Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

fish poison

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

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


Baniwa
Bankalachi Toloim
Bardi
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Cahuilla
Central Sierra Miwok
Chemehuevi
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Cocopa
Comanche
Cubeo
Cupeño
Desano
Dhuwal
Dâw
Esselen
Eñepa
Gabrielino
Gajirrabeng
Gooniyandi
Guayabero
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Hodï
Hup
Iipay 'Aa
Kakua
Karajarri
Kariña
Kawaiisu
Kija
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Lake Miwok
Lokono
Luiseño
Maidu
Maihiki
Makushi
Mangala
Miriwung
Mojave
Mudburra
Mutsun
Ngandi
Ngarluma
Nheengatu
Nimanburru
Nisenan
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Nyikina
Nyulnyul
Pemon
Plains Miwok
Rembarrnga
Resígaro
Ritharrngu
Salinan A
Salinan M
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Sikuani
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Tariana
Tukano
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Waorani
Wapishana
Wappo
Wardaman
Washo
Western Mono
Wintu
Yanomami
Yavapai
Yawuru
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yawelmani
Yuki
Yukuna

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