Odo'sha

Ye'kwana

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Cariban *ijoroko (“evil spirit”) suffixed or compounded with an element that surfaces as -sha; compare Apalaí joroko, Kari'na ijoròkan, Trió joroko, Wayana jolok, Pemon iworok, as well as (from non-Cariban languages) Lokono jaloko, Sranan Tongo yorka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oɾ̠oʔʃa]

Noun

Odo'sha

1. evil, malignant, or negative force

Proper noun

Odo'sha

1. (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

   Synonyms: Kaaju, Kaajushawa

2. (Christianity) the Devil

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “odo'sha”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• de Civrieux, Marc (1980) “Odosha”, in  David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN
• Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 53–61, 229