Sea Urchin Polyglot
Here are all the languages spoken at Hopkins Marine Station. With approximately 100 people at Hopkins, this gives you an idea of the diversity of people doing science. In most cases the words translate to either Sea Hedgehog or Sea Porcupine.
| LANGUAGE | WRITTEN | English Characters |
|---|---|---|
| English | Sea Urchin | - |
| French | Oursin | - |
| Spanish | Erizo de Mar | - |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |  |
Hai2dan3 |
| Japanese |  |
Uni |
| German | Seeigel | - |
| Serbo Croatian |  |
Morski Jez |
| Romanian | Arici de Mare | - |
| Arabic |  |
Kinfid AL-Baher |
| Hebrew |  |
Kipodei yam |
| Swedish | Sjöborre | - |
Additionally, Alan Davis of Marianas High School in Saipan has published a lexicon of animal names in Chuukic dialects, of the East Caroline Islands. There are a number of names for various Sea cucumber species, as well as general names in some dialects.
A. E. Davis, "A preliminary list of anmial names in the Chuuk District, with some notes on plant names", Micronesica 31(1):1-245, 1999
Echinoidea
| WORD | SPECIES | LANGUAGE OR LOCATION |
| char | Heterocentrotus sp. | Taloas; Nomwin; Polle; Wonip. |
| farawa samwon | Sea urchin, black, short spines. | Fanapanges. |
| fénúmw | ?Trypneustes sp. | Taloas? |
| fonom | ?Trypneustes sp. or ?Toxopneustes sp. | Polle. |
| fonom | An unidentified sea urchin. | |
| láár | Diadema spp. | Namoluk. |
| laar | Diadema spp. | Nomwin; Puluwat |
| laar | possibly also an irregular urchin. | Nomwin. |
| lishar | Heterocentrotus sp. | Nama; Namoluk. |
| likitooro | Toxopneustes sp. | Pullap; Tamatam. |
| lipukal | A sea urchin. | Puluwat. |
| mwóchón | Mespilia globulus, Royal Sea Urchin | Wonip; Polle |
| nipukan | Decorator urchin w/ deciduous black pedicellaria | Peniesenne |
| puukaal | A sea urchin | Nomwin |
| ráá'r | Diadema spp. | Faichuk District |
| raar | Diadema spp. | Fo'no'; Uman; Taloas; Sapuk |
| ráripwech | Echinothrix sp. ("white ra'a'r) | Wonip Tol. |
| sóórowa | Diadema sp. | Fefan |
Irregular Urchins
| áterreppep | Sand dollars | Taloas |
| tereppep | Sand dollar | Wene'; Taloas |
| terepéppek | Sand dollar | Wene'; Taloas |
| tereppóp | Sand dollar | Mwoch |
| likatterépép | Sand dollar | Tunnuk? |
| mesan pii | Possibly sand dollars | Fono |
| nikapéppép | Sand dollar | Wene'; Taloas |
| nikaterreppék | Sand dollar | Tunnuk |
| nisses | Sand dollar | Wonip |
| niterepéppép | Sand dollar | Fefan |
| peppep | Sand dollar | Wene' |