pinyon jay
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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 | Cyanocitta stelleri? | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Big Smokey Valley Shoshone | Cyanocitta stelleri? | kaiyattsih, kayattsih | pine jay (M: Pinyon jay (Cyanocephalus) | loan into protolanguage | Central Numic | unknown | In Tumpisa Shoshone for Aphelocoma “scrub jay” | WW | %kaj | same | other complex | has -tsi ABS | Crum & Dayley 1993:268 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cahuilla | Cyanocitta stelleri? | káyval | ˈkajval | bluejay with a crest | loan | Yokuts? (by way of Serrano?) | Only in Cupeño, Cahuilla; Similar forms in Gab., Kit.: Kitanemuk ˈhajhaʔj, no Serrano form found. Proto-NimYokuts *xay “Crested Jay” (Golla 1964:61); Southern Sierra Miwok kayka'jahnt, so Yok-Utian word, perhaps. | WW | %kaj | same | other complex | ʹkajva-l (perhaps kaj-va “swing-er, dangl-er” but not so given by S&H 1977 | -7aʃ “pet” | Possessive classifier -7aʃ | wikikmal | Seiler&Hioki 1979:140 | no info | 2 | 1 | Birds' caches owned if in individually owned trees (see California Jay) | no info | hunted | All | roasted, stewed, eggs eaten | 0 | 0 | Western North America | Foothills where pinyon groves occur | no | |||||||||
| Central Sierra Miwok | Cyanocitta stelleri? | čóp:ata- | crested bluejay | unique | Note Mins copuk:aTi- | underived | Freeland & Broadbent 1960 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chemehuevi | Cyanocitta stelleri? | tsi-yahk | Pinyon jay (Cyanocephalus) | loan into protolanguage | *ca'i | Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan | unknown | S209, Central Numic, Tubatulabal, Takic, always “blue jay” (Stubbs 2009:68). Note similar words in Yokutsan. | WW | %chaj | same | phrase | etymologically complex; ca'i -jagA jay-cry (not a finite clause, verb need more stuff on it for that) | Merriam 59:527 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Barbareno | Cyanocitta stelleri? | xay'xay' | (western belted) kingfisher | loan | Central Chumash only | unknown | same as Crested Jay word in Yokuts?? Loan into central Chumash at least (Pinart recorded for Ineseno) | WW | %kaj | reduplicated | Beeler 1978:189 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Ineseno | Cyanocitta stelleri? | kăo-kăo (Pinart has xaixai “pajaro azul”) | crested jay (Cyanocitta) | loan | unknown | WW | %kaj | reduplicated | Merriam 55:9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Obispeno | Cyanocitta stelleri? | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chumash Ventureno | Cyanocitta stelleri? | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cocopa | Cyanocitta stelleri? | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comanche | Cyanocitta stelleri? | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cupeño | Cyanocitta stelleri? | kayvel | ˈkajval | Crested Jay | loan | Yokuts (perhaps from Serrano as intermediary) | This form is Ca-Cup. Similar forms in Gab., Kit.: Kitanemuk ˈhajhaʔj; Proto-NimYokuts *xay “Crested Jay” (Golla 1964:61); Southern Sierra Miwok kayka'jahnt, so Yok-Utian word, perhaps. | WW | %kaj | same | derived | kaj-va-l hang-agent-npn (maybe) | -ʔaʃ "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | mukikmal | http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n251/mode/2up, p. 259 | no info | 2 | one of the birds that cut hair in mourning for creator | 1 | eggs surely eaten, acorn caches used | no info | no info | no info | no info | 0 | 0 | western North America | Foothills where pinyon groves occur | no | ||||||||
| Esselen | Cyanocitta stelleri? | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabrielino | Cyanocitta stelleri? | hi'-ing' che-ū 60-421 | ˈhajŋa ˈʧi:ja (?) | Pinyon Jay | loan | Serrano or Kitanemuk | ultimately Yokutsan but immediately Serran, cf. Kitanemuk hayha'y “crested jay”; Merriam has hi'-hi for Bankalachi (where all the other names are Yokuts); *kayve- in Cupeño, Cahuilla; Proto-NimYokuts *xay “Crested Jay” (Golla 1964:61); Southern Sierra | WW | %kaj | same | phrase | ˈhaj-ŋa ˈʧi:ja edge-on bird | -ʔaʧ "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | chi:ya | http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n415/mode/2up; p. 421 | no info | 2 | considered deer's helper, warns of hunters (Harrington in Elliott) | 1 | all birds eaten (McC 116) | no info | hunted | men | roasted | 0 | 0 | Western North America | Foothills where pinyon groves occur | no | ||||||||
| Iipay 'Aa | Cyanocitta stelleri? | oo-solCH Mesa Grande; Campo has e-shum-mah-tah-ahs “Pinyon Jay” M 55:269 | Crested jay (Cyanocitta) | unique | same | underived | Merriam 55:205 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kawaiisu | Cyanocitta stelleri? | čoɁiki-ži | pinyon jay | inheritance | Southern Numic | co'ingki “bluejay, Arizona jay (longtailed and uncrested) Southern Paiute (from the ca'i word??) | same | other complex | Ɂɨɨnɨ-zi pinyon.jay-ABS | Zigmond et al. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kiliwa | Cyanocitta stelleri? | kw+khwaa | Pinyon jay | unique | same | relative clause | kw- a relativizing prefix; khwaa only in this form | Mixco 1985 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kitanemuk | Cyanocitta stelleri? | hayhaʔy | ˈhajhaʔj | bird sp: bluish, similar to caycaʔy but with crest | loan | Yokuts | *kayve- in Cupeño, Cahuilla; haynga chiya in Gab; Proto-NimYokuts *xay “Crested Jay” (Golla 1964:61); Southern Sierra Miwok kayka'jahnt, so Yok-Utian word, perhaps. | WW | %kaj | same | reduplicated | -ʔacit "pet" | possessive classifier for animals | wicitat | Anderton 1988:305 | no info | 2 | 1 | no decent info but everybody ate songbirds and eggs | no info | hunted | men | roasted, boiled, eggs eaten | 0 | 0 | Western North America | Foothills where pinyon groves occur | no | ||||||||||
| Lake Miwok | Cyanocitta stelleri? | wéşweş | bluebird, crested | loan | Hill Patwin | “probaby from Hill Patwin wê·swès “crested bluejay'” (1965:205) | reduplicated | Callaghan 1965 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luiseño | Cyanocitta stelleri? | cháa'ish | ʹtʃa:Ɂiʃ | blue jay; Bright: crested blue jay | loan into protolanguage | *cha7i- | Northern Uto-Aztecan | unknown | S209, Central Numic, Tubatulabal, Takic, always “blue jay” (Stubbs 2009:68) | WW | %chaj | same | other complex | ʹtʃa:Ɂi-ʃ jay-non.possessed.noun | -ʔaʃ "pet" | possessive classifier; NPN form of noun is ʔaʃla | 7ehéngmay | Elliott 1999:232 | A family name (Elliott) | 2 | considered deer's helper, warns of hunters (Harrington in Elliott) | 1 | at least eggs must have been eaten | no info | no info | no info | no info | 0 | 0 | Western North America | Foothills where pinyon groves occur | no | ||||||
| Maidu | Cyanocitta stelleri? | i-yak | pinyon jay (Cyanocephalus) | unique | underived | Not in Shipley; presumably 7ajak or 7ajak' but many possibilities | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mojave | Cyanocitta stelleri? | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutsun | Cyanocitta stelleri? | ki-ki | Crested jay (Cyanocitta) | loan | Utian | unknown | Eastern Miwokan kajkaj -- but widespread loaning possible | WW | %kaj | reduplicated | Merriam 55:409 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nisenan | Cyanocitta stelleri? | chahp-chahp | c'a | crested jay, cyanocitta | unique | reduplicated | Uldall & Shipley 1966 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Paiute | Cyanocitta stelleri? | aanga | pinenut bird (M: Pinyon jay (Cyanocephalus) | inheritance | Numic | Colorado River Southern Numic in Stubbs 220 (2008:69), but this form elevates it to Numic. Perhaps ultimately a loan from somewhere. | unknown | Merriam 61:139 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Sierra Miwok | Cyanocitta stelleri? | kajka7ja- | crested jay (as per Merriam) | loan into protolanguage | Eastern Miwokan | unknown | In Mip | WW | %kaj | reduplicated | Callaghan 1987 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Plains Miwok | Cyanocitta stelleri? | kajkaj7aja- | mountain bluebird (has tassel) | loan into protolanguage | Eastern Miwokan | unknown | In Miss, Mins | WW | %kaj | reduplicated | Callaghan 1984 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinan A | Cyanocitta stelleri? | chă-lā-o | Crested Jay (Cyanocitta) | unique | Salinan | underived | falls within stem shapes noted by Turner 1987, but perhaps complex | Merriam 55:371 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinan M | Cyanocitta stelleri? | chă-lā'-o | Crested Jay (Cyanocitta) | unique | Salinan | underived | Merriam 55:371 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seri (Comcaac) | Cyanocitta stelleri? | zaah aquéemot | /qu/ as in Spanish | Stellar's Jay | unique | same | other complex | sun brother.in.law | Comcaac Dictionary 611 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serrano | Cyanocitta stelleri? | too'-bah ahts | tyvah a7a:c | “pinyon jay” (once a person) | unique | This is a neologism/loan-translation | phrase | pinyon crow | M 72-27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Paiute | Cyanocitta stelleri? | a·ŋA | Pinyon jay (Cyanocitta stelleri?) | inheritance | Proto-Numic | Colorado River Southern Numic; Stubbs 220 (2008:69), but also Yerington anga “Pinyon Jay”! Add to Stubbs. | same | underived | Sapir 1930:548 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Sierra Miwok | Cyanocitta stelleri? | kajka7-jaH- | Steller's bluejay | loan into protolanguage | Eastern Miwokan | unknown | In Mip; Proto-Yokutsan *xay | WW | %kaj | other complex | -jaH theme | Broadbent 1964: | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Ute | Cyanocitta stelleri? | sagwá-mogóy?a-cI | bluejay | unique | Southern Paiute also has expressions for bluejays as “blue-capped people” | same | phrase | blue-blanket-ABS | Givon 1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tübatulabal | Cyanocitta stelleri? | ah'-ahlCH | ʔaˈʔahl (?) | Pinyon Jay | unique | This may be a mistake. It looks like verbs for “talk” and is closer to common words for “crow” | same | other complex | ʔaˈʔah-l jay.sp-npn (talker??) | chikkīt | http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n479/mode/2up; p. 489 | no info | 2 | 1 | no info | hunted | men | roasted on coals, bones ground (some consultants denied Tub. ate eggs before Whites) | 0 | 0 | Western North America | Foothills where pinyon groves occur | no | |||||||||||||||
| Tümpisa Shoshone | Cyanocitta stelleri? | tsaippittsi | pinyon jay | loan into protolanguage | *ca'i | Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan | unknown | Stubbs 209 (2008:68); I think this is an arealism; it's in Yokutsan | WW | %chaj | same | other complex | tsai-ppi-ttsi flicker-CL-DIM | ppi | Dayley 1989:339 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||
| Wappo | Cyanocitta stelleri? | kah'-chah | crested jay (Cyanocitta) | unique | usually something like /kay/, so not obviously areal | underived | Merriam 52:569) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washo | Cyanocitta stelleri? | c'ášiw | Pinyon jay (Cyanocephalus); pine-nut bird WPD | unique | underived | Merriam 55:303; WPD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Mono | Cyanocitta stelleri? | tsohoqotsopai'nu', tso'noqai'nu' (etc.) | Mountain blue jay (local name) (probably the Steller's jay, Cyanocitta stelleri) | unique | same | other complex | tsoho-qo-tsopai'nu'; hyphens are where elements can be missing; also tsoqai'nu is sequence in some forms | tsiipa “bird” | Bethel et al.:260 | no info | 2 | 1 | old people ate (Gayton 2:223) | no info | hunted | men | no info | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wintu | Cyanocitta stelleri? | woč'ot | Stellar's Jay (CHM confirms Cyanocitta 56:7) | inheritance | *woč- | Wintun | Shepherd 2005 | other complex | woč.., opknot of bird. A harmonizing vowel and -t derive many, many nouns from roots that sometimes appear nowhere else | Schlichter 1981 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yavapai | Cyanocitta stelleri? | čàsčā·sa | pinyon jay, blue jay | unique | Note 'Iipay Aa kulashaash “bluejay” | unknown | Shaterian 1983 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Palewyami | Cyanocitta stelleri? | hi-hi'-wil-let' | crested jay | loan into protolanguage | *xay- | Yokutsan | unknown | Golla 1964:63; probably a loan at some point, word is widespread | WW | %kaj | same | other complex | the -wilet suffix is repeated in the Pal. data on other sound-imitative forms, may mean “says” (wi may be the -wiyi “goes.like” suffix discussed by Newman 1944 | Merriam 58:521 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Yawdanchi | Cyanocitta stelleri? | xaixai | crested jay (Merriam confirms Cyanocitta) | loan into protolanguage | *xay- | Yokutsan | unknown | Golla 1964:63 | WW | %kaj | same | reduplicated | Kroeber 1907:242 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yokuts Yowlumne | Cyanocitta stelleri? | xayxa:y | crested jay | loan into protolanguage | *xay- | Yokutsan | unknown | Golla 1964:63; probably a loan at some point, word is widespread | WW | %kaj | same | reduplicated | Newman 1944:36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yuki | Cyanocitta stelleri? | chi'-han-haht' MWO | crested jay, Cyanocitta | loan | *č'ə7əy | Yukian | unknown | Schlichter 1985; areal; I assume root here is same as in (4) | WW | %chaj | phrase | ch'ay X? (see han in “crow”) | Sawyer & Schlichter 1984 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yuma | Cyanocitta stelleri? | missing | missing | missing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no |
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