Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors

starch (tapioca, other)

Semantic Field
food
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
almidón
Meaning Portuguese
goma de tapioca

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 numu-kuʔ numu-kuʔ unknown Hup? Compare Andoke, ñeemi; Hup, nǔh ; Dâw, nǔh;Nadeb RN, nuːh No info See Language page
Nheengatu tipiaka tipiaka inheritance Proto-Tupi-Guarani Simplex See Language page
Hodï ale ale tapioca, manioc, cassava doubtful loan Arawak or Carib ule Compare Achagua See Language page
Kotiria wate wate inheritance Proto-East Tukanoan Simplex See Language page
Cubeo ẽta; ẽtarʉ ẽta; ẽtaɾɨ inheritance Proto-East Tukanoan Simplex See Language page
Tukano wetá wetá inheritance Proto-East Tukanoan Simplex See Language page
Desano wera wera inheritance Proto-East Tukanoan Simplex See Language page
Hup nǔh nǔh inheritance Proto-Nadahup Used for any solid that precipitates out of a liquid Simplex See Language page
Dâw nuúr nǔh inheritance Proto-Nadahup Simplex See Language page
Sikuani katsahane katsahane unknown See Language page
Macaguan petmetá petmetá unknown North Arawak Other complex See Language page
Pemon imu (A1981); chiipiipa (E1980) imu (A1981); tʃipipa (E1980) inheritance; unknown Pemongan subgroup tʃipipa See Language page
Akawaio chiibiiba tʃibiba unknown Akawaio-Pemon shared Pemon See Language page
Makushi ímú ímú inheritance Pemongan subgroup See Language page
Eñepa eñam (MM) eɲam (MM) unknown See Language page
Yukuna itu'urú ituʔuɾú starch unknown Simplex See Language page
Tariana kainíki 'tapioca' kainíki 'tapioca' inheritance Proto Arawak Simplex See Language page
Wapishana waiwai; waɨnii (also 'manioc, cassava') waiwai; waɨnii (also 'manioc, cassava') unknown See Language page
Baniwa mhéetti mhéet̪i unknown Simplex See Language page
Resígaro peégí peégí semantic shift manioc food' same as manioc meal Simplex See Language page
Piapoco cáini yàasu dúacái (cáini 'mandioca', yàasu 'of the', dúacái 'starch') káini jàasu dúakái See Language page
Paresi keˈnaiki keˈnajki inheritance See Language page
Baure etip etip unknown See Language page
Bora ítyaco ítjakʰo inheritance See Language page
Muinane ítácu (W97) ítáku See Language page
Apalai imuru imuru inheritance See Language page
Wayana kutuli kutuli unknown See Language page
Makiritare kɨdēde (IDS) kɨde:de unknown See Language page
Wai Wai šeere; saraΦu šeere; saraΦu semantic shift cf. 'manioc' See Language page
Yabarana kaimani See Language page
Cofán tumba´ccu tɯmbaʔkhɯ phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS See Language page
Taushiro ahian nu´ja ahian nuʔxa See Language page
Tikuna tepáca (Alv44) tepáka loan Tupi-Guarani See Language page
Andoke ñeemi ɲeemi unique See Language page
Pumé tãbɛ 'tapioca, manioc, cassava' See Language page
Ashuar mama sáiri, mama tsáiri mama sáiri, mama tsáiri See Language page
Huambisa mama puari (mama=manioc) mama puari See Language page
Yuhup dũ̂h dũ̂h See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect ʃɛ̃j-nuːh, ʔe-nuh inheritance See Language page
Nadëb/Rio Negro dialect nuːh See Language page
Yagua richatu ritʃatu unique See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua almidún (Spanish loan) almidun See Language page
Piaroa ɨhtá'buɨh ɨhtáɁbuɨh unknown See Language page
Carapana weta wɛta See Language page
Makuna bede bɛdɛ inheritance See Language page
Siriano werá weɾá See Language page
Tanimuca we'ta we'ta inheritance See Language page
Tuyuka weta weta See Language page
Koreguaje jo'jo xoʔxo inheritance See Language page
Siona jo'jo hoʔho inheritance See Language page
Kokama uwi, uy uwi, uj semantic shift from 'farinha' See Language page
Wayampi tɛpɨʔɔ tɛpɨʔɔ inheritance See Language page
Ocaina booyááxo boojááxo unique from 'manioc'? See Language page
Murui Witoto core (de yuca) korɛ (de yuca) unique See Language page
Cavineña kʷawe ("tapioca, manioc, cassava") kʷawe unknown See Language page
Movima diveḿba (yuca starch) (J62) diveḿba See Language page
Djeoromitxi ma ma See Language page
Lokono haro haro starch Fanshawe 1949:62