aana karásiija ‘lisa yulilla’, species of silvery ‘lisa’-type fish, with [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Literal Meaning	dolphin achiote
Root	aana karásiija

• • ‘lisa yulilla’, species of silvery ‘lisa’-type fish, with multiple transverse dark stripes, that reaches some 40cm length. It is appreciated for its soft and watery, but quite tasty, flesh

  Scientific Name

  Schizodon sp

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  • aana general term for dolphin, including both the Pink River Dolphin (<aana aákusana>) and the Gray Dolphin (<aana mɨɨ́nana>). As in many parts of Amazonia, there are many beliefs among the Iquito people concerning the Pink River Dolphin, including that it is a shamanic creature who can attack people in the river and who can use magical powers to harm people who mock it
  • karásiika achiote or annato, species of small tree that grows to a diameter of 20cm in Iquito territory, and produces prickly dark red seed pods. The seeds are covered with pasty reddish-orange flesh, which Iquitos, like many Amazonian peoples, traditionally used as a body pigment and to dye <kanuu> (‘chambira’ palm fiber). The leaves are also used to treat conjunctivitis by soaking them in water overnight, and dripping the resulting viscous liquid in the eyes of the sufferer