policeman

Semantic Field
acculturation
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
polícia
Meaning Portuguese
policía

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 to$ngukat policeman, officer, justice of the peace, commander,director, principal (of school), driver unique derived, other complex Elliott 1999
Gabrielino missing missing
Serrano wyčy:ka7 police officer unique analysis uncertain, root looks like 'man' to me JHH other complex K. Hill Dict.
Kitanemuk missing missing
Tübatulabal nahhakkannan sheriff, police, agent unique derived, other complex K. Hill Tub>Eng
Bankalachi Toloim missing missing
Kawaiisu poro-ga-dy policeman unique poro 'club, nightstick' derived, other complex poro 'to walk with a stick' Zigmond et al. 1990
Chemehuevi tapicacI lawman, police unknown same in S. Ute derived, other complex tapic 'tie' Press 1979
Southern Paiute missing missing
Southern Ute tApi-c7a-cI sheriff, policeman unknown same in Chemehuevi derived, other complex tApic7ay 'tie, handcuff' Givon
Tümpisa Shoshone potongkwantyn policeman, cop (one characterized by a club) unique compound Dayley 1989
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone tyca-ttemah policeman unique compound temaah 'to obey' Crapo 1976
Comanche tyyhtamuh raibo7 policeman, sheriff unique phrase whiteman who ties us up R
Western Mono missing missing
Northern Paiute tuggwutumadu police unique compound, other complex Yerington 1987
Southern Sierra Miwok missing missing
Central Sierra Miwok missing missing
Northern Sierra Miwok missing missing
Plains Miwok ceri:fe policeman loan Spanish WW %cherife simplex Callaghan 1984
Lake Miwok čiríife police loan Spanish WW %cherife simplex Callaghan 1965
Maidu missing missing
Nisenan missing missing
Yokuts Yawelmani missing missing
Yokuts Yawdanchi missing missing
Yokuts Palewyami missing missing
Washo missing missing
Wintu činitopi sheriff (lit. one who catches) semantic shift derived Schlichter 1981
Yuki missing missing
Wappo číri:fa7 policeman, sheriff loan Spanish WW %cherife simplex Sawyer 1965
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 kuchutt boss, leader, ruler, chief, policeman unknown also pooliis derived agentive ku- Couro & Hutcheson 1973
Cocopa capáy kWaxí:r policeman unknown phrase person catch Crawford 1989
Mojave pi7pa kuchiir policeman unknown phrase achhiir 'imprison many people' Munro et al. 1992
Yavapai missing missing
Kiliwa ipaa-m=kw+skwaa-y policeman (lit. people guard) unknown compound Mixco 1985
Seri (Comcaac) ziix quixáaza soldier, police (persona con arma) unknown phrase Moser & Marlett 2005
Kotiria surara surara loan WW Simplex See Language page
Hup podiciya (policia) podicija (policia) loan Portuguese maybe via Tukano Simplex See Language page
Dâw lêgad legad missing See Language page
Eñepa timinchemënë', wariya (on call) (MM); timintʃemënëʔ, warija (on call) unique See Language page
Burarra an-batyirra unique
Gumatj biḻityuman loan
Dhuwal ḏapman loan with semantic shift
Yulparija kaluŋarnarra semantic shift
Warrwa li:mba, li:nyju loan WW %limpa
Bardi li:nytya semantic shift
Nimanburru limb semantic shift
Nyulnyul limba semantic shift
Karajarri limpa loan WW %limpa
Nyikina limpa, linytyu semantic shift
Jawi linja semantic shift
Yawuru linju semantic shift
Ngarluma marntamaraŋka loan direction unknown
Rembarrnga ŋuwahtyirr@h semantic shift
Mangala rlinytyu loan Nyulnyulan
Jabirr-Jabirr widirr unknown
Walmajarri limpa loan direction unknown
Mudburra tyikalawurru derived tyikala chain <spinifex wax HAVING derived
Jaru ngarrampalyaka unknown
Gurindji munungku loan Jaminjung WW %munungku string, semantic shift
Gooniyandi limpa loan Walmajarri WW %limpa
Bunuba limpa loan Karajarri WW %limpa
Djapu rdapman loan with semantic shift
Jingulu ngarrampalyaka unknown
Kija mernmertkaliny inheritance tie (mert) REDUP AGENT complex
Miriwung tyentupang inheritance string (tyentu) HAING complex
Wardaman yinyikpan inheritance <nyik ?tie [not listed] complex
Paresi sorare sorare See Language page
Yukpa kurip sené, porihia, porisia See Language page
Yagua podiciya podisiya See Language page
Piaroa ćura'nau'icah s'uraɁnauɁisah See Language page
Cavineña purisha (C&L89) puriʃa See Language page
Lokono bariri baɾiɾi police officer (m. or f.) Pet 1987:368
Kariña typepotyren tɨpepotɨren police officer Courtz 2007:403