gray tree squirrel
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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 | Sciurus spp. | yun'-haw | Gray tree squirrel (Sciurus spp.) | loan | Yokuts | Yowlumne yun'-hah; yun'-ho; | same | underived | C. H. Merriam 72-77, 60-455 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Big Smokey Valley Shoshone | Sciurus spp. | tsikih | squirrel, golden mantled squirrel | loan into protolanguage | *tɨku/ciku | Uto-Aztecan | Gabrielino | Stubbs 2093a, b (2008;288) | WW | %sik | same | underived | probably onomatopoeia in origin | Crum & Dayley 1993:291 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cahuilla | Sciurus spp. | síkawet | ˈsikawet | tree squirrel | loan into protolanguage | *sika-(wV) | Northern Uto-Aztecan | Wintun | S2094 (Stubbs 2009:288); may be very early loan into NUA | WW | %sik | unclear | derived | sika-wet (with augmentative) -- although this may be false etymology | -7aʃ "pet" | animal is -7ash; the meat is with a meat classifier, usually -sex7a “cooked item” or -wa7 “roasted item” (Seiler 1977:304-5) | Seiler & Hioki 1979:185 | Gray Tree Squirrel (“Flying squirrel”) is a Wildcat Moiety animal (Strong 1929:109) | 2 | 1 | no info | hunted | Men | boiled, roasted | 0 | 0 | Western North America | woodlands | no | |||||||||
| Central Sierra Miwok | Sciurus spp. | mé:we- | squirrel | inheritance | Eastern Miwokan | In all Mis, Mip | underived | Freeland & Broadbent 1960 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chemehuevi | Sciurus spp. | ho-un' tă-vats (not here) | Gray tree squirrel (Sciurus fossor) | unique | probably a nonce formation; I don't know what ho-un would be; Kawaiisu has wogo-dava'a-zi “pine.tree-chipmunk” but Merriam would have heard that) | same | phrase | X-chipmunk | Merriam 59:523 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Barbareno | Sciurus spp. | ʃoʃo | chipmunk, flying squirrel | loan | Takic | WW | %sik | reduplicated | Beeler 1978:184 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Ineseno | Sciurus spp. | missing | inheritance | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Obispeno | Sciurus spp. | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Ventureno | Sciurus spp. | tŏn'-tŏn' | Gray tree squirrel | unique | reduplicated | Merriam 55:37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cocopa | Sciurus spp. | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comanche | Sciurus spp. | wokoohwi | tree squirrel | unique | Contains woko “pine tree” | same | other complex | pine.tree - animal.classifier??? (Robinson & Armagost say “literally, turns fast”, which is folk etymology -- how they could have an entry for “tree squirrel” directly under “pine tree” and come up with that is a great mystery, it's unsupported by any mat | Robinson & Armagost 1990:162 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cupeño | Sciurus spp. | sekawet | səʹkawət | chipmunk | loan into protolanguage | *sika-(wV) | Northern Uto-Aztecan | unknown | S2094 (Stubbs 2009:288); may be very early loan into NUA | WW | %sik | same | derived | səʹka-wə-t tree.squirrel-augmentative-npn (may be bogus analysis) | -ʔaʃ "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | Hill & Nolasquez 1973:171 | no info | 2 | 1 | no info | no info | no info | no info | 0 | 0 | western North America | woodlands | no | |||||||||
| Esselen | Sciurus spp. | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabrielino | Sciurus spp. | se-se'-kot 72-77, 60-417 | siˈsi:kot | gray tree squirrel | inheritance | *sika-(wV) | Northern Uto-Aztecan | S2094 (Stubbs 2009:288); may be very early loan into NUA; note similar Yokuts forms | WW | %sik | broader (includes chipmunks and tree squirrels) | other complex | siˈsi:ko-t squirrel-npn (root may have redu[ | -ʔaʧ "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n415/mode/2up; p. 417 | no info | 2 | Couplet in Luiseno, so probably at Creator's mourning ceremony | 1 | McC p. 116 | no info | hunted | men | roasted, boiled, bones ground | 0 | 0 | Western North America | woodlands | no | ||||||||
| Iipay 'Aa | Sciurus spp. | mahCH-ti' | gray tree squirrel (Sciurus fossor) | inheritance | Proto-Yuman | Kiliwa xmaal | same | phrase | 7emall-tay “big emall” | Merriam 55:201 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kawaiisu | Sciurus spp. | wogo-davaɁa-zi | gray squirrel, tree squirrel | inheritance | *wokoN-*tapa pine-squirrel | Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan | Stubbs 2095 (2008:288) plus the “pine” PUA word | same | phrase | wogo-tavaɁa-zi “pine-chipmunk-ABS” | Zigmond et al. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kiliwa | Sciurus spp. | xmaal | western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus) | inheritance | Proto-Yuman | Iipay Aa ɂehmaall | same | underived | Mixco 1985 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kitanemuk | Sciurus spp. | hikaɨt | ˈhikaɨt | flying squirrel | loan into protolanguage | *sika-(wV) | Northern Uto-Aztecan | Gabrielino | S2094 (Stubbs 2009:288); may be very early loan into NUA; note similar Yokuts forms in Kroeber's “ground squirrel” list | WW | %sik | same | derived | ˈhika-ɨ-t tree.squirrel-augmentative-npn (-w- lost regularly) | -ʔacit "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | Anderton 1988:307 | no info | 2 | 1 | no info | hunted | men | roasted, boiled, bones ground, diverse preparations | 0 | 0 | Western North America | woodlands | no | |||||||||
| Lake Miwok | Sciurus spp. | cúmuk | tree squirrel (et) | loan | Hill Patwin | Note Hill Patwin čumuk “squirrel” (c1965); note also Kashaya Pomo cumaT, southern Pomo čumaT' “gree squirrel” (reconstructs to Ppomo *ku:máT7 McClendon 1973:92) | underived | Callaghan 1965 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luiseño | Sciurus spp. | $ukáawut | şuʹka:wut | flying or tree squirrel | loan into protolanguage | *sika-(wV) | Northern Uto-Aztecan | Yok-Utian | S2094 (Stubbs 2009:288); may be very early loan into NUA; note similar Yokuts forms | WW | %sik | same | derived | şuʹka:-wu-t flying.squirrel-augmentative-non.possessed.noun (may not be augmentative) | Elliott 1999:880 | no info | 2 | couplet: weelal, $ukaawut “animal sp., tree squirrel” | 1 | “tree squirrels were not eaten” (Sparkman 1908:199) | no info | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | Western North America | woodlands | no | |||||||||
| Maidu | Sciurus spp. | sáwwali | gray squirrel (CHM confirms S. fossor) | unique | other complex | -i is stem former | Shipley 1963 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mojave | Sciurus spp. | humɂiir | squirrel, ground squirrel | inheritance | Proto-Yuman | Yavapai hmíra “chipmunk” | same | underived | Munro et al.1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutsun | Sciurus spp. | choo'-lol, chu-lōl | Gray tree squirrel | unique | underived | Merriam 55:405 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nisenan | Sciurus spp. | ky:hy | gray squirrel (CHM confirms gray tree squirrel) | unique | underived | Uldall & Shipley 1966 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Paiute | Sciurus spp. | eggwu | squirrel | inheritance | *iCkwa/*iNkwa | Numic | Stubbs 2099 (2008:289) | same | underived | Yerington Dictionary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Sierra Miwok | Sciurus spp. | me:w- | gray tree squirrel | inheritance | Eastern Miwokan | In all Mis, MIP; note Yokutsan *mawe (CHECK) | underived | Callaghan 1987 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plains Miwok | Sciurus spp. | me:we- | grey squirrel | inheritance | Eastern Miwokan | In all Mis; | underived | Callaghan 1984 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinan A | Sciurus spp. | Tološ | gray squirrel (Merriam confirms Sciurus fossor 55:369 | unique | Salinan | underived | unless /T/ is articular prefix | Mason 1918:123; Turner 1980:84 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinan M | Sciurus spp. | To:lóc | gray squirrel (Merriam confirms Sciurus fossor 55:369) | unique | Salinan | underived | Mason 1918:123 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seri (Comcaac) | Sciurus spp. | xpist | a squirrel (Sciuridae) | unique | same | underived | Comcaac Dictionary 599 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serrano | Sciurus spp. | qor:ng-t | squirrel (CHM confirms tree quirrel 72:27 | inheritance | *kongi- | Northern Uto-Aztecan | S2092 (Stubbs 2008:288) | other complex | -t NPN | KCHill ms 2001:50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Paiute | Sciurus spp. | ah-wun' tahvat | Gray tree squirrel (Sciurus fossor) | inheritance | *tapa | Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan | Stubbs 2095 (2008:248); S. Paiute and Ute both have this compound | same | phrase | pine.tree-chipmunk-ABS | Merriam's Ki-vav-vit 61:355 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Sierra Miwok | Sciurus spp. | me:we- | California gray tree squirrel | inheritance | Eastern Miwokan | In all Mis, MIP | underived | Broadbent 1964: | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Ute | Sciurus spp. | ?agó-taváy?ą-cI | flying squirrel | inheritance | *wokoN-*tapa | Northern Uto-Aztecan | Stubbs 2095 (2008:248); S. Paiute and Ute both have this compound | same | phrase | pine.tree-chipmunk-ABS | Givon 1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tübatulabal | Sciurus spp. | üshükal | ʔɨʃɨˈgal | blue squirrel, possibly the chickaree, Tamiascurius douglassii | inheritance | *sika-(wV) | Northern Uto-Aztecan | S2094 (Stubbs 2009:288); not quite correspondent; may be very early loan into NUA; note similar Yokuts forms in Kroeber's “ground squirrel” list | same | other complex | ʔɨʃɨˈga-l blue.squirrel-npn | Hill 2010:109 | no info | 2 | 1 | no info | hunted | men | roasted on coals, bones ground | 0 | 0 | Western North America | woodlands | no | ||||||||||||||
| Tümpisa Shoshone | Sciurus spp. | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wappo | Sciurus spp. | hóth | tree squirrel (CHM confirms 52:565) | unique | underived | Sawyer 1965 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washo | Sciurus spp. | pawáwli7 | gray tree squirredl, S. fossor | unique | underived | I'm suspicious about -li7 but Jacobsen doesn't discuss | Merriam 55:299; WPD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Mono | Sciurus spp. | mawi | tree squirrel (local name), western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus) | loan | Chukchansi Yokuts | Chukchansi mow (Merriam) | same | underived | Bethel et al.:71 | no info | 2 | 1 | no info | hunted | men | no info | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wintu | Sciurus spp. | k'aysas | gray squirrel (generic aspect) | inheritance | *k'ay | Wintun | Shepherd 2005: 107 “rodent, gopher, squirrel”, maybe fast walker | other complex | k'ay “to walk fast, hurry, run” | Pitkin 1985 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yavapai | Sciurus spp. | hmíra | squirrel | inheritance | Proto-Yuman | Mojave humɂiir “squirrel” | unknown | Shaterian 1983 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Palewyami | Sciurus spp. | k'itiyec' | tree squirrel | unique | unique in Kroeber | same | other complex | probably has the -itch agentive suffix (Newman shows it with glottalization) | Gamble 1991 from Harrington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Yawdanchi | Sciurus spp. | yongxo | tree squirrel | inheritance | Nim-Yokuts | only resemblants in Yowlumne | same | underived | Kroeber 1961:200 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Yowlumne | Sciurus spp. | yonxo' | tree squirrel (Merriam confirms Sciurus fossor, S. douglasi 58:549, 551) | inheritance | Nim-Yokuts | Only resemblant is in Yawdanchi | same | underived | Kroeber 1961:200 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuki | Sciurus spp. | na:Tam A | gray squirrel, gray tree squirrel S. fossor | inheritance | *nəhTam | Yukian | Schlichter 1985 | other complex | -am derives nouns | Sawyer & Schlichter 1984 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuma | Sciurus spp. | missing | inheritance | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no |
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