Teressa
names 8objects 8ISO 639-3 tef
Spoken in Teressa island, Nicobars.
tribal 8
See the Teressa sky on the chart →
The sky in Teressa
| Name | Object | Meaning | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takaru Kalitpicho | Aldebaran | The second element is the general word for 'star'. | tribal |
| Kuras | Crux (the Southern Cross) | — | tribal |
| Miroleach | Scorpius | — | tribal |
| Pok Rak | The Milky Way | 'a spring of water' | tribal |
| Rohiung | Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) | 'a coffin' | tribal |
| Kalit Pich | Ursa Minor | The generic word for 'star' on the same island is Kalit picho. | tribal |
| Munech rit heng | Venus as evening star | — | tribal |
| Mahamrehla Chaheng | Venus as morning star | — | tribal |
Sources
- M.N. Vahia, Ganesh Halkare, S.A. Awaradi and Kishore Menon, 'In situ studies of astronomy of the Nicobarese tribe of Nicobar Islands', Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 6, 1014-1039 (2018), Table 3, pp. 1026-1027 link