Curupira (spirit type)

Semantic Field
culture-mythology
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
Curupira, Madremonte
Meaning Portuguese
Curupira

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
Nheengatu Kurupira (C11) Kurupira (C11) inheritance Also attested Ka'apor malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Kotiria boraró boraró unknown Also found Tukano Other complex ro is sing suffix malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Cubeo awawako awawako loan direction unknown Baniwa? Also: kuidã ope-ko (one breast-FEM) Simplex malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Tukano boraró boraró unknown Also found Wanano malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Maihiki bati ago bati ago unknown agɨ/ago M/F animate CL malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Hup d'oh-ʔãy d'oh-ʔãj unique Other complex Lexicalized, probably from 'spell-FEM' malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Dâw nũúx nũ̌x unknown Simplex malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Makushi oʔma [?] missing malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Yukuna kuwañá kuwaɲá unknown Simplex malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Tariana walirú walirú loan East Tukanoan Simplex malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Baniwa awakaróna, bíiñoli awakaɻóna, bíiɲoɺi unknown Also exists Warekena; could be loaned? Alternate: awakaɻóna (verb form?) Simplex malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Bare yamadu jamadu malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Paresi toˈlo-a toˈlo-a malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Muinane méei (W97) méei malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Muisca guaha ioque γuaha ioke malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Northern Emberá háure háure malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect n'a:, ɾahanad, waʔjɔ: (types of Curupira, Martins dict) unknown malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page
Carapana waaro waaɾɔ malignant forest spirit, covered with long hair, feet turned backward; in Upper Rio Negro region See Language page