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Ethnographic Inventory

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The Forest of the Lacandon Maya

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hot. Lit: ‘hot’. Refers to unfavourable soil conditions and plants that have a detrimental effect on the soil, neighbouring plants and crops. Plants include si'si'k'uuts, 'ak su'uk (Bothriochloa laguroides), and si'si'k'uuts (Erechtites hieracifolia). Additionally, the presence of these plants indicates hard soil. Ant: siis ‘cold’. [Source: BM]

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Cook, S. (2016). Ethnographic Inventory. In: The Forest of the Lacandon Maya. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9111-8_6

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