Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

fingernail

Semantic Field: body
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish: uña
Meaning Portuguese: unha

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Language	Orthographic Form	Phonemicized Form	Gloss as in Source	Etymology Code	General Notes	Source
Achagua	bawía	bawía		inheritance		See Language page
Aché		pãkã		unique		See Language page
Aguaruna	nanchík	nantʃík		inheritance		See Language page
Akawaio	eemiiya biipö	emiya bipö		inheritance		See Language page
Andoke	#NAME?	#NAME?		unique		See Language page
Apalai	omaxipuhtu	omaxipuhtu		inheritance		See Language page
Araona		me-tezi			Tacn form is e-me-tići.	See Language page
Arutani	šopti (eng gloss- claw)	ʃopti (eng gloss- claw)				See Language page
Ashuar	nanchík, shiwiángk	nanʧik, ʃiwiŋk				See Language page
Ayoreo		'uusugurui				See Language page
Baniwa	-tsóta	-tsóta		inheritance		See Language page
Barasano	~abo-gase-ro	~abo-gase-ro				See Language page
Bará		ãbõ 'kéro				See Language page
Barí		šdooh			Colombia: čidoorə.	See Language page
Baure	n-i'tip	n-i'tip		unknown		See Language page
Bora	(mé)-ʔóxtsʰɨ́-kwa-mɨ́ɨ́ʔo	(mέ)-ʔóxtsʰɨ́-kwa-mɨ́ɨ́ʔo		inheritance		See Language page
Candoshi-Shapra	tizapich	tiʂapitʃ		unique		See Language page
Carapana	wãmo jõã	wãmɔ xɔ̃ã				See Language page
Carijona	amosai (SM)			inheritance		See Language page
Cavineña	e-me-šoro	e-me-šoro		unknown		See Language page
Central Aymara	sillu	silʸu				See Language page
Cha'palaa		'tʸa-ki				See Language page
Chipaya		is-ɲi			Also ḳx̣ar is-ɲi. Uru-J form is is-ni.	See Language page
Chiriguano		-po-ãpe; (če-)pãpe		inheritance		See Language page
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja		#NAME?				See Language page
Chácobo	mɨ-c̷isi	mɨ-c̷isi		inheritance		See Language page
Cofán	quitsicco	kitsikho			phonemic transcriptions are ESTIMATIONS	See Language page
Cubeo	cʉ̃ove	kɨ̃ovɛ		inheritance		See Language page
Cuiva		pe-koibokó-to	uña, fingernail			Huber & Reed 1992:24
Desano	mojosĩru pero	mohosĩru pero		unknown		See Language page
Dâw	soob bok	ʃɔb bɔk		inheritance		See Language page
Epena		'hua pʰi'si			Lit. 'hand claw'.	See Language page
Ese Ejja		e-me-kiši		inheritance/Panoan		See Language page
Ese Ejja/Huarayo	e-'me kiši; e-wa-kisi (Girard 1971 - may be toenail specifically)	e-'me kiši; e-wa-kisi (Girard 1971)				See Language page
Eñepa	-eɲa-n yɨ-pu-n y-o-n	-eɲa-n jɨ-pu-n j-o-n		inheritance		See Language page
Guayabero		ki-bók-t		inheritance		See Language page
Hodï	tela lo lo			unique		See Language page
Huambisa	nanchik	nantʃik				See Language page
Hup	cob b'ɔk ['finger skin/bark']	cob b'ɔk ['finger skin/bark']		inheritance		See Language page
Ignaciano		#NAME?				See Language page
Ingá	sillu					See Language page
Iquito	áhuacu	áwaku		inheritance		See Language page
Itonama		oh-meʔkˀe; oh-kečeʔkˀe				See Language page
Kabiyari	u'upa	uʔupa				See Language page
Kaingang	nĩggru	nĩŋŋru				See Language page
Kakataibo		ʔõ'c̷is			ʔun'c̷ɨ (dial.). Panoan mɨ̃c̷is[t]i.	See Language page
Kakua		têjʔ-ʧôa [hand-nail?] 'ʧôa' seems like a borrowing, no /o/ in native words		unknown		See Language page
Kalapalo	iñombigu	iñombigu		inheritance		See Language page
Kamayurá	hʷape (M2000)	hʷape (M2000)		inheritance		See Language page
Kanamarí	-bakom kirak	-bakom kirak	unha do dedo da mão			Magalhães 2018:351
Karajá		dešiɔ				See Language page
Kariña	amosaiky	amosaikɨ	finger nail			Courtz 2007:224
Karitiana	pysokõn	pɨsokõn		unknown		See Language page
Katukina		mɨ̃c̷is				See Language page
Koreguaje	koovʉ	khoobʉ		inheritance		See Language page
Kotiria	wamo sero (hand); dahpo sero (foot) (all Waltz)	wamo seɾo; dahpo seɾo (all Waltz)		inheritance		See Language page
Kwazá	tswãsĩ, -swãsĩ	tswãsĩ, -swãsĩ				See Language page
Lengua		ik-mopaia -aphehik				See Language page
Lokono	bada(-ha)	bada(-ha)	fingernail, toenail			Pet 1987:357
Maca		#NAME?				See Language page
Macaguan	kuíbat	kuíbat		inheritance		See Language page
Maihiki	cou ja	kou xã		inheritance		See Language page
Makiritare	əmmi (IDS); ömmi (KH) (also means 'claw')	əmmi		inheritance		See Language page
Makuna	~abo wero	~abo wero		inheritance		See Language page
Makushi	u-yenya piʔpɨ (IDS)	u-yenya piʔpɨ (IDS)		inheritance		See Language page
Mapoyo	tah pu'bë (?) (fingernail); yaponi (index finger); tere'kemi (middle finger); tï'bambi-kë (ring finger); wa'kambi-kë (little finger)	tah pu'bɛ (?) (fingernail); yaponi (index finger); tere'kemi (middle finger); tʊ'bambi-kɛ (ring finger); wa'kambi-kɛ (little finger)				See Language page
Mapudungun		wili			Same form in Ranquel.	See Language page
Matses	mëntsis	mɨntsis		inheritance		See Language page
Minica Witoto	onó-be-ko	onó-bɛ-ko				See Language page
Mocoví		le-nat				See Language page
Mosetén-Chimané		'patki			Also means 'claw' 04.345.	See Language page
Movima	čo-rimpa	tʃo-rimpa				See Language page
Muinane	úse-gai-méeʔu {hand-finger-shell}	úsɛ-gai-mέɛʔu {hand-finger-shell}				See Language page
Muisca	ytyquyn	ɨtɨkuɨn				See Language page
Murui Witoto	ono-kaï	ono-kaɯ		inheritance/Witoto		See Language page
Máku	sukuči	sukutʃi				See Language page
Nadëb/Roçado dialect		pɔ̃hbɔg		inheritance		See Language page
Napo Lowland Quichua	shillu	ʃiʎu				See Language page
Nheengatu	puãpé (pu=pe)	puãpé (pu=pe)		inheritance		See Language page
Ninam	namhesi, mãhəs (EM72, "nail, claw")	namhesi, mãhəs		unknown		See Language page
Nivaclé		-pasče ɬa-pˀoʔt	fingernail		Lit. 'finger its cover'. Also -pɔnɔke. Arribeños dialect is -panake.	https://ids.clld.org/
Northern Emberá	bichiwíi	bitʃiwíi				See Language page
Nukak		teiʔ3 nɨi3		unique		See Language page
Nɨpode Witoto	onó-be-ko	onó-bɛ-ko				See Language page
Ocaina	xáátyo	xáátʲo		unknown		See Language page
Paraguayan Guaraní		pɨapẽ; pɨsãpe			Respectively: nail of the hand; nail of the foot.	See Language page
Paresi	enotya, otyati	enotya, otyati		unknown		See Language page
Pemon	yenna pipue (A1981); eenya puukpö (E1980)	dʒena pipue (A1981); enʎa puʔpö (E1980)		inheritance		See Language page
Piapoco	uba	uba				See Language page
Piaroa	t'onheh	tɁonheh		unknown		See Language page
Pilagá		le-nat				See Language page
Puinave	#NAME?	#NAME?		unique		See Language page
Pumé	iβɛ					See Language page
Páez	vyllill					See Language page
Qawasqar		ḳsteyes-ḳʰar			Cf. ksteyes 'scrape, scratch'. Sk records yekɬ for Central QWS. Fi, Hy record eskol for South QWS.	See Language page
Quechua Ayacuchano	sillu	siʎu				See Language page
Resígaro	hi?táví	hiʔtáví		inheritance		See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité		iyip-hihik			Means 'my fingernail'. See 'finger' 04.340.	See Language page
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet		akmopoyˀ eŋephehek				See Language page
Sanumá	nasɨ (EM72 "nail, claw")	nasɨ (EM72 "nail, claw")		inheritance		See Language page
Sape	ičam aypa (claw?; morphologically complex?)	itʃam aypa (claw?; morphologically complex?)				See Language page
Secoya	cohuë	kɔ'wɨ				See Language page
Selknam		kˀaw				See Language page
Shipibo-Konibo		mɨ̃-c̷is			'Toenail' is taɨ-mɨ̃c̷is.	See Language page
Sikuani	kabekopiboko (235)/ kobekopiboko (235) (it can also mean the claws of an animal), katiwi (2) (claw), kopiabokoünü (245)(meat under the nail)			inheritance		See Language page
Siona	ko-wɨ	ko-wɨ		inheritance		See Language page
Sirionó	eo ãĩ; eaĩ	eo ãĩ; eaĩ		unknown		See Language page
Southern Pastaza Quechua	shillu	ʃiʎu				See Language page
Sáliva	inexẽ	inexẽ		unknown		See Language page
Tacana		eme-tiď̶i				See Language page
Tanimuca	bãbã'rãhẽã	bãbã'rãhẽã		inheritance		See Language page
Tatuyo	wã'bõ a'héro	wã'bõ a'héro				See Language page
Taushiro	a´to´chi (of the feet), a´yava ichi (of the hands)	aʔtoʔʃi, aʔyawa iʃi				See Language page
Tehuelche		'ḳačwl				See Language page
Tikuna	itapua [3, 3, 3, 5]	itapua		unique		See Language page
Tiriyó	amoi, omoi	amoi, omoi		inheritance		See Language page
Toba		l-nat				See Language page
Trinitario		-hipnʸo				See Language page
Trumai	(ha) fi	(ha) fi		unique		See Language page
Tukano	seero (hr)	seero (hr)		inheritance		See Language page
Tuyuka	wãbõ-'se-ro	wãbõ-ʔse-ro				See Language page
Urarina	nusiʨue	nusitʃue		unique		See Language page
Wai Wai	oy-amo-šošo-n	oy-amo-šošo-n		inheritance		See Language page
Waikhana	õ'bõ sero ẽ'pẽjẽ	õ'bõ sero ẽ'pẽjẽ				See Language page
Waimaja	ã́mṍ kʰahɛ̀řò	ã́mṍ kʰahɛ̀rò				See Language page
Waorani	õta			unique		See Language page
Wapishana	-ˀbaẓi	-ˀbaẓi		inheritance?		See Language page
Waurá	-hupa-žata	-hupa-žata		inheritance		See Language page
Wayampi	pãpɛ̃			inheritance		See Language page
Wayana	amo hawi	amo hawi		inheritance		See Language page
Wayuu		ta-patoʔu-ša				See Language page
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay		-hʷehʷ tˀoh			Lit. 'finger (its) skin'.	See Language page
Yagua	jasumuday	xasumundaj		unique		See Language page
Yaminahua		mi-c̷is				See Language page
Yanomam	imi (finger), nasik (EM72, "nail, claw")	imi, nasik		inheritance		See Language page
Yanomami	pei imisikɨ, imisi (EM72, "nail, claw")	pei imisikɨ, imisi (EM72, "nail, claw")		inheritance		See Language page
Yavitero	c̷uľawi	tsul'awi				See Language page
Yine		sewata			Piro-Apuriná form is 'sewata.	See Language page
Yuhup	pɔ̃hb'ɔk, bɔ̃hb'ɔk	~pɔh-b'ɔk, ~bɔh-b'ɔk				See Language page
Yukpa	emásuru					See Language page
Yukuna	ju'upaji	huʔupahi		inheritance		See Language page
Yuruti	wã'bũsũũdĩã-kasero	wã'bũsũũdĩã-kasero				See Language page
Záparo	awashi	awaʃi				See Language page


Achagua
Aché
Aguaruna
Akawaio
Andoke
Apalai
Araona
Arutani
Ashuar
Ayoreo
Baniwa
Barasano
Bará
Barí
Baure
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Carapana
Carijona
Cavineña
Central Aymara
Cha'palaa
Chipaya
Chiriguano
Chorote, Iyojwa'ja
Chácobo
Cofán
Cubeo
Cuiva
Desano
Dâw
Epena
Ese Ejja
Ese Ejja/Huarayo
Eñepa
Guayabero
Hodï
Huambisa
Hup
Ignaciano
Ingá
Iquito
Itonama
Kabiyari
Kaingang
Kakataibo
Kakua
Kalapalo
Kamayurá
Kanamarí
Karajá
Kariña
Karitiana
Katukina
Koreguaje
Kotiria
Kwazá
Lengua
Lokono
Maca
Macaguan
Maihiki
Makiritare
Makuna
Makushi
Mapoyo
Mapudungun
Matses
Minica Witoto
Mocoví
Mosetén-Chimané
Movima
Muinane
Muisca
Murui Witoto
Máku
Nadëb/Roçado dialect
Napo Lowland Quichua
Nheengatu
Ninam
Nivaclé
Northern Emberá
Nukak
Nɨpode Witoto
Ocaina
Paraguayan Guaraní
Paresi
Pemon
Piapoco
Piaroa
Pilagá
Puinave
Pumé
Páez
Qawasqar
Quechua Ayacuchano
Resígaro
Sanapaná/Dialect Angaité
Sanapaná/Dialect Enlhet
Sanumá
Sape
Secoya
Selknam
Shipibo-Konibo
Sikuani
Siona
Sirionó
Southern Pastaza Quechua
Sáliva
Tacana
Tanimuca
Tatuyo
Taushiro
Tehuelche
Tikuna
Tiriyó
Toba
Trinitario
Trumai
Tukano
Tuyuka
Urarina
Wai Wai
Waikhana
Waimaja
Waorani
Wapishana
Waurá
Wayampi
Wayana
Wayuu
Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay
Yagua
Yaminahua
Yanomam
Yanomami
Yavitero
Yine
Yuhup
Yukpa
Yukuna
Yuruti
Záparo

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