Inka (All Terms)
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Inka are peoples in the Americas. This compilation of terms and their spelling variants was compiled by Steven R. Gullberg and Susanne M Hoffmann based on the following literature:
- Gary Urton (1981). At the Crossroads of the Earth and Sky: An Andean Cosmology (University of Texas Press)
- Steven R. Gullberg (2020). Astronomy of the Inca Empire: Use and Significance of the Sun and the Night Sky (Springer)
- Steven R Gullberg and Milton Rojas (2024). Inca Cosmovision: The Astronomical Legacy of an Andean Empire (Springer)
Original | Language of Origin | Pronounce | English | Note |
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Alto pina ch'aska | " star which is already high" [i.e., in the zenith] | A 1st and 2nd magnitude star or planet in the "zenith" at midnight | ||
Amaru | “The Serpent” | Scorpius | ||
Amaru contor | the serpent changing to the condor | Scorpius | ||
Aquayoq and Catuilla | a constellation | |||
Arado | Spanish | plough | Scorpius | |
Atoq | The Fox | a dark constellation | ||
Boca de Sapo | Spanish | "mouth of the toad" | Hyades | |
Boleadora | a lasso with three balls at the end; also a "thief' | Shooting stars | ||
Cabanuelas | "small hut, cottage" | Pleiades (?) | ||
Calvario Cruz | Spanish | the cross of Calvary |
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Ch`aka Tinkucheq | Orion's Belt+ Betelgeuse and Rigel | |||
Ch`aska Punchu | Chasqa Punchu | Poncho of the Stars | the seven bright stars of Orion | |
Ch`askamayu | Milky Way | |||
Ch’aska Waraqa | stars in the tail of Scorpius | |||
Chacra | A cultivation area; Betelgeuse, Bellatrix, Rigel, and Saiph. | |||
Chakana | “The Bridge” or "Stars" |
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Chaqana | Ch`akana | Southern Cross | ||
Chasca Cuyllor | “Morning Star” “Evening Star” | Venus | ||
Ch'aska | a constellation | |||
Ch'aska plata | " silver star" | Shooting stars | ||
Chaska Waraqa Mach`aqway | the flame in the eyes of llamaqñawin | α and β Centauri | ||
Ch'issin ch'aska | "evening star" | 1st and 2nd magnitude stars and a planet | ||
Choquechinchay | "golden cat" | Tail of Scorpio (or dark spot inside tail?) | ||
Chuchuqoyllor | a constellation | |||
Chuquichinchay | a constellation | |||
Contor | condor | |||
Coscotoca ch'aska | "star of the two equal parts" | A 1st and 2nd magnitude star or planet in the "zenith" at midnight | ||
Flagstone Hayquna | a constellation | |||
Foot | a constellation | |||
Hanp’atu | The Toad | a dark constellation | ||
Hatun Coyllur | "large star" | Sirius | ||
Hatun Cruz | “The Great Cross” |
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Hatun llamaytoq | the great large llama | a dark streak between the coal-sack and eps Sco | ||
Huaman | Qechua | Alnitak | ||
Huchuy Cruz | Qechua & Spanish | “The Small Cross” | The Southern Cross | |
K 'olli | ? | unidentified small dark spot | ||
Kapuwara Wara | a constellation | |||
Khaswa Coyllur | "circle dance star(s)" |
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Kotu Sankha | Hyades + Aldebaran | |||
Laja Haykuna | in Argo Navis, means entry into the darkness | |||
Linun Cruz | Spanish | Linun = Lat. lignum; "wooden cross" or "the crucifixion cross" | head of Scorpius | |
Llama | llama | Large dark streak between the Coalsack and ε Scorpii | ||
Llama Cancha | "Llama corral" | |||
Llamacñawin | “The Eyes of the Llama” | α and β Centauri | ||
lllarimi ch 'aska | "dawn star" | any 1st or 2nd mag star or planet at dawn | ||
Locero | moning star, Venus | In Yucay, one infonnant talked of pachaypaqa locero ("dawn morning star"); an informant in Lucre called both the morning and evening stars "locero." | ||
Mach`aqway | Machacuay | the Serpent | a dark constellation | |
Mallki | in Aries | |||
Mama Rosario | Spanish | Mother Rosary | unidentified bright nebulosity in the Milky Way | |
Mamana micuc | "(the one who) eats his mother" | ξ, π, σ, ν, τ Puppis | ||
Mayu | a constellation | |||
Michij runa | a shepherd | a dark constellation | ||
Ñawin Cristo | "the eyes of Christ" | α and β Centauri | ||
Ombligo de la llama | umbilicus of the llama | narrow, curving dark streak from alf Cen south and curving up to tet Sco | ||
Onqoy | "Desease", an alternative name for Qollca | |||
Orqorara | three stars all the same | "Three Marias", Orion's Belt | ||
Orqorara and Ranch | a constellation | |||
Pachapacariq Chaska | “The Venus of the Western Suyu” |
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Pachapacariq ch'aska | "dawn of the earth" | One Sonqo informant rereferred to pachai/larimi ch'aska ("dawn of the earth star"); it might be any bright object ... | ||
Papa Dios Cruz | Spanish | "the cross of God the father" | head of Scorpius | |
Passon Cruz | Spanish | the cross of the Passion | ||
Pisqa Collea | the five storehouses | between Orion and the Hyades | ||
Pisqa Coyllur | the five star(s) | Hyades | ||
Posuqu | foam | bright stellar clouds in the southern Milky Way | ||
Puma Yunta | in Gemini - eyes Castor and Pollux | |||
Qatachillay | Catachillay | “Female Llama with Lamb” | Altair and Deneb | |
Qollca | Collca | “The Storehouse” | ||
Qoqamanqa | pot of coca | a constellation | ||
Qosqo and Qurawasi | Crossover Stars | a constellation | ||
Quntur | Qechua | condor | Mintaka | |
Qutu | pile | Pleiades | ||
Santissima Cruz | Spanish | “The Sacred Cross” | α, β, δ, π, and σ Scorpii | |
Saramanqa | pot of maiz (corn) | a constellation | ||
Sonaja | tambourine, rattle | Corona Borealis | ||
Sullu ullucu | aborted ullucu | |||
Suyuntu and Huaman | a constellation | |||
Suyuntuy | Qechua | Alnilam | ||
Torito | Spanish | " little bull" | A star or planet in the "zenith" at midnight; torito is also the name of the " rhinoceros beetle" (Dynastinae) | |
Uñallamacha | The Baby Llama | a dark constellation | ||
Urpi | dove | coalsack | ||
Urquchillay | Urcuchillay | “Llama of Many Colors” | Lyra | |
Yaqana | Yacana | The Llama | a dark constellation | |
Yaqumama | a constellation | |||
Yuthu | Yutu | The Tinamou |
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Yutucruz | Qechua-Spanish | "tinamou cross" | Southern Cross |