Naro names for Plants and Animals edited by Lena Sell This document was created from Tsammalex on 2015-05-13. Tsammalex is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License and should be cited as Christfried Naumann & Steven Moran & Guillaume Segerer & Robert Forkel (eds.) 2015. Tsammalex: A lexical database on plants and animals. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://tsammalex.clld.org, Accessed on 2015-05-13.) A full list of contributors is available at http://tsammalex.clld.org/contributors The list of references cited in this document is available at http://tsammalex.clld.org/sources http://tsammalex.clld.org/ Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Ixodida Family: other Argasidae . • tampane [tampane] . "tampan". (CC) BY-SA © PaulT (CC) BY-SA © Alan R Walker Order: other Family: other Araneae . • dcoàbà [ǀ̬oàbà] . • co̱mà [ǀo̱mà] . "big spider (bites)". • tsʼaa tsam qaa [tsʼaa tsam ǃaa] . "spider sp. (romanspinnekop)". (CC) BY-SA © (CC) BY-SA © 2 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ Ixodida . • dtcèrè [ǂ̬èrè] . "tick (small)". • tsʼere [tsʼere] . "tick (big)". (CC) BY © (CC) PUBLICDOMAIN © James Gathany (CC) PUBLICDOMAIN © James Gathany Scorpiones . • xgʼárì [ǁkxʼárì] . PD © (CC) BY © PD-author © Class: Chilopoda Order: other Family: other Chilopoda . • nqa̱m ta xgʼárì [ǃ̃a̱m ta ǁkxʼárì] . "centipede". • nqa̱m tsi xgʼárì [ǃ̃a̱m tsi ǁkxʼárì] . "centipede". 3 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ (CC) BY © Sam Fraser-Smith (CC) BY © Miroslav Deml (CC) BY-NC-SA © José María Escolano Class: Diplopoda Order: other Family: other Diplopoda . • tcõ̱ya-tcõ̱yà [ǂõ̱ya-ǂõ̱yà] . (CC) BY © (CC) BY © (CC) BY © Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: other Meloidae . • qgʼúbà qgʼáó [ǃkxʼúbà ǃkgʼáó] . 4 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ Public Domain by Christfried Naumann Public Domain by Christfried Naumann Scarabaeidae . • xàmà-tshùu [ǁàmà-tsʰùu] . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/public_domain © Public Domain by Christfried Naumann Public Domain by Christfried Naumann Edmund Reitter Order: Diptera Family: other Culicidae . • co̱má [ǀo̱má] . PD US HHS CDC © PD USDA © PD © 5 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ Tabanidae . • bìi dcèné [bìi ǀ̬èné] . (CC) BY-SA © Fritz Geller-Grimm (CC) BY-NC © Chris Moody Public Domain by unknown (Pudding4brains) Order: Hemiptera Family: other Pentatomidae . • ntco̱rì [ǂ̃o̱rì] . "shield bug". Public Domain by PimRijkee (CC) BY-SA © Lildobe Order: Hymenoptera Family: other Apidae . • dène dcène [dène ǀ̬ène] . 6 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ (CC) BY © (CC) BY © Formicidae . • dxuu-dxuua [ǁ̬uu-ǁ̬uua] . • khãa xʼaa qʼáḿ [kʰãa ǁʼaa ǃʼáḿ] . • tco̱ma dxòó-dxòó [ǂo̱ma ǁ̬òó-ǁ̬òó] . • tco̱má-tco̱ma [ǂo̱má-ǂo̱ma] . • tcubughu-ghú [ǂubugu-gú] . "ant sp. (dark, with bad smell, can fly)". • tsa̱u tsʼíí [tsa̱u tsʼíí] . Public Domain by Christfried Naumann Public Domain by Christfried Naumann Public Domain by Christfried Naumann Order: Isoptera Family: other Termitidae . • kgʼánè [kxʼánè] . • tȁ̱a [tã̱a] . • tcgʼãà [ǂkxʼãà] . 7 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ (CC) BY © Wikimedia Commons (CC) BY-SA © (CC) BY-NC-SA © Gerald and Buff Corsi Order: Mantodea Family: other Mantodea . • fa̱ísì [fa̱ísì] . "praying mantis; also: fist (mantis holds its arms like fists)". Public Domain by Christfried Naumann Public Domain by Christfried Naumann Order: Orthoptera Family: Empididae Caelifera . • tcòm̀ [ǂòm̀] . "locust". • xa̱raghagha [ǁa̱ragaga] . "grasshopper". • xgàma dxoro [ǁxàma ǁ̬oro] . "locust". 8 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ (CC) BY-SA © (CC) BY-SA © PD US © Family: Tettigoniidae Acanthoplus discoidalis . • ntca̱ra tsáḿ dxàe [ǂ̃a̱ra tsáḿ ǁ̬àe] . (CC) BY-SA © SoniaSoma (CC) BY-SA © Order: other Family: other Blattodea . • tcʼui ta tom [ǂʼui ta tom] . "blattodea sp. (aquatic cockroach?)". (CC) BY-SA © unknown (邰秉宥) (CC) BY-SA © Lmbuga 9 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ Coleoptera . • . • nxo̱rògòm [ǁ̃o̱ròxòm] . "species of Coleoptera (black beetle with yellow spots)". • qòó-qoo [ǃòó-ǃoo] . "species of Coleoptera (like dung beetle)". • tsiyè [tsiyè] . From Setswana . • xàmà [ǁàmà] . • zìíghàrà tshíì [zìígàrà tsʰíì] . "species of Coleoptera (ca. 5cm, black with white rim)". (CC) BY-SA © Udo Schmidt (CC) BY-NC © Biopix (CC) BY-SA © Diptera . • dcèné [ǀ̬èné] . "any kind of fly (doesnʼt bite)". • ghõa-ghõase [gõa-gõase] . "fly (large); also: wasp". • nqo̱m ntca̱na [ǃ̃o̱m ǂ̃a̱na] . "fly sp. (summerfly)". • tcemè [ǂemè] . • tcgʼáná [ǂkxʼáná] . • tsetse [tsetse] . (CC) BY-SA © Lepidoptera . • tee-tebè [tee-tebè] . "butterfly". 10 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ (CC) BY-SA © Public Domain by (CC) BY © Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Ethusidae Serpentes . • cg'ao [ǀkxʼao] . "generic term". • cg'ão [ǀkxʼão] . "snake sp.". • ghòè qhàese [gòè ǃʰàese] . "snake sp.". • nqa̠m tsí tsoro [ǃ̃a̱m tsí tsoro] . "snake sp.". • xã̠ya [ǁã̱ya] . "snake sp.". (CC) BY © Geoff Gallice (CC) BY-SA © (CC) BY © Marco Bertolini Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Accipitriformes 11 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ Family: Accipitridae Accipiter badius (Gmelin, 1788) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 28-30 cm; grey plumage above; russet barring below; yellow legs and cere. (Sinclair 1994: 86) • tcã̠yà [ǂã̱yà] . "shikra; also: other birds of prey". (CC) BY-SA © J.M.Garg (CC) BY-SA © Ravi Vaidyanathan Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 45-50 cm; plumage colour varies from pale brown to nearly black. (Sinclair 1994: 80) • tcã̠yà [ǂã̱yà] . "common buzzard; also: other birds of prey". (CC) BY-NC © Biopix (CC) BY-SA © Public Domain by Circus . • tcã̠yà [ǂã̱yà] . "harrier; also: other birds of prey". 12 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ (CC) BY © Len Blumin from Mill Valley, California, (CC) BY-NC © Biopix (CC) MARK © Kositoes United States Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 33 cm; grey above; white below; black shoulders; red eyes. Biotope: mountains. (Sinclair 1994: 88) • tsoo tsí tcgama [tsoo tsí ǂxama] . "black-winged kite; also: falcon, hawk". (CC) BY © (CC) BY-SA © Public Domain by Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, 1788) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 60 cm, black plumage; white tipped wings; black tail. Biotope: coastal forest. (Sinclair 1994: 72) • qaò [ǃaò] . 13 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ (CC) BY-SA © (CC) BY-NC-SA © Picasa (CC) BY © Biodiversity Heritage Library Gyps coprotheres (J. R. Forster, 1798) . • kg'ãe [kxʼãe] . "cape vulture; also: egyptian eagle, lappet-faced vulture". Related words: kgʼaikám kgʼãe ba qgoe-kgʼammè tama “the first bird of prey are not run after” (first words are not taken seriously); kgʼãean ghùi “raise vulture” (come too late, you come after things have finished); ncãam kgʼãean ghùi toms-kgʼáí koe “he came too late for food”; kgʼãean tsʼaa “raise vulture” (come too late, you come after things have finished). Public Domain by Roland Kiessling Public Domain by Roland Kiessling Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 63-73 cm; white head, breast and tail; brown belly and forewings; black wings. Biotope: freshwater, coast. (Sinclair 1994: 72) • tcã̠yà [ǂã̱yà] . "African fish eagle; also: other birds of prey". • xãe [ǁãe] . 14 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ (CC) BY-SA © Mehmet Karatay (CC) BY-SA © Mehmet Karatay Melierax canorus (Thunberg, 1799) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 54-63 cm; pale grey plumage; white rump; orange bill and legs. Biotope: desert. (Sinclair 1994: 84) • tcã̠yà [ǂã̱yà] . "pale chanting goshawk; also: other birds of prey". Public Domain by Dennis Sumrak (CC) BY-SA © Alastair Rae Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 56 cm; long forked tail; dark plumage. (Sinclair 1994: 88) • tsoo tsí tcgama [tsoo tsí ǂxama] . "black kite; also: falcon, hawk". • ghòrò kg'oose [gòrò kxʼoose] . "nickname of M. migrans". (CC) BY-SA © Thomas Kraft (CC) BY-NC © inaturalist (CC) BY-SA © 15 of 102 http://tsammalex.clld.org/ Neophron percnopterus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 62 cm; white plumage; wings with black primaries; white tail. (Sinclair 1994: 72) • kg'ãe [kxʼãe] . "egyptian eagle; also: cape vulture, lappet-faced vulture". Related words: kgʼaikám kgʼãe ba qgoe-kgʼammè tama “the first bird of prey are not run after” (first words are not taken seriously); kgʼãean ghùi “raise vulture” (come too late, you come after things have finished); ncãam kgʼãean ghùi toms-kgʼáí koe “he came too late for food”; kgʼãean tsʼaa “raise vulture” (come too late, you come after things have finished). • xgono [ǁxono] . PD © (CC) BY-SA © Kousik Nandy (CC) BY © Stephanoaetus coronatus (Linnaeus, 1766) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 80-90 cm; dark plumage; grey above; rufous below; long tail. Biotope: forest, woodland. (Sinclair 1994: 76) • ncõo cgoa dxãà [ǀ̃õo ǀxoa ǁ̬ãà] . (CC) BY-SA © (CC) BY-SA © Public Domain by Torgos tracheliotus (J. R. Forster, 1796) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 100 cm; white thighs; white stripe on the underwing; bare, red skin on face and troat. Biotope: desert. (Sinclair 1994: 70) • kg'ãe [kxʼãe] . "lappet-faced vulture; also: cape vulture, egyptian eagle". Related words: kgʼaikám kgʼãe ba qgoe-kgʼammè tama “the first bird of prey are not run after” (first words are not taken seriously); kgʼãean ghùi “raise vulture” (come too late, you come after things have finished); ncãam kgʼãean ghùi toms-kgʼáí koe “he came too late for food”; kgʼãean tsʼaa “raise vulture” (come too