kurikpaarikl l m mkurikpaarika or krukpaarikakurikpaarisa or krukpaarisakrukpaarik [l m m]1malevolent, invisible imp or hobgoblin (lives in groups in the bush, attacks human beings by beating them or throwing stones)Nganta diem la kum yeni ngaang ase kurikpaarisa la.Yesterday some creatures behind the house were crying like kurikpaarisa.2magical medicine used in hunting wild guinea fowls, made from burnt herbs by specialists; may be rubbed on the cudgels which are thrown at guinea fowls; medicine also enables hunter to see guinea fowlsYaaloama pa kurikpaarik a sa ba piemanga.The hunters smeared (rubbed) their arrows with kurikpaarik-medicine (protects also against other bush-sprites).kikiruk n.
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