● Déformation aymara déformation traditionnelle et rituelle du crâne, pratiquée dans certains peuples, notamment chez les Aymaras, qui résulte de la compression de la tête de l'enfant dans un système de bandelettes.
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aymara — ● aymara nom masculin Famille de langues indiennes d Amérique du Sud, parlées par les Aymaras. (L aymara a sans doute des liens génétiques avec le quechua, devant lequel il a reculé.) ● aymara adjectif Déformation aymara, déformation… … Encyclopédie Universelle
aymara deformation — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a conoidal or oxycephalic head produced by binding the head of an infant with bands or with frontal pads and a band … Useful english dictionary
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