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nahualli
Nahuatl · pre-1500s
"a shapeshifting sorcerer or spirit companion"
named a shamanic practitioner believed able to shapeshift into an animal form
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nagual
Spanish · 1600s
"a sorcerer or animal spirit companion"
adopted by Spanish colonists documenting Mesoamerican beliefs
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nagual
English · 1900s
"a person's animal spirit counterpart in Mesoamerican belief"
borrowed into English anthropological and folklore writing
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