Ule Yaka
Vedda · numen · Vedda traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Ule Yaka, the Yam-stick Spirit, is the husband of Dunne Yakini, whom he assisted in killing the boar that menaced the yam-diggers. With his wife and brother he is invoked as an attendant of Bambura Yaka in the boar-hunt ceremony.
Domains
- yams and tubers
Powers
- helped slay the boar
Relations
- spouse: Dunne YakiniHis wife, who slew the boar.Seligmann & Seligmann, The Veddas (1911), ch. IX (primary)
- sibling: Kuda Ule YakaHis brother, the Little Yam-stick Yaka.Seligmann & Seligmann, The Veddas (1911), ch. IX (primary)
- companion: Bambura YakaSeligmann & Seligmann, The Veddas (1911), ch. IX (primary)
Sources
- Ule Yaka, the Yam-stick Spirit, is the husband of Dunne Yakini and helped her kill the boar; he is an attendant of Bam̆bura Yaka.: Seligmann & Seligmann, The Veddas (1911), ch. IX (primary)