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[[File:Stellarium-016.png|thumb|Lokono constellation: Kama tâla (jaw of tapir) in the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Konrad Rybka)]]
[[File:Stellarium-016.png|thumb|Lokono constellation: Kama tâla (jaw of tapir) in the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Konrad Rybka)]]
{{Infobox constellation
| name = Kama tâla  (Kama tala)
| native = Kama tâla
| translation = Jaw of the tapir
| pronounce = Kama tala
| IPA =
| culture = Lokono
| RA = 64.94834968 to 68.98016279
| dec = 15.62764205 to 19.18043421
| areatotal = 7.2
| numbermainstars = 12
| numberbfstars = 10
| numberstarsplanets =
| numberbrightstars = 1
| numbernearbystars =
| brighteststarname = Aldebaran
| starmagnitude = 0.86
| neareststarname =
| stardistance =
| numbermessierobjects =
| meteorshowers =
| bordering = Tau
| notes =
| cat = constellation
}}
Kama tala is an Arawakan constellation name from Lokono. This constellation is referring to jaw of tapir.
Kama tala is an Arawakan constellation name from Lokono. This constellation is referring to jaw of tapir.


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== Mythology / Religion ==
== Mythology / Religion ==
The Penard brothers recount the story of an unsuccessful hunter, who cuts meat off his leg and gives it to his wife and mother-in-law, telling them it is tapir meat (''Tapirus terrestris'').<ref>Penard, Frederik Paul, and Arthur Philip Penard. 1907. De Menschetende Aanbidders Der Zonneslang. Paramaribo: H.B. Heyde.</ref> He then asks his fellow people to follow him and help bring the rest of the tapir, but when they arrive at the place they only find the ''akalali'' plant with which he treated his wounds. His body turned into Kama tâla and his spirit into Mabukuli. In a Kari’na story, on the other hand, Kama tâla was the remains of a tapir that the mythical twins were hunting, one of whom accidentally gets his leg severed and becomes the constellation of man without a thigh.
The Penard brothers recount the story of an unsuccessful hunter, who cuts meat off his leg and gives it to his wife and mother-in-law, telling them it is tapir meat (''Tapirus terrestris'').<ref>Penard, Frederik Paul, and Arthur Philip Penard. 1907. De Menschetende Aanbidders Der Zonneslang. Paramaribo: H.B. Heyde.</ref> He then asks his fellow people to follow him and help bring the rest of the tapir, but when they arrive at the place they only find the ''akalali'' plant with which he treated his wounds. His body turned into Kama tâla and his spirit into Mabukuli. In a Kari’na story, on the other hand, Kama tâla was the remains of a tapir that the mythical twins were hunting, one of whom accidentally gets his leg severed and becomes the constellation of man without a thigh.<ref>Rybka, Konrad (online). Lokono sky culture in Stellarium, <nowiki>https://github.com/stellarium/stellarium</nowiki> , 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.</ref>


== Weblinks ==
== Weblinks ==


* {{NAMESPACE}}
* {{NAMESPACE}}
== All HIP Stars within this constellation ==
[[File:CH Kama tala Stellarium-017.png|thumb|Convex Hull for the stars inside Kama tala (CC BY Konrad Rybka).]]
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
|-
! id
! Label
! IAU design.
! description
! Vmag
|-
| 1
| Aldebaran
| HIP 21421
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 0.86
|-
| 2
| Ain
| HIP 20889
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 3.53
|-
| 3
| Prima Hyadum
| HIP 20205
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 3.65
|-
| 4
| Secunda Hyadum
| HIP 20455
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 3.76
|-
| 5
| θ 1 Tauri
| HIP 20885
| Constellation lines (Vertex)
| 3.84
|-
| 6
| δ 3 Tauri
| HIP 20648
| Inside the hull
| 4.298
|-
| 7
| -
| HIP 21029
| Inside the hull
| 4.764
|-
| 8
| δ 2 Tauri
| HIP 20542
| Inside the hull
| 4.8
|-
| 9
| 75 Tau
| HIP 20877
| Inside the hull
| 4.969
|-
| 10
| 63 Tau
| HIP 20484
| Inside the hull
| 5.625
|-
| 11
| 70 Tau
| HIP 20661
| Inside the hull
| 6.439
|-
| 12
| -
| HIP 21053
| Inside the hull
| 6.491
|}


== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
In March 2026, it has been proposed to use the name "Kamatala" for a star in the area to preserve the Lokono heritage. The star 85 Tau (HIP 21137).


== References ==
== References ==


* [[References]] (general)
* [[References]] (general)
[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:American]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:Lokono]] [[Category:Tau]] [[Category:Hyades]]

Latest revision as of 06:39, 21 July 2026

Authors: Youla Azkarrula

Lokono constellation: Kama tâla (jaw of tapir) in the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Konrad Rybka)
Kama tâla (Kama tala)
Asterism Info
Native
Kama tâla
RomanisationKama tala
Translation
Jaw of the tapir
Position (2000)
Right ascension64.94834968 to 68.98016279
Declination15.62764205 to 19.18043421
Area7.2 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars12
Bayer/Flamsteed
stars		10
Stars brighter than 3.00m1
Brightest starAldebaran (0.86m)
Taxonomy
category
of asterism		constellation
IAU-
constellations		Tau

Kama tala is an Arawakan constellation name from Lokono. This constellation is referring to jaw of tapir.

Etymology and History

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Origin of Constellation

The constellation Kama tâla ‘Jaw of the tapir’ is one of the few constellations identified easily by the contemporary Lokono, just like Mabukuli, to which it is related in a myth. [1][2]

Mythology / Religion

The Penard brothers recount the story of an unsuccessful hunter, who cuts meat off his leg and gives it to his wife and mother-in-law, telling them it is tapir meat (Tapirus terrestris).[3] He then asks his fellow people to follow him and help bring the rest of the tapir, but when they arrive at the place they only find the akalali plant with which he treated his wounds. His body turned into Kama tâla and his spirit into Mabukuli. In a Kari’na story, on the other hand, Kama tâla was the remains of a tapir that the mythical twins were hunting, one of whom accidentally gets his leg severed and becomes the constellation of man without a thigh.[4]

All HIP Stars within this constellation

Convex Hull for the stars inside Kama tala (CC BY Konrad Rybka).
id Label IAU design. description Vmag
1 Aldebaran HIP 21421 Constellation lines (Vertex) 0.86
2 Ain HIP 20889 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.53
3 Prima Hyadum HIP 20205 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.65
4 Secunda Hyadum HIP 20455 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.76
5 θ 1 Tauri HIP 20885 Constellation lines (Vertex) 3.84
6 δ 3 Tauri HIP 20648 Inside the hull 4.298
7 - HIP 21029 Inside the hull 4.764
8 δ 2 Tauri HIP 20542 Inside the hull 4.8
9 75 Tau HIP 20877 Inside the hull 4.969
10 63 Tau HIP 20484 Inside the hull 5.625
11 70 Tau HIP 20661 Inside the hull 6.439
12 - HIP 21053 Inside the hull 6.491

IAU Working Group on Star Names

In March 2026, it has been proposed to use the name "Kamatala" for a star in the area to preserve the Lokono heritage. The star 85 Tau (HIP 21137).

References

  1. ↑ Goeje, Claudius Henricus de. 1928. The Arawak Language of Guiana. Amsterdam: Uitgave van der Koninklijke Akademie von Wetenschappen te Amsterdam.
  2. ↑ Baarle, Peter van, Mauricius Alberto Sabajo, van der Stap Gerdy, Sabajo Andreas L., and Sabajo Lucia L. 1989. Arhwaka lokonong djang: Arowakse taalkursus en woordenboek. Haarlem; Amsterdam: Sociaal-culturele Vereniging Ikyoshie ; Instituut voor Algemene Taalwetenschap, Universiteit van Amsterdam.
  3. ↑ Penard, Frederik Paul, and Arthur Philip Penard. 1907. De Menschetende Aanbidders Der Zonneslang. Paramaribo: H.B. Heyde.
  4. ↑ 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.
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