | elk (antelope w/ genitive?) | unique | other complex | -m/-im suffix | Merriam 57:37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mojave | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutsun | Cervas elaphus | te-wo | Elk | inheritance | Costanoan | Kroeber 1910 has in Scr, Sc, | underived | Merriam 55:403 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nisenan | Cervas elaphus | win | elk | unique | underived | Uldall & Shipley 1966 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Paiute | Cervas elaphus | pah'-too he'dah “Water horse” (not here) | Elk (Cervus) | inheritance | *pa:-*tɨkɨya | Numic | Stubbs 625a (2008:121), all Numic has this phrase on “deer” | same | phrase | big-deer (NOT “water-deer, doggone it) | Merriam 61:133 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Sierra Miwok | Cervas elaphus | hak:a:ja- | elk | inheritance | *hak:a:ja- | Eastern Miwokan | Callaghan 1997:59, may be cognate with Proto-Yokutsan *sohkoy??? in which case Yok-Utian | WW | %sok | other complex | -ja | Callaghan 1987 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plains Miwok | Cervas elaphus | hah-ki'-ah | elk | inheritance | *hak:a:ja- | Eastern Miwokan | Callaghan 1997:59, may be cognate with Proto-Yokutsan *sohkoy??? in which case Yok-Utian | WW | %sok | underived | Merriam 57:481 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinan A | Cervas elaphus | 7aš | elk | unique | Salinan | underived | Mason 1918:124; Turner 1980:73 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinan M | Cervas elaphus | p'ac | elk | unique | Salinan | underived | Mason 1918:124 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seri (Comcaac) | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serrano | Cervas elaphus | pa:hukaht | elk | inheritance | *pa:-suka- | Takic | S788:139 “elk” | WW | %sok | phrase | big deer | Merriam 60-97 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Paiute | Cervas elaphus | parɨia | elk (Cervus elaphus) | inheritance | *pa-*tɨkɨya | Proto-Numic | Stubbs 625a (2008:121) | same | phrase | big deer (Sapir says it's “water deer” but pa: here is surely “big”) | Sapir 1930:597 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Sierra Miwok | Cervas elaphus | hah'-ki-yah | elk | inheritance | *hak:a:ja- | Miwokan | Callaghan 1977:59; in Mip; may be cognate wi th Pyokuts *sohkoy ??? | WW | %sok | underived | Merriam 57:449 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Ute | Cervas elaphus | paríyĮ | elk | inheritance | *pa-*tɨkɨya | Numic | Stubbs 625a (2008:121) | same | phrase | big-deer although Givon does not segment | Givon 1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tübatulabal | Cervas elaphus | shohkoy | ʃohˈgoj | elk, wapiti | loan | Yokuts | Proto-NimYokuts *sohkoy (Golla 1964) is originally a borrowing from some UA language, borrowed back into Tubatulabal. Merriam has Tub. pah'-soo-kun, 72-799; 60-481 | WW | %sok | same | underived | Hill 2010:79 | no info | 2 | 1 | no info | hunted | men | roasted, diverse uses for skin, horn, etc. | 0 | 0 | Western North America uplands, not in deserts | forest, forest edges | no | ||||||||||||||
| Tümpisa Shoshone | Cervas elaphus | patühüya | elk, moose | inheritance | *pa-*tɨkɨya big-deer | Proto-Numic | Stubbs 625a (2008:121) | unknown | Dayley 1989:196 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wappo | Cervas elaphus | sóT'o:ko | elk (CHM confirms 52:565) | loan | Yokuts | Yokutsan *$ohkaj | WW | %sok | underived | Sawyer 1965 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washo | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Mono | Cervas elaphus | soyonO | elk | loan | Yokuts | Proto-NimYokuts *sohkoy (Golla 1964:61) | WW | %sok | same | underived | Bethel et al.:186 | no info | 2 | 1 | no info | hunted | men | no info | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||
| Wintu | Cervas elaphus | qu:l | elk, buffalo (Merriam has with -it') | semantic shift | *qo(:)la “hide, buckskin | Wintun | Shepherd 2005:153 | underived | Pitkin 1985 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yavapai | Cervas elaphus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Palewyami | Cervas elaphus | ɂoŋaţ' | elk | unique | unique in Kroeber | same | underived | Gamble 1991 (from Harrington) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Yawdanchi | Cervas elaphus | coxgoi | elk | inheritance | *$ohkoj <$ohkaj | Yokutsan | Callaghan 1997:59, compare Pmis *hak:a:ja-; Callaghan 2001:325 compares Hill Patwin koko:ja “tule elk” | WW | %sok | same | underived | Kroeber 1961:200 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Yowlumne | Cervas elaphus | soxgoi, sohgoy, šohgoy | elk | inheritance | *$ohkaj | Yokutsan | Callagan 1997:59, compare Pmis *hak:a:ja-; Callaghan 2001:325 compares Hill Patwin koko:ja “tule elk” | WW | %sok | same | underived | Kroeber 1961:200 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuki | Cervas elaphus | mil'onti:tam LF | elk | inheritance | *milatihtam | Yukian | Schlichter 1985 | phrase, other complex | deer-mountain; -am derives nouns | Sawyer & Schlichter 1984 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuma | Cervas elaphus | missing | inheritance | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no |
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