Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

hunt

Semantic Field: food
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: cazar
Meaning Portuguese: caçar

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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
Achagua	múru-eri	múru-eri										See Language page
Aché		baereka										See Language page
Aguaruna	máut, egamát	máut, ɨgamát										See Language page
Akawaio	ondïmang (E1977)	ɔndïmaŋ (E1977)		inheritance		Pemongan subgroup						See Language page
Andoke	-ĩsía- 'hunt, fish'	-ĩsía- 'hunt, fish'										See Language page
Apalai	urakanãko	urakanãko										See Language page
Araona		kʷade, pisa, c̷a										See Language page
Ashuar	uumjai, karujai	ũ:mjaĩ, kãruxãĩ										See Language page
Ayoreo		nii'so-rãai; ni'sorẽe									A one-day hunt, is baai; 'baage; an overnight hunt is moo-i; moo-'ŋe 04.610.	See Language page
Baniwa	-winíta 'caçar, pescar'	-winíta 'caçar, pescar'		inheritance		Proto Rio Negro			Derived	wíni seems to have some general meaning related to hunting (see also entry for “blowgun”)		See Language page
Bankalachi Toloim	missing			missing
Bardi	-kolpu-			unique
Bare	hesawa	hesawa										See Language page
Baure	kasačo	kasatʃo										See Language page
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	tykai"		to hunt	unknown				ty- plus probably a 'walk around' word ka7i; Stubbs 2011 puts this with 1235 tyho, seems a serious stretch	simplex			Crapo 1976
Bora	taáva, lliiñája	tʰaáβa, tʃiiñáxa										See Language page
Burarra	woḻpa			unique
Cahuilla	amu		to hunt	inheritance	*7amu	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 1233	simplex	root		Seiler & Hioki 1979
Candoshi-Shapra	náchogamaama	nátʃonkamaama										See Language page
Carijona	eciwa (M2000)											See Language page
Cavineña	babi-ra; babi-ya; katiaki-ho-ya	babi-ra; babi-ya; katiaki-ho-ya										See Language page
Cayuvava		bebeke; 'ruari; u'aβari									A 'hunter' is ir'uari.	See Language page
Central Aymara	katuña	katu-ɲa										See Language page
Central Sierra Miwok	lém-ngi-		to hunt	unique				also hót-šu-, wyn-ty-	other complex			Freeland & Broadbent 1960
Cha'palaa		'heen-'dala 'hi-nu									Lit. 'jungle-around go'.	See Language page
Chemehuevi	jahi (sg), tyna (pl)		hunt	inheritance	*tynna	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 1014; *yahi is only S. Numic Stubbs 2011 1239	simplex			Press 1979
Chipaya		parina xwaxti oxḳ									Refers to flamingo hunting, 'to go to hit' flamingo.	See Language page
Chiriguano		ᵐbae-ǰuka										See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja		-wesiʔ; akixnan										See Language page
Chumash Barbareno	huniyiw		hunt	unknown				also wïl 'shoot, go hunting' Beeler 1978:187	derived			Beeler 1978
Chumash Ineseno	wïl		to hunt (in 'hunter')	inheritance	*wïl	Proto-Central Chumash		also xuniyïw 'to hunt, look for' < xul-ni-yïw p. 357	derived	wï 'deer' +-l 'an archaic derivational suffix'		Applegate 1972
Chumash Obispeno	tuquelequetai		vamos a cazar	unknown				copy of Fages	derived			Harrington
Chumash Ventureno	7ut7aw		to hunt	unknown				w	derived			Mamet 2008
Chácobo	paso-	paso-										See Language page
Cocopa	nYay		hunt, search or look for	inheritance		Delta-Californian			simplex			Crawford 1989
Cofán	panzaye	pãdzajɛ									phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS	See Language page
Comanche	tyhoity		hunt game	inheritance	*tyho	Numic		Stubbs 2011 1235	simplex			R
Cubeo	ãima boayʉ́: ãimacʉ	ãima boajɨ́: ãimakɨ		unknown				But similar complex forms calqued? see e.g. Hup 'animal-kill'	Phrase	animal-kill'		See Language page
Cupeño	amu		to hunt	inheritance	*7amu	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 1233	simplex	root		Hill & Nolasquez 1973
Desano	waimʉrã	waimɯrã		unique				Probably calqued in region	Compound	wai 'animal, fish'		See Language page
Dhay’yi	warr7warryun			semantic shift
Dhuwal	ŋupan			inheritance
Djapu	ŋupan			inheritance
Djeoromitxi	õbi	õbi										See Language page
Djinang	gurrpi-gi			unique
Dâw	suúk	ʃǔk		unique					Simplex			See Language page
Epena		ne-hɨrɨ-									Lit. 'gen.-hunt'.	See Language page
Ese Ejja		kekʷa-										See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	tekwa-kwe; kekwa- (Girard 1971)	tekwa-kwe; kekwa- (Girard 1971)										See Language page
Esselen	missing			missing
Eñepa	ataraama-	ataraama-		unknown				Likely cognate Pemongan branch				See Language page
Gabrielino	missing			missing
Gooniyandi	tyurra-			unique				chase; cf Gaj. Yurra- hunt away			chase; cf Gaj. Yurra- hunt away
Guayabero	wɨlwek			unique					Simplex			See Language page
Gumatj	bar'parmarama			semantic shift
Gupapuyngu	ŋaŋ7ŋaŋdhun			inheritance
Gurindji	yangkarrp			inheritance				tyapap for fish			tyapap for fish
Hodï	kulunge'da			unique					Simplex			See Language page
Huambisa	kuntinan eakatsa (kuntinan=game; eakatsa=look for)	kuntinan ɨakatsa										See Language page
Hup	hũ mæh-	hũ mæh-		unique					Phrase	game kill		See Language page
Ignaciano		#NAME?										See Language page
Iipay 'Aa	wenyay		hunts	inheritance		Delta-Californian			simplex			Couro & Hutcheson 1973
Ingá	tarukiai (to hunt deer)	tarukiai (to hunt deer)										See Language page
Iquito	amuuni (kill); am+yaaquiini (caminar en el monte con el fin de cazar o buscar algo útil)	amuuni (kill); amɨjaakiini (hunt/gather)										See Language page
Itonama		makumahe										See Language page
Jabirr-Jabirr	ma-jolben			inheritance
Jaru	ngirriki			inheritance
Jingulu	ngirriki			inheritance				hunting v ngirrik- Gudanji ngirrikpi hunt
Kaingang	ẽkrènh	se; ʔɛ̃kreɲ										See Language page
Kakataibo		ɲua-ti									ɲuu βari-ti 'to hunt' [ɲuu 'thing'].	See Language page
Kakua	tɨh	tɨh		unknown					Simplex			See Language page
Kalapalo	ɳeni-tsi-ŋu	ɳeni-tsi-ŋu										See Language page
Karajarri	kuntyurrtarn			unique
Karajá		riu										See Language page
Kariña	otaro	otaro	hunt				Yamada 2010:784
Karitiana	põn	põn										See Language page
Katukina		niʔi ka-									Cf. 'woods' 01.410.	See Language page
Kawaiisu	hookwi (sg), tynaha (pl)		to hunt	inheritance	*tynna	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 1014	simplex	tyna 'pursue'		Zigmond et al. 1990
Kija	tyukpu			inheritance				Gaj. Tyukpany Mir.tyuk
Kiliwa	h-7=kwir-u		hunt	unknown					derived	x+kwiir make a turn		Mixco 1985
Kitanemuk	hüyn		hunt, go hunting for	inheritance	*hya	Northern Uto-Aztecan		Hill/Miller hy-06	simplex	root		Anderton 1988
Kokama	ipurkari	ipurkari										See Language page
Koreguaje	va'i jñaa saimʉ	baʔi ɲ̥aa saimʉ										See Language page
Kotiria	bʉe (hunt with arrows)	bʉe (hunt with arrows)	hunt with arrows	inheritance					Simplex			See Language page
Kwazá	okja-	okja-										See Language page
Lake Miwok	7ónah		to hunt or fish, go on a long hunt, stalk, hunting, a hunt	unique				This looks like pMis *wy:ny 'to walk' and the Utian forms in Callaghan 1997:27	simplex			Callaghan 1965
Lengua		#NAME?										See Language page
Lokono	jokhan	jokʰan	hunt									Pet 1987:361
Luiseño	aamo		to hunt	inheritance	*7amu	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 1233	simplex	root		Elliott 1999
Maca		#NAME?										See Language page
Macaguan	wétap, wétbi-	wétap, wétbi-		unique					Simplex			See Language page
Maidu	hûn		hunt	inheritance		Proto-Maiduan		JHH	simplex			Shipley 1963
Maihiki	baí, jasoyi (1st person singular)	bai, xasoji		unique					Phrase	animal shoot		See Language page
Makiritare	emanɲuhɨdɨ (IDS); össe (KH() (also means 'hunting party'), tönö:mö aminñökatoho (KH) (means 'hunting gear')	emanɲuhɨdɨ (IDS); əsse (KH), tənə:mə aminɲəkatoho (KH)		unknown								See Language page
Makuna	rʉ̃nʉ-	rʉ̃nʉ-										See Language page
Makushi	woʔna (SM)	woʔna (SM)		inheritance		Pemongan subgroup						See Language page
Mangala	kalakalanarri			unique
Mapudungun		wiṭ͡ʀutu-n ɣɨɲɨm									With sling-shot. Ranquel form is nɨva-.	See Language page
Matses	capu	kapu										See Language page
Miriwung	tyuk			inheritance
Mocoví		l-aʔaḳ; re-par-aʁan									Respectively: to hunt for several days; to hunt for a day.	See Language page
Mojave	anyii=		hunt, fight	unknown				might be cognate w/ Yavapai word	simplex			Munro et al. 1992
Mosetén-Chimané		dæ'ræi										See Language page
Movima	ɓay-eɬ	ɓaj-eɬ										See Language page
Mudburra	ngunyi			unique				wutyuk pa- chase away			wutyuk pa- chase away
Muinane	dúúdújahi (W97)	dúúdúxaʔi										See Language page
Muisca	funtago, chihizego	puntaγo, ʂihitʂeγo										See Language page
Murui Witoto	rao-te	rao-tɛ (B83)										See Language page
Mutsun	payta		to hunt (Mason 1916:435 'hunt (geese)', hunt deer is on-ome p.434	unknown					simplex			Okrand 1977
Máku	šipinú											See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect		i-bo:h, i-boh ni (Martins 1999)		unique								See Language page
Ngarluma	wiyanu			inheritance
Ngumbarl	pira			unique
Nheengatu	kasai (C11)	kasai (C11)		doubtful loan			Portuguese		Simplex			See Language page
Nimanburru	ma-jolben			inheritance
Ninam	hete; peli; šoa, ram hɨ (EM72)	hete; peli; ʃoa, ɾam hɨ		unique				Alternate: peli; šoa	Simplex			See Language page
Nisenan	hun, hunmo		hunt	inheritance		Proto-Maiduan		JHH	simplex			Uldall & Shipley 1966
Nivaclé		-woʔy; -tkˀɔʔyte									The latter means to hunt with a trap. Also -tˀɔtay-ʔin, means to hunt 'mariscando'.	See Language page
Northern Emberá	nee-beái	ne:-beái										See Language page
Northern Paiute	koemeakwu		hunting (vt)	unique				li,e W. Mono, has 'kill', with maybe *mi 'go'?? What is -kwy?	compound	kill -?		Yerington 1987
Northern Sierra Miwok	wynty-		to hunt	inheritance	*wy:ny- 'to walk'	Proto-Utian		Utian: Callaghan 1997:27 (showing the pMis reconstruction only)	simplex	wy:ny- 'to walk'		Callaghan 1987
Nyangumarta	wura			inheritance
Nyikina	kartaty			unique
Nyulnyul	ma-jolben			inheritance
Ocaina	juunno, juuhta	hɯ̃ɯ̃no, hɯɯʔta										See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní		ɣʷɨraʔapi; t-ɨᵐba-api; [mariska]										See Language page
Paresi	zanekwati	θanekwati										See Language page
Pemon	wonun (A1981); wontïmang peknö (E1977); awonnö (M2000)	wonun (A1981); wɔntïmaŋ pɛknö (E1977)		Inheritance		Pemongan subgroup		Alternate: wɔntïmaŋ pɛknö				See Language page
Piapoco	íideca	í:deka										See Language page
Piaroa	tõ'õ'pE'rɨh	tõɁõɁpæɁrɨh										See Language page
Pilagá		apkiɬpakwakmi										See Language page
Plains Miwok	paju:p-u-		to hunt (vt, vi)	inheritance		Proto-Eastern Miwok		see paj 'arrow' word in Miss	other complex			Callaghan 1984
Puinave	-bo-dɨk	-bo-dɨk										See Language page
Pumé	ngũnã											See Language page
Páez	viqui	viki										See Language page
Qawasqar		yepˀas									Also yektel; yefto-lay, which also means 'to throw a stick'. Bo records yepˀat for Central QWS.	See Language page
Resígaro	#NAME?	-min̥ápaví		unknown					Simplex			See Language page
Ritharrngu	ŋupan			inheritance
Salinan A	a:mT<e		hunt	unknown		Proto-Salinan			derived	a:m is probaby 'food'		Mason 1918
Salinan M	a'mTi'		hunt	unknown		Proto-Salinan			derived
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité		neŋnempaʔweyaamˀ									Also nenteyaanyamˀ.	See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet		yomɨra-ti; mɨča										See Language page
Sanumá	nama hu (EM72)	nama hu (EM72)										See Language page
Selknam		hòʔyi-pè									Referred to ostrich hunt.	See Language page
Seri (Comcaac)	quimjö		go hunting for certain animal	unknown				there are a lot of words for different kinds of hunting	simplex			Moser & Marlett 2005
Serrano	hyiñ		to hunt	inheritance	*hya	Northern Uto-Aztecan		Hill/Miller hy-06	simplex	root		K. Hill Dict.
Shipibo-Konibo		ŋata ŋata; mae rekia									ŋata is 'walk'.	See Language page
Sikuani	jina (2) (also means to fish), kajaita (2)(to go out hunting)	jina (2) (also means to fish), kajaita (2)(to go out hunting)		unique								See Language page
Sirionó	aseaseti-	aseaseti-										See Language page
Southern Paiute	ngwai-N, jai-N, tynna- (plur)	root	to hunt	inheritance	*tynna	Numic		Stubbs 2011 1014 yahi Stubbs 2011 1239 is only S. Numic (looks like the ya7i 'run' word to me, though)	simplex			Sapir
Southern Sierra Miwok	hal-ki-		to hunt	unique				maybe has Pmie *hal 'to sneak up on"	other complex			Broadbent 1964
Southern Ute	tynaaj		hunt	inheritance	*tynna	Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 2011 1014	simplex	note, sg. & pl.		Givon
Suyá	pawkó	pawkó										See Language page
Sáliva	ẽba dajajaha	ẽba dahahaʔa										See Language page
Tanimuca	hã'ã ri'ka	hã'ã ri'ka										See Language page
Tariana	di-wíni 'caça'	di-wíni 'caça'		inheritance		Proto Rio Negro			Derived?	di- is 3rd non-feminine marker		See Language page
Taushiro	cu´cua	kuʔkua										See Language page
Tehuelche		'āwkˀ-; 'āwkˀ-en-k									Refers to 'hunter'.	See Language page
Tikuna	naiafené (Alv44)	najafené										See Language page
Tiriyó	ëiwa	ǝiwa										See Language page
Toba		#NAME?									To kill game is itko-wo.	See Language page
Trinitario		e=lax-kaua-n										See Language page
Trumai	e=lax-kaua-n	e=lax-kaua-n										See Language page
Tukano	desû, nɨrɨˊ	desû, nɨrɨʔ		unknown				Also: nɨrɨˊ	Simplex			See Language page
Tuyuka	waikɨ-ra sĩã	waikɨ-ra sĩã										See Language page
Tübatulabal	tohhat		to hunt	loan			Numic	Stubbs 2011 1235	other complex			K. Hilll Tb>Eng
Tümpisa Shoshone	wasywykki		hunt (for)	unknown				root is *wasywy, can't find	derived			Dayley 1989
Urarina	nesari	nesaɽi										See Language page
Wai Wai	k-es-etak-e-sɨ	k-es-etak-e-sɨ		inheritance								See Language page
Waimiri Atroari	wyty ipo- (meat look for)	wɨtɨ ipo- (meat look for)										See Language page
Walmajarri	ruwa			unique
Waorani	õõ-kæ-te (hunting with a blow gun)		hunting with a blowgun									See Language page
Wapishana	tʰiwaapʰa-n; waatʰapʰa-n	tʰiwaapʰa-n; waatʰapʰa-n		unknown					Simplex	-n is verbal marker ("infinitival?")		See Language page
Wappo	ho-léw'-i7		to hunt	unknown					compound			Elmendorf 1993
Warao	kub (to hunt) haɾako (hunting)	kub (to hunt) harako (hunting)										See Language page
Wari	yiʔam	jiʔam										See Language page
Warrwa	ilay			unique
Washo	t'á:Yaŋ		to hunt	unknown					simplex			Washo Project Dictionary
Wayampi	mɨ̃pɨnã-kĩ	mɨ̃pɨnã-kĩ										See Language page
Wayana	kaimota	kaimota										See Language page
Wayuu		oľohoo										See Language page
Western Mono	qoinywi-		to hunt	unique				ko7ya (Stubbs 2011 1190, plus nymy 'walk'; also toja-nywi 'mountain-stroll' 239	compound	kill-walk		Loether & Bethel 1993
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay		i-čuwaɬ-če									The 'hunter' is čuwaɬ-nah.	See Language page
Wintu	k'oduma		to hunt	inheritance	*k'od 'move in a direction'	Proto-Wintun		Shepherd 2006:110	derived			Schlichter 1981
Yabarana		kaimo'tase										See Language page
Yagua	dapuy; du	dapuj; du										See Language page
Yaminahua		ae-tãĩ										See Language page
Yan-nhangu	ŋaŋ'ŋaŋdhun			unknown
Yanomam	rame fu (EM72)	ɾame fu (EM72)		inheritance		Proto-Yanomamo			Other complex	unclear		See Language page
Yanomami	ramɨ huu (individual, daily trip), henimou (collective, longer trip)	ɾamɨ hu:, henimou		inheritance		Proto-Yanomamo		Alternate: henimou	Simplex			See Language page
Yavapai	7č...ñé		hunt (for something)						derived			Shaterian 1983
Yavitero	winahata	winahata										See Language page
Yawuru	benjan			unique
Yir-Yoront	kurr=tha		forage; hunt, gather	unique				With tha 'go up'
Yokuts Palewyami	missing			missing
Yokuts Yawdanchi	tcok, t:ok		hunt, hit	unknown					simplex	t:ok- 'hit' 223		Kroeber 1907
Yokuts Yawelmani	hoy'-le:		hunt	inheritance	*xoy-	Proto-Nim-Yokuts			derived	xoy 'deer'		Golla 1964
Yuki	hút'óp		to hunt, fish, look for	unknown					derived			Sawyer & Schlichter 1984
Yukpa	mabatókane, peʂaese (Robayo)	mabatókane, peʂaese (Robayo)										See Language page
Yulparija	kurlpula			inheritance


Achagua
Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Apalai
Araona
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Bankalachi Toloim
Bardi
Bare
Baure
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Bora
Burarra
Cahuilla
Candoshi-Shapra
Carijona
Cavineña
Cayuvava
Central Aymara
Central Sierra Miwok
Cha'palaa
Chemehuevi
Chipaya
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Chácobo
Cocopa
Cofán
Comanche
Cubeo
Cupeño
Desano
Dhay’yi
Dhuwal
Djapu
Djeoromitxi
Djinang
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Esselen
Eñepa
Gabrielino
Gooniyandi
Guayabero
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Gurindji
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Iipay 'Aa
Ingá
Iquito
Itonama
Jabirr-Jabirr
Jaru
Jingulu
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kalapalo
Karajarri
Karajá
Kariña
Karitiana
Katukina
Kawaiisu
Kija
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lake Miwok
Lengua
Lokono
Luiseño
Maca
Macaguan
Maidu
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Makushi
Mangala
Mapudungun
Matses
Miriwung
Mocoví
Mojave
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Mudburra
Muinane
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Mutsun
Máku
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Ngarluma
Ngumbarl
Nheengatu
Nimanburru
Ninam
Nisenan
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Nyangumarta
Nyikina
Nyulnyul
Ocaina
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pilagá
Plains Miwok
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Qawasqar
Resígaro
Ritharrngu
Salinan A
Salinan M
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Sanumá
Selknam
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Sirionó
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Suyá
Sáliva
Tanimuca
Tariana
Taushiro
Tehuelche
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Toba
Trinitario
Trumai
Tukano
Tuyuka
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waimiri Atroari
Walmajarri
Waorani
Wapishana
Wappo
Warao
Wari
Warrwa
Washo
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Western Mono
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Wintu
Yabarana
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yan-nhangu
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavapai
Yavitero
Yawuru
Yir-Yoront
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yawelmani
Yuki
Yukpa
Yulparija

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