Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

mallard

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
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Language	Linnean Name	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Proto-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Hypernym	Source	Association with Social Categories	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Ritual Notes	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	Medicinal Notes	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Psychotropic Notes	Traded	Trade Notes	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous	Ethnobiology Notes	Species Notes	General Notes

Language	Linnean Name	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	Proto-Form	Proto-Language	Loan Source	Etymology Notes	Wanderwort Status	Etyma Set	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Hypernym	Source	Association with Social Categories	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Ritual Notes	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous
Bankalachi Toloim	Anas platyrhynchos	hi'-nah		mallard, “all ducks”	loan			Yokuts	Yowlumne hi'-e-nah “all ducks”			broader (all ducks)	underived					C. H. Merriam, 72-809, 72-77; 60-459		2		1		0						no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Anas platyrhynchos	koo-rab'-be (RM);		Mallard (Anas boschas)	inheritance	*kutV	Numic		Note Kawaiisu kura-; also a Chem. form; my notes in Stubbs for this new “mallard” set. Possibly related to “neck”				unknown					Merriam 61:47		2		1		0						no
Cahuilla	Anas platyrhynchos	si'-yil	ˈsajiʎ (based on Luiseño $ayla, Cahuilla sasaymalem “ducks”	mallard, Anas boschas	inheritance	*saya(C)	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S217 (and 710) Stubbs 2009:69, very consistently for “coot, mud-hen” except in Cahuilla			unclear	other complex	saji-ʎ (simplex root with non-possessed-noun suffix)	-7aʃ “pet”	Possessive classifier -7aʃ	wikikmal (?)	http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n155/mode/2up; p. 169	no info	2	bird songs are all about water birds	1	Water birds are an important food source.	no info	hunted	Men	roasted, stewed, eggs eaten	Global	Wetlands, open water	no
Central Sierra Miwok	Anas platyrhynchos	háTha:Ta-		mallard (Merriam confirms)	inheritance		Sierra Miwokan only		Also in Miss				reduplicated					Freeland & Broadbent 1960		2		1		0						no
Chemehuevi	Anas platyrhynchos	koo-rah'-sing	ku'rasɨŋA	Mallard (Anas boschas)	inheritance		Proto-Numic		Note Northern Paiute kooda (Yerington) “Mallard”			same	phrase	ku'ra-sɨŋA neck-coral.snake (?)				Merriam 59:531		2		1		0						no
Chumash Barbareno	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no
Chumash Ineseno	Anas platyrhynchos	ahl-was-kah'-lah, ahl'-le-wŭ'-hŏCH-nŭ		mallard	unique		Central Chumash only						other complex	7al-				Merriam 55:13		2		1		0						no
Chumash Obispeno	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no
Chumash Ventureno	Anas platyrhynchos	al'-le-wush-ko'-loi; JPH aniXwutskoloi		mallard	unique		Central Chumash only						phrase					Merriam 55:45; JPH III:69:0081		2		1		0						no
Cocopa	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no
Comanche	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no
Cupeño	Anas platyrhynchos	qewisa'ily	kaˈwisaʔiʎ	duck sp.	inheritance	*kawi-sa7i-	Cupan		sa7i/saya S217, 710 (Stubbs 2009:130); kawi- is “mountain, rock”, specific to Cupeño form			same	derived	ka-ˈwisaʔ-iʎ ?-duck-npn	-ʔaʃ "pet"	possessive classifier for animals		Hill & Nolasquez 1973:170	no info	2		1	water birds a favorite	no info	hunted	men	roasted, stewed, eggs eaten	global	wetlands, open water	no
Esselen	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no
Gabrielino	Anas platyrhynchos	te-hoo-vits saht, 72-77, 60-427 or te-hŭ-vits saht 72-77 “pretty duck”	tiˈho:vit şa:t	mallard	unique	*saya			nonce formation			same	phrase	tiˈho:vit şa:t good/pretty water.bird (each with -t npn)	-ʔaʧ “pet	possessive classifier for animals	$a:t “water bird”	http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n415/mode/2up; p. 427	no info	2		1	all birds eaten (McC 116)	no info	hunted	men	roasted	Global	wetlands and open water	no
Iipay 'Aa	Anas platyrhynchos	e-yow' (same as “Coot” (29)		Mallard (Anas boschas)	unique							broader (includes “mudhen”)	underived					Merriam 55:211		2		1		0						no
Kawaiisu	Anas platyrhynchos	kura-sɨni		mallard	inheritance	*kutV-	Proto-Numic		Note T.Shoshone kutopia, Chemehuevi koora'-sing (Merriam)			same	other complex	kura-sɨni (hyphen is Zigmond et al's -- neck - ?				Zigmond et al.		2		1		0						no
Kiliwa	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no
Kitanemuk	Anas platyrhynchos	tsa-tsee-tseeh pang-aht-sah 72-591, 60-13	ˈʦaʦiʦij ˈpaŋaʦaʔ	mallard	unique							same	phrase	ˈʦa-ʦi-ʦi ˈpaŋaʦaʔ hortative-dup-gather duck (?) “Let's-pick-it-up-repeatedly” duck? Probably a nonce formation	-ʔacit "pet"	possessive classifier for animals	ˈpaŋacaʔ	http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n1/mode/2up, p. 13	no info	2		1		no info	hunted	men	roasted, boiled, eggs eaten	global	wetlands and open water	no
Lake Miwok	Anas platyrhynchos	wátmaj		mallard duck (Merriam has oo-de-i watmaj “big duck” 57”523	inheritance		Yok-Utian		see “duck”	WW	%wat		other complex	-aj is suffix				Callaghan 1965		2		1		0						no
Luiseño	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no
Maidu	Anas platyrhynchos	o-boo-no		mallard	unique								underived					Merriam 57:47		2		1		0						no
Mojave	Anas platyrhynchos	hanamo		mallard (Anas boschas)	inheritance		Proto-Yuman					broader (any duck)	phrase	ha- “water”				Merriam 155:145		2		1		0						no
Mutsun	Anas platyrhynchos	cho'-rō'k-tish		Mallard	inheritance		Southern Costanoan only						other complex	-ish must be suffix, but can't find in Okrand				Merriam 55:413		2		1		0						no
Nisenan	Anas platyrhynchos	poje, poje:		mallard (Merriam)	unique								underived					Merriam 57:239		2		1		0						no
Northern Paiute	Anas platyrhynchos	kooda		duck (M: Mallard (Anas boschas)	inheritance	*kuta-	Numic		Note Chemehuevi kurásɨŋA 'mallard'; are these from 'neck'???			same	underived					Merriam 61:143		2		1		0						no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Anas platyrhynchos	oo-lahk'-se		mallard	unique								phrase	meaning of elements unknown but too long for root				Merriam 57:397		2		1		0						no
Plains Miwok	Anas platyrhynchos	hik:ah, si:na-		mallard duck (CHM has si:na, for which CC has “green crest on mallard's head”)	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		In Mins				underived					Callaghan 1984		2		1		0						no
Salinan A	Anas platyrhynchos	lah-aht'		Mallard	unique		Salinan						underived					Merriam 55:377		2		1		0						no
Salinan M	Anas platyrhynchos	slă-ăt		Mallard	unique		Salinan						other complex	s- animal prefix on la7at				Merriam 55:377		2		1		0						no
Seri (Comcaac)	Anas platyrhynchos	feel		mallard, Anas platyrhynchos	unique				This is a very odd word, the only “real” word with initial /f/ in the language.			same	underived					Comcaac Dictionary 299		2		1		0						no
Serrano	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no
Southern Paiute	Anas platyrhynchos	o:tcɨgA		large duck sp., mallard ?	unique							same	phrase	o: arrow?				Sapir 1930:702		2		1		0						no
Southern Sierra Miwok	Anas platyrhynchos	haT-ha:Ta-		mallard	inheritance		Sierra Miwokan only		Also in Mics				reduplicated					Merriam 57:459		2		1		0						no
Southern Ute	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no
Tübatulabal	Anas platyrhynchos	kulāpisht	kula:ˈbiʃt	mallard, Anas fulvigula	unique							broader (includes geese; prototype is mallard, most common duck)	derived	kula:-ˈbiʃ-t duck-ind-npn				Hill 2010:36	no info	2		1		no info	hunted	men	roasted on coals, bones ground (some consultants denied Tub. ate eggs before Whites)	global	wetlands and open water	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Anas platyrhynchos	kutopia		mallard duck	inheritance	*kutV-	Proto-Numic		Note Kawaiisu kura-sɨni			same	underived	must have some old morphology but no clue -- ku- fire??				Dayley 1989:71		2		1		0						no
Wappo	Anas platyrhynchos	k'áya		Merriam confirms as also mallard 52:575	loan			Pomo					underived					Merriam 52:575		2		1		0						no
Washo	Anas platyrhynchos	te'-lek; tam-mo-guă; tam-mo-hoi		Mallard	unique								underived					Merriam 55:307		2		1		0						no
Western Mono	Anas platyrhynchos	piya, piyu		Mallard	inheritance	*picV	Proto-Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 706a (2008:130)			broader (all ducks)	underived					Bethel et al.: English-Mono side only	no info	2		1	surely eaten	no info	hunted	men	no info			no
Wintu	Anas platyrhynchos	qa:tqat		mallard duck	unique								reduplicated					Schlichter 1981		2		1		0						no
Yavapai	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no
Yokuts Palewyami	Anas platyrhynchos	oxuxum		mallard	loan			Yowlumne Yokuts	identical to Yawelmani form (bilingual consultant; see Berman 2002)			same	underived					Kroeber 1961:204		2		1		0						no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Anas platyrhynchos	waTwaT		mallard	inheritance	*waThwaTh	Nim-Yokuts		Callaghan 1997:59; compare Pmiw *wat, Mil watmaj, Mib watmal			same	onomatopoeic, reduplicated					Kroeber 1961:204		2		1		0						no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Anas platyrhynchos	oxuxum		mallard	unique				unique and same as Pal. form which raises suspicions; see “other notes” for Merriam form which is just “duck”			same	underived					Kroeber 1961:204		2		1		0						no
Yuki	Anas platyrhynchos	su:s A		duck, goose, mallard; MW Canada goose	inheritance	sus, susa	Yukian		Schlichter 1985				underived					Sawyer & Schlichter 1984		2		1		0						no
Yuma	Anas platyrhynchos	missing			missing								missing							2		1		0						no


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 Yowlumne
Yuki
Yuma

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