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sour berry

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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	Etymology Notes	Range of Term	Word Structure	Word Structure Notes	Classifier	Classifier Notes	Source	Association with Social Categories	Ritual/Mythologically Significant	Food Source	Food Notes	Medicinal	Medicinal Notes	How Collected	Who Collects	How Prepared	Distribution	Habitat	Dangerous
Bankalachi Toloim	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone	Rhus trilobata	ŭ'-chip; ittse-ppeh “Rhus trilobata, sumac” Miller 1972 170		Sour berry; Aromatic sumac (Rhus trilobata)	inheritance		Numic	Note Kawaiisu Ɂiičivɨ, possibly a loan from Kitanemuk hɨč “Rhus trilobata), but maybe this is a different Numic word??? I'm going with Numic but worrying about the *s- forms	same	other complex	has -pɨ ABS			Merriam's Skull Valley Gosiute: 61:313		2	1		1							no
Cahuilla	Rhus trilobata	sélet	ˈselet	sumac (basket-weed), rhus trilobata	inheritance	*sɨ(ta)	Californian	Gabrielino sorat, Kitanemuk. hɨč, Tubatulabal shyl; note Chumash V shuna'y	same	other complex	sele-t	-m-exan-7a "inanimate"	-m-exan-7a (for inanimates; literally "somehow - doing.thus- possessed.noun")	Seiler&Hioki 1979:179	no info	2	1	edible berries	1	berries “as restorative for inactive stomachs” (Bean & Saubel 1972:132	gathered (wild)	women	berries eaten fresh, ground for soup, or soaked for beverage	Western North America	“common to chaparral regions up to 3,500 feet” (Bean & Saubel 1972:132)	no
Central Sierra Miwok	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Chemehuevi	Rhus trilobata	səˈhəvI		squawbush plant; “this is what they weave baskets of”	inheritance	*sɨʔɨvV	Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan	Luiseño $ooval, Hopi sɨɨvi “sumac”'; S. Paiute cɨɨvɨ, Cup. se'evish	same	underived				Harrington Chemehuevi Noun List		2	1		1							no
Chumash Barbareno	Rhus trilobata	shu'nay		Rhus trilobata	unique		Central Chumash only			underived				Timbrook 2007:166		2	1		1							no
Chumash Ineseno	Rhus trilobata	shu'nay		Rhus trilobata	inheritance		Central Chumash only	Central Chumash		underived				Timbrook 2007:166		2	1		1							no
Chumash Obispeno	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Chumash Ventureno	Rhus trilobata	shuna'y		Rhus trilobata, 3-leaved sumac	inheritance		Central Chumash only	Central Chumash		underived				Timbrook 2007:166		2	1		1							no
Cocopa	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Comanche	Rhus trilobata	pahmo namahya?		sumac (tobacco powder, they gloss tobacco mixer)	unique			This refers to the custom of making ash of these berries and mixing them with tobacco for smoking	same	phrase	tobacco-powder			Robinson & Armagost 1990:223		2	1		1							no
Cupeño	Rhus trilobata	se'evish	ˈsəʔəviʃ	a basketry plant used for the warp	inheritance	*sɨʔɨvV	Northern Uto-Aztecan	Luiseño $ooval, Hopi sɨɨvi “sumac”'; not in Stubbs??; S. Paiute cɨɨvɨ, Chemehuevi səˈhəvI	same	other complex	ˈsəʔəvi-ʃ basketweed-npn			Hill & Nolasquez 1973:171	no info	2	1	berries eaten	no info		gathered (wild but closely managed)	women	berries eaten ripe, or dried and stored; mainly a basketry plant	western North America	“common to chaparral regions up to 3,500 feet” (Bean & Saubel 1972:132)	no
Esselen	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Gabrielino	Rhus trilobata	so-rah'	şoˈra:t (?)	Sour berry	inheritance	*sɨ(ta)-	Californian	Note Cahuilla selet, Kitanemuk hɨʧr, Tubatulabal shyl	same	other complex	şoˈra:-t sour.berry-NPN (Merriam doesn't have npn but it's there in Cahuilla, I think he just didn't hear it)	-hi:n	classifier for worthwhile possessions	http://www.archive.org/stream/bancroft_chartmerriam_1556_60#page/n415/mode/2up; p. 437	no info	2	1	berries considered not good to eat (in Merriam notes)	no info		gathered (wild but closely managed)	women	for basketry	Western North America	chaparral to 3500 feet	no
Iipay 'Aa	Rhus trilobata	pil'CH-chah		Sour berry, Rhus trilobata	unique				same	underived				Merriam 55:221		2	1		1							no
Kawaiisu	Rhus trilobata	Ɂiičivɨ		Rhus trilobata	inheritance		Numic	Kitanemuk hɨč “Rhus trilobata), from forms with *s-; but see BSVS ŭ'-chip, suggesting this is Numic	same	other complex	Ɂiiči-vɨ rhus.trilobata-ABS	bɨ, pɨ	bɨ, pɨ seem to classify for plants, trees	1981 Zigmond		2	1		1							no
Kiliwa	Rhus trilobata	xuwaal		sumac, laurel (Rhus laurina)	unique				same	underived				Mixco 1985		2	1		1							no
Kitanemuk	Rhus trilobata	hɨč	ˈhɨʧr	plant sp., vine with red berries, used for baskets	inheritance	*sɨ(ta)	Californian	Note Cahuilla selet, Gabrielino sorat, Tubatulabal shyl	broader (plant and basketry material from plant)	other complex	ˈhɨ-ʧr basketweed-npn; perhaps cf. hɨʔiv “to split” Anderton	-niw	possessive classifier for things	Anderton 1988:311	no info	2	1	“red berries not edible” Anderton	no info		gathered (wild)	women	stems for basket warp	Western North America	chaparral to 3500 feet	no
Lake Miwok	Rhus trilobata	hoo-goo'-tah-mi		Rhus trilobata (the plant), berries are jawe	unique					phrase	huku (?)-tum-aj (approximation); meaning of elements unknown			Merriam 57:537		2	1		1							no
Luiseño	Rhus trilobata	$óoval	ʹşo:val	squaw bush, witch hazel, three-leaf sumac. Bright: Rhus trilobata	inheritance	*sɨvaC	Northern Uto-Aztecan	Note Hopi sɨɨvi; this set turns out to be widespread, see Numic forms noted in Stubbs by my hand	same	other complex	ʹşo:va-l sumac-non.possessed.noun			Elliott 1999:871	no info	2	1	berries	no info		gathered (wild)	women	entire berry ground, mixed with water and eaten (no parching or cooking)	Western North America	chaparral to 3500 feet	no
Maidu	Rhus trilobata	seléwwa		bush sp. with red inedible berries	unique					underived				Shipley 1963		2	1		1							no
Mojave	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Mutsun	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Nisenan	Rhus trilobata	wal'-lŭmim chah		sour berry (wal'-lum the berries)	unique					phrase	chah; the plant			Merriam 57:249		2	1		1							no
Northern Paiute	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Northern Sierra Miwok	Rhus trilobata	sija:ma-		sourberry	unique					other complex	-ma is unproductive suffix on plant names			Callaghan 1987		2	1		1							no
Plains Miwok	Rhus trilobata	caw:e(s)		berry bush, brush	inheritance		Yok-Utian	Callaghan 1997:29; at least Miwokan *čaw(:)il? “bush, brush sp.”		underived				Callaghan 1984		2	1		1							no
Salinan A	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Salinan M	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Seri (Comcaac)	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Serrano	Rhus trilobata	hy:T		R. trilobata “for baskets”, CHM's hootsCH; KCH “a kind of basket weed”	inheritance	*sɨ(ta)	Californian	Note Cahuilla selet, Gabrielino sorat, Tubatulabal shyl		other complex	-t NPN			Merriam 60:117; Kchill ms 2001:16		2	1		1							no
Southern Paiute	Rhus trilobata	cɨɨvɨ		Squawbush (stems used for basketry)	inheritance	*sɨʔɨvV	Proto-Northern Uto-Aztecan	Luiseño $ooval, Hopi sɨɨvi “sumac”';		underived	the -vi is not the ABS; see Cupeno, Luiseno forms			Sapir 1930:658		2	1		1							no
Southern Sierra Miwok	Rhus trilobata	Tama-		sourberry	unique					underived				Broadbent 1964:		2	1		1							no
Southern Ute	Rhus trilobata	sųų-vŲ		red-berry bush	inheritance	*sɨʔɨvV	Northern Uto-Aztecan	Luiseño $ooval, Hopi sɨɨvi “sumac”'	same	other complex	has -pɨ ABS; Givon's folk etymology relating this to “strength, power” is wrong, a good NUA etymology for the plant shows this			Givon 1979		2	1		1							no
Tübatulabal	Rhus trilobata	shü:l	ˈʃɨ:l	weft or warp material for coiled baskets	inheritance	*sɨ(ta)	Californian	Note Cahuilla selet, Gabrielino sorat, Kitanemuk. hɨč	broader (includes a particular stem type from several plants)	other complex	ˈʃɨ:-l warp-npn			Hill 2010:80	no info	2	1	some people considered berries too sour -- mainly a basketry plant	no info		gathered (wild but closely managed)	women	used for warp and weft of baskets for dark red color	Western North America	chaparral to 3500 feet	no
Tümpisa Shoshone	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Wappo	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Washo	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Western Mono	Rhus trilobata	kwanunupI		sowberry bush, sourberry bush (local name for squawbush)(Rhus trilobata)	unique				same	derived	stem may be compound	-pi		Bethel et al.:58	no info	2	1		no info		gathered (wild)	women	sticks for baskets			no
Wintu	Rhus trilobata	pHintus		R. trilobata	inheritance	*pHintus	Wintun	Shepherd 2005		underived	-us derivation?			Merriam 56:55; Shepherd 2005:144		2	1		1							no
Yavapai	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Yokuts Palewyami	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Yokuts Yawdanchi	Rhus trilobata	tă-kah'-te; tah-kah'-te		Sour berry (Wik)	inheritance		Nim-Yokuts	kroeber's Chuk taxâti “sour red berry eaten with salt” 1961:219); Note Cupeño tatxa'ish “manzanita berries”!	narrower (probably just the berries, not the plant)	underived				Merriam 58:379		2	1		1							no
Yokuts Yowlumne	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Yuki	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							no
Yuma	Rhus trilobata	missing			missing					missing						2	1		1							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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