corpse

Semantic Field
food
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
Meaning Portuguese

Languages

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
Cahuilla tewka(t) deceased person inheritance *tywi- Takic Stubbs 1799 other complex tew- see evil spirit, ghost Seiler & Hioki 1979
Cupeño qaawish dead unique I believe attested as "corpse"; Merriam has qaawish atax7a (48:511) other complex Hill & Nolasquez 1973
Luiseño toowish spirit, ghost, deceased person, cadaver, corpse, soul inheritance *tywi- Takic Stubbs 1799 other complex Elliott 1999
Gabrielino ah-mŭ'-yah amoya7 'difunto' H corpse unique other complex Merriam (McCawley 1996)
Serrano amym7ki7 (sg.), aqor7im (pl) dead person, people inheritance *mukki Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 655 derived, other complex K. Hill Dict.
Kitanemuk 7a-nipk-i7 corpse unique other complex Anderton 1988
Tübatulabal mukut dead person inheritance *mukki Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 655 other complex K. Hill Tb>Eng
Bankalachi Toloim tow-tah a dead person inheritance *tywi- Takic Stubbs 1799 other complex Merriam 49:199
Kawaiisu juwe7e-kwee-py dead (to be not) unique derived, other complex Zigmond et al. 1990
Southern Paiute missing missing
Southern Ute missing missing
Tümpisa Shoshone tijaitaippyh nymya corpse, dead body inheritance *ja7ay Numic Stubbs 2011 656 phrase tiyaih die Dayley 1989
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone tiaih-ppyh corpse inheritance *ja7ay Numic Stubbs 2011 656 derived tiaih 'to die (sg)' Crapo 1976
Comanche tyjaipY, tyjai7 corpse, dead body inheritance *ja7ay Numic Stubbs 2011 656 simplex Robinson & Armagost 1990
Western Mono te-o'-wit corpse inheritance *tyw Northern Uto-Aztecan other complex Merriam 45:317
Northern Paiute sato7o dead body unique simplex Yerington 1987
Southern Sierra Miwok camy7-aH- corpse inheritance *CE:m- (?) Proto-Miwok-Mutsun Callaghan 1962:103 other complex cam-h- 'to die' st. 1 Broadbent 1964
Central Sierra Miwok missing missing
Northern Sierra Miwok camy:sy- corpse, dead person inheritance *CE:m- (?) Proto-Miwok-Mutsun Callaghan 1962:103 other complex camsy- to die Callaghan 1987
Plains Miwok cem7en dead; corpse, dead person inheritance *CE:m- (?) Proto-Miwok-Mutsun Callaghan 1962:103 other complex Callaghan 1984
Lake Miwok jokkóoca dead person, dead people unique compound jok- 'to be dead', jóok 'to die', to be dead Callaghan 1965
Maidu wónowono corpse inheritance *wono 'die' Proto-Maiduan Shipley 1961:51; us-wal'-loo-loo' Merriam 41:285 reduplicated Shipley 1963
Nisenan missing missing
Yokuts Yawelmani tow'-trŏ yo'-kut corpse inheritance Proto-Yokutsan Palewyami tawta 'dead' phrase dead person' Merriam 44:537
Yokuts Yawdanchi tawatca dead one inheritance Palewyami tawatsi 'he is dead' Gamble 1991:74; Merriam confirms tawatca 44:197; Merriam heard tow-wah-trah so is probably T, not "tc" 44:353 derived Kroeber 1907
Yokuts Palewyami taw-tan-toi' corpse, literally 'dead body' inheritance Proto-Yokutsan see Yawdanchi entry derived Berman 2002
Washo t'ánuyuŋil dead person, people unknown derived t'anu- 'person', ungil 'defunctive' Washo Project Dictionary
Wintu minelis the dead one(s) unknown derived minel 'to die' Schlichter 1981
Yuki ko'-let dead person inheritance *k'ol Proto-North Yukian Looks Proto-Yukian, note Wappo k'à: čhó7el; compare k' = ch in 'needle, awl' derived k'ol 'die' Schlichter 1985
Wappo k'à: čhó7el cirosem dead person unknown phrase Sawyer 1965
Mutsun se:mo dead one inheritance *CE:m- 'die' Proto-Utian Callaghan 1962:103sem-mos-men Merriam 39:109 derived semmo- to die 267 Okrand 1977
Esselen moho he died unknown Arroyo simplex Kroeber 1902
Salinan A xátep corpse unknown simplex Turner 1987
Salinan M missing missing
Chumash Obispeno jatqsasu el difunto inheritance *qsa Proto-Chumashan saqsa los muertos 0059 ša 'morir' JPH 3,1,0087; tsksasu es difunto 106 Harrington
Chumash Ineseno 7amïn'-iwaš corpse (lit body-former/dead) unique derived 7aqša 'to die' Applegate 1972
Chumash Barbareno šaqša dead body inheritance *qsa 'to die' Proto-Chumashan also ho7-s-a7min-iwaš 'the corpse' that-3-body-PAST Mithun 1997:232 derived s-aqša 3-dead Mithun 1997:230
Chumash Ventureno čaqšanuč he is dead/corpse inheritance *qsa 'to die' Proto-Chumashan derived ts-aqsa- 3-to.die … Mamet 2008
Iipay 'Aa kumlay corpse (lit. the dead one) unknown derived ku- agentive Couro & Hutcheson 1973
Cocopa mşapás someone recently dead, a corpse unknown derived mşpa 'die' Crawford 1989
Mojave ipuych corpse, dead person Munro et al. 1992
Yavapai pà:pī corpse inheritance *pi 'die' Proto-Yuman Mixco 1978:84 derived pí 'die' Shaterian 1983
Kiliwa ny-7+maat-pi a body a corpse, also live body (spiritless) inheritance *pi 'die' Proto-Yuman Mixco 1978:84 derived maat 'body, self' -pi 'die' Mixco 1985
Seri (Comcaac) ziix hacx cmíih corpse, cadaver (lit. cosa muerta) unknown phrase Moser & Marlett 2005
Dhay’yi ba:purru7 semantic shift
Gumatj dharra' inheritance
Ritharrngu dharra7 inheritance
Djinang galŋi semantic shift ‘live’
Jawi jiwarra inheritance
Bardi jiwarra inheritance
Ngumbarl juwarri inheritance
Yawuru karrikan loan Marrngu
Nyulnyul karrikan loan Marrngu
Nyikina karrikan loan Marrngu
Nimanburru karrikan loan Marrngu
Mangala karrikan inheritance
Karajarri karrikan inheritance
Jabirr-Jabirr karrikan loan Marrngu
Warrwa kud unique
Rembarrnga kuh-na unique
Yulparija mitunymitunypa unique
Gupapuyngu mu:kuy inheritance
Jaru kimurti unknown also warritypala
Gurindji linytyarr unknown
Gooniyandi kityali unique
Miriwung tyuwaring inheritance WW %tyuwari dead perspn
Jingulu kimurti unknown also warritypala