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Iquito dictionary: Example 161

Word senses:

  • =árata   like, similar to, in a manner reminiscent of
  • juríini   a demonic manifestation in the form of an animal; these manifestations either take the form of animal sounds, including vocalizations and sounds of their passage; or glimpses of the animal, which when investigated, reveal no trace of the animal in question. Experiencers of these manifestations may become seriously ill due to the harm wrought by the demons during these encounters
Atii=ná=yaa ajapaka juríini=árata nikisáana nu=imaárɨɨkiaakɨ=ná iipɨ kaayaaka.
Right then the wasp-like demons overwhelmed the people.

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Iquito dictionary by Lev Michael and Christine Beier

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