Hunter-Gatherer Language Database

beetle

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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	Ritual Notes	Food Notes	Medicinal	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous
Bankalachi Toloim	Coleoptera spp	tal-trool-wi		Beetle	loan			Yokuts	Chukchansi tel'-lah-lel'-loo-we; Tinlinne tal'-tol'-wi	narrower (13-line June Bug is the name Merriam always gives)	underived				C. H. Merriam 72-813, 60-465		2			0						no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Coleoptera spp	pippusi		stinkbug (M:beetle; 13-striped June Beetle	inheritance	*pippusi	Numic		Stubbs 311 (2008:83), possibly with pi- “with backside”	same	underived				Crapo 1976:182		2			0						no
Cahuilla	Coleoptera spp	sískiŋilʸ	ˈsiskiŋiʎ	stinkbug	inheritance	*sisiko(ŋi)	Californian		S312 (Stubbs 2009:83); surely Tubatulabal shikkol “lizard sp.” is also in this set	same (for “stinkbug”); Luiseño cognate /sisqila/ is generic for “beetle” (Elliott 1999:1225)	other complex	ˈsiskiŋi-ʎ; long root may be derived; I've always wondered about si-si “repeatedly urinate” (this beetle sprays from tail); Luiseño is /sisqila/	-7aʃ "pet"	possibly possessive classifier -7ash	Seiler&Hioki 1979:186	no info	2			no info	no info	no info	no info	Global	Diverse habitats	no
Central Sierra Miwok	Coleoptera spp	as'-se-nah'-te		Elater beetle	unique						other complex	-ti			Merriam 57:465		2			0						no
Chemehuevi	Coleoptera spp	we-po'-sat		Beetle (13-line)	inheritance	*pippusi	Numic		Stubbs 311 (2008:83)	same	underived	etymologically wi = pi, perhaps “backside” IP; CHM's final -t may be -tsI but he usually hears that OK			Merriam 59:537		2			0						no
Chumash Barbareno	Coleoptera spp	watikiʃlóp		stinkbug	inheritance		Central Chumash only		same root in Ineseno		phrase	meaming of elements unknown for lack of dictionary			Beeler 1978:188		2			0						no
Chumash Ineseno	Coleoptera spp	wati-qoq		stinkbug	inheritance		Central Chumash only		same root in Barbareno		phrase	but unanalyzable			Applegate 197		2			0						no
Chumash Obispeno	Coleoptera spp	tamikšnojho		pinacate	unique						phrase	elements unanalyzable			Harrington III:1:0326		2			0						no
Chumash Ventureno	Coleoptera spp	matexkčaopo		pinacate	unique						phrase	meaning of elements unknown			Heizer/Pinart I:58		2			0						no
Cocopa	Coleoptera spp	şxmnan		pinacate beetle (Eleodes sp.)	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Note Yavapai čk/qnāna, 'Iipay Aa mes hanan	same	underived				Crawford 1989		2			0						no
Comanche	Coleoptera spp	tuɨnɨɨ?		Junebug, black beetle	unique					narrower (stinkbug)	phrase	tu-ɨnɨɨ? black-bug			Robinson & Armagost 1990:164		2			0						no
Cupeño	Coleoptera spp	sisqingily	ˈsisqiŋiʎ	stinkbug	inheritance	*siski(Nki)-	Californian		S312 (Stubbs 2009?83) with the usual anachronistic reconstruction; surely Tub. shikkol “lizard sp.” is also in this set.	broader (beetle but prototypically focused on stinkbug)	other complex	ˈsisqiŋi-ʎ stinkbug-npn (root surely derived, perhaps involving si- “urine”, -qingi- “varmint” (for beetles habit of spraying)	-ʔaʃ "pet"	possessive classifier for animals	Hill & Nolasquez 1973:171, and see 192 for correct spelling	no info	2			no info	N/A	N/A	N/A	global	diverse habitats	no
Esselen	Coleoptera spp	missing			missing						missing						2			0						no
Gabrielino	Coleoptera spp	tsoo-re'-ar 60-431	ʧuˈri:ʔar “	beetle	unique					narrower (probably focused on “stinkbug”)	other complex	ʧuˈri:ʔa-r beetle-npn (perhaps “hiccup-er)	-ʔaʧ "pet"	possessive classifier for animals		no info	2	figures in creation account (Stinkbug/Pinacate Beetle) McC 155)	McC 121	no info	gathered (wild)	all	larvae often eaten raw as found McC 121	Global	Diverse habitats	no
Iipay 'Aa	Coleoptera spp	mes-hanan		stinkbug	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Note Yavapai čk/qnāna, Cocopa şxmnan	same	underived	mes- a common initial element but meaningless			Couro & Hutcheson 1973		2			0						no
Kawaiisu	Coleoptera spp	huku-vi-dɨ-zi		black stink bug	inheritance	*hukuC-pɨ-	Proto-Numic		Stubbs 315 (2008:83; why does he have just SN??) probably from “fart” (or maybe “smell JHH)	same	other complex	huku-vi-dɨ-zi smell-?-Nominalizer-ABS			Zigmond et al.		2			0						no
Kiliwa	Coleoptera spp	c+phi?		stinkbug, Eleodes	unique					same	other complex	possibly from *c-p+si “flatulent thing”			Mixco 1985		2			0						no
Kitanemuk	Coleoptera spp	huʔhuʔač	ˈhuʔhuʔaʧr	stinkbug, pinacate	inheritance	*huhuCa	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S313 (Stubbs 2009:83); in Serrano, and also Hopi hohoyaw. Possibly a regionalism just missing in intermediate languages?? May have “fart” word.	narrower (stinkbug is prototypical named beetle)	other complex	ˈhuʔhuʔa-ʧr stinkbug-npn (probably derived from ˈhuʔ “to fart” but if so regularly should be ˈhuʔhuʔiaʧr	-ʔacit "pet"	possessive classifier for animals	Anderton 1988:319	no info	2			no info	no info	no info	no info	global	Diverse habitats	no
Lake Miwok	Coleoptera spp	kunúunaj		stinkbug	unique				might share root with Mip, Misn kyn:istal:li- “black beetle” (JHH)		other complex	-aj			Callaghan 1965		2			0						no
Luiseño	Coleoptera spp	$ísqila	ʹşisqila	stinkbug; Sparkman: the general name for insects known as beetles	inheritance	*sisiko(ŋi)	Californian		S312 (Stubbs 2009:83); Tubatulabal shikkol “lizard sp.” belongs in this set	same	other complex	ʹşisqi-la beetle-non.possessed.noun (probable reduplication in root)			Elliott 1999:860	Clan name at Pauma (Strong 1929:277)	2			no info	no info	no info	no info	global	diverse habitats	no
Maidu	Coleoptera spp	sájnem kàpí		beetle sp, “bottleneck”	unique						phrase	X insect			Shipley 1963		2			0						no
Mojave	Coleoptera spp	ɂamat kathwaan		type of beetle	unique					same	phrase	amat is “earth”			Munro et al.1992		2			0						no
Mutsun	Coleoptera spp	un tcu-smin		black beetle	inheritance		Costanoan		Pinart has for Co II, IV		relative clause	-min "one who is/has"			Mason 1916:427		2			0						no
Nisenan	Coleoptera spp	doo-bis-toon		big dung beetle	unique						phrase	morphology unknown			Merriam 57:243		2			0						no
Northern Paiute	Coleoptera spp	pepooze		stinkbug	inheritance	*pippusi	Numic		Stubbs 311 (2008:83)	narrower (a species of beetle)	underived				Yerington Dictionary		2			0						no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Coleoptera spp	kyn:ysta:li-		type of beetle	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		Also in Miss, Mip		phrase	meaning of elements unknown but too long for root			Callaghan 1987		2			0						no
Plains Miwok	Coleoptera spp	kyn:istal:li-, kən:əsta:li-		black beetle	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		In Mins, Miss		underived	must be complex etymologically			Callaghan 1984		2			0						no
Salinan A	Coleoptera spp	7e:c'		Pinacate	unique		Salinan A only		not in M;		underived				Mason 1918:123; Turner 1980:84		2			0						no
Salinan M	Coleoptera spp	sum-tahn'		beetle	unique		Salinan M only		not in A		underived				Merriam 55:381		2			0						no
Seri (Comcaac)	Coleoptera spp	contéetxyat		stinkbug, Pinacate beetle	unique					narrower (a kind of beetle, but the kind I've used throughout)	underived				Comcaac Dictionary 213		2			0						no
Serrano	Coleoptera spp	hu:hua7-T		stink beetle	inheritance	*huhuCa	Northern Uto-Aztecan		S313 (Stubbs 2008:83): in Kitaneumuk and Hopi hohoyaw. Possibly a regionalism just missing in intermediate langauges? May include the “fart” word.		other complex	-t NPN			KCHill ms 2001:16		2			0						no
Southern Paiute	Coleoptera spp	we'-paw-sits M		Beetle	inheritance	*pippusi	Proto-Numic		Stubbs 311 (2008:83)	same	other complex	has -tsi ABS			Merriam 59:473		2			0						no
Southern Sierra Miwok	Coleoptera spp	kyn:yhtali		stinkbug	inheritance		Eastern Miwokan		Also in Mins, Mip		phrase	meaning of elements unknown			Broadbent 1964:		2			0						no
Southern Ute	Coleoptera spp	?úu-pų-cI		stinkbug, a black beetle that swarms and emits a bad odor	inheritance	*huhuCa “stinkbug”	Northern Uto-Aztecan		Stubbs 313 (2008:83)	narrower (a species of beetle)	derived	fart-NOM-ABS			Givon 1979		2			0						no
Tübatulabal	Coleoptera spp	shitōh	ʃiˈdoh	beetle	unique				perhaps from *si- “to piss”, if Stinkbug	no info	underived				Hill 2010:79	no info	2		Voegelin 1938:12	no info	N/A	N/A	N/A	global	Diverse habitats	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Coleoptera spp	tüpisihpungki		stinkbug	inheritance	tɨ-pippusi	Proto-Numic		Western & Central Numic only (pi”- “backside”???) Stubbs 311 (2008:83)	same	other complex	tü- “rock”, pisi” “rot”, pungku “pet, critter”			Dayley 1989:329		2			0						no
Wappo	Coleoptera spp	mel'		beetle, striped Lachnosterna)	unique						underived				Merriam 52:579		2			0						no
Washo	Coleoptera spp	too-pe'-pe nom-ing (small)		beetle	unique						phrase				Merriam 55:313		2			0						no
Western Mono	Coleoptera spp	kă'-ah; kŭ-ah		Beetle, 13-line June Bug	inheritance	*ku'a	Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan		Perhaps should be coded as semantic shift; S *ku'a “wormy”, attested in Stubbs only in Takic	narrower (specific kind of beetle)	underived				Merriam 59:83	no info	2			no info	no info	N/A	no info			no
Wintu	Coleoptera spp	xerismet		stinkbug	inheritance	*xed-i-men	Wintun		Shepherd 2005		relative clause	xEd “eject odor”			Pitkin 1985		2			0						no
Yavapai	Coleoptera spp	čk/qnāna		stink bug	inheritance		Proto-Yuman		Note 'Iipay Aa mes-hanan, Cocopa şxmnan		unknown				Shaterian 1983		2			0						no
Yokuts Palewyami	Coleoptera spp	missing			missing						missing						2			0						no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Coleoptera spp	ahn-titch		13-line junebug	unique					same	other complex	probably has -itch agentive			Merriam 58:373		2			0						no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Coleoptera spp	bodo:diywe:'ç'		stinkbug	unique					same	other complex	lit. one who is turning the anus (-ic' agentive, -wiyi verb			Newman 1944:31		2			0						no
Yuki	Coleoptera spp	chum-pōs MO		beetle	unique						underived	probably complex			Sawyer & Schlichter 1984		2			0						no
Yuma	Coleoptera spp	missing			missing						missing						2			0						no


Bankalachi Toloim
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone
Cahuilla
Central Sierra Miwok
Chemehuevi
Chumash Barbareno
Chumash Ineseno
Chumash Obispeno
Chumash Ventureno
Cocopa
Comanche
Cupeño
Esselen
Gabrielino
Iipay 'Aa
Kawaiisu
Kiliwa
Kitanemuk
Lake Miwok
Luiseño
Maidu
Mojave
Mutsun
Nisenan
Northern Paiute
Northern Sierra Miwok
Plains Miwok
Salinan A
Salinan M
Seri (Comcaac)
Serrano
Southern Paiute
Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Ute
Tübatulabal
Tümpisa Shoshone
Wappo
Washo
Western Mono
Wintu
Yavapai
Yokuts Palewyami
Yokuts Yawdanchi
Yokuts Yowlumne
Yuki
Yuma

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