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Crux (the Southern Cross)
Crux (the Southern Cross) · α, β, γ, δ Crucis · Crux
names 4languages 3stars 4
The names
tribal 4
| Name | Language | Meaning | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mian | Central Nicobarese (Camorta) Camorta, Nancowry group, Central Nicobars | 'a dagger used in fishing' | tribal |
| Irukmara / Ipamaka | Kolami Kolam villages of Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts, Vidarbha, Maharashtra, and adjoining Adilabad, Telangana | a Mahua tree (Madhuca longifolia), whose flowers are fermented to make liquor Eight of ten villages. Two named stars stand under the tree to gather its flowers — see Murta and Kadma below. | tribal |
| Irup pokke | Kolami Kolam villages of Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts, Vidarbha, Maharashtra, and adjoining Adilabad, Telangana | 'the flowers of the Mahua' The small stars around the Mahua tree Irukmara, gathered by the old lady and the young one who stand beside it as α and β Centauri. | tribal |
| Kuras | Teressa Teressa island, Nicobars | — | 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
- 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
- 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), Appendix 1.2.3 (Jamini), p. 81 link