Nganurganity - Revision history

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	"Nganurganity" [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is the Boorong/Wergaia name of σ CMa, from northwestern Victoria, Australia.<ref>Stanbridge(1861)</ref> The Boorong are a clan of the indigenous Maligundidj people, who saw it as an ancestral figure who fights the Moon, flanked by his wives.		"Nganurganity" [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is the Boorong/Wergaia name of σ CMa, from northwestern Victoria, Australia.<ref>Stanbridge(1861)</ref> The Boorong are a clan of the indigenous Maligundidj people, who saw it as an ancestral figure who fights the Moon, flanked by his wives.

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	"Nganurganity" [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is the Boorong/Wergaia name of σ CMa, from northwestern Victoria, Australia.<ref>Stanbridge(1861)</ref> The Boorong are a clan of the indigenous Maligundidj people, who saw it as an ancestral figure who fights the ~~moon~~, flanked by his wives.		"Nganurganity" [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is the Boorong/Wergaia name of σ CMa, from northwestern Victoria, Australia.<ref>Stanbridge(1861)</ref> The Boorong are a clan of the indigenous Maligundidj people, who saw it as an ancestral figure who fights the Moon, flanked by his wives.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

Sushoff at 09:55, 19 May 2025

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	==IAU Working Group on Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
	The name was discussed and adopted to the IAU-CSN by the IAU WGSN in 2017.		The name was discussed and adopted to the IAU-CSN by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==
			* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
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	== Reference ==		== Reference ==

			[[Category:Asterism]]
	[[Category:Single star-asterism‏‎]]		[[Category:Single star-asterism‏‎]]
	[[Category:Star Name‏‎]]		[[Category:Star Name‏‎]]
	[[Category:IAU-Star Name‏‎]]		[[Category:IAU-Star Name‏‎]]
	[[Category:Australia_and_New_Zealand‏‎]]		[[Category:Australia_and_New_Zealand‏‎]]
			[[Category:CMa]]

Sushoff at 09:53, 19 May 2025

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	===Early Anthropology Misreading===		===Early Anthropology Misreading===
	In 19th century literature Stanbridge (1857)<ref>Stanbridge, W.E. (1857) On the Astronomy and Mythology of the Aborigines of Victoria. Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, Vol. 2, pp. 137-140.</ref>, the name was misspelt as "Unurgunite" for initial ng- (of the correct term "Nganurganity") does not occur in English. It was typically ignored in transcription of that era. WGSN corrects the spelling.		In 19th century literature Stanbridge (1857)<ref>Stanbridge, W.E. (1857) On the Astronomy and Mythology of the Aborigines of Victoria. Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, Vol. 2, pp. 137-140.</ref>, the name was misspelt as "[[Unurgunite]]" for initial ng- (of the correct term "Nganurganity") does not occur in English. It was typically ignored in transcription of that era. WGSN corrects the spelling.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 12:04, 17 May 2025

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	[[Category:IAU-Star Name‏‎]]		[[Category:IAU-Star Name‏‎]]
	[[Category:~~Australia~~]]		[[Category:Australia_and_New_Zealand‏‎]]

Sushoff at 08:42, 1 May 2025

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			[[File:Jacky Lizard Kioloa 1.JPG\|thumb\|A Jacky Lizard (''Amphibolurus muricatus'') in Kioloa, New South Wales, Australia (CC-BY Toby Hudson).]]
	Nganurganity is an ancestral jacky lizard who has two wives, represented by stars on either side of him (δ CMa and ε CMa). The Moon is Mityan, the quoll. Mityan fell in love with one of the wives of Unurgunite and tried to lure her away. Nganurganity discovered Mityan’s trickery and attacked him, leading to a great fight in which Mityan was defeated. The Moon has been wandering the heavens ever since, the scars of the battle still visible on his face as maria. One of the wives (δ CMa) lies further away from Nganurganity and is closer to the Moon than the other wife (ε CMa). This is the wife Mityan tried to lure away.		Nganurganity is an ancestral jacky lizard who has two wives, represented by stars on either side of him (δ CMa and ε CMa). The Moon is Mityan, the quoll. Mityan fell in love with one of the wives of Unurgunite and tried to lure her away. Nganurganity discovered Mityan’s trickery and attacked him, leading to a great fight in which Mityan was defeated. The Moon has been wandering the heavens ever since, the scars of the battle still visible on his face as maria. One of the wives (δ CMa) lies further away from Nganurganity and is closer to the Moon than the other wife (ε CMa). This is the wife Mityan tried to lure away.

Sushoff at 08:38, 1 May 2025

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	"Nganurganity" [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is the Boorong/Wergaia name of σ CMa, from northwestern Victoria, Australia. The Boorong are a clan of the indigenous Maligundidj people, who saw it as an ancestral figure who fights the moon, flanked by his wives.		"Nganurganity" [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is the Boorong/Wergaia name of σ CMa, from northwestern Victoria, Australia.<ref>Stanbridge(1861)</ref> The Boorong are a clan of the indigenous Maligundidj people, who saw it as an ancestral figure who fights the moon, flanked by his wives.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

Sushoff at 08:38, 1 May 2025

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	Nganurganity is an ancestral jacky lizard who has two wives, represented by stars on either side of him (δ CMa and ε CMa). The Moon is Mityan, the quoll. Mityan fell in love with one of the wives of Unurgunite and tried to lure her away. Nganurganity discovered Mityan’s trickery and attacked him, leading to a great fight in which Mityan was defeated. The Moon has been wandering the heavens ever since, the scars of the battle still visible on his face as maria. One of the wives (δ CMa) lies further away from Nganurganity and is closer to the Moon than the other wife (ε CMa). This is the wife Mityan tried to lure away.		Nganurganity is an ancestral jacky lizard who has two wives, represented by stars on either side of him (δ CMa and ε CMa). The Moon is Mityan, the quoll. Mityan fell in love with one of the wives of Unurgunite and tried to lure her away. Nganurganity discovered Mityan’s trickery and attacked him, leading to a great fight in which Mityan was defeated. The Moon has been wandering the heavens ever since, the scars of the battle still visible on his face as maria. One of the wives (δ CMa) lies further away from Nganurganity and is closer to the Moon than the other wife (ε CMa). This is the wife Mityan tried to lure away.

	===Early ~~Anthropoloy~~ Misreading===		===Early Anthropology Misreading===
	In 19th century literature Stanbridge (1857)<ref>Stanbridge, W.E. (1857) On the Astronomy and Mythology of the Aborigines of Victoria. Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, Vol. 2, pp. 137-140.</ref>, the name was misspelt as "Unurgunite" for initial ng- (of the correct term "Nganurganity") does not occur in English. It was typically ignored in transcription of that era. WGSN corrects the spelling.		In 19th century literature Stanbridge (1857)<ref>Stanbridge, W.E. (1857) On the Astronomy and Mythology of the Aborigines of Victoria. Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, Vol. 2, pp. 137-140.</ref>, the name was misspelt as "Unurgunite" for initial ng- (of the correct term "Nganurganity") does not occur in English. It was typically ignored in transcription of that era. WGSN corrects the spelling.

Sushoff at 08:30, 1 May 2025

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	===Early Anthropoloy Misreading===		===Early Anthropoloy Misreading===
	In 19th century literature Stanbridge(~~1861~~), the name was misspelt as "Unurgunite" for initial ng- (of the correct term "Nganurganity") does not occur in English. It was typically ignored in transcription of that era. WGSN corrects the spelling.		In 19th century literature Stanbridge (1857)<ref>Stanbridge, W.E. (1857) On the Astronomy and Mythology of the Aborigines of Victoria. Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, Vol. 2, pp. 137-140.</ref>, the name was misspelt as "Unurgunite" for initial ng- (of the correct term "Nganurganity") does not occur in English. It was typically ignored in transcription of that era. WGSN corrects the spelling.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 08:28, 1 May 2025

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-Nganurganity [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is the "Jacky lizard" in the culture of the Boorong, a clan of the indigenous Maligundidj people of northwestern Victoria in Australia, who saw it as an ancestral figure who fights the moon, flanked by his wives. The name was listed as Unurgunite in Stanbridge(1861), for initial ng-, which does not occur in English, was typically ignored in transcription of that era. WGSN corrects the spelling.
+"Nganurganity" [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is the Boorong/Wergaia name of σ CMa, from northwestern Victoria, Australia. The Boorong are a clan of the indigenous Maligundidj people, who saw it as an ancestral figure who fights the moon, flanked by his wives.
-#REDIRECT [[Unurgunite]]
+==Etymology and History==
 [[Category:Single star-asterism‏‎]]
 [[Category:Star Name‏‎]]
 [[Category:Australia]]