Name Types, Polysemy and Contrast Sets in Kakataibo Ethnobiological Nomenclature (Pano, Peru)

Zariquiey, Roberto

doi:10.2993/0278-0771-34.2.251

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“…Three decades later, the concept of Biocultural Diversity was born, coinciding with a renewed academic interest in the synergy between indigenous languages, traditional knowledge (TK), and biological diversity. This concept paved the way for a new wave of research that focused significantly on the use of vernacular/folk names, analyzing them both from a linguistic and TK perspective (Evans 1997;Kakudidi 2004;Turpin 2013;Unasho 2013;Zariquiey 2014). Researchers have demonstrated that folk names are not mere lexemes, but condensed forms of knowledge with multiple applications.…”

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Using Ethnotaxonomy to Assess Traditional Knowledge and Language Vitality: A Case Study with the Vaie People of Sarawak, Malaysia

Hidayati¹,

Ghani

Giridharan

et al. 2018

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This article demonstrates the potential of using ethnotaxonomy and nomenclature to assess the vitality status of indigenous languages and traditional knowledge at the ecosystem level. We collaborated with the Vaie people of Sarawak, Malaysia, applying a mixed methodology approach that relies on free-listing to a large extent. We applied the Traditional Knowledge and Language Vitality (TraLaVi) index to assess traditional knowledge and language vitality against five major parameters, specifically: language priority, retrieval of information, knowledge erosion, lexical recognition, and social support for exchange of traditional knowledge. The results show that with a TraLaVi score of 0.84, the Vaie language can be considered “safe”. Individuals practicing the traditional occupation of fishing fared better (mean=0.90) than those of the non-fishermen group (mean=0.77). However, when the language vitality was assessed using the Language Vitality and Endangerment assessment tool of UNESCO, the results indicate that the Vaie language could potentially be in the “unsafe” zone, highlighting the differences between the ecosystem based approach of the TraLaVi and the macro-approach of UNESCO. However, these approaches can be applied in a complementary manner to generate a more accurate portrayal of the language vitality scenario.

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Using Ethnotaxonomy to Assess Traditional Knowledge and Language Vitality: A Case Study with the Vaie People of Sarawak, Malaysia

Hidayati¹,

Ghani

Giridharan

et al. 2018

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“…In this section, I offer a general characterization of the organization of the Kakataibo taxonomic system (see also Winstrand de Robinson 1984, andZariquiey 2014). The following discussion is based on the taxonomic ranks proposed by Berlin et al (1973) and Berlin (1992) (see §3).…”

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Higher-order categories in Kakataibo (Pano) ethnobiological classification

Zariquiey

2018

LIAMES: Ling. Indig. Am.

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Higher-order categories in Kakataibo (Pano) ethnobiological classification: complexity and simplicity in the taxonomic system of an Amazonian ethnic group 1 abstract: This paper offers the first characterization of the ethnobiological taxonomic system used by the Kakataibo people (Pano, Peru) to classify and organize their knowledge about nature. The study follows the six ranks proposed for folk taxonomies (see Berlin et al. 1973;Berlin 1992), but the data suggest that the Kakataibo taxonomic system exhibits an extra taxonomic level in association with culturally and perceptually more salient categories, producing highly complex classifications (non-salient categories exhibit much simpler internal organizations). This paper also demonstrates the existence of overlapping plant classifications, which seem to be relevant for the understanding of the whole Kakataibo taxonomic system. keywords: Kakataibo; Pano; Ethnobiology; Taxonomy; Nnomenclature.resumen: Este artículo ofrece la primera caracterización del sistema taxonómico utilizado por el pueblo Kakataibo (Pano, Perú) para clasificar y organizar sus conocimientos sobre la naturaleza. El estudio sigue los seis rangos propuestos para las taxonomías populares (Berlin et al. 1973;Berlin 1992), pero los datos analizados sugieren que el sistema taxonómico del Kakataibo exhibe un nivel taxonómico adicional en las categorías más prominentes cultural y perceptivamente. Esto produce clasificaciones altamente complejas, aunque las categorías no prominentes exhiben estructuras internas bastante más simples. Este estudio también demuestra la existencia de clasificaciones superpuestas (principalmente en relación a plantas), que parecen ser relevantes para la comprensión de todo el sistema taxonómico de la lengua.

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“…On the contrary, Berlin's research has set methodological standards of continuing relevance for research on ethnobiological classification (e.g. Cardoso et al 2010;Lampman 2007;Ferreira et al 2009;Zariquiey 2014) and some of his theoretical assumptions about taxonomic structures have been widely 8 accepted (e.g. Alves et al 2016; Ellen 2006, 6-8;Hunn and Brown 2011).…”

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Revamping the Metaphysics of Ethnobiological Classification

Ludwig¹

2018

Current Anthropology

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Ethnobiology has a long tradition of metaphysical debates about the "naturalness,""objectivity", "reality", and "universality" of classifications. Especially the work of Brent Berlin has been influential in developing a "convergence metaphysics" that explains cross-cultural similarities of knowledge systems through shared recognition of objective discontinuities in nature. Despite its influence on the development of the field, convergence metaphysics has largely fallen out of favor as contemporary ethnobiologists tend to emphasize the locality and diversity of classificatory practices.The aim of this article is twofold: First, I provide a historical account of the rise and fall of convergence metaphysics in ethnobiology. I show how convergence metaphysics emerged as an innovative theoretical program in the wake of the "cognitive revolution" and the "modern evolutionary synthesis" but failed to incorporate both theoretical insights and political concerns that gained prominence in the 1980s and 1990s. Second, I develop a positive proposal of how to engage with metaphysical issues in ethnobiology. By integrating traditional research on convergence of classifications with more nuanced accounts of distinctly local categories, a revamped metaphysics of ethnobiological classification can make substantial contributions to debates about ontological difference in anthropology and about the relation between applied and theoretical ethnobiology.

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Name Types, Polysemy and Contrast Sets in Kakataibo Ethnobiological Nomenclature (Pano, Peru)

Cited by 10 publications

References 17 publications

Using Ethnotaxonomy to Assess Traditional Knowledge and Language Vitality: A Case Study with the Vaie People of Sarawak, Malaysia

Using Ethnotaxonomy to Assess Traditional Knowledge and Language Vitality: A Case Study with the Vaie People of Sarawak, Malaysia

Higher-order categories in Kakataibo (Pano) ethnobiological classification

Revamping the Metaphysics of Ethnobiological Classification

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