Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

fishing line

Semantic Field: subsistence tool
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: cordel/cuerda p/ pescar, sedal, tanze
Meaning Portuguese: linha de pesca

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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
Aguaruna	agsɨa anagkɨ (agsɨa=fishhook)	agsɨa anagkɨ (agsɨa=fishhook)												See Language page
Akawaio	konoik eewa	kɔnɔɪk ewa		inheritance		Pemongan subgroup					Phrase	kɔnɔɪk=fishhook; ewa=string		See Language page
Apalai	oka eary	oka earɨ												See Language page
Araona		dada												See Language page
Ashuar	ánaimu (also = 'rope for carrying')	ánaimu (also = 'rope for carrying')												See Language page
Baniwa	iitsaákhaa	iitsaákʰaa		doubtful calque						similar construction Tariana, but not cognate; compare 'hook-string' in Carib, Wapishana	Derived	iitsa-kʰaa, hook-CL:curvilinear		See Language page
Bankalachi Toloim	missing			missing
Bardi	wirliwirli			loan			Kriol	WW	%wilwili	not certain			not certain
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	missing			missing
Cahuilla	missing			missing
Cavineña	wika-(ʔ)oho	wika-(ʔ)oho												See Language page
Central Sierra Miwok	missing			missing
Cha'palaa		'wen'guu 'čuwa											Cf. 'hair' 04.140.	See Language page
Chemehuevi	missing			missing
Chiriguano		piⁿda sã												See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja		#NAME?												See Language page
Chumash Barbareno	sŭk-ka-mŭk		fish line	unknown						probably has sax- in it	derived			Henshaw (Heizer 1955)
Chumash Ineseno	ma-sis-kŭr-nŭt-ha-sas-sĭki		fish line	unknown							phrase			Henshaw (Heizer 1955)
Chumash Obispeno	missing			missing
Chumash Ventureno	wašt'ujaš		fishline	unknown							derived	waš-t'uj involving.hands-to.depart		Mamet 2008
Chácobo	hɨtiniši	hɨtiniši												See Language page
Cocopa	si7ílY (nY)mpuwá:w		fishing pole and line	unique							phrase			Crawford 1989
Comanche	missing			missing
Cubeo	jajovaime	hahovaimɛ		unknown						May be calque or inherited complex form in Tukanoan	Derived	fish(v.)+ Classifier -mɛ		See Language page
Cupeño	missing			missing
Dhangu	yarraṯa			inheritance
Dhuwal	raki(')			inheritance
Djapu	raki(7)			inheritance
Djinang	bikaŋ			unique
Dâw	laáy’ tit	lǎj’ tit		missing										See Language page
Esselen	missing			missing
Eñepa	wənətə yači	wənətə jatʃi		unknown							Compound	wənətə=fishing hook; yači= extension		See Language page
Gabrielino	missing			missing
Gajirrabeng	ngerlam			inheritance						string
Gumatj	raki(')			inheritance
Gupapuyngu	yarratha			inheritance
Gurindji	wuyurrun			loan			Nungali	WW	%wuyurrun	string			string
Hodï	ʰkãʰkã hu			unique										See Language page
Hup	hɔ̃p kǝk tɨt (fish pull line)	hɔ̃p kǝk tɨt (fish pull line)		unique						kǝk is inherited form, but phrase appears to be unique to Hup	Compound	fish pull line		See Language page
Iipay 'Aa	missing			missing
Jaru	warrurrku			unknown
Jingulu	warrurrku			inheritance						string
Kakua	tõp	tõp		unknown							Simplex			See Language page
Karajarri	wiliwili			loan			Kriol	WW	%wilwili
Kariña	syrysyry	sɨrɨsɨrɨ	fishing line				Courtz 2007:374
Katukina		kori-ti pati												See Language page
Kawaiisu	missing			missing
Kija	ngerlam			semantic shift				WW	%ngala	also string;Miriwung ngalang string made from ngalwang (tree) "cotton tree", Cochlospermum species; Gaj 1. kapok bush 2. string
Kiliwa	missing			missing
Kitanemuk	okwa'nihwa't		fish hook or line	unique						Merriam tōk-se-vat 48:101	derived, other complex			Anderton 1988
Kotiria	jo’gárida	jo’gárida		unique							Derived	jo’gá+ri-da; fish+NOM-CLS:ropelike		See Language page
Lake Miwok	şucca		string, fishing line	unique							simplex			Callaghan 1965
Lengua		kilasma tama												See Language page
Luiseño	hunuuvat (S)		fishing line, yucca schidigera	semantic shift	*hunuva	Takic				Stubbs 2009 2548	other complex			Elliott 1999
Maidu	missing			missing
Makushi	konoi jewa	konoi jewa		inheritance		Pemongan subgroup					Compound	fishhook string'		See Language page
Mapudungun		čalʸwa-peyɨm θef												See Language page
Miriwung	watyamang			derived				WW	%watyama	waty is 'throw' in Jaru and other lgs ; ama- is a derivational suffix cf, katamang 'knife' <kat cut.	derived
Mocoví		l-oḳoin-aʁan-aʁat l-ket											Lit. '3p possessor-hook, trap-intrans-instrument (masc) 3p possessor-leash'.	See Language page
Mojave	7achii vuuvay		fish line	unique						see also 'string'	phrase			Munro et al. 1992
Mosetén-Chimané		['rinya]											From Span. 'línea'. Also [naihe'ro], made of 'nylon'.	See Language page
Movima	ɗaβul-ɗi	ɗaβul-ɗi												See Language page
Mutsun	missing			missing
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect		kɨ:k' (Martins 1999)												See Language page
Nheengatu	pina xama (pina=fish, xama=cord)	pina ʃama (pina=fish, ʃama=cord)		unknown							Compound	pina=fish, ʃama=cord		See Language page
Nimanburru	welewel			loan			Kriol	WW	%wilwili
Ninam	mãliaši thãthə	mãliaši thãthə		unknown							Compound	“mãliaši” also appears in the complex term for “chain,” seems to be some sort of compound. Not clear what “thãthə” means		See Language page
Nisenan	missing			missing
Nivaclé		niyɔk												See Language page
Northern Paiute	weha		fishing line, string	inheritance	*wika	Uto-Aztecan					simplex			Yerington 1987
Northern Sierra Miwok	missing			missing
Nyangumarta	wirli-wirli			loan			Kriol	WW	%wilwili
Nyikina	wiliwili			loan			Kriol	WW	%wilwili
Nyulnyul	welewel			loan			Kriol	WW	%wilwili
Paraguayan Guaraní		pira mosãha												See Language page
Pemon	konoik yeepuu (E1980)	kɔnɔɪk jewa (E1980)		Inheritance		Pemongan subgroup					Compound	fishhook string'		See Language page
Plains Miwok	missing			missing
Puinave	dɨt-ot	dɨt-ot												See Language page
Pumé	mũĩ-reã kãĩ													See Language page
Páez	wedʸ uwe-ni wes ('fish catch-suffix cord')	wedʸ uwe-ni wes ('fish catch-suffix cord')												See Language page
Salinan A	missing			missing
Salinan M	missing			missing
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité		yamtaamaʔ												See Language page
Seri (Comcaac)	xepe poosj		fishing line (sea cord)	unknown							phrase			Moser & Marlett 2005
Serrano	missing			missing
Sikuani	kulupamaü	kulupamaɨ		unknown							mau 'string'			See Language page
Siona	witome	witome												See Language page
Southern Paiute	missing			missing
Southern Sierra Miwok	missing			missing
Southern Ute	missing			missing						pagycha7a7anapY 'fish net'				Charney
Tariana	kule-kha	kule-kʰa	fishing tool	doubtful calque			Baniwa				Derived	kule-kʰa; hook-CL:curvilinear		See Language page
Tiriyó	kewei (fishhook)	kewei												See Language page
Toba		enripi												See Language page
Trinitario		pina-sa												See Language page
Trumai	ŋahiro, pina-sa	ŋahiro, pina-sa												See Language page
Tukano	dîi daa, weherí daa (HR 97)	dîi daa, weheɾí daa (HR 97)		unique						Also: weheri daa	Compound	dii 'meat, fat'??; daa 'string, line'		See Language page
Tübatulabal	missing			missing
Tümpisa Shoshone	wisipin		string, thread, fish line	inheritance	*wika	Uto-Aztecan				Stubbs 2011 1843; we need a story about this /s/!	other complex			Dayley 1989
Wai Wai	xapopo	ʃapopo		inheritance										See Language page
Walmajarri	wirlwirli			loan			Kriol	WW	%wilwili	?Is this Kriol			?Is this Kriol
Waorani	bogæ̃-bẽ (IDS)			unique							Compound	bogæ̃-bẽ= fish hook; õ-bẽ=vine		See Language page
Wapishana	kʰuˀbauwɨ ẓɨnaa	kʰuˀbauwɨ ẓɨnaa		doubtful calque			Carib			Local Carib lgs also have 'hook-string'; but so does Baniwa (and other Arawak?)	Compound	hook CL(?):long, string		See Language page
Wappo	7ewlék'e:ma thèti			unknown							phrase, derived			FIND
Wardaman	wirlwirli			loan direction unknown
Washo	missing			missing
Waurá	niyapi	nijapi												See Language page
Wayampi	[nãirõ]	[nãirõ]												See Language page
Western Mono	pakwIIsi		fishing line	inheritance	*wika	Uto-Aztecan				or maybe on 'twist'???	compound			Loether & Bethel 1993
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay		tˀi'mek tˀak											See 'fishhook' 20.520.	See Language page
Wintu	noryalus č'e:k		fish line	unknown							phrase			Schlichter 1981
Yagua	toyahũ	tojahũ (toja='to fish')												See Language page
Yaminahua		mũĩ-reã kãĩ												See Language page
Yanomam	matiɾiawə ãʃitʰa	matiɾiawə ãʃitʰa [materiawǝ is Pt loan]		loan			Portuguese			material' + 'string'	Compound	matiɾiawə 'material' ãsitʰa 'string, thread'		See Language page
Yanomami	ɑ̃sithɑ, uhea ɑ̃sithɑ [fishhook line], yuri yokɑmotimɑ, materiɑwë [Pt/Sp loan] (MM07)	ã̃sitʰa, uhea ã̃sitʰa, juri jokamotimɑ, materiawə (MM07)		inheritance		Proto-Yanomami/Yanomam				Alternate: uhea ã̃sitʰa, juri jokamotima, materiawə	Simplex			See Language page
Yavapai	missing			missing
Yawuru	wirliwirli			loan			Kriol	WW	%wilwili
Yir-Yoront	yoporr		string
Yokuts Palewyami	chek'-ke		fish line	inheritance		Proto-Yokutsan				see 'string'	simplex			Berman 2002
Yokuts Yawdanchi	missing			missing
Yokuts Yawelmani	missing			missing
Yuki	missing			missing


Aguaruna
Akawaio
Apalai
Araona
Ashuar
Baniwa
Bankalachi Toloim
Bardi
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Cahuilla
Cavineña
Central Sierra Miwok
Cha'palaa
Chemehuevi
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Chácobo
Cocopa
Comanche
Cubeo
Cupeño
Dhangu
Dhuwal
Djapu
Djinang
Dâw
Esselen
Eñepa
Gabrielino
Gajirrabeng
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Hodï
Hup
Iipay 'Aa
Jaru
Jingulu
Kakua
Karajarri
Kariña
Katukina
Kawaiisu
Kija
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Kotiria
Lake Miwok
Lengua
Luiseño
Maidu
Makushi
Mapudungun
Miriwung
Mocoví
Mojave
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Mutsun
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect
Nheengatu
Nimanburru
Ninam
Nisenan
Nivaclé
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Nyulnyul
Paraguayan Guaraní
Pemon
Plains Miwok
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Salinan A
Salinan M
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Sikuani
Siona
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Tariana
Tiriyó
Toba
Trinitario
Trumai
Tukano
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Wai Wai
Walmajarri
Waorani
Wapishana
Wappo
Wardaman
Washo
Waurá
Wayampi
Western Mono
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Wintu
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavapai
Yawuru
Yir-Yoront
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yawelmani
Yuki

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