aana general term for dolphin, including both the Pink River Dolphin [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Irregular Possessed Form	áana
Root	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

  Scientific Name	Inia geoffrensis ({\ iqt aana ákusana}), Sotalia fluviatilis (<aana mɨɨ́nana>)
  Sociolinguistics Note	JPI does not exhibit a possessed/non-possessed alternation for this root, neutralizing in favor of the non-possessed form, <aana>

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