Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

fish poison

Semantic Field
subsistence tool
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
barbasco, matapez (Colombia)
Meaning Portuguese
timbó

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 missing missing
Cupeño missing missing
Luiseño missing missing
Gabrielino missing missing
Serrano missing missing
Kitanemuk missing missing
Tübatulabal missing missing
Bankalachi Toloim missing missing
Kawaiisu missing missing
Chemehuevi missing missing
Southern Paiute missing missing
Southern Ute missing missing
Tümpisa Shoshone missing missing
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone missing missing
Comanche missing missing
Western Mono missing missing
Northern Paiute tooza7a fish poison (plant, Lomatium multifidum, also dissectum) unique Liljeblad et al. 2012:577
Southern Sierra Miwok missing missing
Central Sierra Miwok missing missing
Northern Sierra Miwok missing missing
Plains Miwok missing missing
Lake Miwok missing missing
Maidu missing missing
Nisenan missing missing
Yokuts Yawelmani missing missing
Yokuts Yawdanchi missing missing
Yokuts Palewyami missing missing
Washo missing missing
Wintu missing missing
Yuki hąw hąmąl' fish poison unknown phrase Sawyer & Schlichter 1984
Wappo missing missing
Mutsun missing missing
Esselen missing missing
Salinan A missing missing
Salinan M missing missing
Chumash Obispeno missing missing
Chumash Ineseno missing missing
Chumash Barbareno missing missing
Chumash Ventureno missing missing
Iipay 'Aa missing missing
Cocopa missing missing
Mojave missing missing
Yavapai missing missing
Kiliwa missing missing
Seri (Comcaac) missing missing
Kakua nunt Inheritance Also hɨ̃h-at Derived fish.w.timbo-nmlz See Language page
Nheengatu timbu a general term for various plant species used as fish poison Inheritance *timo Proto-Tupi-Guarani Alternate: kunambi. Donor: Portuguese timbó; Other TG?: Candoshi tĩmó; Jivaro family timu Simplex See Language page
Waorani menico Lonchocarpus nicou Unique See Language page
Hodï bãʰtulẽ Unique See Language page
Yanomami jaɾaka henakɨ Unknown Other complex No info See Language page
Cubeo eo inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Also: kʉ̃́bɔakʉ, kʉ̃́kʉ, ɛulakʉ, ɛulakʉ ʉlajɔkakʉ, ɔtɛiɛɔmu Simplex See Language page
Tukano ehû inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Simplex See Language page
Desano nia Unique Simplex See Language page
Maihiki eo inheritance Proto-Tukanoan Simplex See Language page
Hup d'ǔç timbó Inheritance Proto-Nadahup Simplex See Language page
Dâw dǔʃ Inheritance Proto-Nadahup Simplex See Language page
Sikuani araita Unknown Compare Makiritare a:da:di See Language page
Guayabero chon Inheritance Proto-Guahiban Shared Sikuani ('fish with timbo') Simplex See Language page
Pemon ada Inheritance Venezuelan (N. Amazonian) subgroup See Language page
Makushi aja Inheritance Venezuelan (N. Amazonian) subgroup See Language page
Eñepa kajen Unknown See Language page
Yukuna kuna Inheritance Proto North Arawak Alternate: kunaʔaˈpi (wild), pupeʔehˈɾi (cultivated) Simplex See Language page
Tariana kesí-na Unknown Derived -na = "long vertical" classifier See Language page
Wapishana ukʰu Inheritance Proto-Arawak? Simplex See Language page
Baniwa kóona Inheritance Proto North Arawak Alternate: wépiɻi, ináme Simplex See Language page
Resígaro konáa-pi Inheritance Proto-Arawak? Simplex See Language page
Yawuru banyjuda inheritance
Ngandi gu:lty unique
Ngarluma kawiwarnta inheritance
Mangala limarra loan direction unknown
Rembarrnga mop:anh unique
Nyikina pantyota inheritance
Karajarri pantyuta loan Yawuru
Bardi panytyurtu inheritance
Ritharrngu rdiltthun unique
Nyulnyul yelŋam inheritance
Nimanburru yelŋam inheritance
Dhuwal yiṉḏiṯi unique
Gupapuyngu yinhdhithi unique
Gumatj yuṉḏiti' unique
Mudburra jilaminya unknown for barramundi for barramundi
Gurindji manyingila loan Jaminjung plant used for f-p; gutta-percha plant used for f-p; gutt-percha
Gooniyandi kiri unknown
Gajirrabeng kelerrnga unknown Strychnos lucida used for fish poison
Kija malawany inheritance one of several species used for f.p. mawiya - poison in gneral Mir malawan river magngrove used as f.p.
Miriwung malawany inheritance river mangrove leaves used as f.p.
Wardaman kelerrnga unknown a type, Strychnos lucida; another type mentyen Planchonia careya;mawuya poison in general
Lokono háiali haiali fish poison DeGoeje 1928:204
Kariña ineku ineku fish poison Yamada 2010:739