Ilimila

== Yao == === Alternative forms === Yilimila (modern) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dɪ̀mɪ̀dà (“Pleiades”). Hetherwick explains that it is named after the verb *-dɪ̀ma (“to cultviate”) because its appearance in the night sky indicates that the planting season is about to come. === Proper noun === Ilimila class 8 (astronomy) Pleiades === References === Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1902), A Handbook of the Yao Language‎[1], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 153