Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

basket, small

Semantic Field: culture-material
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: canasta, canasto, cesta
Meaning Portuguese: cesto pequeno, tampado

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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	Etymology Notes	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	General Notes	Source
Aguaruna	tukúpi, piták	tukúpi, piták										See Language page
Akawaio	waigarapö (generic basket)	waɪgarapö	basket used to store cooked or smoked fish and meat	unknown								See Language page
Ashuar	piták	pitak										See Language page
Baniwa	porottána	poɻot̪ána		doubtful loan			Mapoyo		Simplex			See Language page
Bankalachi Toloim	koo-loot		small mush or soup bowl	loan			Yokuts		other complex			Merriam 49:191
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	toonampi wosa		small basket for storage of seeds or berries	inheritance	*hoCca	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 118	phrase			Miller 1972
Cahuilla	teviŋił		small globular basket	unknown				Cupeno, Cahuilla only	other complex			Seiler & Hioki 1979:213
Candoshi-Shapra	ptaka	ptaka										See Language page
Carapana	eteje	ɛtɛjɛ										See Language page
Central Sierra Miwok	himà-		mush basket	unique					simplex			Freeland & Broadbent 1960
Chemehuevi	nyngapivY		basket	inheritance	*nyhaC	Northern Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 120 has only as Takic but see T. Shoshone form	derived, other complex			Press 1979
Chumash Barbareno	missing			missing
Chumash Ineseno	al'-ahts-oo'-moo-mŭ		subglobular choke-mouted basket	unknown					derived	al agentive, -mu7		Merriam 37:521
Chumash Obispeno	missing			missing
Chumash Ventureno	h>em		sub-globular choke-mouth bowl	unknown					simplex			Merriam 38:25
Chácobo	kokita (defined as a "small basket")	kokita (defined as a "small basket")										See Language page
Cocopa	missing			Missing
Cofán	poti	poti									phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS	See Language page
Comanche	missing			missing
Cupeño	tivi'mal		small round basket	unknown				Cupeno, Cahuilla only	derived, other complex	has diminutie suffix		Hill & Nolasquez 1973
Desano	wʉjʉcoro	wʉhʉkoro		unknown					Compound	wʉhʉ 'arumá plant'		See Language page
Dâw	--	--		Missing								See Language page
Esselen	missing			missing
Eñepa	mananke (en general); wapa (plana, circular) ; ëwei', Var. ëwai', awei' (honda, de tejido semi-abierto) (MM)	mananke (en general); wapa (plana, circular); ǝweiʔ, Var. ǝwaiʔ, aweiʔ (honda, de tejido semi-abierto) (MM)	flat basket	inheritance		Venezuelan (N. Amazonian) subgroup						See Language page
Gabrielino	too-moo-hah	tomu:xa' H 570	sub-globular choke-mouth bowl	unique					simplex			Merriam 49:105
Huambisa	pitak 'waterproof basket'	pitak 'waterproof basket'										See Language page
Hup	paʔ	paʔ	shallow, flat basket	unknown					Simplex			See Language page
Iipay 'Aa	hatemuly, tehemuly		small cap-sized basket used to hold tobacco passed around at gatherings	unknown					simplex			Couro & Hutcheson 1973
Ingá	puti	puti										See Language page
Iquito	muyuúri	mujuúri										See Language page
Kakua	wɨʔ-baj-ni	wɨʔ-baj-ni	small basket	unique					Phrase	basket-be.small-adjvz		See Language page
Kamayurá	tupe	tupe										See Language page
Kawaiisu	nehe-ka-pi		small round basket	inheritance	*nyhaC	Northern Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 120 has only as Takic but see T. Shoshone form	derived, other complex			Zigmond et al. 1990
Kiliwa	missing			missing
Kitanemuk	missing			missing
Lake Miwok	missing			missing
Lokono	borudi	borudi	basket, trinket box									DeGoeje 1928:111
Luiseño	apmal		small basket	inheritance	*apo	Northern Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 1711; also pa'kumal	derived, other coplex			Elliott 1999
Macaguan	kot (small basket)		basket	inheritance		Proto-MSC (Macaguan, Sikuani)			Simplex			See Language page
Maidu	k'újlam loló/patá		trinket basket	unique				*lolo is PM (JHH); lul-lo'-bĕh small mush or soup bowl Merriam 41:279	phrase			Shipley 1963
Makiritare	wɨ̄wa (IDS); wü:wa (KH)	wɨ:wa		missing								See Language page
Makuna	jicobʉ, jicuga (small and knit compactly by women) sʉoga (for carrying fish)	xikobɨ, xikuga (small and knit compactly by women) sɨoga (for carrying fish)										See Language page
Mojave	missing			missing
Murui Witoto	cɨrɨlliraɨ̀ (small basket)	kɯrɯdʒiraɯ̀										See Language page
Mutsun	wal-lah-himn(walexin Mason 1916:433)		small soup or mush bowl	inheritance	*wol:e	Utian		Callaghan 1962:102; also ruk'-shoon; also warsan, wetcot Mason 1916:433	derived			Merriam 39:103
Napo Lowland Quichua	ashanga											See Language page
Nheengatu	balaiu (basket, C11), panakú, waturá (other basket types)		cesto de costas entrançado com folhas de bacabeira ou de acai	inheritance	*panakũ	Proto-Tupi-Guarani			Simplex			See Language page
Ninam	tarosi (EM72) (most common basket)	taɾosi		unique					Simplex			See Language page
Nisenan	mokololo		round basket for storing valuables. It is made by a female relative in such a way that it may fit one's face as a covering after death	unique				the -lolo part is an inheritance; could mok- be related to the 'bag' words?	other complex	moko- not a productive formative		Uldall & Shipley 1966
Northern Paiute	suu tseda	syy tsida	dish or cup shaped basket	unique				ap-po Merriam 46:367	phrase	willow container		Yerington 1987
Northern Sierra Miwok	pulis:a-		little basket; water-tight drinking basket	inheritance		Proto-Eastern Miwok		JHH; also sot:on-u/o- small baskets for money, beads, etc., often feathered 201	other complex			Callaghan 1987
Ocaina	generic: ñaaro, josóóvura	generic: ɲaaro, hosóóβɯra										See Language page
Pemon	charampue (cesto grande y de tejido ralo), wankotopue (especie de cesto grande) (A1981)	tʃaɾampue, wankotopue (A1981)		Missing								See Language page
Plains Miwok	missing			missing
Puinave	generic basket: kam	generic basket: kam										See Language page
Salinan A	missing			missing
Salinan M	missing			missing
Sanumá	wɨ (EM72)	wɨ										See Language page
Secoya	tsë do'rohuë (densely woven basket)	tsɨ dɔʔrɔwɨ										See Language page
Seri (Comcaac)	missing			missing
Serrano	čiport		small round basket	inheritance	*cippat	Takic		Stubbs 2011 122	other complex
Sikuani	aba (flat basket); also yoxobo, mumubi, mapire, lísibo (see Kondo 1973 for descriptions)		flat basket	unknown								See Language page
Southern Paiute	missing			missing
Southern Sierra Miwok	7o:sa-		trinket basket	loan			Yokuts	looks like Yokutsan 'urn, bottle-neck' word, and Numic 'bottle' word %osa; also 7uhu7-:a- 'small basket for drinking soup"	simplex			Broadbent 1964
Southern Ute	syywHcharachI		small basket, small willow basket	inheritance	*hoCca	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 118	compound, other complex	syy 'Rhus', wHchara 'basket'-chI DIM		Charney
Tariana	kusíɾu-maka 'pequeno balaio'	kusíɾu-maka 'pequeno balaio'		unknown					Derived	-maka = "extended cloth" classifier		See Language page
Tuyuka	generic basket: pii	generic basket: pii										See Language page
Tübatulabal	hommopit		small coiled basket	inheritance	*komi	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 99b "pot, back of tortoise, back"	derived, other complex			K. Hill Eng>Tb
Tümpisa Shoshone	ponottsi		round basket with a neck	inheritance	*poLa	Numic		Stubbs 2011 430b 'ball-shaped'	other complex	poono 'round, sphere, balloon'		Dayley 1989
Wai Wai	foxoro, manari (SM)	foxoro, manari (SM)		missing								See Language page
Wapishana	generic basket: daẓuwan	generic basket: daẓuwan		missing								See Language page
Wappo	missing			missing
Washo	t'u:gis		basket sp. (sounds small to me)	unknown					derived	t- nominalizer		Washo Project Dictionary
Western Mono	pOja		treasure basket	unique					simplex			Loether & Bethel 1993
Wintu	k'olom		cup or bowl serving basket, container, dish(es)	inheritance	*k'olom	Proto-Wintun		Shepherd 2006:111; note Proto-Pomoan *q'olólY 'mortar (basket)',so might be Pomoan loan into PW	simplex	possibly from k'Ol 'become curled?)		Pitkin 1985
Yagua	jityu	xı̃tju										See Language page
Yanomam	wɨɨ (most common); xotehe (WM99, for food storage)	wɨ: , ʃotehe	basket for food storage	Doubtful loan				This word and the one for “disposable basket” look almost like they could have been borrowed from the same language at different stages of development or different languages in the same family, but no likely candidate.	Simplex			See Language page
Yanomami	mora, wɨɨ (EM72)	moɾa, wɨ:		unknown				Alternate: wɨ:	Simplex			See Language page
Yavapai	missing			missing
Yokuts Palewyami	missing			missing
Yokuts Yawdanchi	koh-tow', kah-chow (purchased) at 345		small mush or soup bowl	unknown				tā'-witsh in Porterville Merriam 44:447	simplex			Merriam 44:189
Yokuts Yawelmani	tā-witch		small mush or soup bowl (twined)	inheritance	*t'e:wiTh	Proto-Nim-Yokuts			simplex			Merriam 44:189
Yuki	cho'-lil		mush basket, small mush or soup basket	inheritance	*č'ulil'	Proto-North Yukian		Elmendorf gives šolóle p. 227	simplex			Schlichter 1985
Yukpa	pitaka	pitaka										See Language page


Aguaruna
Akawaio
Ashuar
Baniwa
Bankalachi Toloim
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Cahuilla
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Central Sierra Miwok
Chemehuevi
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Chácobo
Cocopa
Cofán
Comanche
Cupeño
Desano
Dâw
Esselen
Eñepa
Gabrielino
Huambisa
Hup
Iipay 'Aa
Ingá
Iquito
Kakua
Kamayurá
Kawaiisu
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Lake Miwok
Lokono
Luiseño
Macaguan
Maidu
Makiritare
Makuna
Mojave
Murui Witoto
Mutsun
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ninam
Nisenan
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Ocaina
Pemon
Plains Miwok
Puinave
Salinan A
Salinan M
Sanumá
Secoya
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Sikuani
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Tariana
Tuyuka
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Wai Wai
Wapishana
Wappo
Washo
Western Mono
Wintu
Yagua
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavapai
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yawelmani
Yuki
Yukpa

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