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Cygnus
suggested by the recorders as Cygnus · — · Cygnus
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The names
tribal 3
| Name | Language | Meaning | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barre; Sir; mais | Kolami Kolam villages of Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts, Vidarbha, Maharashtra, and adjoining Adilabad, Telangana | 'a buffalo' The best sign of the set: Landgi Pod calls the buffalo excellent, Raipur says lots of rain. | tribal |
| Kavadi Kunde / Kavedi Koda | Kolami Kolam villages of Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts, Vidarbha, Maharashtra, and adjoining Adilabad, Telangana | 'a tower of three pots' Seven of ten villages. | tribal |
| laṇḍae ipil | Mundari Chota Nagpur plateau, Ranchi district, Jharkhand | the one who is laughing The third fire-thief, who cannot help laughing at the discomfiture awaiting the sleeper, and whom the others push aside for fear he will wake the man. | tribal |
Sources
- M.N. Vahia, Ganesh Halkare, Kishore Menon and Harini Calamur, 'The astronomy of two Indian tribes: the Banjaras and the Kolams', Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 17(1), 65-84 (2014), Table 2 row 12, p. 71, and Appendix 1.2.2 (Janguguda), p. 80 link
- M.N. Vahia, Ganesh Halkare, Kishore Menon and Harini Calamur, 'The astronomy of two Indian tribes: the Banjaras and the Kolams', Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 17(1), 65-84 (2014), Table 2, p. 71 link
- Hoffmann, Encyclopaedia Mundarica, vol. VII, s.v. ipil, cols. 1919-1925 link