Kukna (Kokna)
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Spoken in Khandbara, Kokna village, north-western Maharashtra, Kokna villages, north-western Maharashtra, Pachmauli and Dhudhale Shivar, Kokna villages, north-western Maharashtra, Pachmauli, Kokna village, north-western Maharashtra.
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The sky in Kukna (Kokna)
| Name | Object | Meaning | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanushya baan | Leo and Virgo | 'bow and arrow' | tribal |
| Chirkhandaa | The Pleiades | At Pachmauli the cluster is 'a long tailed bird', at Dhudhale Shivar the splash made when a stone is thrown into mud; both villages use this one word for it. | tribal |
| Kodana Kutara | The Pleiades | 'a heap of hay' | tribal |
| Raaja | The pole star | 'the king' The Koknas at Pachmauli could only faintly recall the name. | tribal |
Sources
- Shreya Shetye, Ganesh Halkare and Aniket Sule, 'Bhil, Pawra and Kokna astronomy', Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 26(2), 441-468 (2023), p. 464 link
- Shreya Shetye, Ganesh Halkare and Aniket Sule, 'Bhil, Pawra and Kokna astronomy', Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 26(2), 441-468 (2023), p. 463 link