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luish-grey, and so on. Other common ways of modifying basic color are described in Table 7.2. The flexibility of color naming is also expanded by refering to particular species, such as choeni onarankatumatake “almost the color of a pale orange” (
Words for smell are often built from words for taste by adding the infix -enka- “scent,” as in poshinienkatake “delicious-it-smells.” The word for foul smelling derives from the root related to feces and defecation, -shiti-. Specific words label remarkable odors, like the strong peccary smell called ishamake shintori. In general one may indicate the smell of a particular substance by combining its name with -enka- as in potsotienkama “achiote smell.” People frequently crush a leaf or piece of bark in order to use its smell to help identify it. Taste Smell pochari sweet kacho sour kachoenkamatake sour smell kepishi bitter poshin delicious poshinienkatake smells delicious shitienkamatake foul smell ovegaga rotten kasankaenkamatake perfumed Table 7.3. Taste and Smell. smooth, slippery rough hard soft rubbery tickles sticky slimy rotten cold hot kareni morokimatake kusori metsomaimatake aratsitimatake kainitake otsirekakena ovesegaka katsinkaimatake katsirinkaimatake Table 7.4. Words for the Feel of Things. Placing events in space and time is a central concern. We saw in Chapter 2 how the Matsigenka of Shimaa orient themselves in space by a compass aligned on the river, such that katonko/kamatikya (upstream/downstream) replaces north/south, and oaku/inkenishiku/intaati (at the river/in the forest/across the river) replaces east/west (Figure 2.1). This compass reflects the practical reality that all major trails either run alongside the river or else from the river inland 441
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(Shepard 1998: 323-24). If we retur
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illness, and acquire guides for the
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wear shining armor and carry large
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cannot escape the human dilemma of
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Matsigenka religion is based on spl
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she will grow up to be one of those
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