Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

hummingbird

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: colibrí, picaflor (Peru)
Meaning Portuguese: beija-flor

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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	family Trochilidae	θíihi (R01)	θíihi (R01)		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Aguaruna	family Trochilidae	jémpe	xɨmpɨ		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Akawaio	family Trochilidae	tuuguuik (E1977)	tuguɪk (E1977)		inheritance		Northern Carib?											See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Andoke	family Trochilidae	pã́didu	pã́didu		loan			Witoto (possibly into Proto-Witoto; e.g. Minica ɸiθido)										See Language page												Widespread
Apalai	family Trochilidae	tukuxi, kaikuxi	tukuxi, kaikuxi		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Ashuar	family Trochilidae	jémpe, jempetsées	xɯmpɯ, xɯmpɯtsɯ:s															See Language page												Widespread
Baniwa	family Trochilidae	pími	pími		inheritance		Central North Arawak		Compare Tukanoan (E&W) forms mimi, etc.				uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Bankalachi Toloim	Trochilidae	pā-mum'-koots		Hummingbird	loan			Yokuts	Yowlumne pā-mum'-koots, Wikchamni băr-mum-che (Merriam); Palewyami pā'-mum-kutch, so Proto-Yokutsan			same	underived	clearly has morphological complexity in Yokuts, but unanalyzable.				C. H. Merriam 72-77, 60-459		0		0		0				0	0			no
Barasano	family Trochilidae	bĩbĩ	bĩbĩ															See Language page												Widespread
Bardi	Trochilidae	alingindir	alingindir		unknown				generic term for any small colorful bird				underived							0		0		0				0	0			no
Bardi	Trochilidae	alingindir	alingindir		unknown				generic term for any small colorful bird				underived							0		0		0				0	0			no
Bará	family Trochilidae		bĩ'bĩ															See Language page												Widespread
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Trochilidae	, be'she (RM) 61:45; pisi Duckwater 280		humming bird	inheritance	*piti	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 1184 (2008:185)			same	underived					Merriam 61:77		0		0		0				0	0			no
Bora	family Trochilidae	pʰáápɨʔo	pʰáápɨʔo		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Burarra	Trochilidae	an-mugirrirta	an-mugirrirta		unknown				“an-” noun class marker											0		0		0				0	0			no
Cahuilla	Trochilidae	túčilʸ	ˈtuʧiʎ	humming bird	inheritance	*tuʔca	Uto-Aztecan		S1180 (p. 185). I agree with Stubbs 2009:185 that the Cora word is cognate.			same	other complex	ˈtuʧi-ʎ simplex.root-non-possessed noun	-7aʃ “pet”	Possessive classifier -7aʃ	wikikmal	Seiler&Hioki 1979:218	no info	0	Hummingbird wanted to play Eagle's mediating role, but was too small (Strong 1929)	0	I'm assuming birds and eggs were eaten	no info	hunted	All	roasted, stewed, eggs eaten	0	0	Americas	Diverse habitats	no
Camsa	family Trochilidae	ngɨntsiána	ngɨntsiána															See Language page												Widespread
Candoshi-Shapra	family Trochilidae	ponxi	pontʂi		loan, direction unknown			Pastaza Quechua pusisi										See Language page												Widespread
Carapana	family Trochilidae	mimi	mĩmĩ, bĩbĩ															See Language page												Widespread
Carijona	family Trochilidae	tukucí (M2000)	tuku’tʃi (H&R)		inheritance		Northern Carib?		Loan Carib > Hodï: tu'kudi									See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Cavineña	family Trochilidae	nuhua (C&L89)	nuwa															See Language page												Widespread
Central Aymara	family Trochilidae	lluli, qinti (P04)	lluli, qinti (P04)															See Language page												Widespread
Central Sierra Miwok	Trochilidae	líč:ič:i-		hummingbird	inheritance		Sierra Miwokan only		In all Mis and Nisenan				reduplicated					Freeland & Broadbent 1960		0		0		0				0	0			no
Chemehuevi	Trochilidae	mo'-too-chuts; moo'-too-nints	mú·tutsatsI JPH	Humming bird	inheritance	*muttanaC	Proto-Numic		Stubbs 1181 (2008:185)			same	other complex	mú·tutsa-tsI hummingbird-ABS				Merriam 59:531		0		0		0				0	0			no
Chumash Barbareno	Trochilidae	yuxnuc		hummingbird	unique		Central Chumash only						underived					Beeler 1978:190		0		0		0				0	0			no
Chumash Ineseno	Trochilidae	yuxnuc'		hummingbird	inheritance		Central Chumash only		Central Chumash				underived					Applegate 32;		0		0		0				0	0			no
Chumash Obispeno	Trochilidae	tskspana		hummingbird	unique								other complex	c-				Harrington III:1:0050		0		0		0				0	0			no
Chumash Ventureno	Trochilidae	juxnuts		hummingbird	inheritance		Central Chumash only		Central Chumash				underived					Heizer/Pinart I:57; JPH III:69:0081		0		0		0				0	0			no
Cocopa	Trochilidae	nyírnyír		hummingbird	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Inheritance (Arcilocus costae?) Mojave, Cocopa, 'Iipay Aa			narrower (defined as a species -- but I'll bet it's generic)	reduplicated	possibly sound-imitative but cognate				Crawford 1989		0		0		0				0	0			no
Cofán	family Trochilidae	a'tse	aʔtsɛ															See Language page												Widespread			phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS
Comanche	Trochilidae	wɨ?kɨ?buu?; Rejon temumumquit 32		hummingbird	unique				Nothing comparable for either form. Rejon looks vaguely like Numic *muttanaC -- maybe with metathesis???			same	phrase	R&A say wɨ- “flutter”, ku?buu “say boo”. Maybe.				Robinson & Armagost 1990:163		0		0		0				0	0			no
Cubeo	family Trochilidae	mimiyo (generic term)	mimijo, bĩ'bĩ́-jo (H&R)		inheritance		Proto-Tukanoan		Compare Arawak, e.g. Baniwa pími. (Salser mimijɔ)				uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Cuiva	family Trochilidae		sisibaɨ-to															See Language page												Widespread
Cupeño	Trochilidae	tuchily	ˈtuʧiʎ	hummingbird	inheritance	*tuʔca-	Uto-Aztecan		S1180 (p. 185). I agree with Stubbs 2009:185 that the Cora word is cognate.			same	other complex	ˈtuʧi-ʎ hummingbird-npn	-ʔaʃ "pet"	possessive classifier for animals	mukikmal	Hill & Nolasquez 1973:176	tushvikinvatim “hummingbirders”, a Wildcat lineage at Welaqal of supposed Cahuilla origin (Strong 1929:186)	0		0		no info	no info	no info	no info	0	0	Americas	diverse habitats	no
Desano	family Trochilidae	mimi	mimi, bĩ'bĩ́		inheritance		Proto-Tukanoan		Compare Arawak, e.g. Baniwa pími				uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Dhangu	Trochilidae	missing			missing								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Dhay’yi	Trochilidae	muḻunda	murlunda		unique															0		0		0				0	0			no
Dhuwal	Trochilidae	wirriwirri	wirriwirri		inheritance				might be loan into proto-language				reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Djeoromitxi	family Trochilidae	kiriripika	kiriripika															See Language page												Widespread
Djinang	Trochilidae	wirrirr wirrirr	wirrirr wirrirr	rainbow bird	inheritance				might be loan into proto-language				reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Dâw	family Trochilidae	sug	ʃug		inheritance								underived					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Esselen	Trochilidae	umin-		hummingbird	loan			Costanoan	compare Costanoan (h)umun(a)				underived	cited by Shaul without noun classifier???				Shaul 1988:696		0		0		0				0	0			no
Eñepa	family Trochilidae	tyukui' (MM)	tjukuiʔ (MM)		inheritance		Northern Carib?		Loan Carib > Hodï: tu'kudi									See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Gabrielino	Trochilidae	pe'-nor 72-77, 60-425	ˈpi:nor (?)	hummingbird	inheritance	pitsi-/pitti	Uto-Aztecan		S1184 (Stubbs 2009:185); Gab form from piyi- from pitsi, contradicting the Serrano evidence cited in Stubbs for *piti			same	other complex	ˈpi:no-r hummingbird-npn	-ʔaʧ “pet”	possessive classifier for animals		http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n415/mode/2up; p. 425	no info	0	one of first people, child of Temayowut (White 1963:140)	0	all birds eaten (McC 116)	no info	hunted	all	roasted	0	0	Americas	diverse habitats	no
Guayabero	family Trochilidae	sisíʔw-it, sasíʔw-it	sisíʔw-it, sasíʔw-it		inheritance								uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Gumatj	Trochilidae	missing			missing															0		0		0				0	0			no
Gupapuyngu	Trochilidae	wirrir7wirrir	wirrir(7)wirrir		inheritance				might be loan into proto-language				reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Hodï	family Trochilidae	tu'kudi			loan			Carib, e.g. Macushi tukúí	Carijona "tuku’tʃi ", Makushi "tukúí"				uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Huambisa	family Trochilidae	ukuchkit	ukutʃkit															See Language page												Widespread
Hup	family Trochilidae	cúg	cúg		inheritance								underived					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Iipay 'Aa	Trochilidae	halypuusuutt		hummingbird	unique							same	underived	looks kinda long, but I can't find any derivational elements				Couro & Hutcheson 1973		0		0		0				0	0			no
Ingá	family Trochilidae	kindi	kíndi (H&R)															See Language page												Widespread
Iquito	family Trochilidae	mɨ'ɨja	mɨ'ɨha		unique													See Language page												Widespread
Kabiyari	family Trochilidae	pími	pími															See Language page												Widespread
Kaingang	family Trochilidae	kòkoj	kɔkox															See Language page												Widespread
Kakua	family Trochilidae	bûʔ-jup	bûʔjup		inheritance				arara-?				phrase					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Kanamarí	family Trochilidae	ampih	ampih	beija-flor (ave)														Magalhães 2018:356
Karajarri	Trochilidae	wirunywiruny	wirunywiruny		inheritance								reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Karajarri	Trochilidae	calputari	wirunywiruny		inheritance								reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Kariña	family Trochilidae	jaremuna	jaremuna	hummingbird														Courtz 2007:284												Widespread		no
Karitiana	family Trochilidae	yjora	ɨjoɾa		unknown													See Language page												Widespread
Kawaiisu	Trochilidae	muutana-pi-zi		hummingbird	inheritance	*muttanaC	Proto-Numic		Stubbs 1181 (2008:185)			same	other complex	muutana-pi-zi hummingbird-ABS-DIM						0		0		0				0	0			no
Kiliwa	Trochilidae	t?msuq		hummingbird (Trochilidae)	unique							same	underived					Mixco 1985		0		0		0				0	0			no
Kitanemuk	Trochilidae	pituruʔ	ˈpituruʔ	hummingbird	inheritance	pitsi/pitti-	Uto-Aztecan		S1184 (Stubbs 2009:185); Gab form from piyi- from pitsi, contradicting the Serrano evidence cited in Stubbs for *piti, but Kit. also piti			same	underived	no npn	-ʔacit "pet"	possessive classifier for animals	wicitat	Anderton 1988:474	no info	0	a good dreamhelper for a warrior (Blackburn & Bean 1978:567)	0	no decent info but everybody ate songbirds and eggs	no info	hunted	all	roasted, boiled, eggs eaten	0	0	Americas	diverse habitats	no
Kokama	family Trochilidae	wainumi	wainumi		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Koko-Bera	Trochilidae	missing	missing	BANANA BIRD, ENTOMYOZON CYANOTIS	missing
Koreguaje	family Trochilidae	mimi	mimi		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Kotiria	family Trochilidae	wĩ'bĩ	wĩ'bĩ		inheritance		Proto-Tukanoan		Compare Arawak, e.g. Baniwa pími				uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Kuku-Thaypan	Trochilidae	awaywa; anhye-	anhye-awaywa	banana bird	unique				Poss. loan; cf. UOlkol ewelmp				underived							0		0		0				0	0			no
Kuku-Yalanji	Trochilidae	binjurrbinjurr	binjurrbinjurr	honeyeater	unique								underived							0		0		0				0	0			no
Kurtjar	Trochilidae	missing			missing								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Kuuk Thaayorre	Trochilidae	wiwil; minh-	minh-wiwil	banana bird, blue-faced bird, honeyeater [identical to butcher bird, therefore suspect]	unique								underived							0		0		0				0	0			no
Lake Miwok	Trochilidae	c'ujúulak		hummingbird	loan			Patwin	“probably from Patwin t'uyulok 'hummingbird'” (1965:234)				underived					Callaghan 1965		0		0		0				0	0			no
Lokono	family Trochilidae	koyara-bimitia	kojara-bimitia	deer humming-bird from the color, king humming-bIrd														Fanshawe 1949:67												Widespread		no
Luiseño	Trochilidae	túshmal	ʹtuʃmal	hummingbird	inheritance	*tuʔca	Uto-Aztecan		Mrs. Hyde said “tishmal”, and variation with tushma reported in several sources. S1180 (p. 185). I agree with Stubbs 2009:185 that the Cora word is cognate..			same	derived	ʹtuʃ-mal hummingbird-diminutive	-ʔaʃ "pet"	possessive classifier; NPN form of noun is ʔaʃla	7ehéngmal	Elliott 1999:945	no info	0	has ceremonial couplet, tushmal nawvuxish “hummingbird, red hummingbird” (Elliott) ; one of first people, child of Temayowut (White 1963:140)	0	eggs at least must have been eaten	no info	no info	no info	no info	0	0	Americas	diverse habitats	no
Macaguan	family Trochilidae	chíchibʉr	tʃítʃibɨɾ		inheritance								uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Maidu	Trochilidae	húmp'ilìsto		hummingbird	unique				Note Yuki hoo'-mŭl; Costanoan *(h)umu:ña				underived	must be complex etymologically but Shipley 1961:23 lists are rare root type				Shipley 1963		0		0		0				0	0			no
Maihiki	family Trochilidae	mimi aguɨ	mimi agɨ, bĩ́bĩ̀ (H&R)		inheritance		Proto-Tukanoan		Compare Arawak, e.g. Baniwa pími				uncoded		agɨ	agɨ = masculine animate		See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Makiritare	family Trochilidae	tu'kui (KH)	tuʔkui		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Makuna	family Trochilidae	mimi	mimi, bĩbĩ		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Makushi	family Trochilidae	tukúí	tukúí		inheritance		Northern Carib?		Loan Carib > Hodï: tu'kudi									See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Mangala	Trochilidae	wirunywiruny	wirunywiruny		inheritance								reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Mangala	Trochilidae	tirrpincarr	wirunywiruny		inheritance								reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Mapoyo	family Trochilidae	tëkui	tɛkui															See Language page												Widespread
Matses	family Trochilidae	pinu	pinu		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Mbabaram	Trochilidae	missing	missing		missing															0		0		0				0	0			no
Minica Witoto	family Trochilidae	ɸiθído	ɸiθído															See Language page												Widespread
Miriwung	Trochilidae		milparrpekeŋ		unique								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Mojave	Trochilidae	nyinyen		hummingbird	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Mojave, Cocopa JHH; Yuma nexni/.x Halpern 3:207			same	reduplicated	possibly from anyen “have sexual intercourse with”				Munro et al.1992		0		0		0				0	0			no
Movima	family Trochilidae	chi'mili (J62)	tʃi'mili															See Language page												Widespread
Muinane	family Trochilidae	ɸááibe, rúúbéǰɨ	ɸááibe, rúúbédʒɨ															See Language page												Widespread
Murui Witoto	family Trochilidae	ɸiθido	ɸiθido		inheritance			loan into Andoke, or possibly A > Proto-W										See Language page												Widespread
Mutsun	Trochilidae	humu:nʸa		hummingbird	inheritance	*(h)umu:ña	Costanoan		Callagan 1992:40				reduplicated	Okrand p. 130-32 describes this as reduplication from {humany}, with first vowel reduplicated and original root vowel moved to V3 position.				Okrand 1977:55		0		0		0				0	0			no
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect	family Trochilidae		ɟiːp															See Language page												Widespread
Nadëb/Roçado dialect	family Trochilidae		ɟiːp		doubtful loan			North Arawak, see Piapoco sípi										See Language page												Widespread
Napo Lowland Quichua	family Trochilidae	jayaj, amarun quindi (PO79)	xajax															See Language page												Widespread
Ngandi	Trochilidae	barir7barir	barir7barir		loan direction unknown					WW	%parrir’parrir									0		0		0				0	0			no
Ngumbarl	Trochilidae	missing			missing								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Nheengatu	family Trochilidae	waynambi	wajnambi		inheritance		Proto-Tupi-Guarani		Reconstructed PTG Mello 2000				underived					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Nimanburru	Trochilidae	missing			missing								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Ninam	family Trochilidae	tẽšo (EM72)	tẽʃo (EM72)		inheritance								uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Nisenan	Trochilidae	li:c'i:c'i; lis-nŏ		hummingbird (lis-no form is CHM Merriam 57:237, he also has other form)	loan			Sierra Miwok	Identical form in Sierra Miwok (all)				reduplicated					Uldall & Shipley 1966		0		0		0				0	0			no
Northern Emberá	family Trochilidae	ĩmbisú	ĩmbisú															See Language page												Widespread
Northern Paiute	Trochilidae	songoe'e		Humming bird	unique							same	underived					Yerington Dictionary		0		0		0				0	0			no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Trochilidae	li:ci:ci-, li:cici-		hummingbird	inheritance		Sierra Miwokan only		In all Mis and Nisenan				reduplicated					Callaghan 1987		0		0		0				0	0			no
Nukak	family Trochilidae	buʔ jup4			inheritance								uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Nyangumarta	Trochilidae	tirrurntirrurn	tirrurntirrurn		unique								reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Nyangumarta	Trochilidae	cuti	tirrurntirrurn		unique								reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Nyikina	Trochilidae	missing			missing								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Nyulnyul	Trochilidae	missing			missing								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Nɨpode Witoto	family Trochilidae	pitído	pitído															See Language page												Widespread
Ocaina	family Trochilidae	fahtííhtyo	ɸaʔtííʔtʲo		inheritance			loan into Andoke, or possibly A > Proto-W										See Language page												Widespread
Pakanh	Trochilidae	missing	missing		missing															0		0		0				0	0			no
Paresi	family Trochilidae	'himeretse	'himeretse		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Pemon	family Trochilidae	tukui, wada-wada (especie de colíbri o tucusito, de tamaño grande) (A1981); tuukuuik (E1977)	tukui, wadawada (A1981); tukuɪk (E1977)		inheritance				Loan Carib > Hodï: tu'kudi. Also wada-wada (especie de colíbri o tucusito, de tamaño grande)									See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Piapoco	family Trochilidae	sípi	sípi															See Language page												Widespread
Piaroa	family Trochilidae	jiude	hiude		unique													See Language page												Widespread
Plains Miwok	Trochilidae	kulu:lu-		hummingbird	inheritance	*kulu...	Miwokan		Callaghan 1962:104; Mib kulup:e “hummingbird”; C's Mu form clearly a mistake in this citation				reduplicated					Callaghan 1984		0		0		0				0	0			no
Playero	family Trochilidae		ʃi-ʃi-bárɨ-to															See Language page												Widespread
Puinave	family Trochilidae	pƜi	puj (H&G)		unique													See Language page												Widespread
Páez	family Trochilidae	e´ts, e´tscuẽ	eʔts (H&R)															See Language page												Widespread
Quechua Ayacuchano	family Trochilidae	qenti	qenti															See Language page												Widespread
Rembarrnga	Trochilidae	berreh-berre	berreh-berre		loan direction unknown					WW	%parrir’parrir		reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Resígaro	family Trochilidae	pí?mí	píʔmí		inheritance		Central North Arawak		Compare Tukanoan (E&W) forms mimi, etc.				uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Ritharrngu	Trochilidae	barrir7barrir	barrir7-barrir		loan direction unknown			Rembarrnga	Would wirrir-wirrir (e.g., Gupapuyngu) be close enough to barrir-barrir?	WW	%parrir’parrir		reduplicated							0		0		0				0	0			no
Salinan A	Trochilidae	moc'wél'		humming bird	unique		Salinan A only		not in M;				underived					Mason 1918:123; Turner 1983:77		0		0		0				0	0			no
Salinan M	Trochilidae	pé:lts'e		humming bird	loan			Serran	not in A; Compare Kitanemuk pituru7; Serrano piti:dhi7 (from a UA form)				underived					Mason 1918:124		0		0		0				0	0			no
Sanumá	family Trochilidae	teso (EM72)	teso (EM72)		inheritance								uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Secoya	family Trochilidae	aña pëquë mimi (OP79), cuise (OP79)	mĩ'mĩ															See Language page												Widespread
Seri (Comcaac)	Trochilidae	xeenoj		hummingbird	unique							same	underived					Comcaac Dictionary 584		0		0		0				0	0			no
Serrano	Trochilidae	piti:dhi7		hummingbird	inheritance	pitsi/pitti-	Uto-Aztecan		S1184 (Stubbs 2009:185)				underived					KCHill ms 2001:43		0		0		0				0	0			no
Sikuani	family Trochilidae	iniji (3), si:-si:-bárɨ-to, sí:pi (H&R)	siː-siː-bárɨ-to, síːpi		inheritance				also iniji (3)				uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Siona	family Trochilidae	mimi	mimi		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Siriano	family Trochilidae	mimí	mimí, bĩ'bĩ́															See Language page												Widespread
Sirionó	family Trochilidae	ñunumbi (P85)	ñunumbi		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Southern Paiute	Trochilidae	moontutcatsI		Hummingbird	inheritance	muttanaC	Proto-Numic		Stubbs 1181 (2008:185)			same	other complex	has -tsi ABS; Sapir suggests mo:a “to hum” but is a Proto-Numic etymon. Obviously a complex stem				Sapir 1930:571		0		0		0				0	0			no
Southern Pastaza Quechua	family Trochilidae	pusisi	pusisis															See Language page												Widespread
Southern Sierra Miwok	Trochilidae	li:ci:-ci-		hummingbird	inheritance		Sierra Miwokan only		In all Mis and Nisenan				reduplicated	this dictionary counts -ci as suffix, but it's not counted that way in other Mis languages. I'm dubious and have coded as reduplication				Broadbent 1964:		0		0		0				0	0			no
Southern Ute	Trochilidae	múutataa-cI		humming-bird	inheritance	*muttanaC	Numic		Stubbs 1181 (2008:185)			same	other complex	has -ci ABS				Givon 1979		0		0		0				0	0			no
Suyá	family Trochilidae	ĵúni	ĵúni															See Language page												Widespread
Sáliva	family Trochilidae	bihwisi	biʔwisi		unique													See Language page												Widespread
Tanimuca	family Trochilidae	bĩrĩ pi'ka	bĩrĩ pi'ka		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Tariana	family Trochilidae	kúːɾipimi	kúːɾipimi		inheritance		Central North Arawak		Compare Tukanoan (E&W) forms mimi, etc.				uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Tatuyo	family Trochilidae	ˈbĩ́'bĩ́	ˈbĩ́'bĩ́															See Language page												Widespread
Taushiro	family Trochilidae	unve´	unwɨʔ															See Language page												Widespread
Tiriyó	family Trochilidae	tukui	tukui		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Tjaapukay	Trochilidae	missing	missing		missing															0		0		0				0	0			no
Tukano	family Trochilidae	mimî	mimî, bĩ́bĩ́		inheritance		Proto-Tukanoan		Compare Arawak, e.g. Baniwa pími				uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Tuyuka	family Trochilidae	bĩ'bĩ́	bĩ'bĩ́															See Language page												Widespread
Tübatulabal	Trochilidae	oo-le'-bit, oo-leet' 72-77, 60-493	ʔuli:ˈbit (?)	hummingbird	loan			Southern Sierra Miwok	SSM li:ci:cint (this is from PSM, same form in NSM, CSM)			same	derived	ʔuli:ˈ-bi-t hummingbird-diminutive-npn			chikkīt	http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n479/mode/2up; p. 493	no info	0		0		no info	hunted	all	roasted on coals, bones ground (some consultants denied Tub. ate eggs before Whites)	0	0	Americas	Diverse habitats	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Trochilidae	kammuwaya		hummingbird	unique							same	underived	I think there's old derivation here; other -ya turn up in Numic.				Dayley 1989:44		0		0		0				0	0			no
Urarina	family Trochilidae	hiḍzi	hitʃi		unique													See Language page												Widespread
Uw-Oykangand	Trochilidae	missing	missing	bananabird, blue-faced honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis	missing															0		0		0				0	0			no
Wai Wai	family Trochilidae	tukusu (SM)	tukusu (SM)		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Waikhana	family Trochilidae	ĩ'bĩ	ĩ'bĩ															See Language page												Widespread
Waimaja	family Trochilidae	mĩ́mĩ́	mĩ́mĩ́															See Language page												Widespread
Waorani	family Trochilidae	bĩgõ			missing								missing					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Wapishana	family Trochilidae	pimɨɖa	pimɨɖa		inheritance		Central North Arawak											See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Wappo	Trochilidae	cími:To		hummingbird (CHM confirms 52:573)	unique				Note Eastern Miwokan cimit:olo “mockingbird” ?? Is this too much semantic change? Elicitation error?				underived					Sawyer 1965		0		0		0				0	0			no
Wardaman	Trochilidae	wirritwirrit	wirritwirrit		loan				?humming bird				missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Wari	family Trochilidae	pijoʔ (Sousa2009)	pijoʔ (Sousa2009)															See Language page												Widespread
Washo	Trochilidae	memlew		hummingbird	unique								underived					Jacobsen 1964:478		0		0		0				0	0			no
Waurá	family Trochilidae	kumesi (Mello 99)	kumesi (Mello 99)		unknown													See Language page												Widespread
Wayampi	family Trochilidae	wainɨmɨ (G89)	wainɨmɨ (G89)		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Wayana	family Trochilidae	tukui	tukui		inheritance													See Language page												Widespread
Western Mono	Trochilidae	pisIkuutu'		hummingbird	inheritance	*piti “Hummingbird, wasp”	Proto-Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 1184 (2008:185) has problems. What is source of -kuutu? Note Yokutsan forms: .Yowlumne pā-mum'-koots, Palewyami pā'-mum-kutch, so Proto-Yokutsan and possible source of the kuutU' element -- a loan blend??			same	underived	perhaps onomatopoeic at some point, and also must be compound, but no analysis available			tsiipa “bird”	Bethel et al.:145	not a totem Gifford p. 37	0	although not a totem, “belonged with the golden eagle because in mythical times he talked to the people for eagle” (Gifford p. 37)	0	“too small”	no info				0	0			no
Wik Ngathan	Trochilidae	missing	missing		missing															0		0		0				0	0			no
Wintu	Trochilidae	lučit		hummingbird (CHM confirms for all dialects)	unique				Note li:cici- in Mis and Nisenan				other complex	lOč ...				Schlichter 1981		0		0		0				0	0			no
Yagua	family Trochilidae	muchiy	mũtʃij		unique													See Language page												Widespread
Yan-nhangu	Trochilidae	missing			missing								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Yanomam	family Trochilidae	tẽšo (EM72)	tẽʃo (EM72)		inheritance								uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Yanomami	family Trochilidae	tesho	teʃo		inheritance				siemaɾi (large), siɾamɨ (large), siemato (small)				underived					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Yavapai	Trochilidae	mìnmí·na		hummingbird	unique								unknown					Shaterian 1983		0		0		0				0	0			no
Yavitero	family Trochilidae	burujlana	buruľ̥ana															See Language page												Widespread
Yawuru	Trochilidae	missing	missing		missing								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Yawuru	Trochilidae	missing	missing		missing								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Yidiny	Trochilidae	missing	missing		missing															0		0		0				0	0			no
Yir-Yoront	Trochilidae	missing			missing								missing							0		0		0				0	0			no
Yokuts Palewyami	Trochilidae	pā'-mum-kutch		hummingbird	loan			Yowlumne Yokuts	similar forms in Yowl, Yawd. Berman 2002 notes that Merriam's consultant was bilingual in Yowl, Pal.			same	other complex	-itch, its suffix probably an agentive				Merriam 58:525		0		0		0				0	0			no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Trochilidae	mamgutc		hummingbird	inheritance		Nim-Yokuts		widespread but not universal in Kroeber; note Yowlumne be:mamgo:c'			same	other complex	mam and -go:'c are separable etymologically but in absence of dictionary no analysis				Kroeber 1961:203		0		0		0				0	0			no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Trochilidae	be:mamgo:c'		hummingbird	inheritance		Nim-Yokuts		the bemam element widespread in Nim-Y in Kroeber; the second element variable -- guch, duts, dui, chui; note Yawdanchi mamgutc (Kroeber)			same	other complex	be-, mam and -go:'c are separable etymologically but in absence of dictionary no analysis				Newman 1944:191		0		0		0				0	0			no
Yuhup	family Trochilidae	cǔg	cǔg		inheritance								underived					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Yuki	Trochilidae	hoo'-mŭl		hummingbird	loan			no information	Note Maidu húmp'ilìsto; Costanoan *(h)umu:ña				relative clause	-mol agentive				Sawyer & Schlichter 1984		0		0		0				0	0			no
Yukpa	family Trochilidae	kuijna	kúʃimo (H&R)															See Language page												Widespread			Phon only in source
Yukuna	family Trochilidae	pi'imí	piʔimí		inheritance		Central North Arawak		Compare Tukanoan (E&W) forms mimi, etc.				uncoded					See Language page		0		0		0				0	0	Widespread		no
Yuma	Trochilidae	nexni/.x		Humming bird	inheritance		Proto-Language		Also in Cocopa				unknown					Merriam 61:459, Halpern 3:207		0		0		0				0	0			no
Yuruti	family Trochilidae	bĩ́bĩ	bĩ́bĩ															See Language page												Widespread
Záparo	family Trochilidae	uihya	uihja															See Language page												Widespread


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