isiLimela

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isiLimela has 38 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 3 references, with 9 live disagreements.

38 facts·26 predicates·3 sources·9 in dispute

Mostly:rdf:type(3), same as(2), has attribute(2)

Quoted As Saying`quotedAsSaying`

and we say isiLimela is renewed, and the year is renewed, and so we begin to dig^[2]sourceall time · Isilimela Digging Stars Zulu Xhosa 2026

Inbound mentions (16)

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`involves`Involves(6)

Annual Disappearanceex:annual-disappearance
June Appearanceex:june-appearance
June Heliacal Risingex:june-heliacal-rising
June Heliacal Risingex:june-heliacal-rising
June Visibilityex:june-visibility
Return to Evening Skyex:return-to-evening-sky

`appliesTo`Applies to(2)

Death Rebirth Metaphorex:death-rebirth-metaphor
Renewal Conceptex:renewal-concept

`partOfCycle`Part of Cycle(2)

Death Cycleex:death-cycle
Rebirth Cycleex:rebirth-cycle

`conceptualizes`Conceptualizes(1)

Zulu Peopleex:zulu-people

`connectedTo`Connected to(1)

Xhosa Mens Year Countingex:xhosa-mens-year-counting

`impliesInvisibility`Implies Invisibility(1)

Death Cycleex:death-cycle

`knownAs`Known As(1)

Pleiadesex:pleiades

`knowsEntityAs`Knows Entity As(1)

Zulu Peopleex:zulu-people

`refersTo`Refers to(1)

Stellar Grouping Appearanceex:stellar-grouping-appearance

Other facts (34)

The long tail: predicates that appear too rarely to warrant their own section. Filter or scroll to find a specific one. Each row links to its source.

34 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Rdf:type	Astronomical Object	[1]
Rdf:type	Star Cluster	[2]
Rdf:type	Astronomical Object Reference	[1]
Same As	Pleiades	[1]
Same As	Pleiades	[2]
Has Attribute	Death in Winter	[1]
Has Attribute	Rebirth in Late Spring	[1]
Has Cultural Context	Zulu Tradition	[2]
Has Cultural Context	Xhosa Tradition	[2]
Associated With Tradition	Zulu Tradition	[2]
Associated With Tradition	Xhosa Tradition	[2]
Documented During Era	Pre Colonial Era	[2]
Documented During Era	19th 20th Century	[2]
Used by Language	Zulu Language	[1]
Used by Language	Xhosa Language	[1]
Practiced by	Zulu People	[1]
Practiced by	Xhosa People	[1]
Sinks Below	Western Horizon	[1]
Disappears for Duration	many months	[1]
Reappears in	East	[1]
Status of Renewal	renewed	[1]
Known As	Digging Stars	[2]
Associated With Era	Pre Colonial Era	[2]
Described As Renewed	Renewal Concept	[2]
Connected to Action	digging	[2]
Identified As	The Zulu and Xhosa Pleiades	[2]
Has English Functional Name	Digging Stars	[2]
Likely Same As	Pleiades	[2]
Refers to Astronomical Body	Pleiades	[1]
Has Semantic Meaning	Digging stars	[1]
Signals Action	hoe/plant	[1]
Signals Action Condition	when they return	[1]
Is Name for	Pleiades	[3]
Has Translation	planting sign	[3]

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38 undated

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typeafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

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labelafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

isiLimela

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sameAsafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

ex:pleiades

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hasAttributeafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

ex:death-in-winter

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hasAttributeafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

ex:rebirth-in-late-spring

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sinksBelowafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

ex:western-horizon

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disappearsForDurationafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

many months

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reappearsInafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

ex:east

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statusOfRenewalafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

renewed

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typezulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:StarCluster

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labelzulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

IsiLimela

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sameAszulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:pleiades

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knownAszulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

Digging Stars

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hasCulturalContextzulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:zulu-tradition

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hasCulturalContextzulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:xhosa-tradition

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associatedWithErazulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:pre-colonial-era

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quotedAsSayingzulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

and we say isiLimela is renewed, and the year is renewed, and so we begin to dig

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describedAsRenewedzulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:renewal-concept

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connectedToActionzulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

digging

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identifiedAszulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

The Zulu and Xhosa Pleiades

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hasEnglishFunctionalNamezulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

Digging Stars

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associatedWithTraditionzulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:zulu-tradition

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associatedWithTraditionzulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:xhosa-tradition

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documentedDuringErazulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:pre-colonial-era

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documentedDuringErazulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:19th-20th-century

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likelySameAszulu/isilimela-digging-stars-zulu-xhosa-2026

ex:pleiades

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usedByLanguageafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

ex:zulu-language

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usedByLanguageafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

ex:xhosa-language

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typeafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

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practicedByafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

ex:zulu-people

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practicedByafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

ex:xhosa-people

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refersToAstronomicalBodyafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

ex:pleiades

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hasSemanticMeaningafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

Digging stars

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signalsActionafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

hoe/plant

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signalsActionConditionafrican/pleiades-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-2026

when they return

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labelastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

isiLimela

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isNameForastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

ex:pleiades

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hasTranslationastronomy/pleiades-folklore-pan-cultural-overview

planting sign

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[1]Pleiades Sub Saharan Africa Synthesis 202618 facts
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  [Source: The Pleiades Across Sub-Saharan Africa — Agricultural Calendar Stars — tradition: african; era: traditional pre-colonial + documented 19th-20th century. Excerpt 7/7. Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_in_folklore_an…
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[2]Isilimela Digging Stars Zulu Xhosa 202617 facts
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  [Source: IsiLimela — The Zulu and Xhosa Pleiades as Digging Stars — tradition: zulu; era: traditional Zulu and Xhosa (pre-colonial + documented 19th-20th century). Excerpt 5/5. Provenance: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/south…
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[3]Pleiades Folklore Pan Cultural Overview3 facts
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Inbound mentions (16)

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appliesToApplies to(2)

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conceptualizesConceptualizes(1)

connectedToConnected to(1)

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