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oko_uhu
oko uhu
Barasana
Noun
oko
uhu
the
egret
, associated by the Barasana with cold, mists and rain
References
1982
, Hugh-Jones,
Barasana Cosmology
, in
Ethnoastronomy and archaeoastronomy in the American tropics
:
oko uhu
Etymology
oko
(
“
water
”
)
+
uhu
(
“
master
”
)
, literally "master of water".
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