Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

mother

Semantic Field: kinship
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: madre, mamá
Meaning Portuguese: mãe

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Language	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Loan Source	General Notes	Source
Achagua	túwa	túwa		inheritance			See Language page
Aché		ẽgi		unique			See Language page
Aguaruna	dúku	dúku		inheritance			See Language page
Akawaio	sang	saŋ		inheritance	Venezuelan		See Language page
Andoke	#NAME?	#NAME?		unique			See Language page
Apalai	eny, ẽ	enɨ, ẽ		loan	Arawak		See Language page
Arabana	lhuka			unique
Araona		kʷala; wadi				Also waepei; mama. Tacn form is e-ka-.	See Language page
Ashuar	nukúr (my mother)	nukúr					See Language page
Ayoreo		daa-'te				An absent mother is daa'te-ka.	See Language page
Baniwa	-hádoa	-hádoa		inheritance			See Language page
Bankalachi Toloim	ah-pul', e-mŏn (ŭ-mŭn) 171			loan
Barasano	hak-o, kak-o	hak-o, kak-o					See Language page
Bardi	birrii	birrii		inheritance
Bare	yakaw	jakaw					See Language page
Bará		pa'ko, 'kako					See Language page
Barí		abaama				Colombia: ʔabamanə.	See Language page
Baure	n-en (possessive)	n-en (possessive)		inheritance			See Language page
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	pi7i, pii			inheritance
Bora	kwaʔá-ro, kʷaʔá-ï	kwaʔá-ro, kʷaʔá-ɯ		inheritance			See Language page
Bunuba	ngarranyi			doubtful loan
Burarra	muma			unknown
Cahuilla	-ye			inheritance			S&H 1979
Camsa	bebmá, máma, mamá	bebmá, máma, mamá					See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	atáatá	atáatá		unique			See Language page
Canela		awkʰe-; yəyə-				Jê form is zic̷i. Maxacalí form is -c̷ɨc̷et-ʔac̷.	See Language page
Carapana	-pa-kó, 'ká-a-ko	-pa-kó, 'ká-a-ko					See Language page
Carijona	mama			loan	Span?		See Language page
Cavineña	e-kʷa-ke; e-kʷaʔa; mama	e-kʷa-ke; e-kʷaʔa; mama		inheritance			See Language page
Cayuvava		da-iti; dita; pipi					See Language page
Central Aymara	mama	tayka; mama					See Language page
Central Sierra Miwok	7yta/:-			inheritance
Cha'palaa		'ama; 'mama				Respectively: term of reference; term of address. Also 'ya-ʔ ma.	See Language page
Chemehuevi	pi/(a)			inheritance
Chipaya		mama; maa					See Language page
Chiriguano		(če-)sɨ; ičɨ		inheritance			See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja		et; meme					See Language page
Chumash Barbareno	xoni, xon'i in Wash			unknown			Sapir 1920:289
Chumash Cruzeno	lo			unknown			Klar 1977:51
Chumash Ineseno	-tete7			unknown			A 49
Chumash Obispeno	ch'uju			unknown			JPH
Chumash Ventureno	k'ete “my mother (but root is tete)			inheritance			JPH
Chácobo	haʔiwa; kai (the latter is used in direct address)	haʔiwa; kai (the latter is used in direct address)		inheritance			See Language page
Cocopa	nyca:, nycal (living)			inheritance
Cofán	chan	tʃan				phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS	See Language page
Comanche	pia			inheritance
Cubeo	paco	pako		inheritance			See Language page
Cuiva		éna	madre, mother				Huber & Reed 1992:45
Cupeño	-ye	[yɨ]		inheritance
Desano	pago	pago		inheritance			See Language page
Dhangu	bambay			unknown
Dhuwal	nga:rndi
Dhuwala	ngama7			inheritance
Diyari	nganrri			inheritance
DiyariREU	ngandi			inheritance
Djambarrpuyngu	4984			inheritance
Djapu	nga:rndi			inheritance
Djeoromitxi	tätxi, dji	tǝtʃi, dʒi					See Language page
Djinang	ama			inheritance
Dâw		mɛ̃ʔ		unique			See Language page
Epena		'nawe				Cf. 'moon' 01.530.	See Language page
Ese Ejja		nae		unique			See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	nai; nae (Girard 1971)	nai; nae					See Language page
Esselen	atsia			unknown			Henshaw in Shaul 1995:200 and voc
Eñepa	y-anə; -anə	j-anə; -anə		loan	Arawak		See Language page
Gabrielino	-yok			inheritance
Gajirrabeng	ngarrang			loan	Ngarinyin
Gooniyandi	ngarranyi			doubtful loan
Guayabero		ʔen		inheritance	Proto-Guahiban		See Language page
Gupapuyngu	ngama7			inheritance
Gurindji	ngamayi			inheritance
Hodï	abã	abã		unique			See Language page
Huambisa	nuku	nuku					See Language page
Hup	ʔín	~ʔíd		loan into proto-language, direction unknown	Puinave, Kakua-Nukak		See Language page
Ignaciano		-'ena; meme					See Language page
Iipay 'Aa	kuhkwany, paataly	[kʊˈxˈkʷaɲ], [paˑˈt̯aʎ]		unknown
Ingá	mama	mama					See Language page
Iquito	niatíja (originally vocative, reanalyzed as referential term); -áni (archaic form, not commonly used, always possessed)	niatíha (originally vocative, reanalyzed as referential term); -áni (archaic form, not commonly used, always possessed)		unique; inheritance			See Language page
Itonama		a-noʔka; dihneʔte				Also ahme-mayeʔneʔka.	See Language page
Jabirr-Jabirr	berai	berrayi		inheritance
Jaru	ngama			inheritance
Jawi	injib	inyib		semantic shift
Kabiyari	hanúá	hanúá					See Language page
Kaingang	nỹ, jỹ	-nə̃; yə̃; mə̃ɲ					See Language page
Kakataibo		tita				Panoan kai with related meanings 'tribesman, relative, born'.	See Language page
Kakua		ʔín		loan into proto-language	Puinave, Nadahup		See Language page
Kalapalo	a.ma	a.ma		doubtful loan	Portuguese		See Language page
Karajarri	4346			unknown
Karajá		adi; tadi; ise					See Language page
Kariña	mama	mama	mother				Yamada 2010:768
Karitiana	ti	ti		inheritance			See Language page
Katukina		ɨwa					See Language page
Kawaiisu	pija=			inheritance
Kija	kura-			loan	Ngarinyin
Kiliwa	h-ny7uu, ny-p-ny7uu			unknown
Kitanemuk	jy7			inheritance
Kokama	mama	mama		loan	Span?		See Language page
Koreguaje	ja'ko	xaʔkho		inheritance			See Language page
Kwazá	mã	mã					See Language page
Lake Miwok	7u/nu			inheritance
Lengua		inkyin					See Language page
Lokono	ojo	ojo	mother				Pet 1987:364
Luiseño	yo7 (possessed only)			inheritance
Maca		#NAME?					See Language page
Macaguan	enána	enána		inheritance	Proto-Guahiban		See Language page
Maidu	ne/			inheritance
Maihiki	jaco ago	xako ago		inheritance			See Language page
Makiritare	denɨ (IDS) (Reference term. Term of address is mama)	denɨ		inheritance	but cf. Arawak?		See Language page
Makuna	mami (mami), jaco	mami (mami), xaco		inheritance			See Language page
Makushi	maʔmá	maʔmá		loan	Spanish		See Language page
Malyangapa	ŋamana			inheritance
Mangala	jula			unknown
Mapoyo	saanë-ri	saanɛ-ri					See Language page
Mapudungun		ɲuke				Same form in Ranquel. Affectionate form in Ranquel is ɲaɲa.	See Language page
Matses	tita	tita		inheritance			See Language page
Minica Witoto	éi, éi-ño	έi, έi-ño					See Language page
Miriwung	ngarrageng			loan	Ngarinyin
Mithaka	nganrri			inheritance
Mocoví		l-ateʔe				Lit. '3p possessor-mother'.	See Language page
Mojave	intay			inheritance
Mosetén-Chimané		'nonoʔ					See Language page
Movima	maʔa	maʔa					See Language page
Mudburra	[missing]			missing
Mudburra	jakardi			loan
Muinane	gáʔá(rubi) {vocative}, sééxɨ	gáʔá(rubi) {vocative}, sέέxɨ					See Language page
Muisca	guaia	γuaia					See Language page
Murui Witoto	e.i	ɛ.i		inheritance			See Language page
Mutsun	7a:nan			inheritance?			O77:139
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect		ʔaʔɨ̃ːn					See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect		ʔɨ̃ːn		loan into proto-language, direction unknown	Puinave, Kakua-Nukak		See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	mama	mama					See Language page
Ngamini	nganri			inheritance
Ngandi	nganang			inheritance
Ngarluma	ngangga
Ngumbarl	beebee	bibi		inheritance
Nheengatu	maya, mãmãy	maja, mãmãj		unknown; loan	Span/Port?		See Language page
Nhirrpi	ngandri			inheritance
Nimanburru	berai	berrayi		inheritance
Ninam	nape, na a, ne (gom), nape- (EM72)	nape, na a, ne (gom), nape- (EM72)		inheritance			See Language page
Nisenan	ne			inheritance
Nivaclé		-mimi	mother				https://ids.clld.org/
Northern Emberá	dádyi phápa	dádʒi phápa					See Language page
Northern Mangarla	jurla
Northern Nyangumarta	pipi			inheritance
Northern Paiute	pia/			inheritance			Thornes 03:33
Northern Sierra Miwok	yta-			inheritance
Nukak		iin3		loan into proto-language	Puinave, Nadahup		See Language page
Nyangumarta	4452			inheritance
Nyikina	kooya	kuya		inheritance
Nyulnyul	berai	berrayi		inheritance
Nɨpode Witoto	á-ño	á-ño					See Language page
Ocaina	ánhinco, úúdsah	ã́ʔĩʔko, ɯ́ɯ́dzaʔ		inheritance			See Language page
Paakantyi	ummaka			inheritance
Pacahuara		'kai				d'Orb kahe. Heath kaii, {ca-i}. Arm kahi, cahi.	See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní		sɨ					See Language page
Paresi	mama	mama		loan	Portuguese		See Language page
Pemon	amai (also means 'aunt'), dan (also means 'aunt'), san (A1981); amai (M2000)	amaɪ, dan, san (A1981)		inheritance			See Language page
Piapoco	atúa	atúa					See Language page
Piaroa	ahúh (K76)	ahúh (K76)		unique			See Language page
Pilagá		l-atʔe				Lit. '3pp-mother'; cf. 'thumb' 04.342.	See Language page
Pirriya	ngamakwaya			inheritance
Pitta-Pitta	ngamari			inheritance
Plains Miwok	7yk:a-			unknown
Puinave	in	in		loan, direction unknown	Nadahup, Kakua-Nukak		See Language page
Pumé	aĩ ~ eĩ						See Language page
Páez	epe	epe					See Language page
Qawasqar		c̷ap				Sk, Bo, SpC record the same for Central QWS. Fi, Hy, SpS record the same for South QWS.	See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano	mama	mama					See Language page
Resígaro	hanáva	hanáva		inheritance			See Language page
Rirratjingu	[missing]			missing
Ritharrngu	ngaarndi			loan into protolanguage
Salinan A	apai/7 (A),			unknown
Salinan M	apa/i (exo', e/pex)			unknown			Mason 1918:133
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité		ankin					See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet		meeme eŋak; aŋkenˀ					See Language page
Sanumá	#NAME?	#NAME?		inheritance			See Language page
Secoya	ja'co	haʔkɔ					See Language page
Selknam		ahm					See Language page
Seri (Comcaac)	ata			unknown
Serrano	-jy-7			inheritance
Shipibo-Konibo		tita					See Language page
Sikuani		é:na:		inheritance			See Language page
Siona	mama, pë'cago	mama, pɨʔkago		inheritance			See Language page
Siriano	pagó	pagó					See Language page
Sirionó	tãĩ; esi	tãĩ; esi		unique; inheritance			See Language page
Southern Paiute	pia-S (j)			inheritance
Southern Pastaza Quechua	mama	mama					See Language page
Southern Sierra Miwok	7ami-			unknown
Southern Ute	pi/a, pi/e-, pi/achI			inheritance
Suyá	nã	nã					See Language page
Sáliva	nahna	naʔna		unique			See Language page
Tacana		kʷara; mama					See Language page
Tanimuca	bãʔ'ĩ; pa'kore; 'pako 're	bãʔ'ĩ; pa'kore; 'pako 're		inheritance			See Language page
Tariana	há-do	há-do		inheritance			See Language page
Taushiro	iño	iɲo					See Language page
Tehuelche		'y-ān				Means 'my mother'.	See Language page
Tikuna	mama	mama		loan	Spanish, Quechua?		See Language page
Tiriyó	ma[:] (vocative), manko	ma:, manko		doubtful loan	Span?		See Language page
Toba		l-ateʔe					See Language page
Trinitario		-eno; meme					See Language page
Trumai	(ha)-atle	(ha)-atle		unique			See Language page
Tukano	pakó	pakó		inheritance	E-W Tuk		See Language page
Tuyuka	pa'ko	pa'ko					See Language page
Tübatulabal	aapuu-n (before death of child)			loan
Tümpisa Shoshone	pia, pii			inheritance
Urarina	neba	neba		unique			See Language page
Wai Wai	yɨ-son; noro yon	yɨ-son; noro yon		inheritance			See Language page
Waikhana		pa'ko					See Language page
Waimaja	kʰáàkʰò	kʰáàkʰò					See Language page
Waimiri Atroari	mama	mama					See Language page
Walmajarri	ngamaji			inheritance
Wangkayutyuru	ngama			inheritance
Waorani	badã wããna; Mbarã			unique			See Language page
Wapishana	-ˀdaru	-ˀdaru		doubtful loan	Carib; Pemon dan, Makiritare denɨ		See Language page
Wappo	-na/7a			loan
Warao	ɾani	rani					See Language page
Wari	naʔ	naʔ					See Language page
Warrwa	kuya	kuya		inheritance
Washo	gitla/:7			unknown			J99
Waurá	ma'ma; -ɨnu	ma'ma; -ɨnu		loan; inheritance	Portuguese		See Language page
Wayampi	ɨ; mãmã (VOC)	ɨ; mãmã (VOC)		inheritance; loan	Span/Port?		See Language page
Wayana	je	je		doubtful loan	Tupi-Guarani		See Language page
Wayuu		te-i (~ ta-i)				Lit. 'my mother'; vocative form is ma'ma.	See Language page
Western Mono	piya			inheritance
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay		#NAME?					See Language page
Wintu	-tu:tu: address form			unknown
Wubuy	rrigang			unique
Yagua	jnoda	xnonda		unique			See Language page
Yaminahua		ɨβa					See Language page
Yan-nhangu	ŋamarrkuḻi			inheritance
Yandruwandha	ngarndri			inheritance
Yanomam	na	na		inheritance			See Language page
Yanomami	nayë, na- (EM72)	najə, na-		inheritance			See Language page
Yarluyandi	ngandi			inheritance
Yavapai	chchi:, chi/ta	: is macron		inheritance
Yavitero	iľ̥uami	iľ̥uami					See Language page
Yawarrawarrka	ngandri			inheritance
Yawuru	bibi	bibi		inheritance
Yine		nato; hin-ro				Vocative form is mama. Piro-Apuriná form is 'na-to/ro.	See Language page
Yokuts Palewyami	nexet JPH;			unique			JPH Gamble 91
Yokuts Yawdanchi	najoj			inheritance			K07:240
Yokuts Yowlumne	no'om			inheritance			K 1963
Yuhup	ʔín	~ʔíd		inheritance			See Language page
Yuki	-k'an'			inheritance
Yukpa	icha	dʒiʂa					See Language page
Yukuna	aloji	alohi		unique			See Language page
Yuma	7anta/yc “his mother”			inheritance
Yuruti		pa'kó					See Language page
Záparo	anu	anu					See Language page


Achagua
Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Apalai
Arabana
Araona
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Bankalachi Toloim
Barasano
Bardi
Bare
Bará
Barí
Baure
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Bora
Bunuba
Burarra
Cahuilla
Camsa
Candoshi-Shapra
Canela
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
Esselen
Eñepa
Gabrielino
Gajirrabeng
Gooniyandi
Guayabero
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Iipay 'Aa
Ingá
Iquito
Itonama
Jabirr-Jabirr
Jaru
Jawi
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kalapalo
Karajarri
Karajá
Kariña
Karitiana
Katukina
Kawaiisu
Kija
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Kokama
Koreguaje
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
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect
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
Nyulnyul
Nɨpode Witoto
Ocaina
Paakantyi
Pacahuara
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
Secoya
Selknam
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Siona
Siriano
Sirionó
Southern Paiute
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Suyá
Sáliva
Tacana
Tanimuca
Tariana
Taushiro
Tehuelche
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Toba
Trinitario
Trumai
Tukano
Tuyuka
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimaja
Waimiri Atroari
Walmajarri
Wangkayutyuru
Waorani
Wapishana
Wappo
Warao
Wari
Warrwa
Washo
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Western Mono
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Wintu
Wubuy
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yan-nhangu
Yandruwandha
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yarluyandi
Yavapai
Yavitero
Yawarrawarrka
Yawuru
Yine
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yowlumne
Yuhup
Yuki
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuma
Yuruti
Záparo

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