| Vernacular Names ( 124 ) |
| | | | 1665 | Breton, R. |
| x | | | 1743 | Barrere, P. (TMM; French Guiana; 159.) |
| x | | | 1773 | Müller, P.L.S. (TMM, Guiana, cojumero; DD, Amboina, doujong; names in European languages & Hebrew tachasch; 175.) |
| | | | 1780 | Gilii, F.S. |
| | | | 1786-89 | Alcedo, A. de (Trichechus) |
| x | | | 1805 | Pitou, L.-A. (TMM; French Guiana; lamentin, Maman-Dileau, etc.; 2: 260.) |
| x | | | 1809a | Cuvier, G. (derives lamantin from la manati, 278; manati, 278-279; trichechus, 279; Portuguese, Spanish, & Dutch names, 279-280.) |
| | | | 1811 | Marsden, W. (DD; duyong) |
| x | | | 1812 | Beeckman, D. (Cape of Good Hope; terms "manitee" and "sea-cow" used for hippopotamus; 150-151.) |
| | | | 1814 | Merolla da Sorrento, J. (TS; Zaire R.; ngullu à mafa; 217.) |
| x | | | 1820 | Raffles, T.S. (DD ["2 species"]; Malay; 180.) |
| | | | 1829 | Roulin, F.D. |
| x | | | 1831 | Spix & Martius (TI, Brazil, goaravá, goaragoá, peixe boy de azeite, 1122; TS, Africa, peixe mulher; 1123.) |
| x | | | 1834 | Rüppell, E. (DD; Red Sea; Biblical Hebrew, thachasch; Arabic, naqua el bahher; Dahalak, dauila; 99-100.) |
| x | | | 1838 | Wiegmann, A.F.A. (TMM; Carib origin of manati; names in Caribbean & Orinoco regions: manattoui, cojumero, apcia, avia; 17-18.) |
| x | | | 1843 | Backhouse, J. (DD; Australia; youngon; 368.) |
| x | | | 1853 | Wallace, A.R. (TI; Portuguese, Spanish, Indian; 459.) |
| x | | | 1854 | Guimarães, J.J. da S. (TI; lingua geral, Brazil; goarab ; 45.) |
| x | | | 1857 | Fairholme, J.K.E. (DD; Australia; yungan; 353.) |
| x | | | 1857 | Shaw, N. (TS; central Africa; ajuh; m98.) |
| | | | 1859 | Beltran, P. (TMM; Yucatan; Maya, chiil, tek; 230.) |
| x | | | 1861a | Du Chaillu, P.B. (TS; "Camma country", Africa; manga; 367.) |
| x | | | 1869 | Marcoy, P. (TI; South America; 2: 151.) |
| x | | | 1874 | Schweinfurth, G. (TS; Africa; 160, 512.) |
| x | | | 1874 | Schweinfurth, G. (TS; Africa; 138, 422.) |
| x | | | 1882 | Faithful, P. (DD; Queensland; youngan; 4-5.) |
| x | | | 1883 | Dybowski, B. (HG; Aleut; skulls of males called "bulls"; 73.) |
| x | | | 1883 | Moloney, C.A. (TS; Gold Coast; Popo, yingbin-yingbin; Yoruba, ese; 28.) |
| x | | * | 1883 | Stejneger, L. (HG; Aleutians, 84; Kamchatka, 85.) |
| x | | | 1884b | True, F.W. (origin of manatee & other names; 116.) |
| x | | | 1885 | Barbosa Rodriguez, J. (TI; Brazil; uaiurary, uaimereré, apiná; 256.) |
| x | | | 1893 | Goeldi, E.A. (TI, TMM; Brazil; 119-120, 165.) |
| x | | * | 1899 | Steller, G.W. (HG; Kamchatka; kapustnik; 200.) |
| x | | | 1900 | Anchieta, J. de (TMM; Brazil; boi marinho, iguaraguá; 11.) |
| x | | | 1901 | Anon. (DD; New Guinea; 21239.) |
| | | * | 1903 | Yule & Burnell |
| x | | | 1906 | Annandale, N. (DD; Malay, Tamil; 238, 241.) |
| x | | | 1907a | Anon. (TI; Brazil; goaràba; 98.) |
| x | | | 1913 | Frobenius, L. (TS; West Africa; 1: 199.) |
| x | | | 1923a | Petit, G. (DD; Madagascar & environs; 75.) |
| x | | | 1923 | Watson, E. (DD oil; Chinese; 103.) |
| x | | | 1924 | Dandouau, A. (DD; Madagascar; 151.) |
| x | | | 1924a | Petit, G. (DD; East Indies; 124.) |
| x | | | 1925 | Pécaud, G. (TS; Lake Chad & Benué regions; Arabic, amkour; Baguirmien, kourou; Kanembou, bounlnguil; 48.) |
| x | | | 1926 | Derscheid, J.M. (TS; Kikongo; ngulu-maza; 30.) |
| x | | | 1926 | MacCreagh, G. (TI; Tiquié Tucana Indians, Brazil; ohkohthithero; 311.) |
| | | | 1928 | Goeje, C.H. de (TMM; Arawak) |
| x | | | 1928 | Koch-Grünberg, T. (TMM; Taulipáng; apí:na; 37.) |
| x | | | 1928 | Prater, S.H. (DD; Malay, Tamil, 85; European languages, 96.) |
| x | | | 1929 | Stradelli, E. (TI; lingua geral, Brazil; iauarauá; 285.) |
| x | | | 1930a | Simpson, G.G. (TM, TS; Carib & West African; 43.) |
| x | | | 1931 | Meek, C.K. (TS; Mande, Nigeria; 77.) |
| x | | | 1931 | Read, B.E. (?HG; Chinese; 16.) |
| x | | | 1934 | Thomson, D.F. (DD; Koko Ya'o Aborigines, Australia; wote'i; 261.) |
| x | | | 1935 | Sowerby, A. de C. (?HG; Chinese; 82.) |
| x | | | 1936 | Lopes, A.P. (DD; Mozambique; chigambi, naga el bahar; 33.) |
| x | | | 1938 | Gondim, J. (TI; Pirahan, Brazil; piráriên; 12.) |
| x | | * | 1941a | Simpson, G.G. (TM; Carib; 14.) |
| x | | * | 1941b | Simpson, G.G. (TMM; Carib dialects, Venezuela; yalawa, kayumoru, etc.; derivation of manati; 9.) |
| x | | | 1942a | Kaltenmark, J. (DD; Madagascar; 56.) |
| x | | | 1944 | Morais Rêgo, A.R. de (TI; Brazil; urauá, vaca-marinha, guarabá; 10, 12.) |
| x | | * | 1944 | Pereira, M.N. (TI; Brazil; color, size, & age categories, 45, 60-61; native names, 62-63; origin of manatee, 61-62. New footnote on p. 62 of 1954 ed.) |
| x | | | 1945 | Alviano, F. de (TI; Ticuna, Brazil; ái-rué; 127.) |
| x | | | 1945 | Santos, E. (TI; Brazil; iguaraguá, urauá, iuaraná, guaraguá, guarabá, goaragoá, mauai, manaí; 155.) |
| x | | | 1948 | Bessac & Villiers (TS; Senegal; léréo, gabou; 188.) |
| x | | | 1948 | Rondon & Barbosa de Faria (TMM; Galibí, Brazil; cuiúmurú; 232.) |
| x | | | 1949 | Sanderson, I.T. (TMM; Suriname; seicu; 781.) |
| | | * | 1950b | Durand, J. (manatí) |
| x | | | 1951 | Aragon, F. (DD; Philippines; 266.) |
| x | | | 1952a | Koenigswald, G.H.R.v. (DD; Malay; perampuan laut; 610.) |
| x | | | 1952 | Nimuendajú, C. (TI; Tukuna, Brazil; a'iruvë; 26.) |
| x | | | 1953 | Clark, E. (DD; Arabic, Red Sea; 176.) |
| x | | | 1954 | Aragão, A. de (TI; Brazil; guarabá; 54.) |
| x | | | 1955 | MacMillan, L. (DD; Malay, Javanese; 17.) |
| x | | | 1956 | Harry, R.R. (DD; Malay; m21.) |
| x | | | 1957 | Gohar, H.A.F. (DD; Red Sea; gueld, naqat al-bahr; 4-5.) |
| x | | | 1958 | Savory, B. (DD; Malay, Kiswahili; 255.) |
| x | | | 1959 | Jones, S. (DD; India; 198.) |
| x | | | 1960 | Crusz, H. (DD; Malay, Sinhalese, Tamil, Moor; 300.) |
| x | | | 1960 | Vúletin, A. (TMM; South America; manatí & related words; 124.) |
| x | | | 1962 | Tranngocloi, N. (DD; Vietnamese; 451.) |
| x | | | 1963 | Lal Mohan, R.S. (DD; India; babloo; 152.) |
| x | | * | 1963 | Pfeffer, P. (DD; Indonesia & East Indies; 149.) |
| x | | | 1965 | Giacone, A. (TI; Tucano, Brazil; uaí-uehquê; 170.) |
| x | | | 1965 | Jones, J.K., Jr. (TMM; Miskito, Nicaragua; palpa; 354.) |
| x | | | 1966 | Funaioli & Simonetta (DD; Somali Republic; 317.) |
| x | | | 1966 | Thomas, D. (DD; India; avulia, kadalpanni; 80.) |
| | | | 1967 | Ihering, R. von (TI, Brazil; Guarabá, Guaraguá.) |
| x | | * | 1970 | Cansdale, G.S. (DD; Biblical Hebrew, tachash; 138-139.) |
| x | | | 1971 | Almeida, A. de (DD; Timor; carin-bêlo; 211.) |
| x | | | 1971 | Kingdon, J. (DD; Swahili, East Africa; nguva; 390.) |
| x | | * | 1972 | Arrom, J.J. (Carib origin of manatí; 33-38.) |
| x | | | 1973 | Bertram & Bertram (DD; Papua New Guinea; rui, bulmukau long solwarra, duyong, duying; 306.) |
| x | | | 1974 | Sikes, S. (TS; Nigeria; mammy-water; 466.) |
| x | | | 1976 | Allen et al. (DD; Indonesia; ikan duyung, ruyung, babi laut; 35.) |
| x | | | 1976 | Gallagher, M.D. (DD; Bahrain; baqarat al bahr, baqara seit; 211.) |
| x | | | 1976 | Loveland, F.O. (TMM; Rama, Nicaragua; palpah; 74.) |
| x | | | 1977 | Bertram, G.C.L. (DD; Abu Dhabi; bagar al bahr; 4.) |
| x | | | 1978 | Husson, A.M. (TMM; Suriname; sekoe, watramama; 334.) |
| x | | | 1981 | Hendrokusumo et al. (DD; Indonesia; babi laut, duyong; 10.) |
| x | | | 1981 | Johannes, R.E. (DD; Palau; mesekiu; 25.) |
| x | | | 1981 | Nietschmann & Nietschmann (DD; Torres Strait; nomenclature; 58-61.) |
| x | | | 1981 | Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; Sinhalese, moodhu oora; Tamil, kadal pandi; 2.) |
| x | | | 1982 | Nishiwaki et al. (TS; Cameroun, maga, maiga; Gabon, manga; 142.) |
| x | | | 1982 | Trotignon, J. (TS; Mandingo, Senegal; manti; 64.) |
| x | | | 1982 | Wagner, R. (DD; Barok, New Ireland; bo narasi; 38.) |
| x | | * | 1984 | Nietschmann, B. (DD; Torres Strait; Islander terms; 639, 642.) |
| | | * | 1985 | Thomson, D.F. (DD; Australian Aboriginal terms) |
| x | | | 1985 | Wagner, R. (DD; Barok, New Ireland; a bo nara si; 150.) |
| x | | * | 1986 | Williams, T.R. (New Ireland; ri & ilkai identified as DD; 61-68.) |
| | | * | 1988 | Bradley, J.J. (DD; Australian Aboriginal terms) |
| x | | | 1988 | O'Shea et al. (TMM; Warauno, Venezuela; joninaba, aira; 294.) |
| x | | | 1988 | Sehm, G.G. (New Ireland; ri = rui; 146-147.) |
| x | | | 1988 | Williams, T.R. (New Ireland; equivalence of ri & rui doubtful; 150.) |
| x | | | 1989 | Leatherwood & Reeves (DD; Sri Lanka; Sinhalese, mudu uru; Tamil, kandal pandi, orgil, avuliya; 82.) |
| x | | | 1989a | Preen, A. (DD; Arabian region; al jild, taweelah, bugarah al bahr, arus al bahr; 97, 114.) |
| x | | * | 1991 | Bradley, J.J. (DD; Sir Edward Pellew Islands, Australia; 91, 93, 99-101.) |
| x | | | 1991 | Frazier & Mundkur (DD; Gulf of Kutch, India; bai manas, suwar machi, lulli; 371.) |
| x | | | 1992 | Depierre & Vivien (TS; Cameroon; manga, man'ha, emssiel; 117.) |
| | | | 1999 | Reiner & Simões (TS; Guinea-Bissau) |
| | | | 2004 | Linares & Rivas (TMM; Venezuela) |
| | | * | 2012 | Preen et al. (DD; Arabia; bugarah al bahr, arus al bahr, taweelah, al jild, naqat al bahr.) |
| x | | * | n.d. | Bible, The (?DD; Hebrew, tachash.) |
| x | | | n.d. | Giacone, A. (TI; Tucano, Brazil; uekque-uaí; 54.) |