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The rainbow
the rainbow · — · —
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The names
tribal 3 · borrowed 1
| Name | Language | Meaning | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamarpatta; Gulel | Gondi Nagpur region: Chandrapur, Yavatmal, Gondia (Maharashtra), Adilabad (Telangana), Balaghat, Seoni, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) | At Matharjun a rainbow appeared while the survey was in the village and the informants named it Kamarpatta on the spot (p. 35). At Chalisbodi it is Gulel, and the paper adds that it is also called the bow of a bow and arrow (p. 37). | tribal |
| Ayak / Aikawa / Ayyakawa | Kolami Kolam villages of Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts, Vidarbha, Maharashtra, and adjoining Adilabad, Telangana | 'the grandparents' — Ayyak the grandfather at the violet end and awa the grandmother at the red Four of the ten villages. Read as the sign that the current rains have ended. At Landgi Pod it is instead the bow of Bhimayak, one of the five Kolam gods. | tribal |
| Indra-dhanush | Lambadi (Banjara) Banjara tandas of Vidarbha, Maharashtra (villages in the Nagpur–Amravati–Yavatmal region) | 'Indra's bow' One of six villages. Read as the sign that the current spell of rain has ended. | borrowed |
| Meisakupa | Mara (Lakher) the Lakher country, southern Lushai Hills (now southern Mizoram) and the Chin Hills | The tail of a celestial creature; the account continues past the page quoted here. | tribal |
Sources
- Vahia & Halkare, 'Aspects of Gond Astronomy', Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 16(1), 29-44 (2013); preprint arXiv:1306.2416, Table 5 row 8, p. 39 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 row 24, p. 71, and Appendix 1.2.10 (Kakban), p. 84 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 1 row 26, p. 69, and Appendix 1.1.4 (Kasola), p. 79 link
- N.E. Parry, The Lakhers (London: Macmillan, 1932), p. 499 link