Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

mission tule

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	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	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	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Juncus	missing			inheritance						missing						2		1		2						no
Cahuilla	Juncus	séilʸ	ˈse(j)iʎ	Juncus; Rush, wire-grass	inheritance	*sɨji-	Takic		S1735 (Stubbs 2009:246); Note Chumash V syɨt “Juncus”	same	other complex	ˈse(j)i-ʎ	-m-exan-7a "inanimate"	-m-exan-7a (inanimate classifier)	Bean & Saubel 1972:80	no info	2	Apparently it has been claimed that this was used for sacred bundles; Bean & Saubel 1972 disagree	1		0	gathered (wild)	women	Scape split into three withes with teeth. Can be dyed, but color variation exploited by basketmakers	All Americas	Moist areas	no
Central Sierra Miwok	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Chemehuevi	Juncus	sah-wahm'-măhav	sawaga mahabɨ	Juncus	unique				both NUA words, probably a neologism	same	phrase	sawa maha-bɨ green grass-ABS			Merriam 59:545		2		1		2						no
Chumash Barbareno	Juncus	mekhme'y		Mission tule, J. textilis	inheritance		Central Chumash only		Also in Ineseno (Ventureno has Takic loan)		reduplicated				Timbrook 2007:102		2		1		2						no
Chumash Ineseno	Juncus	mekhme'y		Mission tule, J. textilis	inheritance		Central Chumash only		Also in Barbareno		reduplicated				Merriam 55:29; Timbrook 2007:102		2		1		2						no
Chumash Obispeno	Juncus	missing			missing				word resembles meqmej but RC cannot recall (so must be cognate with Southern Chumash)		missing				Harrington III:1:0260		2		1		2						no
Chumash Ventureno	Juncus	syɨt (Pinart has mexmei like in I.); Harrington has meXmei III:69:0028		Juncus textilis, Indian Rush	loan			Takic	Note Serrano/Kitanemuk hy-T; Takic *sɨji- “Juncus”; the final -t also suggests a Takic loan although Takic languages have /l/ absolutive.		underived				Timbrook 2007:102		2		1		2						no
Cocopa	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Comanche	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Cupeño	Juncus	seyily	ˈsəjiʎ	Juncus sp.	inheritance	*sɨji-	Takic		S1735 (Stubbs 2009:246)	same	other complex	ˈsəji-ʎ juncus-npn			Hill & Nolasquez 1973:171	no info	2	Sacred bundle perhaps made from this; Bean and Saubel disagree	1		no info	gathered (wild but closely managed)	women	mainly for basketry	Americas	moist areas	no
Esselen	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Gabrielino	Juncus	$wa:r	şwa:r	junco	inheritance	*sɨji-	Takic		S1735 (Stubbs 2009:246)	same	other complex	şwa:-r Juncus-npn	-hi:n	nihi:n $war mi junco Harrington 019 (also nime:'en?? 019	Harrington 164	no info	2	appears in song: tavo:kma swa:ra “estoy poniendo el junco” Harrington 680	1	mainly for fiber	no info	gathered (wild but closely managed)	women	a basketry plant, mainly; scapes split, provide different colors	Americas	moist areas	no
Iipay 'Aa	Juncus	kwa'naay		Juncus textilis, Basket rush (Merriam confirms 55:225)	unique					same	underived				http://www.powayusd.com/projects/kumeyaay/Ethnobotany.htm		2		1		2						no
Kawaiisu	Juncus	parasiivɨ		Juncus balticus	unique				looks like “willow” with pa-ta- ???	same	other complex	parasii-vɨ juncus-ABS (pa-ta-sii???)	bɨ, pɨ	bɨ, pɨ seem to classify for plants, trees	1981 Zigmond		2		1		2						no
Kiliwa	Juncus	?+suq		reed, tule (Scirpus)	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Iipay Aa es-suk' (Merriam)	same	underived				Mixco 1985		2		1		2						no
Kitanemuk	Juncus	hwač	ˈhwaʧr	reed sp., like tule, 5 ft. high, used for baskets	inheritance	*sɨji-	Takic		S1735 (Stubbs 2009:246) (Gabrielino has swar, same development. Note Chumash swa7 “Scirpus sp.)	broader (plant and basketry material from plant)	other complex	ˈhwa-ʧr Juncus-npn	-niw	possessive classifier for things	Anderton 1988:326	no info	2		1		no info	gathered (wild)	women	pretty scapes make different colors in baskets	Americas	moist areas	no
Lake Miwok	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Luiseño	Juncus	$óyla	ʹʃojla	rush plant; Bright: Juncus acutus sphaerocarpus	inheritance	*sɨji-	Takic		S1735 (Stubbs 2009:246)	same	other complex	ʹʃoj-la mission.tule-non.possessed.noun			Elliott 1999:876	no info	2	$oynga, a song word, may be name of an island (E); mat of this plant is used to store sacred objects (Sparkman 1908:234)	1		no info	gathered (wild)	women	scapes split, soaked for basketry materials	Americas	moist areas	no
Maidu	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Mojave	Juncus	hatav'iily		reed, tule	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Yavapai ɂhtá	same	phrase	7aha-ɂichɂivily “water-plant”			Munro et al.1992		2		1		2						no
Mutsun	Juncus	missing			missing						missing				Mason 1916:430		2		1		2						no
Nisenan	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Northern Paiute	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Plains Miwok	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Salinan A	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Salinan M	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Seri (Comcaac)	Juncus	pat		tule, Southern cattail (Typha domingensis)	unique					same	underived				Comcaac Dictionary 745		2		1		2						no
Serrano	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Southern Paiute	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Southern Sierra Miwok	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Southern Ute	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Tübatulabal	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Juncus	pe'-boomp		Mission tule, Juncus	unique					same	other complex	presumably pipum-pɨ	pũ		Merriam 59:355		2		1		2						no
Wappo	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Washo	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Western Mono	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Wintu	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Yavapai	Juncus	ɂhtá		reed	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Langdon 1976:871 Metath; Mojave hatav'iily		unknown				Shaterian 1983		2		1		2						no
Yokuts Palewyami	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Juncus	kah'-pe		small tule	unique				closest form is Merriam's kow-hi? (sic, it's a question mark, not glottal stop) for Chukchansi. Generally, this word is missing.	same	underived				Merriam 58:573		2		1		2						no
Yuki	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						no
Yuma	Juncus	missing			missing						missing						2		1		2						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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