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Odo'sha
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Ye'kwana
Odosha
Etymology
Ultimately from mch sai-car-pro *ijoroko evil spirit suffixed or compounded with an element that surfaces as mch -sha; compare apy joroko, car ijoròkan, tri joroko, way jolok, aoc iworok, as well as (from non-Cariban languages) arw jaloko, srn yorka.
Pronunciation
Noun
mch noun
evil, malignant, or negative force
Proper noun
mch proper noun
mch Ye'kwana mythology The evil twin brother of Wanadi, born from his rotting placenta, who serves as the incarnation of all negative or malignant forces
mch Kaaju Kaajushawa
mch Christianity the Devil
References
odo'sha
227 [oḍo'ša] 'devil'
Odosha
53–61, 229
mch Mythology