Pauri Bareli (Pawra)
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Spoken in Boradi, Pawra country, north-western Maharashtra, Pawra villages, north-western Maharashtra.
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The sky in Pauri Bareli (Pawra)
| Name | Object | Meaning | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daatu / Daatla | Leo and Virgo | 'a sickle' | tribal |
| Hulgi | Orion's Belt | the three Belt stars as the three eggs of a pigeon-like bird called hulgi In other villages the Belt is a deer with hunters around it; the Koknas of one village make the deer the Belt and Sirius, Canopus and Procyon the three hunters chasing it, Sirius being closest and shooting first, which is why the other two are angry with it. | tribal |
| Shendi Taro | The pole star | The authors record their own doubt: they suspect the Pawras may have confused it with a comet. | 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. 462 link