Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

moth

Semantic Field: flora-fauna
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: mariposa nocturna, polilla
Meaning Portuguese: mariposa

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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	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Psychotropic	Traded	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous	General Notes
Achagua	order Lepidoptera	áatutuma	áatutuma												See Language page
Akawaio	order Lepidoptera	seebee	sebe		inheritance		Akawaio, Pemon								See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Ashuar	order Lepidoptera	mámuk (of wood), kaya, séngka	mamuk, kãyã												See Language page
Baniwa	order Lepidoptera	tháara	tháaɻa		unique						uncoded				See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Bankalachi Toloim	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Heterocera	tso'appatuntsih		moth (ghost, spirit)	semantic shift	*so'aC	Numic		Stubbs 2064 (2008:285) W. and Central Numic only	broader (includes ghosts)	other complex	tso'appeh ghost, plus -tun-tsi			Crum & Dayley 1993:292		2	0		0				0	0			no
Cahuilla	Heterocera	héveveqalet	ˈheveveqalet	big butterfly	inheritance	*hɨvɨviqal	Cupan		S324 (Stubbs 2009:85); very similar form in Luiseño. S's own reconstruction with *p is an anachronism since this is just Cupan	unclear	relative clause	heveve-qale-t soft-sg.impf.-nominalizer “the one who is soft”, but probably a false etymology given Luiseño xuvooviqat from xuvoovi “to drag on ground”. Lu. form is also a relative clause.	-7aʃ "pet"	possibly possessive classifier -7ash	Seiler & Hioki 1979:53	no info	2	0	moth larvae eaten (Bean 1972:62)	no info	no info	no info	no info	0	0	All Americas	Diverse habitats	no
Carapana	order Lepidoptera	momorõ	mõmõɾõ												See Language page
Cavineña	order Lepidoptera	japui (C&L89)	hapui												See Language page
Central Aymara	order Lepidoptera	thutha	thutha												See Language page
Central Sierra Miwok	Heterocera	wahlah-poo-den-nah		sphynx moth	inheritance		Sierra Miwokan only		In Miss		phrase	meaning of elements unknown			Merriam 57:465		2	0		0				0	0			no
Chemehuevi	Heterocera	mugúrutsatsI		Moth sp. (CHM says is Sphynx)	unique					same	other complex	has -tsi DIM, stem probably compound			Harrington Chemehuevi Noun List		2	0		0				0	0			no
Chumash Barbareno	Heterocera	ʔantipak		moth	inheritance				Venureno 7aLtipaka “moth”		other complex	7al-			Beeler 1978:172		2	0		0				0	0			no
Chumash Ineseno	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Chumash Obispeno	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Chumash Ventureno	Heterocera	7aLtipaka		palomita de la noche, moth	inheritance				Barbareno 7antipaka		other complex	7al-			JPH III:69:0407		2	0		0				0	0			no
Cocopa	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Comanche	Heterocera	tɨpi simuhta?		moth (long sp.)	unique					same	finite clause?	rock sucks.through.nose			Robinson & Armagost 1990:164		2	0		0				0	0			no
Cubeo	order Lepidoptera	bʉbebo	bʉbɛbo		inheritance		Cubeo-Tanimuca subgroup only				uncoded				See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Cupeño	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Dâw	order Lepidoptera	nuúd	nǔd		missing						missing				See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Esselen	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Eñepa	order Lepidoptera	chewepijpɨ (SM)	chewepijpɨ (SM)		inheritance		Unknown (attested Yukpa, Eñepa)								See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Gabrielino	Heterocera	ah'-tab-bah, 72-79, 60-431	ˈʔa:tava	moth	inheritance	*ˈʔa:tava	Takic		See Kitanemuk 'atavatava; perhaps a loan between the 2 languages	broader (includes moths and butterflies)	underived	no npn	-ʔaʧ "pet"	possessive classifier for animals	http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n415/mode/2up; p. 431	no info	2	0	McC 121	no info	gathered (wild)	all	larvae often eaten raw as found McC 121	0	0	Americas	diverse (depends on species)	no
Hup	order Lepidoptera	nunút	nunút		unique						reduplicated				See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Iipay 'Aa	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Iquito	order Lepidoptera	siitíini ('polilla')	siitíini ('polilla')												See Language page
Kakua	order Lepidoptera		ʧèj-dâdaʔ		missing						missing				See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Kanamarí	order Lepidoptera	hirihiribitsi	hirihiribitʃi	traça											Magalhães 2018:356
Kariña	order Lepidoptera	paramparan	paraNparan	butterfly, moth											Courtz 2007:337													no
Kawaiisu	Heterocera	Ɂɨnɨpi-či		moth	inheritance	*ɨnɨC-pi	Southern Numic only, means “spirit, ghost”		Stubbs 328 (2008:85), gives as “Numic”, but it isn't.	broader (means “ghost” as well as “moth”)	other complex	Ɂɨnɨpi-či ghost-ABS			Zigmond et al.		2	0		0				0	0			no
Kiliwa	Heterocera	?+?aaw-(l)=kw-(p)+uhaa-m		moth	unique					same	relative clause	?+?aaw-(l)=kw-(p)+uhaa-m dummy.n.e.+fire-(in)=REL-(?)+arrive-different.subject			Mixco 1985		2	0		0				0	0			no
Kitanemuk	Heterocera	ʔatavatava	ˈʔatavatava	butterfly, moth	unique					broader (includes both butterflies and moths)	reduplicated		-ʔacit "pet"	possessive classifier for animals	Anderton 1988:273	no info	2	0		no info	no info	no info	no info	0	0	Americas	Diverse habitats	no
Kokama	order Lepidoptera	tsatsuka	tsatsuka												See Language page
Koreguaje	order Lepidoptera	cucu	kuku												See Language page
Kwazá	order Lepidoptera	pura	pura												See Language page
Lake Miwok	Heterocera	potóopoto hakáali		moth (“grey butterfly”	unique				potoopoto looks like Yukian “gray, brown” word		phrase, reduplicated				Callaghan 1965		2	0		0				0	0			no
Lokono	order Lepidoptera	kambana	kambana	butterfly, moth											Fanshawe 1949:65													no
Luiseño	Heterocera	xuvóoviqat	xuʹvo:viqat	moth	inheritance	*hɨvɨviqal	Cupan			same	relative clause	xuʹvo:vi-qa-t drag-TAM.singular-nominalizer (this is probably a false etymology)			Elliott 1999:1106	no info	2	0		no info	no info	no info	no info	0	0	Americas	diverse (depends on species)	no
Maidu	Heterocera	yo'-met'-soo-soo		Sphynx moth	unique						phrase	butterfly owl			Merriam 57:51		2	0		0				0	0			no
Maihiki	order Lepidoptera	bɨjo ago	bɨxo ago		inheritance		West Tukanoan				uncoded		ago	ago = feminine animate	See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Matses	order Lepidoptera	podochued, tucudu	podotʃued, tukudu												See Language page
Mojave	Heterocera	iido kuupit		moth; kind of owl	unique					broader (night flyer/??)	phrase	iido “eye” kuupit<kw-aapet “closed, blocked”			Munro et al.1992		2	0		0				0	0			no
Murui Witoto	order Lepidoptera	janaturuño	hanaturuɲo (B83)												See Language page
Mutsun	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Nisenan	Heterocera	hoom-chen-nah		sphynx moth	unique						phrase	hum- X			Merriam 57:243		2	0		0				0	0			no
Northern Emberá	order Lepidoptera	bagábaga (same as butterfly)	bagábaga (same as butteɹflj)												See Language page
Northern Paiute	Heterocera	pe-ag'-gah do-ve'-e (peaga “bull pine caterpillar” (Y))		Sphynx Moth	unique				peaga is a good NUA word, what is do-ve???	narrower (a species of moth)	phrase	larva X-ABS ???			Merriam 61:149		2	0	“The worms taste good” Merriam	0				0	0			no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Heterocera	pele7me-		moth	unique						underived	must be etymologically complex					2	0		0				0	0			no
Ocaina	order Lepidoptera	dyuróóvuhyo	dʲɯróóβɯʔjo												See Language page
Paresi	order Lepidoptera	kalaˈtsero	kalaˈtsero												See Language page
Pemon	order Lepidoptera	sape (A1981)	sape (A1981)		inheritance		Akawaio, Pemon								See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Piapoco	order Lepidoptera	máadáwi	má:dáwi												See Language page
Plains Miwok	Heterocera	suk-ko'-sah		Sphynx moth	unique						underived				Merriam 57:497		2	0		0				0	0			no
Páez	order Lepidoptera	zupy													See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano	order Lepidoptera	puyu	puyu												See Language page
Resígaro	order Lepidoptera	tyó?otyóbú	tʲóʔotʲóbú		unique						uncoded				See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Salinan A	Heterocera	etskutcháten		tarantula-hawk	unique				not in M;		phrase	but untranslatable			Mason 1918:123		2	0		0				0	0			no
Salinan M	Heterocera	lapé		tarantula-hawk	unique		Salinan M only		not in A		underived				Mason 1918:123		2	0		0				0	0			no
Secoya	order Lepidoptera	pu'ju	puʔhu												See Language page
Seri (Comcaac)	Heterocera	caamopxa		white-lined sphinx moth	unique					narrower (a kind of moth, but the kind Merriam always uses)	finite clause?	from causative of “get lost” ccamopxa???			Comcaac Dictionary 64		2	0		0				0	0			no
Serrano	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Siriano	order Lepidoptera	peátúru	peátúɾu												See Language page
Southern Paiute	Heterocera	tɨvɨcɨratsI		Moth	inheritance	*tɨpi-simuCta	Proto-Numic		Stubbs 325 (2008:85) Central and Southern Numic	same	other complex	has -tsi ABS; old compound			Sapir 1930:679		2	0		0				0	0			no
Southern Sierra Miwok	Heterocera	walap:u-		moth	inheritance		Sierra Miwokan only		In Mics		underived				Broadbent 1964:		2	0		0				0	0			no
Southern Ute	Heterocera	mugú-rAtá-cI		large moth	unique				I'm pretty sure mugu is the “soul” word (G. has it for “heart”, which would relate this to other moth words in Numic that reference souls, ghosts	same	other complex	has -ci ABS ; probably etymologically a phrase -- soul-?			Givon 1979		2	0		0				0	0			no
Tanimuca	order Lepidoptera	bu'bu ti'ka	bu'bu ti'ka												See Language page
Tuyuka	order Lepidoptera	momoro	momoro												See Language page
Tübatulabal	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0	Voegelin 1938:12	0				0	0	Americas	Diverse habitats	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Heterocera	aasiputungkwittsi		moth (on English-TS side); butterfly, moth in TS-English	inheritance	*asipu(tonki)	Proto-Numic		Stubbs 326 (2008:85) Central and Southern Numic only	same	other complex	aasiputungkwi-ttsi butterfly-DIM			Dayley 1989:2		2	0		0				0	0			no
Wai Wai	order Lepidoptera	minirmomoso (SM)	minirmomoso (SM)												See Language page
Waimiri Atroari	order Lepidoptera	poopo	poːpo												See Language page
Wappo	Heterocera	hutúku:lu		moth (?), owl	loan			Miwok	Pmi *tuk:úli Callaghan Bodega Dic; Nim-Yokuts huttulu-; see “owl” (16)		underived				Sawyer 1965		2	0		0				0	0			no
Washo	Heterocera	dah'-hah pă-lo'-lo		sphynx moth (lit. “worm butterffly”	unique						phrase				Merriam 55:313		2	0		0				0	0			no
Wayana	order Lepidoptera	ëlukëju	ǝlukǝju												See Language page
Western Mono	Heterocera	hoo'-yah		Moth (Sphynx)	loan			Yokuts	Chukchansi hoo-yah “small, fuzzy, good to eat” (Merriam)	narrower ( specific caterpillar)	underived				Merriam 59:83	no info	2	0	its larvae pe-ag'-gah “very good to eat” Merriam 59:83	no info	no info	N/A	no info	0	0			no
Wintu	Heterocera	tukulu:t		moth	unique						relative clause	tu:k “the flutterer”			Pitkin 1985		2	0		0				0	0			no
Yabarana	order Lepidoptera		tiwipihpa												See Language page
Yagua	order Lepidoptera	javanu	xawanu												See Language page
Yanomami	order Lepidoptera	huramahe	huɾamahe		unique						underived	possibly derived or phrase, but semantics of possible morphemes make this seem unlikely			See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Yavapai	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Yokuts Palewyami	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Heterocera	toi-yo'-no low-low		Moth (Sphynx) (Wik)	inheritance		Nim-Yokuts		Tinlinne has toi-yu; the low-low part is laulau	same	phrase	some modification on “butterfly			Merriam 58:373		2	0		0				0	0			no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Heterocera	mo-ki-kits		big variegated Sphynx moth	unique					narrower (a species of moth)	other complex	has -ic' agentive			Merriam 58:563		2	0		0				0	0			no
Yuki	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no
Yukpa	order Lepidoptera	kánachue													See Language page														Phon only in source
Yukuna	order Lepidoptera	pa'ajrú	paʔahɾú		doubtful loan, direction unknown			Secoya	Secoya puʔhu		uncoded				See Language page		0	0		0				0	0			no
Yuma	Heterocera	missing			missing						missing						2	0		0				0	0			no


Achagua
Akawaio
Ashuar
Baniwa
Bankalachi Toloim
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Cahuilla
Carapana
Cavineña
Central Aymara
Central Sierra Miwok
Chemehuevi
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Cocopa
Comanche
Cubeo
Cupeño
Dâw
Esselen
Eñepa
Gabrielino
Hup
Iipay 'Aa
Iquito
Kakua
Kanamarí
Kariña
Kawaiisu
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Kokama
Koreguaje
Kwazá
Lake Miwok
Lokono
Luiseño
Maidu
Maihiki
Matses
Mojave
Murui Witoto
Mutsun
Nisenan
Northern Emberá
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Ocaina
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Plains Miwok
Páez
Quechua Ayacuchano
Resígaro
Salinan A
Salinan M
Secoya
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Siriano
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Tanimuca
Tuyuka
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Wai Wai
Waimiri Atroari
Wappo
Washo
Wayana
Western Mono
Wintu
Yabarana
Yagua
Yanomami
Yavapai
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yowlumne
Yuki
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuma

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