Meanings: Semantic Field Animals

LWT code Meaning Semantic category Borrowed score Age score Simplicity score Representation
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LWT code

The Loanword Typology code is the identifier of the Loanword Typology meaning. Sorting by LWT Code sorts the words thematically by semantic field.

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Meaning

This column shows the labels of the Loanword Typology meanings. By clicking on a meaning label, you get more information about the meaning, as well as a list of all words that are counterparts of that meaning.

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Semantic category

Meanings were assigned to semantic categories with word-class-like labels: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, function words. No claim is made about the grammatical behavior of words corresponding to these meanings. The categories are intended to be purely semantic.

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Borrowed score

This gives the average borrowed score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following borrowed scores are assigned to words depending on the degree of likelihood of borrowing:

 
score
1. clearly borrowed
1.00
2. probably borrowed
0.75
3. perhaps borrowed
0.50
4. very little evidence for borrowing
0.25
5. no evidence for borrowing
0.00

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Age score

This gives the average age score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following age scores are assigned to words depending on the estaimated age of their age class:

 
score
1. first attested or reconstructed earlier than 1000
1.00
2. earlier than 1500
0.90
3. earlier than 1800
0.80
4. earlier than 1900
0.70
5. earlier than 1950
0.60
6. earlier than 2007
0.50

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Simplicity score

This gives the average simplicity score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following simplicity scores are assigned to words depending on their analyzability:

 
score
1. unanalyzable
1.00
2. semi-analyzable
0.75
3. analyzable
0.50

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Representation

This column shows how many counterparts for this meaning there are in the 41 languages. The number can be higher than 41 because a language may have several counterparts for one meaning ("synonyms"), and it may be lower than 41, because not all languages may have a counterpart for a meaning.

3.72 the lion Noun 0.66 0.84 0.93 42
3.73 the bear Noun 0.35 0.85 0.98 32
3.71 the wolf Noun 0.27 0.86 0.88 36
3.76 the monkey Noun 0.33 0.79 0.95 54
3.77 the elephant Noun 0.64 0.79 0.98 43
3.74 the fox Noun 0.17 0.84 0.94 37
3.75 the deer Noun 0.15 0.87 0.95 44
3.9994 the songbird Noun 0.75 1.00 1.00 1
3.99905 the Andean owl Noun 1.00 1.00 1.00 1
3.78 the camel Noun 0.84 0.83 0.92 32
3.9991 the capibara Noun 1.00 1.00 1.00 1
3.9992 the ibis Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.9993 the paca Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.99907 the bandicoot Noun 1.00 0.90 1.00 1
3.99906 the armadillo Noun 0.33 0.57 1.00 3
3.99929 the mole Noun 1.00 0.60 1.00 1
3.99928 the marail Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.99926 the male pig Noun 0.00 0.50 0.50 1
3.99925 the Maine lobster Noun 1.00 0.60 1.00 1
3.99924 the louse Noun 0.00 1.00 1.00 1
3.99923 the kingfisher Noun 1.00 0.60 1.00 1
3.99922 the jabiru Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.99921 the iguana Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.65 the fish Noun 0.15 0.85 0.98 48
3.61 the dog Noun 0.16 0.88 0.96 50
3.63 the mouse or rat Noun 0.18 0.82 0.93 64
3.62 the cat Noun 0.34 0.80 0.94 55
3.99902 the agouti Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.831 the sandfly or midge or gnat Noun 0.08 0.80 0.88 40
3.833 the prawns or shrimp Noun 0.37 0.83 0.97 33
3.832 the mosquito Noun 0.22 0.82 0.93 45
3.835 the tick Noun 0.15 0.83 0.93 34
3.834 the termites Noun 0.27 0.83 0.91 30
3.99938 the roadrunner Noun 0.00 1.00 1.00 1
3.99939 the skunk Noun 0.40 0.84 1.00 3
3.99934 the piranha Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.99935 the plover Noun 0.75 0.50 1.00 1
3.99936 the pouched marmot Noun 1.00 0.95 1.00 2
3.99937 the prairie dog Noun 1.00 0.60 1.00 1
3.99931 the sleepyhead bird Noun 0.50 0.50 1.00 1
3.99932 the partridge Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.99933 the pet Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.18 the herdsman Noun 0.21 0.82 0.67 39
3.19 the stable or stall Noun 0.25 0.83 0.86 47
3.11 the animal Noun 0.46 0.83 0.90 50
3.12 male(2) Adjective 0.17 0.93 0.88 48
3.13 female(2) Adjective 0.12 0.90 0.89 44
3.15 the livestock Noun 0.28 0.82 0.78 45
3.16 the pasture Noun 0.36 0.82 0.84 43
3.5 the fowl Noun 0.15 0.82 0.75 32
3.2 the cattle Noun 0.32 0.85 0.84 36
3.822 the beehive Noun 0.13 0.84 0.71 42
3.823 the wasp Noun 0.16 0.85 0.92 47
3.662 the porpoise or dolphin Noun 0.55 0.81 0.96 23
3.663 the whale Noun 0.43 0.85 0.87 25
3.664 the stingray Noun 0.24 0.84 0.91 22
3.665 the freshwater eel Noun 0.17 0.80 0.85 32
3.9 the jaguar Noun 0.41 0.83 0.90 27
3.99909 the bustard Noun 1.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.99908 the barn owl Noun 0.50 0.50 1.00 1
3.585 the hawk Noun 0.16 0.82 0.94 50
3.584 the eagle Noun 0.25 0.85 0.95 45
3.99903 the amphibian Noun 1.00 0.60 1.00 1
3.586 the vulture Noun 0.11 0.81 0.93 35
3.581 the bird Noun 0.16 0.80 0.96 48
3.99904 the Andean guinea pig Noun 0.00 1.00 1.00 1
3.583 the heron Noun 0.20 0.80 0.91 38
3.582 the seagull Noun 0.21 0.76 0.91 25
3.817 the ant Noun 0.12 0.85 0.97 51
3.816 the cockroach Noun 0.36 0.80 0.89 42
3.815 the scorpion Noun 0.32 0.82 0.91 37
3.814 the centipede Noun 0.14 0.83 0.83 39
3.813 the flea Noun 0.07 0.84 0.90 43
3.812 the nit Noun 0.05 0.83 0.81 37
3.811 the head louse Noun 0.05 0.87 0.94 47
3.819 the spider web Noun 0.08 0.79 0.60 39
3.818 the spider Noun 0.25 0.85 0.92 46
3.99917 the herd Noun 1.00 0.90 1.00 2
3.99912 the codfish Noun 1.00 0.90 1.00 1
3.99913 the condor Noun 0.00 0.90 1.00 1
3.99911 the caterpillar Noun 1.00 0.90 1.00 1
3.99918 the hocco Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.99919 the humming bird Noun 0.00 1.00 1.00 1
3.91 the firefly Noun 0.10 0.79 0.80 36
3.92 the butterfly Noun 0.14 0.82 0.89 45
3.93 the grasshopper Noun 0.11 0.81 0.89 46
3.94 the snail Noun 0.21 0.85 0.89 52
3.95 the frog Noun 0.22 0.85 0.98 48
3.598 the toucan Noun 0.50 0.75 0.87 15
3.97 the crocodile or alligator Noun 0.53 0.85 0.95 46
3.596 the owl Noun 0.15 0.81 0.93 57
3.597 the cormorant Noun 0.36 0.81 0.92 19
3.594 the dove Noun 0.26 0.86 0.94 39
3.592 the parrot Noun 0.50 0.82 0.93 44
3.593 the crow Noun 0.14 0.83 0.96 39
3.591 the bat Noun 0.22 0.82 0.90 46
3.83 the fly Noun 0.05 0.87 0.94 44
3.82 the bee Noun 0.14 0.81 0.88 63
3.81 the insect Noun 0.44 0.86 0.88 41
3.85 the snake Noun 0.15 0.85 0.95 51
3.84 the worm Noun 0.12 0.86 0.91 62
3.89 the anteater Noun 0.11 0.75 0.76 25
3.88 the kangaroo Noun 0.84 0.72 0.97 19
3.8112 the body louse Noun 0.05 0.86 0.95 39
3.98 the turtle Noun 0.24 0.79 0.95 48
3.871 the reindeer/caribou Noun 0.54 0.85 0.90 17
3.873 the beaver Noun 0.44 0.81 0.91 16
3.872 the elk/moose Noun 0.31 0.83 0.85 19
3.96 the lizard Noun 0.23 0.81 0.98 51
3.99 the tapir Noun 0.45 0.79 0.90 19
3.36 the goat Noun 0.37 0.87 0.96 43
3.37 the he-goat Noun 0.28 0.85 0.79 31
3.34 the sow Noun 0.14 0.87 0.68 28
3.35 the pig Noun 0.30 0.85 0.90 51
3.32 the boar Noun 0.23 0.85 0.80 39
3.614 the rabbit Noun 0.44 0.90 0.95 40
3.38 the kid Noun 0.12 0.83 0.62 35
3.54 the hen Noun 0.13 0.89 0.75 41
3.55 the chicken Noun 0.37 0.89 0.92 39
3.56 the goose Noun 0.47 0.88 0.95 37
3.57 the duck Noun 0.46 0.86 0.93 46
3.52 the cock/rooster Noun 0.30 0.84 0.75 41
3.58 the nest Noun 0.12 0.88 0.90 43
3.866 the raccoon Noun 0.43 0.79 0.82 14
3.865 the quail Noun 0.15 0.83 0.93 32
3.862 the coyote Noun 0.40 0.87 0.90 15
3.863 the hare Noun 0.14 0.80 0.85 39
3.622 the opossum Noun 0.48 0.78 0.87 22
3.661 the shark Noun 0.43 0.79 0.89 24
3.99944 the chipmunk Noun 1.00 0.60 1.00 1
3.99941 the sparrow Noun 0.00 1.00 1.00 1
3.99943 the trumpeter bird Noun 0.00 0.50 1.00 1
3.869 the squirrel Noun 0.23 0.81 0.88 38
3.821 the beeswax Noun 0.10 0.86 0.69 36
3.21 the bull Noun 0.31 0.85 0.84 44
3.23 the cow Noun 0.30 0.84 0.86 41
3.22 the ox Noun 0.49 0.87 0.91 36
3.25 the sheep Noun 0.43 0.90 0.96 42
3.24 the calf Noun 0.21 0.88 0.76 45
3.26 the ram Noun 0.19 0.86 0.83 34
3.29 the lamb Noun 0.20 0.81 0.74 43
3.28 the ewe Noun 0.09 0.84 0.73 29
3.99942 the tiger Noun 0.50 0.95 1.00 2
3.47 the mule Noun 0.69 0.85 0.88 33
3.46 the donkey Noun 0.63 0.83 0.94 41
3.45 the foal or colt Noun 0.21 0.86 0.76 40
3.44 the mare Noun 0.27 0.85 0.74 35
3.42 the stallion Noun 0.31 0.84 0.74 40
3.41 the horse Noun 0.57 0.86 0.99 47
3.653 the scale Noun 0.21 0.86 0.90 38
3.652 the fin Noun 0.07 0.74 0.86 36
3.655 the shell Noun 0.21 0.79 0.93 44
3.654 the gill Noun 0.19 0.81 0.93 30
3.913 the chameleon Noun 0.32 0.75 0.90 28
3.917 the buffalo Noun 0.54 0.75 0.90 32