Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

hair (of head)

Semantic Field
body
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
cabello
Meaning Portuguese
cabelo

Languages

Language Orthographic Form Phonemicized Form Gloss as in Source Etymology Code Proto-Form Proto-Language Loan Source Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Etymology Notes General Notes Source
Bankalachi Toloim sōm-awl' 175 unique
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone pampi-(pyhy) “hair of head” (compare “feather”) semantic shift
Cahuilla yuluka-l (head) inheritance S&H 1979
Central Sierra Miwok jushe- (head) inheritance
Chemehuevi toci/vy7a-v(y) head hair loan into protolanguage
Chumash Barbareno 7oqwon' “head hair” inheritance Wash 2001:368
Chumash Cruzeno tohol “cabello” loan direction unknown JPH
Chumash Ineseno shush head hair; loan A 493
Chumash Obispeno cho7 (of head, also “head”) loan JPH
Chumash Ventureno 7oqwo “hair of head” unknown Turner 1983:240
Cocopa lmiS (body), mxwaL (head) unknown
Comanche tso7jaa7 unique
Cupeño -yu [-yu] inheritance
Esselen haka unknown Shaul 1995
Gabrielino ne-cho-cho inheritance Ataylor/MC271
Iipay 'Aa lemis, hellytaa [ləˈmɪs], [xəɫʸˈtaˑ] unknown
Kawaiisu toci-va7aa-vy (head) loan into protolanguage
Kiliwa 7iy=smaq inheritance
Kitanemuk kopoc (head) inheritance
Lake Miwok Sa/apa (head) unique
Luiseño yu:-la (of head) inheritance
Maidu 7ono/m butu/ (of head) inheritance
Mojave mukor unknown
Mutsun 7uri: “head hair” inheritance? o77:119
Nisenan 7ono “head hair” inheritance
Northern Paiute tsopyhy “head hair” inheritance SAA 1982:26
Northern Sierra Miwok han:a- inheritance
Plains Miwok m2n, unknown
Salinan A k'uwoke:/th (A), unknown
Salinan M ko/nakiHt unknown Mason 1918:127
Seri (Comcaac) ili/t unknown
Serrano 7ajy7 “head, hair” inheritance
Southern Paiute paygi-S hair of the head unique
Southern Sierra Miwok hi:sok (head), unknown
Southern Ute paagivI, paigivI, paagi unique
Tübatulabal tsomoo-l (head hair) unique
Tümpisa Shoshone tsoppippyhi inheritance
Wappo t'o/l loan direction unknown
Washo a/jush unknown J286
Western Mono woo/pI “head hair” inheritance
Wintu tomoy (on head) inheritance?
Yavapai nymi/ya “hair” inheritance
Yokuts Palewyami Tuk unique K1963
Yokuts Yawdanchi to\t: 238, 240 inheritance K07:238,240,
Yokuts Yowlumne 'oT'ow head hair (n1) inheritance K 1963
Yuki t'ol loan direction unknown
Yuma i:7e/ H3 208 inheritance
Baniwa -tsíkole -tsíkoɺe inheritance See Language page
Carijona hutuarɨ inheritance See Language page
Cubeo poða, poðaðo (both generic 'hair' and 'pelt') poða, poðaðo (both generic 'hair' and 'pert') inheritance See Language page
Dâw pat pat inheritance See Language page
Desano poari poari inheritance See Language page
Eñepa -iʔ-pok -iʔ-pok inheritance See Language page
Hodï tuuwë ɨko unknown; unique See Language page
Waorani okagĩ unique See Language page
Hup pã́t ~pát inheritance See Language page
Kakua júk unique See Language page
Makushi siipo siipo inheritance See Language page
Nheengatu awa awa inheritance See Language page
Ninam šinak, ~hii+thak (gom), ʃ̌inak, ~hi: + tʰak (gom) inheritance See Language page
Nukak tʃẽĩ3 unique See Language page
Maihiki cabayu ago (Spanish loan) kabaju ago loan Spanish See Language page
Pemon pok (A1981); puupö (on head), chiikpok (on skin) (E1980); chi'pok (M2000) pok (A1981); pupö, tʃiʔpɔk (E1980) inheritance See Language page
Resígaro híve?áǰii?ó híveʔádʒiiʔó unique See Language page
Sanumá henotɨk (EM72) henotɨk inheritance See Language page
Sikuani matana (13), mataperibü(53)(cuero cabelluro), matayamiyamiwa (27)(to have curly hair), maxüna (13)(hair of arms) inheritance See Language page
Tariana dí-ča, díča-ɾe dí-tʃa, dítʃa-ɾe inheritance See Language page
Tukano poári poári inheritance E Tuk See Language page
Kotiria phoa pʰoa inheritance E Tuk See Language page
Yanomam fethak (EM72) fetʰak inheritance See Language page
Yanomami pei hetʰãnãu, hethanaɨ (EM72) pei hetʰãnãu, hetʰanaɨ unique See Language page
Yukuna wilaji, chijneji 'pelo de su corpo' wilahi, tʃihnehi 'pelo de su corpo' unknown; inheritance See Language page
Yuhup pã̌t ~pǎt inheritance See Language page
Arabana wulpuru unique
Bardi muuwarn; muwarn muuwarn; muwarn inheritance
Bunuba [missing] missing
Burarra mejimija unknown
Dhangu marwat inheritance
Dhuwal marwat inheritance
Dhuwala marwat inheritance
Diyari parra inheritance
DiyariREU wulpuru loan Arabana
Djambarrpuyngu marwat inheritance
Djapu marwat inheritance
Djinang mapaḻ unknown
Gajirrabeng yambarrang inheritance
Gooniyandi yambadda
Gupapuyngu marwat inheritance
Gurindji kartpi loan Jaminjung
Jabirr-Jabirr mukarn mukarn inheritance
Jaru nyambi unique
Jawi moan moan inheritance
Karajarri kunkulu unknown
Kija yamparra- inheritance
Malyangapa paparla puntju inheritance
Mangala ral unknown
Miriwung yambarrang inheritance
Mithaka [missing] missing
Mudburra winyjalma
Mudburra winyjalma unique
Ngamini paRa inheritance
Ngarluma gurlgura
Ngumbarl baaloo balu inheritance
Nhirrpi pundyu inheritance
Nimanburru muwarn XXngl mugarn muwarn inheritance
Northern Mangarla ral
Northern Nyangumarta mampu inheritance
Nyangumarta mampu inheritance
Nyikina jagarra jakarra inheritance
Nyulnyul mogon mokon inheritance
Paakantyi therteboolka unique
Pirriya warrkara
Pitta-Pitta [missing] missing
Rirratjingu marwat inheritance
Ritharrngu marra inheritance
Walmajarri ral loan
Wangkayutyuru kuniri unique
Warrwa jagarra; maarru XXngl marru is face. jakarra; maarru loan
Yan-nhangu bupatj unknown
Yandruwandha yamunu inheritance
Yarluyandi purruku semantic shift
Yawarrawarrka para inheritance
Yawuru kungkulu kungkulu loan Karajarri
Achagua wíta 'baina: ('cabeza' +?) wíta 'baina: ('cabeza' +?) inheritance see feather See Language page
Piapoco ichùna 'pelo del cuerpo' itʃùna 'pelo del cueɾpo' See Language page
Kabiyari tʃuna tʃuna See Language page
Yavitero mau, ic̷u 'body hair' mau, itsu 'body hair' See Language page
Wapishana -ẓuwaɨ-ˀdi 'head-hair' -ẓuwaɨ-ˀdi 'head-hair' unknown See Language page
Wayuu waľaši Also ta-waľa to-i. See Language page
Yine xiwɨ-c̷a Bushy hair is šehko. See Language page
Paresi esekase, sekaseti etsekatse, tsekatseti inheritance See Language page
Ignaciano #NAME? See Language page
Trinitario -čutmoko; čtimkore Respectively: possessed; unpossessed. See Language page
Baure -ča-; ni-'čahaih tʃa-; ni-'tʃahaih inheritance See Language page
Arutani oša oʃa See Language page
Sape pa (also used for to stand) pa (also used for to stand) See Language page
Cha'palaa a'čuwa See Language page
Bora nííkwa-kʰo nííkwa-kʰo inheritance See Language page
Muinane nígaɨ-xeene nígaɨ-xɛɛnɛ See Language page
Akawaio puupö (on head), chiipok (on skin) pupö, tʃipɔk inheritance See Language page
Apalai õsehpo õsehpo inheritance See Language page
Wayana uhmet uhmet unique See Language page
Tiriyó putupë putupǝ inheritance See Language page
Makiritare hū (IDS); hu: (KH) hu: inheritance See Language page
Mapoyo sipotï sipotʊ See Language page
Wai Wai o-hΦo-či o-hΦo-či inheritance See Language page
Waimiri Atroari syhy (body hair) sɨhɨ (body hair) See Language page
Yabarana ti'poti See Language page
Yukpa kupko, meje dʒunse See Language page
Kalapalo ipugu (body); ikafugu (male); ndïtï (female) ipugu (body); ikafugu (male); ndɨtɨ (female) inheritance; unknown See Language page
Muisca zye tʂɨe See Language page
Barí kãatũũ Colombia: katunə; 'long hair' is kããtunə. *Chibchan form is *'c̷ã. See Language page
Northern Emberá budá budá See Language page
Epena 'puda See Language page
Guayabero mat-lá inheritance Proto-Guahiban See Language page
Macaguan mat-nát mat-nát inheritance Proto-Guahiban See Language page
Cuiva pe-nta-ná cabello (pelo de cabeza), hair (head hair) Huber & Reed 1992:10
Cofán tose tosɛ phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra mochoozi motʃooʂi unique See Language page
Taushiro anu´huen anuʔhuɨn See Language page
Páez dicas dikas See Language page
Tikuna nayas (his hair) najas, ɟaɛ unique See Language page
Urarina hanaka hanaka unique See Language page
Camsa stxɨní-xa stxɨní-xa See Language page
Andoke -kabe (on head), - ñehẽ -kabe (on head), - ɲehẽ unique See Language page
Pumé kɨ̃ See Language page
Puinave #NAME? #NAME? unique See Language page
Máku ku:te (also used for feather) ku:te (also used for feather) See Language page
Ashuar intásh intaʃ See Language page
Huambisa wiich (men´s), intash (women´s) wi:tʃ, intaʃ See Language page
Aguaruna intásh intáʃ inheritance See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect ʃəːn semantic shift pubic hair See Language page
Matses bu bu inheritance See Language page
Kakataibo βuu tɨ'mɨṣ̌ɨ, tɨ'mɨ̃ṣ̌ɨ (dial.) 'long hair of a woman'; ma'miskuɲu, ma'mɨskuyu (dial.) 'fine and curly hair'. maṣ̌ku-ti 'to cut the hair'. *Panoan *βoo. See Language page
Katukina βoo See Language page
Pacahuara 'woo d'Orb voho. Heath vo. See Language page
Shipibo-Konibo βoo; βo- See Language page
Yaminahua βoo [huu] See Language page
Chácobo βoo βoo inheritance See Language page
Yagua jasiy xasij doubtful loan, direction unknown Iquito See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua cawallu kawaʎu See Language page
Ingá agcha agtʃa See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua accha aktʃa See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano chukcha tʃuktʃa See Language page
Piaroa chuwo'che tʃuwotsʔe inheritance cf. Hodi tuuwë See Language page
Sáliva juwo huwo inheritance cf. Hodi tuuwë See Language page
Bará poa See Language page
Barasano hoa-ra hoa-ra See Language page
Carapana poa pɔa See Language page
Makuna hoa-ma hoa-ma inheritance See Language page
Yuruti póa póa See Language page
Waikhana po'ari po'ari See Language page
Siriano poá poá See Language page
Tanimuca po'dya po'ʎa inheritance See Language page
Tatuyo po'a po'a See Language page
Tuyuka 'poa ʔpoa See Language page
Waimaja ᵽóà ɸóà See Language page
Koreguaje raña raɲa inheritance See Language page
Siona tˀãyã; tˀayapˀa tˀãjã; tˀajapˀa inheritance See Language page
Secoya naña na'ña See Language page
Karitiana osop, osopot osop, osopot unknown See Language page
Kokama tsa, yaquɨtsa tsa, jakɨtsa inheritance See Language page
Wayampi a a inheritance See Language page
Aché aʔa; tõ aʔa inheritance See Language page
Chiriguano -a; -r-aa; -h-aa inheritance See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní t-aɣʷe See Language page
Sirionó ea, era (head); maera, eri̯bi̯ču (body) ea, era (head); maera, eri̯bi̯ču (body) inheritance See Language page
Kamayurá ˀap ˀap inheritance See Language page
Ocaina tyafáánjiin, ohfotohófe (del brazo) tʲaɸã́ã́hĩĩ, oʔɸotoʔóɸɛ (dɛl brazo) inheritance See Language page
Nɨpode Witoto ïpó-dï.i ɯpó-dɯ.i See Language page
Minica Witoto ïɸó-tïrai ɯɸó-tɯrai See Language page
Murui Witoto ïɸo-tïraï ɯɸo-tɯraɯ inheritance See Language page
Iquito cajási (same as feather and fur) kahási (same as feather and fur) doubtful loan, direction unknown Yagua See Language page
Záparo anak+su anakɨsu See Language page
Wari tenenešiʔ; tenenein (šun) teneneʃiʔ; tenenein (ʃun) The latter also means 'feather' 04.393. See Language page
Araona šoa-iɲa -šoa is 'head'; iɲa also means 'feather' 04.393; 'leaf' 08.560; or 'covering'. *Tacn forms are *-ina; *-c̷aŕo. See Language page
Ese Ejja e-woxaɲa; e-iɲa inheritance See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo e-'ɲa; eña (Girard 1971); e-yohaña (Girard 1971) e-'ɲa; eña; e-yohaña See Language page
Tacana e-čoa e-ina; ečoaina Lit, 'head-covering'; cf. 'feather' 04.393; 'leaf' 08.560. See Language page
Cavineña e-c̷aro e-čaro inheritance See Language page
Central Aymara ñik´uta ɲikˀuta See Language page
Cayuvava a-'tɨɨte; tɨ̃tẽ See Language page
Itonama uh-suwa; uh-tʸasuwa See Language page
Kwazá exyi, -xyi, -nũ exyi, -xyi, -nũ See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané 'fin See Language page
Movima risa-kʷa risa-kʷa See Language page
Trumai (ha) kuš (ha) kuš unique See Language page
Kaingang gãnh -ŋãɲ See Language page
Canela tamə̃ *Jê form is *ta; *tam. See Language page
Suyá kĩ kĩ See Language page
Karajá ra-de See Language page
Djeoromitxi kõãhi kõãhi See Language page
Chipaya čara Uru-J form is čera. See Language page
Mocoví l-awe See Language page
Pilagá l-ayo-ʁot Lit. '3pp-hair-masc. thing'. See Language page
Toba l-awe Also means 'feather' 04.393; 'wool' 06.220; 'fur' 06.280; and 'leaf' 08.560. See Language page
Lengua #NAME? 'Head hair' is -patik a-wa, lit. 'head (poss.)-hair'. See 04.142. Probably has basic meaning of 'covering'. Also means 'feather' 04.393; 'wool' 06.220; 'fur' 06.280; 'leaf' 08.560. See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité awa Also means 'feather' 04.393; 'fur' 06.280 'leaf' 08.560. See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet eŋwaʔ See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay -wu'le-y Only occurs in plural form. Also means 'leaf' 08.560. See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja -woleʔ (m.) Also means 'feather' 04.393. Cf. 'leaf' 08.560; 'wool' 06.220. See Language page
Maca -iwkuxux ~ -ewkuxux Cf. 'feather' 04.393; 'wool' 06.220. See Language page
Nivaclé -yeʔ-s; -saʔš hair (head); hair (head) Respectively: human; animal hair. https://ids.clld.org/
Ayoreo gaa'terero ãaka'rãai means 'long hair'; 'short hair' is gaa'tuui. See Language page
Mapudungun loŋko Also means 'chief' 19.240. Same form in Ranquel. See Language page
Qawasqar eyoḳ Bo records the same for Central QWS. See Language page
Selknam ahle See Language page
Tehuelche 'gotˀ See Language page
Kanamarí -kipoih -kipoih cabelo Magalhães 2018:352
Lokono (y)balha(-ha) (ɨ)baɽa(-ha) hair Pet 1987:359
Kariña uhsety uhsetɨ hair Yamada 2010:820