# N & Ñ — Inca Glossary

> From the Inca Glossary by Patt O'Neill (© 2007, 2008, 2014).
> Web page: https://incaglossary.com/n
> 69 terms. Each term heading links to that term's own Markdown file.

## [nacechiy](https://incaglossary.com/n/nacechiy.md)

(v) To bear, to give birth (sp). [PSL]

## [nacekuy](https://incaglossary.com/n/nacekuy.md)

(v) To be born (sp). [PSL]

## [nacu](https://incaglossary.com/n/nacu.md)

A participle used to give a reciprocal or mutual meaning. [HOI]

## [nagual](https://incaglossary.com/n/nagual.md)

,
nahual (Nahuatl): (1) (n) A nagual is a person with a double energy
configuration. [CCPB]
A man with an ego is driven by psychological desires. The nagual has
none. He receives orders from some ineffable source that cannot be
discussed. He cannot be offended, jealous, possessive -- he can't be
anything. [CCDM]
A conduit of the spirit. [CCPS]
(2) The nagual is a non-entity. There's a perennial force that exists
in the universe, like gravity. It's not a psychological state. It is a
confluence of forces ... It is felt when there are no longer any
attachments. [CCDM]The
unknown, as opposed to the [tonal](https://incaglossary.com/t/tonal.md), which is
the known. [AVO]
[Excursions](https://incaglossary.com/j/journey.md) into the nagual
are personal and private. They cannot be described. The nagual can only
be witnessed; it is indescribable. The nagual is where power hovers.
For a while after birth we are all nagual. But we sense that the [tonal](https://incaglossary.com/t/tonal.md), which is
needed in order to function, is missing. This gives us a lingering
feeling of incompleteness. Then the tonal begins to develop, eventually
becoming so important that it overwhelms the nagual. [WOFW] (3) One of
the two aspects of the shaman's relationship between man and beast. (*See*, [tonal](https://incaglossary.com/t/tonal.md), def. 3). *Nagual*
describes the technique of [shapeshifting](https://incaglossary.com/s/shapeshifting.md) and the [sorcerers](https://incaglossary.com/s/sorcerer.md) who had
learned its secrets; such individuals were greatly feared. [IAWS] (*See*,
 [jaguar](https://incaglossary.com/j/jaguar.md), [double](https://incaglossary.com/d/double.md),
 [runauturuncu](https://incaglossary.com/r/runauturuncu.md).)

> **Editorial note**
>
> **The
> tonal of everyone of us is but a reflection of that indescribable
>
> unknown filled with order; the nagual of every one of us is but a
>
> reflection of that indescribable void that contains everything.** [TOP]

## [nagual axis](https://incaglossary.com/n/nagual-axis.md)

(Mex-Eng):(n) East-West on a [medicine wheel](https://incaglossary.com/m/medicinewheel.md).
 [AVO]

## [nagualismo](https://incaglossary.com/n/nagualismo.md)

Languages: Mex

(n) The practice of nagualism, a way to break the psychological
conditioning of the cognitive division that keeps us cut off from our
sources. The world, as we perceive it, was formed *a
priori*.
It was given to us (the [tonal](https://incaglossary.com/t/tonal.md)).
 [CCPB]
(*See*,
 [nagual](https://incaglossary.com/n/nagual.md).)

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/droppedImage-31.jpg

## [nahual](https://incaglossary.com/n/nahual.md)

*See*, [nagual](https://incaglossary.com/n/nagual.md).

## [nanachikuy](https://incaglossary.com/n/nanachikuy.md)

(v) To regret, to resent. [QP]

## [nanachiy](https://incaglossary.com/n/nanachiy.md)

(v) To make hurt. [PSL]

## [nanay](https://incaglossary.com/n/nanay.md)

(v) To hurt. (n) Physical pain. [PSL]

## [nanay thanichiq](https://incaglossary.com/n/nanay-thanichiq.md)

(n) Painkillers. [QP]

## [napa](https://incaglossary.com/n/napa.md)

(n) The principle ensign of [Inca](https://incaglossary.com/i/inca.md)
sovereignty was a sheep *of the country* [emphasis mine], the
color white, with a red body cloth, on the top ear-rings of gold, and
on the breast a plate with red badges such as was worn by rich Incas
when they went abroad; carried in front of all on a pole with a cross
of plumes of feathers. [HOI]
[Other sources give the napa as a white llama, which is probably what
was meant above by *sheep of the country*. Sheep as we know them
were introduced, along with horses and cows, by the Spanish.]

## [napani](https://incaglossary.com/n/napani.md)

(v)
To salute. [HOI]

## [napay](https://incaglossary.com/n/napay.md)

(n) A salutation. [RS]

## [Nasca, Nazca](https://incaglossary.com/n/nasca.md)

(n) *See*, [Appendix N](https://incaglossary.com/appendix/n#nasca).

## [naupa, nawpa](https://incaglossary.com/n/naupa.md)

*See*,
 [ñawpa](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawpa.md).

## [Naymlamp, Nayamlap, Nayamlamp, Naylamp, Ñañlamp, Nano](https://incaglossary.com/n/naymlamp.md)

(n) The name of a
legendary figure in the history of the people of the Lambayeque Valley
on the north coast of Peru, the leader of primordial sea people that
invaded the valley at a time in pre-history. [This is a familiar figure
in artwork of the [Tawantinsuyu](https://incaglossary.com/t/tawantinsuyu.md).] [MAN]
Ruler of the Lambayeque culture which flourished from roughly 700 CE to
1300 CE in what is now called Peru. The Lambayeque, sometimes called
the Sican culture, would go on to be conquered by the [Chimu](https://incaglossary.com/appendix/n#chimu), who themselves would be taken over
by the fearsome [Incas](https://incaglossary.com/i/inca.md). Even through this
succession of conquests, which culminated in the Spanish acquisition of
the Inca's in the mid-1500s, stories of Naymlap survive today. The
legends of Naymlap begin with his arrival on a staggering fleet of
balsa wood boats, accompanied by his wife and a harem of concubines,
and an idol of pure green stone. Naymlap marked his grand arrival with
the building of a vast temple palace to house the idol. During
Naymlap's lifetime it is said that his court trumpeters could smash
shells with the sounds of their music and that the dust of these shells
was scattered beneath every footstep he took by loyal servants. It was
a job they more than happy to do for the man who ruled a peaceful,
prosperous kingdom. Naymlap, who was viewed as something like a god in
his own right, was so popular that servants were said to have hidden
his body when he died so the kingdom wouldn't be thrown into turmoil
when it was discovered he had succumbed to death. [WEC]

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/naymlap.jpg — The arrival of Naymlamp.

## [nayra pacha](https://incaglossary.com/n/nayra-pacha.md)

Languages: AYM

(n) Ancient time. [ASD]

## [necromancy](https://incaglossary.com/n/necromancy.md)

Languages: Eng

(n)
Conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically
revealing the future or influencing the course of events. [GOL]

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/sorcerypackage.jpg — A sorcery package in which a victim's clothing and photograph were intentionally wrapped together with human bones in a cemetery. This action is part of the magic that binds the victim's soul to that of the [ánima](https://incaglossary.com/a/anima.md), or soul, of the deceased. [GOL]

## [necrophilia](https://incaglossary.com/n/necrophilia.md)

Languages: Greek

(n) Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia or necrolagnia, is the
sexual attraction to corpses. The word is derived from the Greek words:
 *nekros*, dead, and *philia*, love. Acts of
necrophilia are displayed on Moche artifacts. It was reportedly used as
a method to communicate with the dead. [WIKI] From the
superficial interpretation of some Mochica vessels which show females
in varied amorous scenes with skeletons, one could be led to assume
that this race practiced several types of necrophilia. Although the [cult of the dead](https://incaglossary.com/c/cultofthedead.md) played a paramount
role in all ancient Peruvian cultures, and this may have led to sexual
excesses of this kind, there is not a single indication that this
actually occurred in the many descriptions of their funereal customs
found in the old [chronicles](https://incaglossary.com/c/chronicler.md). [DYE] *See*, [sexual activity](https://incaglossary.com/s/sexualactivity.md) for more information
and other links.

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/necrophilia.png — Mochica vase showing an erotic scene of a woman and a skeleton. [DYE]

## [New Sunrise](https://incaglossary.com/n/newsunrise.md)

(*See*, [pachacuti](https://incaglossary.com/p/pachacuti.md)) The
beginning of a 500-year cycle. It is very special because the first
light is the food for the heart; it brings life force energy, it is the
moment when we awaken and remember the essence of who we are, the
essence of the creation. In this current cycle of the Sunrise, the [huacas](https://incaglossary.com/h/huaca.md) and energy
vortices are reactivating. [IGMP]

## [nia hituatatha](https://incaglossary.com/n/nia-hituatatha.md)

Languages: AYM

(n) After this life. [ASD]

## [nierika, nierica](https://incaglossary.com/n/nierika.md)

Languages: Huichol

(n) There is a door in our minds that remains hidden until the moment
of death. This nierika is an access or cosmic interface between
ordinary and non-ordinary realities. (*See*,
 [conscious death](https://incaglossary.com/c/conscious-death.md).)
 [AHN]
A circular object made from stone, clay, wood or yarn and decorated
with symbols from personal experience; anything of personal importance.
After a nierika is created, it is used as a focal point to center
thoughts during intense meditation. This ceremony helps find a solution
to a problem or upcoming challenge, as well as clarify the journey
through life. Create a new nierika for each ceremony. [WNC]
The hole in the middle is considered a mirror (often a small glass
mirror is used). This is the magical eye through which man and God can
see each other. The mirror makes the Gods pay attention to the
petition, which places a real obligation on the Gods to grant whatever
is portrayed on the nierika; but an offering must be made as well. [WHC]
(*See*,
 [torus](https://incaglossary.com/t/torus.md), [apacheta](https://incaglossary.com/a/apacheta.md)
(def. 4).)

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/nierika.jpg — A yarn nierika of Huichol origin. The Huichol recognize the four cardinal directions and the center in these depictions, very much like a mandala or other [medicine wheel](https://incaglossary.com/m/medicinewheel.md).

## [Nighttime Sun](https://incaglossary.com/n/nighttimesun.md)

(1) The sun after it has set. (2) A deity worshipped by the [Guari](https://incaglossary.com/fg/guari.md) lineage [ayllu](https://incaglossary.com/a/ayllu.md)
of [Cajatambo](https://incaglossary.com/c/cajatambo.md) that was believed to
enter a hidden, watery passage into the underworld. (*See*,
 [Huarochirí Manuscript](https://incaglossary.com/h/huarochirimanuscript.md), [Daytime Sun](https://incaglossary.com/d/daytimesun.md).)

## [nina](https://incaglossary.com/n/nina.md)

(n) (1) Fire, match [RS]Red
hot wood embers. [PSPM] (2) Fire
spirit. [AYV]
Sacred fire; a conscious being, understood as the great and powerful
transmuter and transformer of all density into light and higher
vibration. [ANON1]

## [nina kuru](https://incaglossary.com/n/nina-kuru.md)

(n) Firefly. [RS] (*See*,
 [ayañawi](https://incaglossary.com/a/ayanawi.md)
for picture.)

## [nina lawray](https://incaglossary.com/n/nina-lawray.md)

(n) Fire, flame. [RS]

## [Ninán Cuyúnchic, Ninan Cuyoche](https://incaglossary.com/n/ninancuyunchic.md)

(n) The chosen heir of [Huayna Capac](https://incaglossary.com/h/huaynacapac.md) who died along with the [Inca](https://incaglossary.com/s/sapainca.md)
ruler, leaving half-brothers [Atahualpa](https://incaglossary.com/a/atahualpa.md)and
 [Waskar](https://incaglossary.com/w/wascar.md) to divide the country
in civil war at the time [Pizarro](https://incaglossary.com/p/pizarro.md) landed.
 [MAN]*Cuando
murió su padre, Tupac Yupanqui, le correspondía el trono a Ninán
Cuyúnchic el heredero legitimo según la ley del imperio, pero fue
desahuciado, como enfermizo e inútil entonces existió la rivalidad por
el imperio entre Huascar y Atahualpa, finalmente fue elegido Atahualpa
como Inca o Emperador del Imperio Inca. Su padre le dejo como herencia
desde Huamachuci, en el actual Perú hasta el río Angasmayo, en
Colombia, el resto del Tahuantinsuyo fue para su hermano Huascar.* When his
father died, the throne corresponded to Ninán Cuyúnchic the legitimate
heir according to the law of the empire, but he was evicted as sickly
and useless. Then the rivalry for the empire existed between Wascar and
Atahualpa; finally Atahualpa was elected as the Inca or Emperor of the
Inca Empire. His father left his inheritance from Huamachuci, in the
current Peru, to the river Angasmayo in Colombia, the remainder of the [Tawantinsuyu](https://incaglossary.com/t/tawantinsuyu.md) was for his brother
Wascar. [Trans. by Litza Arce.] [WMGE]The Inca
was taken ill with a fever, though others say it was small-pox or
measles. He felt the disease to be mortal and sent for the [orejones](https://incaglossary.com/o/orejones.md), his relations, who asked him to
name his successor. His reply was that his son Ninan Cuyoche was to
succeed, if the augury of the [calpa](https://incaglossary.com/c/calpa.md) gave
signs that such succession would be auspicious; if not his son Huascar
was to succeed. Orders were given to proceed with the ceremony of the
calpa, and the chief steward of the Sun, came to perform it. By the
first calpa it was found that the succession of Ninan Cuyoche would not
be auspicious. Then they opened another lamb and took out the lungs,
examining certain veins. The result was that the signs respecting
Huascar were also inauspicious. Returning to the Inca, that he might
name some one else, they found that he was dead. While the orejones
stood in suspense about the succession, Ninan Cuyoche was also dead of
the small-pox pestilence. [HOI]
(*See*,
 [Appendix H](https://incaglossary.com/appendix/h).)

## [nina runa](https://incaglossary.com/n/nina-runa.md)

(n) Fire people who live inside volcanos. [MAN]A
spirit being who rides horses of fire. She is called upon by shamans as
a powerful defense.[AYV]
(*See*,
 [hark'ana](https://incaglossary.com/h/harkana.md).)

## [nitimushcanpoma](https://incaglossary.com/n/nitimushcanpoma.md)

Languages: Amaz

(n) Literally, *crushing
tigers*.
Jaguars with human heads and hair made of snakes. (*See*,
 [dismemberment](https://incaglossary.com/d/dismemberment.md)). [AYV]

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/crushingtiger.jpg — A nitimushcanpoma, the crushing tiger that dismembers the [vegetalista](https://incaglossary.com/v/vegetalista.md), in this detail from a painting by Pablo Amaringo. [AYV]

## [non-ordinary reality](https://incaglossary.com/n/non-ordinary-reality.md)

*See*,
 [nagual](https://incaglossary.com/n/nagual.md).

## [north, the](https://incaglossary.com/n/north.md)

Languages: Eng

(n)
One of the four cardinal directions representing the four winds. (*See*, [level of abstraction](https://incaglossary.com/l/levelofabstraction.md), def. 2.)
The north is the direction of strong *[magnetism](https://incaglossary.com/m/magnetismo.md)*
and [power](https://incaglossary.com/p/power.md) because of the location of the
equator and the North Pole. [WOFW] (*See*, also, [west](https://incaglossary.com/w/west.md), [east](https://incaglossary.com/e/east.md) and [south](https://incaglossary.com/s/south.md).)

## [novicio](https://incaglossary.com/n/novicio.md)

Languages: Span.

(n) A [shaman](https://incaglossary.com/s/shaman.md) in training, an apprentice. [JLH]

## [nucnu huasca](https://incaglossary.com/n/nucnu-huasca.md)

*See*,
 [ayahuasca](https://incaglossary.com/a/ayahuasca.md).

## [nuka sunquipy causanqui](https://incaglossary.com/n/nuka-sunquipy-causanqui.md)

Languages: expression

You will always have a place in my heart.

## [nuna](https://incaglossary.com/n/nuna.md)

(n) (1) The principle that
everything
is spirit. One of the major organizing principles. [JLH] (2) The
spirit; the essential aspect of the individual. [JLH]
Soul, an individual's (or object's or group's) inalterable essence,
underlying all levels of body, mind, and spirit. [ANON1] (*See*,
 [saiwa](https://incaglossary.com/s/saiwa.md), [munay](https://incaglossary.com/m/munay.md), chekak,
 [yuya](https://incaglossary.com/y/yuya.md), [ch'ulla](https://incaglossary.com/ch/chulla.md), [kallari](https://incaglossary.com/k/kallari.md),
 [kawsay](https://incaglossary.com/k/kawsay.md).)

## [nuna illariy](https://incaglossary.com/n/nuna-illariy.md)

(n) Soul
awakening, or *the first ray of dawn of the soul*; a term used to
describe shamanic [journey](https://incaglossary.com/j/journey.md), a conscious
out-of-body experience along a ray of light or straight path; the
flight of the soul along a ray of dawning. [ANON1]

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/paint41.jpg

## [Ñacachus](https://incaglossary.com/n/nacachus.md)

(n) Offshoot of the Dominicans; members hold Black Mass and steal the
energy of others. [JLH]

## [ñakay](https://incaglossary.com/n/nakay.md)

(v) To suffer. [QP]

## [ñak'arichiy](https://incaglossary.com/n/nakarichiy.md)

(v) To cause pain, to make suffer. [PSL]

## [ñak'ariy, ñakariy](https://incaglossary.com/n/nakariy.md)

(v) To suffer, to hurt. [PSL]
[QP]

## [ñan](https://incaglossary.com/n/nyan.md)

(n) Road, path. [QP]
[RS]
The [Inca](https://incaglossary.com/i/inca.md) road system was the most extensive
and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. The
network was based on two north-south roads with numerous branches. Part
of the road network was built by cultures that precede the Inca Empire [[Tawantinsuyu](https://incaglossary.com/t/tawantinsuyu.md)], notably the Wari
culture. During the Spanish colonial era, parts of the road system were
given the status of *Camino Real* [Royal road]. The eastern route
ran high in the [puna](https://incaglossary.com/p/puna.md) grasslands and
mountain valleys from Quito, Ecuador to Mendoza, Argentina. The western
route followed the coastal plain not including in coastal deserts where
it hugged the foothills. More than twenty routes ran over the western
mountains, while others traversed the eastern cordillera in the
mountains and lowlands. Some of these roads reach heights of over 5,000
metres (16,000 ft) above sea level. The trails connected the
regions of the empire from the northern provincial capital in Quito
past the modern city of Santiago, Chile in the south. The Inca road
system linked together about 40,000 kilometres (25,000 mi) of
roadway and provided access to over 3,000,000 square kilometres
(1,200,000 sq mi) of territory. Situated between 500 to 800
metres (1,600 to 2,600 ft) above sea level, this monumental road,
which could reach 20 metres (66 ft) in width, connected populated
areas, administrative centres, agricultural and mining zones as well as
ceremonial centres and sacred spaces. These roads provided easy,
reliable and quick routes for the empire's civilian and military
communications, personnel movement, and logistical support. The prime
users were imperial soldiers, porters and [llama](https://incaglossary.com/ll/llama.md)
caravans, along with the nobility and individuals on official duty.
Permission was required before others could walk along the roads, and
tolls were charged at some bridges. Although the Inca roads varied
greatly in scale, construction, and appearance, for the most part they
varied between about 1 to 4 metres (3.3 to 13 ft) in
width. The Incas developed techniques to overcome the difficult
territory of the Andes. On steep slopes they built stone steps
resembling giant flights of stairs. In desert areas near the coast they
built low walls to keep the sand from drifting over the road. [*See*, [hatun ñan](https://incaglossary.com/h/hatunnyan.md) for photo of a ramp.] Various
means were used to bridge water courses. Rafts were used to cross wide
meandering rivers. Bridges built of stone or floating reeds were used
in marshy highlands. [Rope bridges](https://incaglossary.com/q-prime/qeswachaka.md)
provided access across narrow valleys. A bridge across the Apurímac
River, west of Cuzco, spanned a distance of 45 metres. Ravines were
sometimes crossed by hanging baskets, or *oroya*, which could
span distances of over 50 metres. Bridges were sometimes built in
pairs. [*See*, [chaca](https://incaglossary.com/ch/chaca.md) for more info and links.] [WIKI]

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/incaroads.png — The Inca road system. [WIKI]

## [ñaña](https://incaglossary.com/n/nana.md)

(n) Girlfriend of a female, woman's sister. [QP]

## [ñanta riqsichiq](https://incaglossary.com/n/nanta-riqsichiq.md)

(n) A guide. [QP]

## [ñañaptaatha](https://incaglossary.com/n/nanaptaatha.md)

Languages: AYM · tr.v

To cure from illness. [ASD]

## [ñañaptatha](https://incaglossary.com/n/nanaptatha.md)

Languages: AYM · intr.v

To emerge from illness. [ASD]

## [ñauca](https://incaglossary.com/n/nauca.md)

(n) A
totally blind person. [DYE]

## [ñaucayani](https://incaglossary.com/n/naucayani.md)

(n)
Progressive blindness. [DYE]

## [ñaupa, ñawpan](https://incaglossary.com/n/naupa-2.md)

*See*,
 [ñawpa](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawpa.md).

## [ñawi, ñawin](https://incaglossary.com/n/nyawi.md)

(n) (1) Eye. (2) The five ñawi are roughly equivalent to the [chakras](https://incaglossary.com/c/chakra.md)
of the Hindu system and each is associated with one of the [chunpis](https://incaglossary.com/ch/chunpi.md).
 [Kulli](https://incaglossary.com/k/kulli.md) ñawi
is the two physical eyes and the third eye. [Sonqo](https://incaglossary.com/s/sonqo.md)
ñawi is at the heart, [kunka](https://incaglossary.com/k/kunka.md) ñawi at the
throat, [qosqo](https://incaglossary.com/q/qosqo.md) ñawi at the navel, and [siki](https://incaglossary.com/s/siki.md) ñawi at
the base of the spine. [KOAK]
(3) The face.  Also,
ñavi
(in
Ecuador).
(*See*,
 [chawpi](https://incaglossary.com/ch/chawpi.md).)

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/paint51.jpg

## [ñawi mayllay](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawi-mayllay.md)

(n)
Literally, *washing
the face*.
The sponsors at a wedding in Ecuador take a little water in a basin,
sprinkle flower petals in it and, with the groom, wash the face, arms
and legs of the bride, all the while advising her to be a good wife.
The water is then changed, re-flowered, and the bride joins in doing
the same to the groom, all exhorting him to be a good husband. [TAV]

## [ñawin aqha](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawin-aqha.md)

(n) Eye of the [chicha](https://incaglossary.com/ch/chicha.md),
which is the first cup of chicha from a vessel which is offered to
deities. [ROR]

## [ñawinchay](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawinchay.md)

(v) To read. [QP]

## [ñawpa, ñaupa, ñawpan](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawpa.md)

(adj) Ancient. [QP]
Old; former. [RS]

## [ñawpa ayllu](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawpa-ayllu.md)

(n) Ancestors. [QP]

## [ñawpa llaqta](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawpa-llaqta.md)

(n) Ruins. [QP]

## [ñawpa machu](https://incaglossary.com/n/nyawpamachu.md)

(n) Literally, *ancient
old*.
Ancient times of darkness on the earth. [KVI]

## [ñawpa pacha](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawpa-pacha.md)

(n)
The transparent beings who lived in the [ñawpa machu](https://incaglossary.com/n/nyawpamachu.md).
 [KVI]

## [ñawpaq](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawpaq.md)

(adv) Ahead, past. (adj) Ancient. [QP]

## [ñawpaq kaq](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawpaq-kaq.md)

(adj) First. [QP]

## [ñawpaqta](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawpaqta.md)

(adv) Before in time. [QP]

## [ñawsa](https://incaglossary.com/n/nawsa.md)

(adj) Blind. [QP]

## [ñopo](https://incaglossary.com/n/nyopo.md)

, cohoba,
yopo, paricá (Amaz): (n) A kind of snuff prepared by the natives of
Venezuela from the roasted seeds of a leguminous tree (*Piptadenia
peregrina*), thence
called niopo tree. [FOD] A powerful
hallucinogenic snuff made from the seeds of a tropical American tree (*Piptadenia
peregrina*) and used by Indians of the Caribbean and South America
at the time of early Spanish explorations. DMT and bufotenine are
thought to have been the active principles. Cohoba was inhaled deeply
by means of special bilateral tubes. [WBC] Natives
used to hold meetings during which the chief inhaled powder made from
the seeds. These meetings took place when matters of special importance
to the tribe had to be discussed. [UNDC] The island
of cuba was apparently named after *cohoba*. A
decoction of the bark is used to treat dysentery and gonorrhea. The
variety *falcata* is used to
treat pneumonia. [EPP]

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/nyopo1.jpg — Ñopo.
- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/nyopo2.jpg — A device for sniffing ñopo powder as used by the Guajibo Indians of the Upper Orinoco. [EPP]

## [ñoqa](https://incaglossary.com/n/noqa.md)

(pron) I
(the one speaking). [PSPM]

## [ñoqanchis](https://incaglossary.com/n/noqanchis.md)

(pron) We
(including the one to whom we are speaking). [PSPM]

## [ñoqayku](https://incaglossary.com/n/noqayku.md)

(pron) We
(excluding the one to whom we are speaking). [PSPM]

## [ñucchu](https://incaglossary.com/n/nyucchu.md)

(n)
(*Salvia
splendens*)
(1) A flower that is a central part of the [Taytacha Temblores](https://incaglossary.com/t/taytachatemblores.md)
celebration, used to weave a crown for the Lord of the Earthquakes.
Before the Conquest, it was used as an offering to the ancient gods [Con](https://incaglossary.com/c/con.md)
and [Wiracocha](https://incaglossary.com/w/wiracocha.md).
 [SIP]
(2) Tea made from this flower which is used to cleanse [imprints](https://incaglossary.com/i/imprint.md).
 [JLH]

- Image: https://incaglossary.com/images/Nextra_files/droppedImage-301.jpg

## [ñust'a](https://incaglossary.com/n/nyusta.md)

(n) (1) country woman; girl, (2) [Inca](https://incaglossary.com/i/inca.md)
princess, (3) Female nature spirit, princess of the mountain; goddess;
feminine counterpart of the [apu](https://incaglossary.com/a/apu.md).
(4)
Female of [fifth level](https://incaglossary.com/fg/fifthlevel.md).
 [RS]
[JLH]
[KOAK]

## [ñutco, ñotco](https://incaglossary.com/n/nutco.md)

(n) The brain of man or beast. [DYE]

## Sources

- **AHN**: www.geocities.com/apiskui/huichol/nierika1.html
- **ANON1**: anonymous donor 1. Click * for explanation.
- **ASD**: *Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara*
- **AVO**: my notes from Alberto Villoldo, various writings and lectures
- **AYV**: *Ayahuasca Visions,* Luna
- **CCDM**: Carlos Castaneda, *Details Magazine*.
- **CCPB**: notes taken at the Phoenix Book Store with Carlos Castaneda
- **CCPS**: Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.
- **DYE**: Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.
- **EPP**: *Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants*, Rätsch
- **FOD**: www.thefreedictionary.com
- **GOL**: *The Gift of Life*, Glass-Coffin.
- **HOI**: *History of the Incas,* Sarmiento de Gamboa
- **IAWS**: *Mythology, Illustrated Anthology of World Myth & Storytelling*
- **IGMP**: *Andean Awakening*, Delgado
- **JLH**: Jose Luis Herrera, various lectures
- **KOAK**: *Keepers of the Ancient knowledge*, Wilcox
- **KVI**: *Kintui, Vision of the Incas*, Ayani
- **MAN**: *Mythology of the American Nations*, Jones and Molyneaux
- **PSL**: www.geocities.com/phillott/Bolivia/Dictionary02.htm  Bolivian Quechua
- **PSPM**: *Pachakuti Mesa*, Magee
- **QP**: *Quechua Phrasebook* , Coronel-Molina
- **ROR**: *Rituals of Respect*, Bolin
- **RS**: runasimi.de
- **SIP**: www.spanishinperu.com
- **TAV**: *The Awakening Valley, *Collier and Buitrón
- **TOP**: *Tales of Power*, Castaneda
- **UNDC**: www.unodc.org
- **WBC**: www.britannica.com
- **WEC**: www.examiner.com
- **WHC**: www.hypermex.com/html/abt_huit.htm
- **WIKI**: en.wikipedia.org (no www)
- **WMGE**: www.midena.gov.ec/sitios_wrapper/fuerzas_armadas/historia/reinoquitoatahualpa.htm
- **WNC**: www.nierika.com/html/nierika_profile.htm
- **WOFW**: Source not listed on the original Text Sources page.