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  Citations : kintana

1915Sibree James : A Naturalist in Madagascar
page 125
Curiously enough, the Malagasy appear to have given names only to these two prominent clusters of stars. The Pleiades they call Kotokeli-miadi-laona"/> -- i.e. "Little boys fighting over the rice mortar"; while the three stars of Orion's belt they call Telo-no-ho-refy"/> -- i.e. "Three make a fathom."