Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

earring

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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	missing			missing
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	nainkihtoon, nainkihtsoon		earring	unique						duckwaer, also nainkisimoo	compound	nainkih 'ear'-tsoon 'bead'	Miller 1972
Cahuilla	čayu-l		earring	inheritance	*cVLu		Takic			Cahuilla & Cupeno, Serrano cha-hoom (CHM), Kit. chahuch, not regular, perhaps a loan from somewhere	other complex		Seiler & Hioki 1979
Central Sierra Miwok	kíw:a-		earrings	unique							simplex		Freeland & Broadbent 1960
Chemehuevi	nangkA		earring	inheritance	*nangka	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 2011 752a	simplex		Harrington Chemehuevi Noun List (K. Hill 1969)
Chumash Barbareno	su-wayan-iš		earrings	inheritance	*wayan	Proto-Chumashan		WW	%sonot		derived		Klar 1977
Chumash Ineseno	su-wayan		earrings	inheritance	*wayan	Proto-Chumashan		WW	%sonot		derived	wayan 'hang'?	Klar 1977
Chumash Obispeno	jamqima7na		mis aretes	unknown							derived	k'iqima7na nuestros aretes 0451	Harrington
Chumash Ventureno	su-wayan		earrings	inheritance	*wayan	Proto-Chumashan					derived		Klar 1977
Cocopa	šma:l şakWí:nY		earrings	inheritance	*$mal(k) 'ear'	Proto-Yuman				Mixco 1978:84	phrase	ear to.wear.earrings (şkWinY)	Crawford 1989
Comanche	nakI tsa7nika7		earring	unique							phrase	ear entered.into	Robinson & Armagost 1990
Cupeño	chiyu'at		earring	inheritance	*cVLu		Takic			Cahuilla & Cupeno, Serrano cha-hoom (CHM), Kit. chahuch, not regular, perhaps a loan from somewhere	other complex		Hill & Nolasquez 1973
Esselen	missing			missing
Gabrielino	too-e-kāCH		ear pendant of small shells	unique							other complex		Merriam 49:97
Iipay 'Aa	hemaalk		earring	inheritance	*$mal(k) 'ear'	Proto-Yuman				Mixco 1978:84	derived		Couro & Hutcheson 1973
Kawaiisu	naga-sa7a-py		ear ornament	unique							derived, other complex		Zigmond et al. 1990
Kiliwa	s-7+miilu-p		earrings	unknown							derived	miilu 'hang'	Mixco 1985
Kitanemuk	cahu-c		earring	inheritance	*cVLu		Takic			Cahuilla & Cupeno, Serrano cha-hoom (CHM), Kit. chahuch, not regular, perhaps a loan from somewhere	other complex		Anderton 1988
Lake Miwok	missing			missing
Luiseño	paaxwichat		earring	unique							other complex		Elliott 1999
Maidu	he'-koo ho-no'-pe		ear pendant of bone	unique							phrase		Merriam 41:349
Mojave	ismalyk thawen		earring	inheritance	*$mal(k) 'ear'	Proto-Yuman				Mixco 1978:84	phrase	ear hang	Munro et al. 1992
Mutsun	uTel		ear ornament of feathers	unknown							simplex		Mason 1916:433
Nisenan	missing			missing
Northern Paiute	naka gooapu		ear ornament	unique						naka goo7a 'earring, sometihing that is put on ear' p. 51	phrase		Yerington 1987
Northern Sierra Miwok	Tyka-		hole in nose or ear; earring; any ornament put through pierced ear	unique						note Miss Ty:k- 'to thread a needle, sew'	simplex		Callaghan 1987
Plains Miwok	lysa-		earring	unique							simplex		Callaghan 1984
Salinan A	kah-nel-tā		ear pendant	unknown							other complex		Merriam 38:391
Salinan M	missing			missing
Seri (Comcaac)	hasít		earring	unknown							simplex		Moser & Marlett 2005
Serrano	nu-chah-hō''m		my ear pendant	inheritance	*cVLu	Takic				Cahuilla & Cupeno, Serrano cha-hoom (CHM), Kit. chahuch, not regular, perhaps a loan from somewhere	other complex		Merriam 48:173
Southern Paiute	nangqA		wooden earplug, ear ornament in general	inheritance	*nangka	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 2011 752a	simplex		Sapir
Southern Sierra Miwok	missing			missing
Southern Ute	nykA		earring	inheritance	*nangka	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 2011 752a	simplex		Givon
Tübatulabal	nangkawilli'at		earrings	unique						nas nangka 'ear'	compound, derived, other complex	ear-wili (what is that?) either wil'in 'hang' or wilat 'skirt feathers'???	K. Hill Tb>Eng
Tümpisa Shoshone	nangkisimmoo		earring	unique							compound		Dayley 1989
Wappo	c'éma:wihli7		earring (lit ear-bell/rattle)	unique						c'ema: 'ear' probably cognate with PNY shym, note also Ppomo xima:nY, usually shima in daughter lgs.	compound		Sawyer 1965
Washo	7itma7yáp		earring	unknown							derived	7it- instrument	Washo Project Dictionary
Western Mono	naqajO7ja		earring	unique						ho'-nim-nah ear pendant of shell about 1 inch long, valuable, got in trade Merriam 45:303	compound		Loether & Bethel 1993
Wintu	L'ala:s	L' is barred lamda; ordinary L, barred l, never is glottalized	earring, abalone shell, etc.	inheritance	*L'al	Proto-Wintun				Shepherd 2006:188; also Lanoq Olivella earring	derived	L'al 'shell'	Schlichter 1981
Yavapai	smâlki		earring	inheritance	*$mal(k) 'ear'	Proto-Yuman				Mixco 1978:84	derived	smalka 'ear'	Shaterian 1983
Yokuts Palewyami	yo-wah'-ken-tan		ear pendant	unknown							derived		Berman 2002
Yokuts Yawdanchi	po'-nim'		ear pendant	inheritance		Proto-Nim-Yokuts				see Yawel po:	derived	Yawl is just po7	Merriam 44:181
Yokuts Yawelmani	pō'		ear pendant (usually a feather 4-5" long)	inheritance							simplex		Merriam 44:523
Yuki	missing			missing


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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