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Latest revision as of 03:51, 13 May 2026
Authors: Youla Azkarrula
Hikarowanakoya is an Arawakan constellation name from Lokono. This constellation is referring to the spirit of the little cuckoo.
Etymology and History
Spelling Variants
Origin of Constellation
The constellation Hikarowanakoya ‘Spirit of the little cuckoo’ was only mentioned by Claudius de Goeje.[1] It represents the little cuckoo (Coccycua minuta). The constellation remains unidentified; neither do we know what its appearance used to signify. However, the Penard brothers mention the Kari’na constellation of a cuckoo species identified as the very similar Piaya cayana.[2][3] The Kari’na constellation is said to bring luck to hunters. Interestingly, the Lokono link hunter’s luck to the little cuckoo as well. They say that if the bird passes you calling pikwan pikwan pikwan, you have to watch out, as something bad might happen to you.[4]
Mythology / Religion
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References
- References (general)
- ↑ Goeje, Claudius Henricus de. 1942. “De Inwijding Tot Medicijnman Bij de Arawakken (Guyana) in Tekst En Mythe.” Bijdragen Tot de Taal-, Land- En Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië 101: 211–76.
- ↑ Penard, Frederik Paul, and Arthur Philip Penard. 1907. De Menschetende Aanbidders Der Zonneslang. Paramaribo: H.B. Heyde.
- ↑ Courtz, H. 2008. A Carib Grammar and Dictionary. Toronto, ON, Canada: Magoria Books.
- ↑ Rybka, Konrad (online). Lokono sky culture in Stellarium, https://github.com/stellarium/stellarium , printed in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds., 2022), Astronomy in Culture --Cultures of Astronomy. Astronomie in der Kultur--Kulturen der Astronomie.: Featuring the Proceedings of the Splinter Meeting at the Annual Conference of the Astronomische Gesselschafb Sept. 14-16, 2021, tredition, Ahrensburg (Germany): 706-726.
