mountain quail
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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 |
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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 |
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| Bankalachi Toloim | Oreortyx pictus | tror'-nŏ | Mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) | loan | Yokuts | Tinlinne Yokuts trop'-naw; Yowlumne trōp'-nă; trōp'-no | same | unknown | C. H. Merriam 72-77, 60-455 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Big Smokey Valley Shoshone | Oreortyx pictus | too'-wit-tă (RM) | Mountain Quail (Oreortyx) | inheritance | Numic | Southern Paiute (Amargosa) too-wit; might be areal, Numic dubious if not found elsewhere; could it be related to Walker Lake and Tumpisa Shoshone tu'uk, tu:k forms??? | same | underived | Merriam 61:41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cahuilla | Oreortyx pictus | xáwet | ˈxawet | mountain quail | inheritance | *kakaC- | Uto-Aztecan | S1702a (Stubbs 2009:241); 1702b is a different word, a Californianism. Proto-form does not include augmentative suffix | same | derived | Merriam consistently for all dialects gives this as káxa-wet “quail-augmentative”. S&H's form is a clipping. | -7aʃ “pet” | Possessive classifier -7aʃ | wikikmal | Seiler&Hioki 1979:245 | no info | 2 | 1 | yum yum | no info | hunted | All | roasted, stewed, eggs eaten | 0 | 0 | US west of Rockies and Baja California | Chaparral | no | ||||||||||
| Central Sierra Miwok | Oreortyx pictus | kúj:ak:a- | mountain quail | inheritance | Eastern Miwokan | In all Mis, Mip | underived | Freeland & Broadbent 1960 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chemehuevi | Oreortyx pictus | tahr' | taarA | Mountain quail (Oreortyx) | unique | probably a loan, forms with tata(ka) very common in California. Means “Valley Quail” in Kawaiisu | same | underived | < taata | Merriam 59:527 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Barbareno | Oreortyx pictus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Ineseno | Oreortyx pictus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Obispeno | Oreortyx pictus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Ventureno | Oreortyx pictus | 7üxüi7iXenti | codorniz | unique | phrase | a real mystery word | JPH III:69:008a from FL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cocopa | Oreortyx pictus | kuka·k | Gambel quail | loan | Takic | widespread kaka, kakata, takata, etc. forms in California | WW | %kaka | same | underived | reduced from xmàkuka·k (xma “chicken”)_ | Crawford 1989 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comanche | Oreortyx pictus | kuyúutsi | quail | inheritance | *kuyu(...) | Northern Uto-Aztecan | Stubbs 2358 (2008;316), “turkey”, perhaps a loan into Numic from Hopi??? But pretty good corresp. | broader (any old quail) | other complex | has -tsi, probably in this case DIM from kuyu?ni “turkey” | Robinson & Armagost 1990:163 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cupeño | Oreortyx pictus | kaxawet | kaˈxawət | mountain quail | inheritance | *kakaC- | Uto-Aztecan | S1702a (Stubbs 2009:241); 1702b is a different word, a Californianism. Proto-form does not include augmentative suffix | WW | %kaka | same | derived | kaˈxa-wə-t valley.quail-augmentative-npn | -ʔaʃ "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | mukikmal | Hill & Nolasquez 1973:158 | no info | 2 | 1 | no info | hunted | men | roasted, stewed, eggs eaten | 0 | 0 | US west of Rockies and Baja California | chaparral | no | |||||||||
| Esselen | Oreortyx pictus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabrielino | Oreortyx pictus | kakawt | kaˈkawt | codorniz de la sierra | inheritance | *kakaC | Uto-Aztecan | S1702a (Stubbs 2009:241); 1702b is a different word, a Californianism. The augmentative formation is Californian. | WW | %kaka | same | derived | kaˈka-w-t quail-augmentative-npn | -ʔaʧ “pet” | possessive classifier for animals | chi:ya | Harrington 032 | no info | 2 | quail topknots for wands | 1 | all birds eaten (McC 116) | no info | hunted | men | roasted | 0 | 0 | US west of Rockies and Baja California | Chaparral | no | |||||||
| Iipay 'Aa | Oreortyx pictus | hamamull | mountain quail | unique | Is hama from ahma (or vice versa?) | same | underived | Couro & Hutcheson 1973 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kawaiisu | Oreortyx pictus | tɨvi-ži-daara | mountain quail | inheritance | same | phrase | tɨvi-ži- “wolf-ABS taara “(valley) quail” | Zigmond et al. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kiliwa | Oreortyx pictus | xmmil | California quail Lophortyx californucus | unique | same | underived | Mixco 1985 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kitanemuk | Oreortyx pictus | kakawt | ˈkakawt | mountain quail | inheritance | *kacaC | Uto-Aztecan | S1702a (Stubbs 2009:241); 1702b is a different word, a Californianism. The augmentative formation is Californian. | WW | %kaka | same | derived | ˈkaka-w-t quail-augmentative-npn (I would have expected kakaɨt; /w/ form is from Zigmond | -ʔacit "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | wicitat | Anderton 1988:341 from Zigmond | no info | 2 | topknots decorate ritual regalia | 1 | no info | hunted | men | roasted, boiled, eggs eaten | 0 | 0 | US west of Rockies and Baja California | chaparral | no | ||||||||
| Lake Miwok | Oreortyx pictus | tsōl-tsōl | mountain quail; | loan | Hill Patwin | Proto-Wintun *čHol “mountain” and *čHolčHol “mountain quail” (Shepherd 2005:74) | reduplicated | Merriam 57:519 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luiseño | Oreortyx pictus | qaxáawut | qaʹxa:wut | Southern mountain quail | inheritance | *kakaC- | Uto-Aztecan | S1702a (Stubbs 2009:241); 1702b is a different word, a Californianism. | WW | %kaka | same | derived | qaʹxa:-wu-t quail-augmentative-non.possessed.noun | -ʔaʃ "pet" | possessive classifier; NPN form of noun is ʔaʃla | 7ehéngmal | Elliott 1999: 798 | no info | 2 | couplet qaxáal, qaxáawut; cut their hair in mourning for Wuyot (Harrington 1978:121) | 1 | meat and eggs too | no info | hunted | men | broiling on coals (Sparkman 1908:199) | 0 | 0 | US west of Rockies and Baja California | Chaparral | no | |||||||
| Maidu | Oreortyx pictus | júhju | California quail (CHM says is mountain quail) | unique | underived | Shipley 1963 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mojave | Oreortyx pictus | missing | quail | missing | missing | Munro et al.1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutsun | Oreortyx pictus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nisenan | Oreortyx pictus | hōl'-up | mountain quail | unique | underived | Merriam 57:233 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Paiute | Oreortyx pictus | took-tah; too'-hoo-tah | Mountain quail (Oreortyx) | loan | Gabrielino | direction unknown, note Tumpisa Shoshone tu'ukwittan | same | underived | might have -tɨ nominalizer but impossible to tell from CHM's transcription | Merriam 61:139 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Sierra Miwok | Oreortyx pictus | kuj:ak:a- | mountain quail | inheritance | Eastern Miwokan | In all Mis, MIP | underived | Callaghan 1987 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plains Miwok | Oreortyx pictus | kuj:ak:a-, kuj:ahka- ? | mountain quail | inheritance | Eastern Miwokan | In all Mis | underived | Callaghan 1984 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinan A | Oreortyx pictus | k'a:yá:k (Harrington); ka:yák' (Jacobsen) | mountain quail | unique | Salinan | underived | Merriam 55:371; Turner 1980:81 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinan M | Oreortyx pictus | k'aiyák< | mountain-quail (Merriam confirms) | unique | Salinan | underived | Mason 1918:123 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seri (Comcaac) | Oreortyx pictus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serrano | Oreortyx pictus | ki'-itch kah-kah'-tah, kah-kowt' | qai:c kaka:ta7 | mountain quail | inheritance | *kacaC | Uto-Aztecan | second element is Stubbs 1702a (2009:241); this is a neologism/loan-translation; qai:c “mountain” | WW | %kaka | phrase | mountain quail | Merriam 72:27, 60-101 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Paiute | Oreortyx pictus | too'-wit A | Mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) | inheritance | Numic | Also in Merriam's Round Mountain Shoshoni (61:41), although perhaps a loan. Note N. Paiute took-tah; too'-hoo-tah | same | underived | Merriam 59:463 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Sierra Miwok | Oreortyx pictus | kuj:ak-:a; | Mountain quail | inheritance | Eastern Miwokan | In all Mis, MIP | other complex | -:a theme | Broadbent 1964: | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Ute | Oreortyx pictus | yúaa-qA-qxáarų-cI | quail | unique | WW | %kaka | broader (probably includes several kinds of quail) | phrase | plains-ABS-chicken (lit.runner) - ABS | Givon 1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tübatulabal | Oreortyx pictus | tūkt | ˈtu:kt | mountain quail | unique | same | other complex | ˈtu:k-t mountain.quail-npn | chikkīt | Hill 2010:93 | no info | 2 | topknots in feather wand carried at burning | 1 | no info | hunted | men | roasted on coals, bones ground (some consultants denied Tub. ate eggs before Whites) | 0 | 0 | US west of Rockies and Baja California | chaparral | no | |||||||||||||||
| Tümpisa Shoshone | Oreortyx pictus | tu'ukwittan | mountain quail | loan | Gabrielino | direction unknown, see Walker River N. Paiute took-tah; too'-hoo-tah | same | underived | tu'ukwittan; this must have some morphology but Dayley offers no clues | Dayley 1989:312 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wappo | Oreortyx pictus | tsah'-tsah | mountain quail | unique | reduplicated | Merriam 52:569 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washo | Oreortyx pictus | mádomáti7 | Mountain quail | loan | Northern Sierra Miwok | -mati7 looks like the Sierra Miwok "creature" word, may be a loan; I am coding loan sources throughout as Mins, might be Proto-Mis but impossible to tell since Washo is isolate | phrase | I'm guessing -mati7 is Miwok “creature word so mado- must mean something | Merriam 55:303; WPD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Mono | Oreortyx pictus | tsipitI | Mountain quail | loan | Yokuts | Proto-NimYokuts *T'iphith “mountain quail” (Golla 1964:64) (T is retroflex t) | same | underived | tsiipa “bird” | Bethel et al. | no info | 2 | 1 | everybody ate Gayton 2:224 | no info | hunted | men | no info | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||
| Wintu | Oreortyx pictus | č'olč'oL | mountain quail (CHM confirms 56:7) | inheritance | *čHolčHol | Wintun | Shepherd 2005 | reduplicated | č'ol (also root in sound word); čHoL “mountain” | Schlichter 1981 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yavapai | Oreortyx pictus | ɂhmá | quail | inheritance | Proto-Yuman | Langdon 1976:871 Metath | unknown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Palewyami | Oreortyx pictus | humŋol | quail (this is Merriam's “mountain quail”, Lophortyx) but Kroeber's “quail” | semantic shift | *humn-ul | Yokutsan | Golla 1964:64; Gamble considers the /ng/ to be perhaps sign of UA influence | WW | %hum | same | underived | Gamble 1991 (from Harrington) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Yawdanchi | Oreortyx pictus | Tipdi | mountain quail (Merriam confirms Mountain quail 58:363) | inheritance | *T'iphith | Yokutsan | Golla 1964:60 | same | underived | Kroeber 1961:203 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Yowlumne | Oreortyx pictus | Topno, T'opno' | mountain quail (Merriam confirms) | inheritance | *T'iphith | Yokutsan | Golla 1964:64 includes this form with (?) | same | underived | Kroeber 1961:203 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuki | Oreortyx pictus | kawk'-kĕ MWO, kaNk Cs | mountain quail | unique | looks like regional kakata, etc. forms; Pomoan *xaqa:qa (McLendon 1973:86 | underived | Sawyer & Schlichter 1984 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuma | Oreortyx pictus | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no |
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