Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

fetish, charm

Semantic Field
culture-mythology
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
fetiche, encanto, filtro de amor, pusanga
Meaning Portuguese
feitiço, puçanga

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 ʧā̃p ʧā̃p unknown Simplex See Language page
Nheengatu puçanga pusanga inheritance *potsaŋ Donor: Portuguese puçanga; Other TG?: Ashuar pusaŋ Simplex See Language page
Yanomami hërɨ̃ (HR94) həɾɨ̃ unknown Simplex See Language page
Tukano bará bará unknown Simplex See Language page
Hup pɨn' pɨn' unknown Simplex See Language page
Dâw dâw ãày yõór [‘woman medicine’] dəw ʔã̂j jɔ̃̌h missing See Language page
Sikuani wanali (talisman) wanali (talisman) talisman unknown See Language page
Pemon muurang (herbal), kuumii (used by kanaima) (E1980) muraŋ, kumi) (E1980) charm (herbal) Inheritance Akawaio-Pemon Alternate: kumi (charm used by kanaima) See Language page
Akawaio muurang (herbal), kuumii (used by kanaima) muraŋ, kumi herbal charm inheritance Akawaio-Pemon Alternate: kumi See Language page
Tariana wiri wiri unknown Simplex See Language page
Piapoco wìisicái 'magic potion to attract women' wìisikái 'magic potion to attract women' See Language page
Paresi ihoxare, inihoxala ihoʃare, inihoʃala See Language page
Wayana hëmït hǝmɨt See Language page
Northern Emberá áwai áwai See Language page
Cofán settaen´cho sethãɛ̡ʔtʃo phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS See Language page
Ashuar pusáng, músap pusaŋ, músap See Language page
Aguaruna tsumaík tsumaík See Language page
Matses chido uismauate, bënueduante tʃido uismawate, bɨnueduante See Language page
Yagua jimutu ximutũ See Language page
Piaroa uutjäwä uutʰæwæ See Language page
Lokono bina bina medicine, charm Fanshawe 1949:60
Kariña moran moran magic, charm Courtz 2007:319