Peru: Dietary Restrictions In Healing Among Speakers Of Iquito, An Endangered Language Of The ...

Peru: Dietary Restrictions In Healing Among Speakers Of Iquito, An Endangered Language Of The Peruvian Amazon Kevin A Jernigan, 2011   Background: Ethnobotanical research was carried out with speakers of Iquito, a critically endangered Amazonian language of the Zaparoan family. The study focused on the concept of "dieting" (siyan++ni in Iquito), a practice involving prohibitions considered necessary to the healing process. These restrictions include: 1) foods and activities that can...

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