Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

dart (blowgun)

Semantic Field
subsistence tool
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
dardo, birote (Peru), bala (Peru)
Meaning Portuguese
dardo, seta

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
Kakua telǔ-dubʔ telǔ-dubʔ inheritance thorn from the patabá palm from which these darts are built Other complex Patoa.spine-clːthin.pointed.long hunting and warfare See Language page
Hodï hoaile unique Simplex hunting and warfare See Language page
Yanomami rahaka ɾahaka unknown Simplex hunting and warfare See Language page
Kotiria waka waka inheritance Proto-East Tukanoan Simplex hunting and warfare See Language page
Cubeo pʉ̃́oðo pɨ̃́o-ðo unique Compare Koreguaje xʉodʒo Derived Classifier -ðo hunting and warfare See Language page
Desano bujuwaca buhuwaca inheritance Proto-East Tukanoan Compound ?-dart hunting and warfare See Language page
Maihiki jaso a ja xãso a xã unknown Other complex hunting and warfare See Language page
Hup wah ʔǔt unique Compound patoá (tree sp.) spine hunting and warfare See Language page
Dâw sow ʃɔw missing hunting and warfare See Language page
Pemon kuungwa (E1980) kuŋwa (E1980) Inheritance Venezuelan (N. Amazonian) subgroup? hunting and warfare See Language page
Akawaio kuungwa kuŋwa inheritance Venezuelan (N. Amazonian) subgroup? hunting and warfare See Language page
Eñepa waemoʔ, Var. waemotʔ, waemoi (MM) waemo', Var. waemot', waemoi (MM) unknown hunting and warfare See Language page
Yukuna kapichirí kapitʃiɾí unknown Simplex hunting and warfare See Language page
Baniwa kapitʃiɻi (R01) kapitʃiɻi (R01) missing hunting and warfare See Language page
Piapoco kapiθiri (R01) kapiθiri (R01) hunting and warfare See Language page
Kabiyari kápit̪iri kápit̪iri hunting and warfare See Language page
Paresi toˈnohi tuˈnuhi hunting and warfare See Language page
Bora aamúíwu aamɯ́íkwu hunting and warfare See Language page
Wayana wëjanë wǝjanǝ hunting and warfare See Language page
Carijona aru (? M2000) hunting and warfare See Language page
Makiritare ku:nwa (KH) ku:nwa (KH) inheritance hunting and warfare See Language page
Muisca supqua supkua hunting and warfare See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra baapa mpaapa hunting and warfare See Language page
Tikuna otchágo (Alv44) otʃágo hunting and warfare See Language page
Ashuar tséntsak tsɯntsak hunting and warfare See Language page
Huambisa tsentsak tsɨntsak hunting and warfare See Language page
Aguaruna tsɨntsaka tsɨntsaka hunting and warfare See Language page
Nukak tɛru hunting and warfare See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect ʃawatɨm (Martins 1999) unknown hunting and warfare See Language page
Matses chompian ëshë tʃompian ɨʃɨ hunting and warfare See Language page
Yagua ramunu ramunu hunting and warfare See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua viruti biɾuti hunting and warfare See Language page
Piaroa cu'do'k'i cu'do'k'i hunting and warfare See Language page
Makuna jeaje, waca xɛaxɛ, waka hunting and warfare See Language page
Tanimuca pua ka'ka pua ka'ka hunting and warfare See Language page
Koreguaje jʉocho xʉodʒo hunting and warfare See Language page
Karitiana nhẽpỹrỹg ɲẽpɨ̃ɾɨ̃g hunting and warfare See Language page
Kokama wachi watʃi hunting and warfare See Language page
Wayampi pɔpiya (G89) pɔpija (G89) hunting and warfare See Language page
Ocaina cóvoohxo kóβooʔxo hunting and warfare See Language page
Murui Witoto uìbaìraɨ́ uìbaìraɯ́ (B83) hunting and warfare See Language page
Iquito nahuán++na (from the leaf stem of the Maximiliana venatorum palm species) nawánɨɨna (from the leaf stem of the Maximiliana venatorum palm species) hunting and warfare See Language page
Cavineña tubu (C&L89) tubu hunting and warfare See Language page
Kaingang rògro ɾɔgɾo hunting and warfare See Language page