juríini² a demonic manifestation in the form of an animal; these [...]

• • 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

  Grammar Note

  This form appears with either a possessive prefix or a referential NP that denotes the type of animal that the demonic being manifests. Poss.pref

  • • Example 161:
      

      Atii=ná=yaa ajapaka juríini=árata nikisáana nu=imaárɨɨkiaakɨ=ná iipɨ kaayaaka.

      Right then the wasp-like demons overwhelmed the people.