Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

dance (generic)

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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	General Notes	Source
Akawaio	manunnö			Inheritance		Pemongan subgroup								See Language page
Baniwa	ɻápa			Inheritance		Proto Rio Negro					Simplex			See Language page
Bankalachi Toloim	mo-loo-ŏt		dance	inheritance	*muLawi	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 637	other complex			Merriam 49:201
Bardi	purrp			inheritance
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	nykkah		to dance	inheritance	*nykkaC	Numic				Stubbs 2011 633	simplex			Crapo 1976
Bunuba	purity			inheritance						play, dance			play, dance
Burarra	buŋgul			loan			Yolŋu
Cahuilla	čeŋen		to dance	inheritance	*cyngy	Takic				Stubbs 1254 usually 'to kick'	simplex	root		Seiler & Hioki 1979
Central Sierra Miwok	kalá:-ng-		to dance	inheritance	*kala(?)	Proto-Utian				Callaghan 1997:50	other complex			Freeland & Broadbent 1960
Chemehuevi	nykapY		wardance, ghost dance (nykapI)	inheritance	*nykkaC	Numic				Stubbs 633	derived			Harrington Chemehuevi Noun List (K. Hill 1969)
Chumash Barbareno	7expén		sing, dance	unknown						nïw 'dance' Wash 2001:247	simplex			Beeler 1978
Chumash Ineseno	axi-kum		to dance	inheritance		Proto-Central Chumash					derived			Applegate 1972
Chumash Obispeno	qinatSi		bailar	inheritance		Proto-Chumashan				atyi = axi	derived	qi- an IP		Harrington
Chumash Ventureno	7axinal'		to dance	inheritance		Proto-Southern Chumash				also wïwïn Mamet 2008:77	derived	axi-nal' ITER-to.g		Mamet 2008
Cocopa	7i:má		to dance	inheritance	*ma(7)	Proto-Yuman				Mixco 1978:84	simplex			Crawford 1989
Comanche	nyhkary		dance	inheritance	*nykkaC	Numic				Stubbs 2011 633	simplex			Robinson & Armagost 1990
Cubeo	upa-jɨ			Unique										See Language page
Cupeño	tan-in		to dance	inheritance	*tani	Cupan				Stubbs 637; also in Lu, might be loan	derived	root plus thematic suffix		Hill & Nolasquez 1973
Desano	baja-ri		sing, dance	inheritance		Proto-East Tukanoan					Simplex			See Language page
Dhangu	burr'yun			REDO - noun not verb
Dhay’yi	buŋgul			inheritance
Dhuwal	girityirr(i)			REDO - noun not verb
Djapu	girityirr(i)			REDO - noun not verb
Djinang	walŋirri-dyi			REDO - noun not verb
Dâw	jam			Inheritance		Proto-Nadahup								See Language page
Esselen	mepV-, mef		dance	unknown						also lelima 'a dance	simplex			Shaul 1995
Eñepa	otatʃima			Unique										See Language page
Gabrielino	yah-kā-ēCH	ya:key H564	a dance	inheritance	*yawai	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 635a	other complex			Merriam 49:113
Gooniyandi	purity			inheritance				WW	%purity	also Kija 'play'
Gumatj	girityirr(i)			inheritance
Gupapuyngu	girityirri			REDO - noun not verb
Gurindji	warrkap wanytyanana			loan			Gajirrabeng			warrk/warrkep also Kija; +ep/ap activity			warrk/warrkep also Kija; +ep/ap activity
Hodï	bẽʰlã ʰtɨ̃ ʰtɨ̃			Unique							Other complex			See Language page
Hup	yám-		dance, since kapiwaya	Inheritance		Proto-Nadahup					Simplex			See Language page
Iipay 'Aa	iimaa		dances	inheritance	*ma(7)	Proto-Yuman				Mixco 1978:84	simplex			Couro & Hutcheson 1973
Jabirr-Jabirr	burrb			inheritance
Jaru	ngarl-			inheritance									verb
Jingulu	ngarlakatyka			inheritance						fdancing from ngarla- 'dance'	complex
Kakua	ʔew		sing, dance (?)	Unknown							Simplex			See Language page
Karajarri	maru			unique									means ‘black’ in other languages in the region
Kariña	uwa	uwa	dance				Yamada 2010:822
Kawaiisu	nyka-		to dance	inheritance	*nykkaC	Numic				Stubbs 633	simplex	root		Zigmond et al. 1990
Kija	warrk			inheritance				WW	%warrk	coverb
Kiliwa	h+ima		dance	inheritance	*-ma(7)	Proto-Yuman				Mixco 1978:84	derived			Mixco 1985
Kitanemuk	tuhtu'		dance, gen.	inheritance	*tawiya	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 2011 634	simplex	root		Anderton 1988
Kotiria	basa			inheritance		Proto-East Tukanoan				dahpo tira Waltz)	Compound		lit. tener pie (to have/of feet)	See Language page
Lake Miwok	lákih		to dance, a dance	inheritance	*laxiš	Proto-Miwok-Mutsun				Callaghan 1962:103	simplex			Callaghan 1965
Lokono	binin	binin	dance											Pet 1987:355
Luiseño	pelaxish		generic dance	unique							derived, other complex			Elliott 1999
Macaguan	jawíp			Unknown							Simplex			See Language page
Maidu	wetém		dance	unique						Callaghan 2001:223 says matches PY *wotHij	other complex	has -im suffix		Shipley 1963
Maihiki	ono ote-			Unique						Also: oteji	Compound	ono= drink(noun); oteyi= to dance		See Language page
Makushi	mananu			Inheritance		Pemongan subgroup								See Language page
Mangala	kawilya			loan direction unknown			Walmajarri
Miriwung	warrk			inheritance						coverb
Mojave	iima=k		dance	inheritance	*ma(7)	Proto-Yuman				Mixco 1978:84				Munro et al. 1992
Mudburra	parntini			loan direction unknown				WW	%parntimi	women's dance = parntimi			women's dance = parntimi
Mutsun	čitte-		to dance	inheritance		Proto-Costanoan				Rumsen či:te Callaghan 1992; also in Sta Clara Henshaw in Heizer 1955	simplex			Okrand 1977
Ngarluma	ŋurruŋurru			unique
Ngumbarl	<nooloo, boorup>			inheritance
Nheengatu	purasi			Inheritance	*poratsej	Proto-Tupi-Guarani					Simplex		Schleicher 1998 reconstructs	See Language page
Ninam	heli			Inheritance		Proto-Yanomamo?				Not attested in Sanuma. Alternate: raɨa, hakamo	Simplex			See Language page
Nisenan	wo:m		dance	unique						also pajjo	simplex			Uldall & Shipley 1966
Northern Paiute	nuga		dance	inheritance	*nykkaC	Numic				Stubbs 2011 633	simplex			Yerington 1987
Northern Sierra Miwok	kalty-		to dance, to tramp	inheritance	*kala(?)	Proto-Utian				Callaghan 1997:50	other complex	kala:ŋ-y- to kick with heel		Callaghan 1987
Nyangumarta	tyurrka pini- (V3)			unique
Nyikina	purrp			inheritance
Nyulnyul	borrb majan			inheritance
Pemon	manunnö			Inheritance		Pemongan subgroup								See Language page
Plains Miwok	lem:a-		to dance	unique							other complex			Callaghan 1984
Resígaro	adotú			Unknown							Simplex			See Language page
Ritharrngu	rlambu7yun			unique
Salinan A	ca:wena:ni		dance (V) (ceremonial?)	unknown		Proto-Salinan					derived	suffix -ni		Mason 1918
Salinan M	sawine/		dance	unknown		Proto-Salinan					simplex			Mason 1918
Seri (Comcaac)	cooit		to dance	unknown							simplex			Moser & Marlett 2005
Serrano	tuhtu'		to dance	inheritance	*tawiya	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 2011 634	simplex	root		K. Hill Dict.
Sikuani	natonahia		to dance	Unknown										See Language page
Southern Paiute	wy7y-		to dance (identical with wy7y- to fall?)	inheritance	*wy7y	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 833a; Southern Numic only in sense of 'dance', means also 'to fall"; llnHka- plur. Subj. 146 for S. Ute	simplex	root		Sapir
Southern Sierra Miwok	kala:-ng-		to dance	inheritance	*kala(?)	Proto-Utian				Callaghan 1997:50	other complex	ka:l 'to kick with heel"		Broadbent 1964
Southern Ute	wi7i		to dance	inheritance	*wy7y	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 833a; Southern Numic only in sense of 'dance', means also 'to fall"; llnHka- plur. Subj. 146	simplex			Givon
Tariana	ɾápa			Inheritance		Proto North Arawak					Simplex			See Language page
Tukano	basâ			inheritance		Proto-East Tukanoan					Simplex			See Language page
Tübatulabal	mūluwat		to dance	inheritance	*muLawi	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 637	other complex			K. Hill Tb>Eng
Tümpisa Shoshone	nykka(n)		dance	inheritance	*nykkaC	Numic				Stubbs 2011 633	simplex			Dayley 1989
Walmajarri	kawilya			loan direction unknown			Mangala			not in dict			not in dict
Waorani	ã-wa			Doubtful loan			Carib			Source language might be Arawak, but no lexical evidence; no known contact with Caribs				See Language page
Wapishana	kʰunaɨpʰa-n			Unknown							Simplex			See Language page
Wappo	7olólmi7		dance	unknown						looks loan-y, may have Wintun 7ol 'up' prefix	simpex			Sawyer 1965
Wardaman	loyi-			unknown						verb
Washo	7ló:š		to dance	unknown							simplex			Washo Project Dictionary
Western Mono	nyga-		to dance	inheritance	*nykkaC	Numic				Stubbs 2011 633	simplex			Loether & Bethel 1993
Wintu	čuna		to dance	inheritance	čHono	Proto-Wintun				Shepherd 2006:74	derived			Schlichter 1981
Yan-nhangu	buŋgul			inheritance
Yanomam	heɾi			Inheritance		Proto-Yanomamo?				Not attested in Sanuma; Alternate: pɾaɨa	Simplex			See Language page
Yanomami	praia		ritual dance form in center of plaza	Inheritance		Proto-Yanomami				Alternate: shiwahio (terms for ritual dance for presentation in the central plaza); hẽri (ritual dance), imɨkɨ yokoaɨ and imɨkɨ yokoyokomou (dance involving raising and lowering of the arms)	Simplex	-i marker of verbs?		See Language page
Yavapai	imá		dance	inheritance	*ma(7)	Proto-Yuman				Mixco 1978:84	simplex			Shaterian 1983
Yawuru	burrb			inheritance
Yir-Yoront	woy		dance, song, ceremony	inheritance	*wuuci	Local				To KThaayorre wuuc.
Yokuts Palewyami	het-tim'		a dance	inheritance		Proto-Yokutsan				see Yawelmani; Kroeber has wod-oiyits 'to dance'	derived			Berman 2002
Yokuts Yawdanchi	ka'm		dance	inheritance						perhaps Yokutian: Callaghan 2001:340; Merriam confirms 44:355 'any dance'	simplex			Kroeber 1907
Yokuts Yawelmani	ha:tham		dance	inheritance	*ha:tham	Proto-Nim-Yokuts				perhaps Yokutian: Callaghan 2001:339	simplex			Golla 1964
Yuki	wok'-		dance, sing	inheritance	*wok'	Proto-North Yukian					simplex			Schlichter 1985
Yukuna	aɾápaʔakahe			Inheritance		Proto Rio Negro					Derived	kahe 'type' - nominalizer?		See Language page
Yulparija	tyurrkapuŋu			inheritance


Akawaio
Baniwa
Bankalachi Toloim
Bardi
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Bunuba
Burarra
Cahuilla
Central Sierra Miwok
Chemehuevi
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Cocopa
Comanche
Cubeo
Cupeño
Desano
Dhangu
Dhay’yi
Dhuwal
Djapu
Djinang
Dâw
Esselen
Eñepa
Gabrielino
Gooniyandi
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Hodï
Hup
Iipay 'Aa
Jabirr-Jabirr
Jaru
Jingulu
Kakua
Karajarri
Kariña
Kawaiisu
Kija
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Kotiria
Lake Miwok
Lokono
Luiseño
Macaguan
Maidu
Maihiki
Makushi
Mangala
Miriwung
Mojave
Mudburra
Mutsun
Ngarluma
Ngumbarl
Nheengatu
Ninam
Nisenan
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Nyulnyul
Pemon
Plains Miwok
Resígaro
Ritharrngu
Salinan A
Salinan M
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Sikuani
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Tariana
Tukano
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Walmajarri
Waorani
Wapishana
Wappo
Wardaman
Washo
Western Mono
Wintu
Yan-nhangu
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavapai
Yawuru
Yir-Yoront
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yawelmani
Yuki
Yukuna
Yulparija

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