Ilimila

Yao

Alternative forms

  • Yilimila (modern)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dɪ̀mɪ̀dà (“Pleiades”). Hetherwick explains that it is named after the verb *-dɪ̀ma (“to cultviate”) because its appearance in the night sky indicates that the planting season is about to come.

Proper noun

Ilimila class 8

  1. (astronomy) Pleiades

References

  • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1902), A Handbook of the Yao Language‎[1], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 153
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