Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

feather headband

Semantic Field: dress
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Language	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Proto-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Etymology Notes	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	General Notes	Source

Language	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Proto-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Etymology Notes	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Source
Bankalachi Toloim	took'		headdress of feathers	loan			Yokuts			note that this goes from Yokuts into both Bankalachi and Central Chumash	simplex		Merriam 49:183
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	missing			missing
Cahuilla	pahCH-ah	pax7a	headband	unknown						the pah or pax element in Cupan, but otherwise Cupeno -lut, Gab -mut. A loan from somewhere?	simplex		Merriam 48:335
Central Sierra Miwok	missing			missing
Chemehuevi	missing			missing
Chumash Barbareno	tú-hu		headdress of feathers	loan			Yokuts			an aspirating squiggle next to /h/; probably this is the cux word	simplex		Henshaw (Heizer)
Chumash Ineseno	cux		headdress	loan			Yokuts			Pyokutsan *cux by Golla 1964; early as also in Ventureno	simplex		Applegate 1972
Chumash Obispeno	missing			missing
Chumash Ventureno	cux		headdress	loan			Yokuts			Pyokutsan *cux by Golla 1964; early as also in Ineseno	simplex		Applegathe 1973 ms
Cocopa	kupu:r		headband, kerchief (not the same as the California feather headband)	inheritance		Proto-Yuman				see Mojave makupuur 'hat'; might be a loan, of course	derived	k-	Crawford 1989
Comanche	pia tso7nika7		headdress, war bonnet (big hat)	unique						a very different item from the California dance headbands	phrase		Robinson & Armagost 1990
Cupeño	pah-lut		flicker headband	unknown						the pah or pax element in Cupan, but otherwise Cupeno -lut, Gab -mut. A loan from somewhere? Maybe cog with Stubbs 1797?	other complex		Merriam 48:
Esselen	missing			missing
Gabrielino	pa-vahm'-ut		headdress of feathers	inheritance	payu, papayu	Takic				Stubbs 2011 1268a Lu, Ca, add Gab	other complex		Merriam (McCawley 1996)
Iipay 'Aa	sekwiirp		headband, is tied around the head	unknown						Cocopa kpur 'tie around head'	simplex		Couro & Hutcheson 1973
Kawaiisu	mu-taka-vi-by		headdress of eagle-down	unknown	*taka					Southern Numic only,, taka 'flat area' as back of head -- what is mu? also toci-ne7e-pii-vi, and ha7makwijy-vy 'large bird, and headdress made of feathers'	derived, other complex	nose-flat (forehead)-ABS-ABS	Zigmond et al. 1990
Kiliwa	t+sa7-y		head plume, headdress	unknown						might include the 'bird' word	derived	sa7 stab, poke	Mixco 1985
Kitanemuk	pohočumat		feather headdress?	unique						poho- is 'feather';chumat lenited from kumat 'hat' from Yokuts; a-maha-, mawish also recorded, none really certain (mawish probably wrist band, a-maha- just means "his feathered thing")	other complex	is compound evident synchronically?	Anderton 1988
Lake Miwok	c'ijáak		yellowhammer, flicker stick (part of dance costume that fits across the forehead)	loan			Patwin			Note Luiseno "cheeyat" word!	simplex		Callaghan 1965
Luiseño	cheeyat		feather dance bonnet, headdress	inheritance	*choya	Cupan				Stubbs 2011 865	other complex		Elliott 1999
Maidu	pálak'		headstall, charateristically made of quills and yellowhammer feathers	loan			unknown	WW	%palaka ~ %pana(k)	this is the very widespread name of the yellowhammer, although not identical to Maidu pan-nă-kah 'acorn woodpecker' (CHM)	simplex		Shipley 1963
Mojave	takuupany		feather headdress	unknown						but note ku, kw in this word and in IA, C words	compound		Munro et al. 1992
Mutsun	tiwih		feather headdress	inheritance		Proto-Costanoan				Sta. Cruz tiwi (Henshaw in Heizer 1955); Merriam confirms	simplex		Okrand 1977
Nisenan	wu:tut		headdress	unique							simplex		Uldall & Shipley 1966
Northern Paiute	tso7wupaganoo		headband	unique						so-hah'-ber headband worn when dancing, of feathers Merriam 46:361	compound	tso7wupaga head-wrap.up	Yerington 1987
Northern Sierra Miwok	helel:a-		headband made of beads or feathers	unique						Tamek:ele-, Temak:yle- 'flicker stick headdress, headband' 227	other complex	suffix -:a	Callaghan 1987
Plains Miwok	tamak:ele-		Indian headband; flicker stick headdress; flicker stick (with horns); dancer's coat	inheritance	%tamak	Proto-Eastern Miwok				See Miss form	other complex		Callaghan 1984
Salinan A	tish-shah		headdress of feathers	unknown							other complex		Merriam 38:391
Salinan M	cotolë/	ë is schwa	feather headdress	unknown							simplex		Mason 1918
Seri (Comcaac)	hanaj haaonam		headpiece made with feathers	unknown							phrase	hanaj crow haaonam hat	Moser & Marlett 2005
Serrano	ah-pootch-kah, ah-pwū'-witch-kah		headband	unknown						the pwu might be the poho feather word???	other complex		Merriam 48:173
Southern Paiute	wIshiakaichokU		feather hat	unique							compound	feathered.thing-hat	Sapir
Southern Sierra Miwok	tamak:i7-la-		flicker-feather headband	inheritance	%tamak	Proto-Eastern Miwok				see Mie form	other complex	nt	Broadbent 1964
Southern Ute	tyci-wHca-py		headband	unique						may be basket cap???	compound, other complex	head-wrap-ABS	Givon
Tübatulabal	annampül		headband of magpie feathers	unique							other complex
Tümpisa Shoshone	missing			missing
Wappo	cáT'e7		feather dance hat	unknown						worn with a headband called meynaléwukh Sawyer 1965:27	simplex		Sawyer 1965
Washo	missing			missing
Western Mono	ah-kah'-put-tap		ceremonial headband of flicker feathers	unique						cho-hahv' (usually of eagle or magpie) CHM 45:303 Bishop; pe'-ne-tŏp' Lone Pine 46:443	compound		CHM 45:303
Wintu	č'ile maku:s		headdress of yellowhammer feathers	unknown						also č'il tewči	phrase	č'ile 'yellowhammer'	Schllichter 1981
Yavapai	missing			missing
Yokuts Palewyami	cux		headdress	inheritance		Proto-Yokutsan				PNY Golla	simplex		Gamble 1991
Yokuts Yawdanchi	cèma		headband of eagle down	unknown							simplex		Kroeber 1907
Yokuts Yawelmani	cux		headdress (ceremonial)	inheritance	*chux	Proto-Yokuts				Palewyami cux (Gamble 1991:75); also sām'-mah 'headband for dancing only'	simplex		Golla 1964
Yuki	nan yu7		headdress	unknown							phrase	nan head	Sawyer & Schlichter 1984


Bankalachi Toloim
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Cahuilla
Central Sierra Miwok
Chemehuevi
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Cocopa
Comanche
Cupeño
Esselen
Gabrielino
Iipay 'Aa
Kawaiisu
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Lake Miwok
Luiseño
Maidu
Mojave
Mutsun
Nisenan
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Plains Miwok
Salinan A
Salinan M
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Wappo
Washo
Western Mono
Wintu
Yavapai
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yawelmani
Yuki

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