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aha-firi-tüatüa.
Senet made
fibres

of

Jany

26

Developed

Nape.

See

from
cocoa

1850

it

S.

roughness is the tüâtüâ of it

the stoutest

and

nut husks.

shell,

They are large and very strong,
and

being plaited in three

on

This extreme

heared.

is

either by a muscle

removed

is

sharp knife.

or a

fibres are obtained first

Those

by hurrying the whole of the

strands make a most useful

mud

and

cordage, of which are made

til

greatly decomposed;

net

to hold water bottles

bags,

bed bottoms

chair bottoms,

-

which are as easy
as

and elastic

spring mattre/ses. It is

all

the

only thing to fasten

the

pieces of a huge canoe

together

-

the large

cro/s bars, and to

In

at

inches

strong fibres

about

they are
block either

so

beaten by a

that the large

separate from the

ma/s and are easily drawn

firi

E aha

tüatuâ ino tena,

rahi,

ariari

te

and all used

it.

to make

te

out and

bundles as are coblers

in

bristles, King Pomare

i

while he plaits,

stone

or

wood cudgel

iron

fero

ties the end to his

great toe,
and

that

making the Cenet,

sits,

of wood

to their helves.

fasten adzes

in the sea, un-

or

taken, and on a

then

tied

and to bind down

water,

husks

iato,

e

e

vaiho ra ei

ei tarnau i te tiatia

e

vaa.

ama

eighteen

ever

aha-firi-tüatuâ.

to

he has occasion

Tahiti.
fasten it

a

new

to his toe.

He

holds in his mouth

of

the large

several

Figv
ill

from 8

to

fibres, which are

10 inches long.

The

Refractory,
tempered fellow, a breeder of
A turbulent,

sedition.
Tera

twisting is done by the

thumbs

forefingers, and a dextrous

and

fathoms in a

hand will make 10

day.

Every time he

strands he lets
ends

stick up as

that

on

Senet

adds to the

e

taata

aitamai

bristles, so
the

to be lost in

twodess

its
war.

bristles and
as

a

is as unsightly

web of new cloth

before

aha fiiituatua

ia.

roughness,
the

e

areburebu te fenua iana,
aaria hoâi. E taata

That man

of

taata

e

the extreme

looking on it,

seems

iâ,

mau

ra

is a senet

best with

he disturbs the peace

country,

his cheeks are

with rage,

He instigates

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*
ahaehae.
as

VN.

rent

-

torn

-

âhâhâ

is in her first accouch-

woman

a

Split

fig.

Developed

Ua
e

i

fanau aenei?

matere vave,
te

tamaiti

toto

hou ïa.

Has
But

so

torn

He

is

new

ore

ra

aha'eha'e roa,

te

ino.

rahi

matahiapo, E

mai

te

not

with her

ad.

Yes.

walk,

soon

first

born.

e

ahaehae ai

E

tona anei

What

9

o

oia i
?

E

ua

nei.

occasions

that

na

?

tona haerea.?

ere,

to

woman

Is

it

ten

to

men

The

S.

she had

No

embrace her last

See Pâhae

ahaehae.

night.

the

early dawn of day.

9
A

tia i

nia,

te ahaehae aéra
e

e

a

faaineine,

te ata,

e

tei nia

the

clouds

are

Great morning

bursting apart.
Star red face is

9

aha

A.

Tera

Morally

or

Split,

either

Physically.

tumu.

The

evil

is very

stern,

from

from the

Pompous in bulk. Dre/sed

rae

miomio

E aha
Ua

maitai vaha

e

E ia fatata roa tu,

ahu,

unauna
e

Elegant in attire,

vahine,

ra

ua

ra

That

ia,

oru ma

e

ahaha

te moa i Haapape.

woman

is fine

of another's mouth.

But on

clothes.

she has

a

-

handsome

getting near

shriveled forehead and

in person

swooless and rotten.

turkey struts at Haapape. Mrs

Eyre is the Turkey
ahahà

well

(in the praiseà

She is great in

garments not in flesh
in

te pê.

Mititea.

raoro

a.

redundant.
See afâ

te tapotu

rahi ahu aore i poria; e

e

and prepare,

up.

ahaha ore,

te tumu mai te

te

the

to

in person.

The

rise up

rahi roa

top to the root,

not

is

horo nui mata ura.
Come

e

be.

it

in cloth.

and Feraorao.

first rending of

clouds at

the
stemr.

ïa,

with her knees so wide open.
veneral.

i

out

ahuru ra

go

the

te vahi

te noo, mai

ae

can

ua

peak to the base.

tena vahine

rui

tane

tana

roa

âhàhâ.

te mai

hea

i

e

ai,

au

great. Where is the place unsplit

w

awkwardly.
E aha

Tei

How

the

gait,

e

arahiu,

tae

from

legs. To walk

open

e

she

blood.

Of awkward

ia

E aha

ua

young

with wide

E

ihujvaa

she will

is

E.

been delivered.

she

ahaehae.

♦

Splits

3ee âfâfâ

uses

ment.

•*»

full of cracks,

A.

-

Pretty, Neat, nothing
Smart, genteel. As a

finished

person

cock to day

ship-boat-canoe. A

of engaing figure and

habits.

i

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riro

E

hia

'tu,

tino

te

roa

tubu hoi

e

vitiviti

mahumahuâ.

E

looking

hau

te hfài,

ê

ïa,

fection grows.

E

Senet

ïa.

on

smart

a

See

A

after Ahaferoiato.

fenua

that

S

chief

a

overturns

the

country.

performed that

ceremony

name.

so

pleases the gods that they give

and lustful af-

She has

ahahoi
aha-huri

aore

e

becomes her's

her,

on

ia hio

ioio maitai

mea

The heart

iana

aau

victory to the side of the

per-

formers.

pretty body and nothing unsightly.
A

thing quite pretty.

àhàhà

Faaahaha.

See

and Faaioio:’

ahai.

See also

height

-

,.

ahàhà

boast.

To

âhaha

te

teoteo

ino

tona

o

of

àhàhà.

S.

the

evil

strong rank smell as

a

persons

food

that

of

foul

Te

tino
te

ïa mai
heheu

iheihe

The
fothe

has

te

o

taua

buohu

ra,

e

of

e

taata

mai

a

ra,

e

au

àhàhà ino

e

maa

aore

food

e

aore

e

ahai ïa

is

it

a

are

e

aha

measurele/s work,

how

be done.

te vahiné

i ma i

ahai-mato-burebure.

E vahi
e

riaria,

It

te vai.

is

a

giddy,

state menstrues

ahai

ruanuu,

long time

e

terrific

very

a

The

ghastly

te aninia rahi,

burebure.

ahai mato

is as

for

S.

height of the variagated rock.

aenei

It is as a woman in

her menses,
water.

we

ai.

oti

long unopened

body of that man,

unopened,

which

to

bundle

a

cloth, a vile strong smell of a

in

one

sveatty feet.

hia,

of

haa,

rara

That

been

haabûhôiâ,

scent

bundle

measurele/s,

te haere hia 'tu nei

o

land

bodies. It is

can

i

is

going is of an appaling distance.

e

i

ahai-tuataa,

e

ra,

the

But

really suffocating. As of

ïa

ghastly high.

is

ra,

fenua

E

boasting

Te
some

As

ahai.

e

sty behiord another

Tahiti.

of

ra,

paroud heart is that speechb ahai

his

of

r

,

,

the heaven

But

aau

ïa parau.

Because
of

rai

E

Ghastly

Measurele/s. Vast-work

rock

The

Self adula-

tion.
No

..

distance.
E mato

V.A.

S.

immensely great, Appaling

.

Faaieie.

Atire.

place, and

it is the high rock.
e

oru

matapé. S.

proverbial expression,

a

for an old

decrepit person ate out by age
and

that has not bathed

disease.

Ruaonuu,
and

was a

therefore

bald headed god,

treated contemptuously

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In

the present

is

day when

a

the

no

Developed

longer able to
ties of his

E parau

the du-

sphere and calling.

ora

hia

Should he
bald

old

'tu te ahai

spoken to,

headed

the

tae i

te

e

riro ai matou

my

not

canoe

the

noa

strands

nei

are

food

for

ahamarae.

reach

be

All

all
Te

te avei

S.

The

mau

e

ïa,

oroa,

haapao

raa,

marae.

e

of

away

eiaha

e

ra vau e

naha

ua

fifi

ta'u

this boy, and kill

ceremony

of the Marae

and kill him. He is my

but let

son,

of prayer.

NB

not covet him,

me

because he has

rii)

erred at

Behold my(aha)

is my prayer
no

ing his

the

office

is entangled.

child dare

prayer

time

to

come

near

while he was offerin a ceremony on pain

of death.
ino

haerea,

the
marae

and

marae

combined

taparahi. E

oia te bure nei.

away

Ua
round

te

god is entangled by him. Take

which

become

we

fifi i

ua

oia i hape mai i teie

o

The

te

e

the middle of

ua

ta

tera

aera

tahua

faa

hara tana faiaaia,

ua

fifi

ia

tahua i muri.

tana

aha-marae,

This priest

formed

tû marae,

maa

na

te

te mau ubu,

raa a

hopoi

tiapai,

a

e

e

e

haere

is defective in the

discharge of his duty, his prayer

raau

raa

tamaiti

aha-marae,

(or oroa)

of

him

aha-marae.

fata vai

a

teie

and apparent,to his parent,

appendages if the

mau

te

'tua

bure

sharks.

ceremonies

Te

fifi

aha

i

rave

him.
i

put into

priests duties before the
-

.

is

te mao.

na

raaoro,

open,

journey, before

our

'tu

rorobu

maa

senet

(it is aha

shall not

we

tutu
ei

that

tiraharaha

hia

E aha maioro

vaa.

ore

Let

fero

e

e

e

that

slackly laid up.

tena

to'u nei

A

very irregularly
nei aha
plaited, of unequal
Take

strands and
Eiaha

*

„

all the

marae.

nounou,

Senet

on

the altars that

consumed with tamaiti ia na'u,

god,

S.

stood

ceremonies, all the prayers, and
the duties of priests were

ruanuu,

swelling and rottenne/s.
aha-maioro.
aha-maoro.

all

that

all

Ua

be

trees

Marae,

te aha

te pe

ma

the

bore food for the gods,

cope with

They complement him with

e

All

person

te tahua,

te mau

Atua,

Te

te mau

e

o

te aha-

for

the

safety of the

his prayer

is erroneous,

before the marae is

entangled, Let the priest go away
behind

(into obscurity).

5

(V
aha-rnareva.
a

-

nei,

mareva

'tu

maitai,

ahi

e

auanei

faaineine ai

e

a

te aha

and

will
off

fine

a

fire

a

wind,

behind,

prepare

a

clear sky,

ations
Te

Senet

S.

See

aha mata

tini.

The multifarious duties of

priest in the service of the

the

Only Te alia mata tini applies

o

te aha

avei

o

te matatini

te

o

te Atua

ura

ra

te

mea

ra

ra,

unauna,

maitai

te

e

the

multifetufares,

the

the de-

numberless faces
corations of the God, but
feathers

are

best

aha-matatini.

aha.

mau

See

S.

senet used

ssacred

head

bind

from

tiras

first

to

scarlet

aha-taata.

obtained in

V.

to

the viewar

rnau

ïa.

e,

i teie nei, a tairi

te

mato, ua fifi i

i

ïa i

te aha-mata-tini

tane,

e

tubu

i

o

tona

fetii.

taao.

Ua piri

roa

te mata

pohe te arii,

e

things that the priest of

While

is in

he

not

is the aha-mata-rau.

does,

a

the act

to him.

come

the

If any one thro

he will then say. Take

mistake go,

of

of prayer,

let not h is

person,

this and dash it

eina ïa e ora. Aore atura

a

'tu,

aitu.

marae

child

mau

E i vaiho noa hia

race.

Developed
Ua

rae

aha.

te

o

All

let

the man's

e

la tae noa ' tu

iana ra,

pohe te fenua,

riri

the

the utter extirpation

eiaha

pohe te vao mataienaa i te

e

from

oia,

ra

a rave

tau nei

e

te aha mata

ei reira oia e parau

ra,

nia

e

o

tahua

eiaha tana iho ra tamaiti

hoe

ai

ra,

rave

te bure

E

opposite side. It presaged

they say

e

haere atu

te

' toa ta te

mea

marae

taata,

a,

the

in order
foot

bure

i

of all.

Some of

Te

e

Te aha mata rau to

god.

priests.

rau

roa.

in the numerous strands

Senet,

the

ïa

te

o

colours of

different

The

the

to

burebure

to

of

of all

eye

of various Senet of nemberle^s faces,

the god.

to

o

the

The

fraternity is fully closed.

S.

fastened as external decor-

hues,

Ure

devious

gods, and of the marae was the

aha-mata-tini.

are

the

to grow in the

one

aha-mata-rau.

to day the party

to depart "and sail

no

after him.

world

mareva

-

rahi

There is

his

is

in

of beauty. He will no more survive,

a

ai.
It

is bound

He

canoes

rai ane

e

mûri,

na

of

journey or voyage coloured Senet of Tane the god

company on a
E matai

e

fleet

A

S.

rock,

against the face

for my Senet, prayers

entangled by him. If he be suffered
to remain, the country will be
destroyed,
all

the King will die,

of the clan will

the anger

of the god.

and

expire thro

6

»

aha-mata-ioio.

S.

pretily

a

pared Senet used by the artizans,
bend

to

,-i»

the

helve.

It

to

how many

see

is made

is

to

ther.

Therefore

i

Tane,

a

>#
te

oiri

toi,
te

no

faaoti

tûâ

te

a

aha mata

it

as
a

so

is drawn it

dead dre/s for

Briefs,

the

♦

It sounds

is firm.

It is

the glo/sy polish of oiri

Oro, and the power of Oro

aha mata

tini

This

was

See also

Tane.

a

a

A

peculiarly the sacred

grèatèst renown. It was his ex-

thin there,

tata raa

E

taata

taua
e

tona

rebu haere

The

of

heart

fore it

was

ordered.

tariabuu.

he

He cannot cease;

ivi, and to breed a

disturbance

delight.

aha-mea.

Trs

in the

irregular as the aha mata

is

rau

that man.

S.

A Marae

Tei Apora i

te Marae o Ahamea

the marae,
aha-moe.

te ioa.

district in Pare is

apora

S.

called ahumea.
See

tere.

There-

faatia-

impetuous storm beats

putting it on,a victim

give power to the case.

e o

Developed 9

Before

the god, and

E ore roa e faaea;

aha mata rau ino ïa,

Oroa-ahatatai.

to please

te aau o

ia vero

ra.

skin, and of many hues,

slain

smooth

disturbances.

A breeder of

ternal

was

Senet that has

Refractory fellow.

Pare

Tane.

po/se/sion of Cro, the god of
*

7 Kil1

brains

S.

to Tane"

rough there, Dyed of various

here,

is his

adze.

iti

account

Senet, give the beauty of Tane to

the adze, a back

to give it the keen-

aha-mata

on

pretily

(a'fish renowned) and to finish
the

tuu tona mana

iti many coloured

the aha mata

of

support for the adze, To give it
lightness,

a

hues.

Senet of

coloured

e

(a man)

fish

a

Thick here,

ei

sacred by

god of beauty,

the

Tane

Kill

Figv.

be

nei,

tona

Tane."

ia

it will be secured by

the devious

ono

Tuu mai

scarcely two parts in it alike.

Ei fau

te toi,

no

the artizan

prepared;

#

ïa

Tane.

a

aha-mata rau.

'*

of

aiai

toi."

The adze will
Senet

iti

_ut

ei tamana, ei

toi,
te

no

i

te ia no te aha

tupai i

faces.

a u a mau,

ei

toge-

aha mata ioio

te

fau'a

e

/

called aha mata

Senet:.of handsome

tini
no

Tahiti

/

E

mata

shapes the Senet

adze

tahua

te

the

a/sume in binding the

and

"E râa

to

singularly beautiful

helve

ioio

adzes

Stone

"

pre-

Groa-aufau. and
E aha-moe to te

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A

priest

À

**

performed by

ceremony

behalf of

on

to

take

of

their

a

canoe

asters of

against all dis-

the sea,

arrival

at

their

of

of

a

Senet

about

persons

for their safety

voyage,

and their safe

port. A piece

foot

long

was

con-

Ô

ua

addre/sed to the
the

certain
army

sèa, placed it in

position under
there

left.

a

a

straight

flat stone and

Allldeparted and under

e ua

na

i

ta

tatou

atu ai

i

te

rai

aneane,

e

te

ahi

na

muri

/

Tahiti^/

e

ia

roa

te Mareva nei

tatou

is

i

tae

Eiaha tatou
e

te aitu."

the food

the sails are

spread, and the priest has given
departure. But first go

our

us

tata

aha

our

moe

fine

to the priest,

sky, and a fire

the a/surances

of safety from the

and ask

Priest all

off

(wind) right behind, that the party

sat

fearle/s of

storms.

took

long time,

if anxiety

the

priest who had performed

the

ceremony

had

really reached her destinedion

to know if the canoe

port. On examining the Senet under
the

stone,

safety

if by

the canoe,

on

safety. Let us not go heed-

any

the gods will be

le/sly off;
angry

with

between
ment
0

FigV.

A mutual agreement

parties for the accomplish-

object.

of any
ta

raua

aha-moe ïa
na

us.

S.

aha-moe.

if the Senet remained

unmoved, and flat, he pronounced

(marotai) thanks giving

the

offer
for

po/se/sion of the friends
remàinèd behind they applied

who
to

a

a

arrive on shore, and there

may

After

oroa

te afai

Taramanini

fafau ra,
raa

o

unknown

cause,

the Senet became

i

displaced, he pronounced his

doubt; if twisted, he
canoe

is lost

at

sea,

A

ifi^the
and you

"for ye have not

parai

te arioi ava'e

are

that any two have

aha-moe) The

conveying of the scarlet feathered
loin

in

Comedian with black legs at

all

that

I

(te

oro*

i te aha moe) the cere-

of making sacred the solitlFÿ Senet. All sat too, to
their weeping and howling.

mony

ceremony

obeyed

cause

on you

i Raiatea ra, e âha-moe ïa.

agreed upon is (te

the

enjoined

opoa

te

te maro ura

*

r‘

ani

a

uta, a haapee

is ready,

baked,

E afai

aha-moe,

riri hia

a

Our voyage
for it

tahua.

te

e

te marotai.

i

tuu noa,

prayer

of gods of

ie, ua mahora,

atu

e

took and

ter$ Te

hia

of

This he

tatou

to

tuu

atu ai

the Karae.

te

ama

veyed by the voyages to the Priest

after repeating a

*

"Ua ineine

a pr

Marae

te

girdle to Taramanini,

on

opoa

aha-moe.

the

in Raiatea, is

the

8

aha-nino.

Small

S.

cordage twisted

of

the

shakings,

fibres

for

the nape

out

extracted.

after the
have been

is like

It

aha-pahu. s. Senet used to

of

Eiaha

tight

over

See Pahu

drum.

the

the coiar

skin

shark

the

tena ia

rave

draw

the head

-

hia

E aha

te romatane,

rope

of the East, and is very

pahu ïa,

servi

cible, and used for many

ei

panena

raa

te

pahu

Taimoana e ite ai to

purposes.

te

papai raa i te haapora ouma,

motu vave,

for

e pee na

what

For

na

taiata ïa

vaiho

mea

e

ore

te anuhe.

the

tying the haapora ouma,

thing to hold bait

together.

the albicore

for

e

It is

thing that lasts a long time,

will not

soon

S.

aha-operu.
purau,

break,

the fern

break first.

will

roots

The bark of the

/ Developed 11 /

cut

dryed in the sun and sometimes

then made into a very

plaited,
coarse

net for catching the

(operu)

species of herring.

a

lasts merely for

It

riro

tabu

i

i

a

tauarai i te

papai atu ai ei upea,

a

horizon,

a

and make a

Let us go and cut more

dry it in the sun,

net, a Senet for

(operu) herrings.

(as the

head

on

the drum

that is

roar

of

the

by which all at

a

sea,

the prayers

distance know when

ended.

are

ha-pâpâ. S. A very fine, flatly
mate

senet,

of the finest cocoa
It was used in making

nut

fibres;

the

grand Kingly cap

bow

the

-

used

of

high^yppriedd and

few could make

but

it was

of the club and of the

It was

lance.

-

the end,

to ornament

moulded

it.

It was also

the club or to create a

as

be more firm.

hand may
0

to'u ïa umaa,

e

firi i te aha

pâpâ, ei tatai poro-fana, ei
maehae,

tatai

ei -tttari i aha-taumi.
pine e au, e mea

ino ïa.

That
/

e

te nape

meumeu

it will prove that there

(purau bark)

it is Senet for

that,

(Eomatane) chief drummery to dress

E ore

Pleiades is above the

operu.

te bure.

o

it (is) sacred for the

Drum,

hia. E tii e

aha operu.
Sirs.

are

operu

te more,

mahana,
ei

te

Take not

raa

i

roughne/s that the grasp of the

tei nia o mata rii,

E homa
e

the season

is cast away.

and

te avari

i

mûri

o

i te iri pahu,

thy cocoa nut husk, tight the shark skin on the drum

is

basket like

a

buru haari?

te aha

No
e

taoe

No

e mea moa na

is my

12 / senet

profe/sion to plait
to

bind the end of

making the
orator's leap, Because the thick
hard nape Senet will not suit. It

bows,

is

of spears and for

thick and

clumsy.
t

9

and

aha-pine. S. The Strongest,

plaited Senet that is made.

best

ra,

E aha teie e au ae

aha

'toa

E aha

%
i

te

mau

S. The short side of

.

order of

drawn up in

fleet

a

battle.

amazingly durable.

is

It

aha-poto

Tamai.

See.

aha poto

Te

I

te maitai.

i

;

rahi

E aha maitai

ioio

hau

vaa,

e

mua

a

E pau

ra.

teie

tu i

Te aha roa

te

But

e pau

uru,

Tei

hea taua nuu ra ?

matamata

iho

ra.

e ore

te

e

pohe hoi te ui,

e

ino.

Ua vi

a ua

motu roa ia.

ahapine,

Senet

ia fero hia

ê

te

e

ia poi hia 'tu i te iato

huata,
«

teie

roa

can

te

ra

ïa,

with this for

compare

goodne/s ? It is superior Senet,
handsome

and
a

when used

together,

canoe

the after nath,

and

fruit

binding down

A Crop of Bread-

cro/s beams.

the

or

in Sewing

and

a

generation will pa/s away befor
spoil. Bût when it is

this

will

once

chafed,

it is

0 Moe,

Hui

o

e

E

riro anei

o

tai

te
i

te

ia

te aha huri

tamai tun

e

ra

te Aha

e pau

te hûpê tuu

faaû atu ai
E i riro te hau

te reira,

o

te

e o

tia a, e haere

upoo

te Fatu

Taiarabu i
Where

e,

te tamarii, a

poiri meumeu.

moe,

te aharoa

rabu anae ia.

Faarue i

Taiarabu

(soon) broken."

raua

te

o

ei

anei.

utaa,

Ananahi

ha toa, e o te fare

e

te Buae,

arii,

roa.

Tetumanua,

o

e

Tei te aumiti

ia o Taiarabu e

te aha poto

ieie

Te

o

Ua ineine

aharaa.

fenua

What of all

then ?

what

anae

Te
Buae

the fleet or

is

armament,

«

aha-poi

S. That Senet that is

bound

the

of

on

mua

vero

matau

It

is

ra

as

most cro/s

is

e

The

poi hia i te

i

te aha

iato

It

ore

e

hauti i

te

that is unmoved

by a Storm three seasons

chief of Vairaao

long.

with

the

rabu,
are

government comes to
be it so;

victorious,

Taiarabu will go
f

i

te

the

Taia-

if Moe and Aha
then.
to captivity

be it so,

line of battle.

(Moe) and the
(Te aha huri fenua)

short wing

-

The people

the Chief Te

the chief

long wing. All

Hui,
If

quite ready, and the morrow

the Senet on the fore- Taiarabu and

beam,

Matavae.

Chief of Mataoe

form

toru.

place of eddies in

form Te aha raa

will

canoe.

a

Mai

ê

foremost cro/s beam

the

now

ieie,

Tetumanua form

the four chiefs

and those of

the King

of

the

of

(E rua

as the (Buae)
the closing end. Cast away the
pendant snivel, all property, wives

pape,

both

children.

waters)

Attack the

thick darkne/s.

1C

«

aha-raa See Paetere,
and

Raop

they form stations again,

V.A.fleet
order of

of

the

till

0

*

te

te

oia

a

p

aro

hia

e

E

noa

taua

te

roa

buae,

e

mûri.

Na

reira

noa

te

mau

vaa

ra

ïa,

e

ru,

It

tae

i

ua

faa

m

te

vahi

topa

e

te aha poto
Na

pae

i

limits

a

faatutui

te

the

together

canoes

It

fleet,
is

the

f

As

the Marae

soon

has

tali

raa,

Including Haapape

-

Te Pipipi, Pahonu,

Tiarei,

Maftaina, Te Vairahi, Te Tai-

Papeiha, Faaone, Papeivi, Orohena
Pitohiti.

cruelty Te aharoa was superPaofai, Hitoti,

lative,
raau

Pâumâ, and ariitua
iti

vaa

ia

arranged for
as

the priest

fire

the

fleet may move on.

of vengeance

te

E haere

Teta,

from Hence.

toi,

i te piha

e

te

tia i

te piha

ora'i te hûma tamarii

Tahiti.

of

(by prayer) infused

the

ma

Taute, and

were

are

o

battle.

Tumu

manina, Hitiaa, Pereue, Faatautia,

tere

the great net (of war).
canoes

from

Faananu,

ia Teta
the

are

Faarumai, Hiüau, Onohea,

0

All

was

Arahoho,

Faaru,

noa

ai.

atu

âlnd

Faaripo, Papenoo, Papeivi,

tuatiati

a

ai i te

i

papa

chiefs,

haapao hia,

faahou a,

ai, a

Papenoo.

Tapahi

For
atu

the famous valley,

Vaioatt.

to

-

ia

in

always notorious for conquest.

taua pae ruru ra fia,

o

of Tahiti

six heads or

has

vaa

Its

ra,

t

o

side

district

marae.

aratai-tui-a vete

e

the North

which is

E i

tu.

Renowned

A

ra,

ra

ra.

nuu

a

ahapâpâ.

See

S.

raa,

te

tahua ubu

te

te

aha

i

raa

'tu

noa

nuu

te aha

o

e

taua aha

matara

aha-rairai

on

te

o

ia oti

E

raa.

uruahi

i

atoa

fa,

and have

they reformed

or

te faanoho ha
te

If otherwise

aha-roa.

vaa

upea

join clubs,

combat.

on.

mau

nigh,

draw

(faatubu raa) general (desire)

they arrived at

place of attack.

before

in

in which all

the adverse winds

no

drawn up

canoes

battle,

continued

o

arriving at the place appointed

Paeruru

0 Mehiti
E a“e

vaa

ino, umaa tapau.

no

I-ioua ooue,

Te

Maehu,

into them,

e

faufaa fa no

Vaa.

Should the
0

#

long side break up and the buae
ui

atura

oia

e

tei Raiatea,
Tei

drop behind with the short side,
ia vai

tei
the
on

te hau.

long side will conduct all
as

a

range

of (vete) fish one

behind another.

That

tere) moving fleet,

is

the(pae

that is the

(pae ruru) fleet combined. On

0

Tahiti

rahi

Tei

i

?

Tei

ia Vaa.

ia Vaa.

Tei
au

?

iti

Tahiti.

ia vai

Tei

e ua

Tahiti,

ia Vaa fa.

ia Vaa.

0 Tahiti

0 Tahiti mareareai

E aha ra ua

tae iho nei

11

Hautaua ?
0

To

Haapaianoo

Papenoo

or

Tarae?
Te Moua

nia

i

o

Buraha

o

Dpi a

0 Maa-

rahi

Haapape,

or

Te Moua

i

Tahua

raro,

i

Te

Vai,

Te

outu

Te

ava

nia,

i
i

tai
tai
i

arii

o

Orofena.

o

Faaria.

o

Vaiaî

Te

Fau

roa

\

Te

toa

o

o

Tutoia

o

Tiipa.

Hiro

Pômare ïa.

Haapape o Fâûê,

ama

maira

te

ore,

ai

Ana

rau

Meahu,

tatae,
i

Uporu

E

Uporu i

tubu mavae,

tamaiti

tahua

ubu i

te

te

atura

o

iti

parau

outu

o

Farepaa

Te

ava

o

Matataua

Te

arii

oru

tai

i

taïri.

tuaana

ia Huitoto,

ia Hiu

(

Tahiti

16

To

Tiarei

atoa

Te

o

Atiti

te

o

rai

oroi

Poori

0

Tabua i

ïa

Vai

0

Vai

Te

outu

0

Tuarea ïa

Te

ava

0

Faarû ïa

Te

arii

To

Mahaina atoa.

i

raro,

tai

aufau,

Mûreo,

nia

Te Moua

i

Tahua i

raro,

Te

o

Vai

Te outu
Te

avai

Te

arii

To

i

tai

te

are

taratà ’ïa

ïa

0

Manua,

0

Aru ïa

0

Taiavete ïa

0

Faretai

ïa

0

Te pape

iti ïa

o

Faatahi

ïa

0

Tore ïa

0

Roura

0

Taute ïa

0

Viriviri

0

Te

oia
no

ïa

•

toa

Hitiaa

îa

Te

o

0

Te

Haapape ïa.

roa,

nia,

Tahua i

E vahiné avau roa o

firifiri

)

Te

Te Moua

raa

tubuai

o

Ana

mau

E vahiné

Vaiari.

tei

ia Hiu te taui raa arii

Pouau no

te

te

E ua faai

Hiro.

Te

tu

te pahi

E tahua vahiné o Toa

Manava

vaha

ubu hoi

raa

Orometua,

ia

tera mai

te fanaua unauna no

e

Matavai.

o

e,

te taata i

tumu.

Fare

te

te rai

Te Ri to o

;

parau

Vai

Te Moua i

i

No

o

Matavai

t

Te

Vai

raro,

Roma.

o

T

To

Te

i

auhune

.

vai

Tahua

Ai ta

..

o

Te
Aore

..

i

fahua

Te vai
Te

Outu

Te

ava

Te

arii

nia

i

raro
o

i

tai

Manini

i

Iriiri

te

ïa

haorea ïa

0

Papehee.

0

Te Motoe.

0

Te arii

tua.

:

12
«

la

0

tae

te

opéré maa

ra,

te arioi

e

ai

taua

ioa nei

'tu

raa

te
E

mau

arii

te

arioi,

ri ri

mea

'tu

rahi

ïa,

iti

*

with

toi

mata

living, Oh then there is no famine

ra,

e

in

the hatchet

Little canoe,

great valley Piha ia Teta,

the

of

Papenoo. Let all fly to Teta

in

the

great Valley,

all

Mehiti

the district

was

evil

an

canoe,

called Mehiti

whose (umaa)

profe/sion was (tapau) slaughter
Ascend up
there is
Te

Raiatea,

whom is Tahiti

with

now,

He was

Government is with Vaa.

told
The

with Vaa.
laughing jovial Tahiti ?

great Tahiti ? It is

Great
It

is with Vaa.

go

to Tahiti.

ê

But

ê

there

in

Tahiti.

is

dead,

the offspring

which persons were

school in

fed on all pur-

the

breeder of

the

preceptor. There was a Priest-

separations was

manava) soother of
breast; and a little boy a
o

of many

with all prayers.

brother of Hiro

These brothers were
Tail of

end

is

arii)

(o Mea hiu)

deception (Hiu

(Hiu te taui raa

the end or

woman

tôtô) The

(Hiu tatae) Tail for

blood

effort making,

A

there is no water in the

(0 Ana vaha rau),
mouths fed the elder

and theft.

Lave

famine
It

the god of treach-

Hiro,

ing of Kings

What of Hautaua 1

of

(o Ana te tubu mavae)

prayers,

tail for supplant-

/exchanging kings.

of long

scolding was

Pouau,

of Haapape and Mûreo,

tracer

of heraldry was from

(What of) Tarae 1 It is
there is no water in the river.

river.
dead

Oh then now I will

is a great

will come

Haapape there was a

ery

the

of

At

large

a

people were its orgin"

handsome

who has

Government now.

that soon "

Tahiti,

Tahiti."

priest,

its

foreign ship had

without outrigger

he asked

(government) of little Tahiti ?
It is with Vaa. The (government)
9

to

the

covenant of Vaa.

Maehu was at

That sur-

efs (o Toa te

the mountain Oue and
the

the

of Haapape. He pre-

was

before any

visited

for salvation

rising race of Tahiti

the

in

is harvest

It

great water (o Roma)

canoe

dwellet

in

for

Tahiti.

dieted

face,

It

vives all

17
-

is

It

moua;

Pâûê,
Developed

is not dead.

ra

tamai.

Vaa

before.

as

ei vai raa

e

(What of) Maa vai ieie. It remains

faa ite

te hoe

iho

noa

18 )

Ei

tona tahua upaupa raa.

e

ia mairi

tona

e

( Tahiti

ia

faahiti hia

tomo
i

e

the
Papeari.

13
♦:

( Developed
It does

translate
etc

not

the Names of Mountains

great district.

«

in

needful to

appear

They

are

the

comedians,

shew whence he

each

came

declamations with

Beside,

all

food

the

name

the portion

a

party,

As

at

Point

-

the

of Land

-

Harbour

-

place, and the chief's

Tahiti,

fell
who

a

as

savage

slew him
If

strove had

on

to

the Mountains,

n

then

He

form

Te aha

made

of

each

ear,

taata.

ai to

to do the

never

and

out

Aha mata

ure

to

fall

was

esteemed most

of

the

po/sible effort
to

warfare,

either alive

the hands

sides

into

or

enemy,
was

in which

of

house
Te

dead

aha,

every

made on both

prevent it. But of the

*

was

so

eyes,

seen.

holed

a

into

thickly wound round
that his mouth

and face could be

Then he

was

doubled

of

aha

dug on purpose inside

the gods.

taata,

This

Te

or

was

by all

a a

sure

called

i mau i

ure

te aha mata iti.

or

viewed

and cast

token that

his family

could

war,

increase, but be come

never

It

never more

then used as

create

extinct.

the

proverbial taunt, Will you dare

was

te

It was

common

people who fell in war,
lower-jaw bone was taken out

,

(Fare ia manaha) the sleeping

the

dreadful
into

one

into the crown

one

to his buttocks

heels

-

practice springing

of Tahitian

it

aha.

iti.

A barbarous

as

mau

stout peg

A

His knees to his breast, his

up.

afata.

See

more

per-

to fasten the senet

head,

and

nose,

They

no

See

aha-taata.

S.

his

erred.

ahata

and

same.

keep

he before

as

driven

was

the victim's head

country,

to

proceeds to

also

on

prayer,

chief

Chiefs, Maraes,

be also destroyed

which

saving by

a

and pray.

come

to

in

body of

yell resounded. Those

officiating before the Marae had

priest

was

they succeeded the priest

called

was

the

the

every

It

was

taa") string of

of

and

for it

residence.

"E titi

soon

him was.

assembling ground

Opoa in

gods, and all the clan of his above

making mention of the
-

to

jaws.

That

in

go

(

called

residence him.

in announcing

in

renowned

Moorea

name,

*

for

Oro's

may

River

♦

the

Tahiti

Tautira

imagination all round Tahiti and

Mountain

ê

of

string. It conveyed

a

Raiatea, and those from Raiatea

to

one

the distributer of

must

-

company

prepared his

chief mountain where his
waas.

now

But it may be remarked that

entering the dance in

with

not

on

those from

to

characteristic of each

as

used,

tied

19 )

a

14

to

speak

one

bound

was

in

of him whose

ahataata.

senet

Senet,

They say that

by the lance

neither

the

pierced

man

club in

or

tho

war,

be obtained by them,

could not

he

?

"E

for

na

te atua.

be

could

before that he

conveyed to his dwelling

before his wife

either in

could

i

ïa;

bite it her mouth.

ora

not

senet

was

for by means of

important,

the prayer,

the man was sure to

die and his

race

his

lands

to

aliens.

Tahiti,

a

person on

women

every

wife

could

of

put in reality in part

to her mouth,

rendered useless
the

still

survived,

disowned

every

had

set

now

native

the

thing on which
their teeth.

above remarks are from c

conversations
I

and grew in in-

gods disdained, and

The

The

the prayer

priest, and'her family

fluence.

woman

that

I have held.

give the words of the
at

Dicr.

ra

hoa,

e

,ra

her wounded husband
she

tona

the

time

of writing

te aito

i patia i

i

ra

i

te

i

te

tura

i

te

ia

e

o

te tuu hia tu
tana vahine,

te vaha o

tae roa i

rima te

te

vaha,

te noho ra

ae

o

te hamama noa fa

vaha i nia i

ra

tona

hoa noa te rima eita ra
vaha;

o

te faaora raa fa
tao

ra,

e

ore

roa

pohe i te aha raa o te

te

rohi

ra

raa,

e na

muri tona tae raa

fare,

e na mua

pohe roa,
e

to tatou

aha 1tu

toe.

ure

ua

a ua

oe,

tona ra fetii,

e

Ua oti

bure

penei

toaa

E

taata,
a

e

taata buta
e

E haapeepee oe

te tae vave oia i

o

tona

te

tahua.
aha

tao.

te

1 tu

e

i

"£

te parau ra.

e

aha etaeta na oe te taata

vahine

o

taua

i te tahua bure marae no

peau,

noa

e

te

hoi

tona rima i

rima;

e

Te haere oioi

vahiné,

roto

tei reira

tei reira fa. Te

o

utuafare,

ore

o

rapaau.

rave,

tana

pohe roa,

ua

ei taata

buta maitai

i

taata

e

e

ra,

the point of being slain

only in pretence the hand of

or

taata

te

the wounded man and his

home with

ra

i

expeditious as to arrive

fco

were

noa

Te

fa i

te haihai hia ra i

e

utuafare

female's bite on a

stone; and if the friends

e

aha,

ure mau

pohe,

ra,

buta

religion in

prevented the blow from the murderous

i

i

of idolatrous

act

Tho

from almost

excluded

were

become extinct,

prevent

te taata i buta hereeni

o

aore

ei

tea,

tao

te

reality put his hand to or really
The

and

race

rahi hia te

tautoo

mea

ai

taata,

off his

war.

te

aha

in

by consquence his future acts of

priest could finish the prayer
te

entwined

man

a

to ensure the subsequent

destruction

dead, yet if the

was

S.

ana

te aitia raa;

oti nehenehe,

e

e

te

tae atu

15

oia i
tae

Ua

fare

te

anae

atu

ubu,

a

eita

fare

e

o

i

ra

ai

faaoti

pohe mau atu ïa.

e

te

vaha

fare,

tahua i

ïa

roa

te

te

o

e

tana

"The

battle

is

That his

for

aha

falls in

first

greatly suggled for.

penis

the

may

be bound in

god.

If it be

a man

pierced by a spear that will do;
pierced superficially

one

is not

and
a

be

it

if

dead,

but is being con-

veyed to his house to be healed
will

that

do.

of his

marae
"

in

hand
it

her
in

not

hand

to

entwine

pierced by

mouth,

my

toward

of

the

he

will

of

the

the she put

yet if she gape her

open on

cannot

r*

thou

says/

abiding and she lift his

mouth

1

man

side and

Make all speed in doing

to

not

it, arid dart the
tho it

the mouth

enter.
man

That

the

salvation

pierced by a spear,
die by the prayer

priest called entwining
in

(te aha taata)

entwining be completed

senet.

Be vigilant,

the

head

let

the

be

first done,

arrival

at

his house

and his

subsequent

he will surely die.

If he

his house before

priest finish his prayer he

the

The house and

not die.

will
mouth

of

the

woman

the

his salva-

are

tion.

aha-taata.

The act

V.

of praying

the destruction of another

for

and his family.

tei

aitea

i

te

i

ra
e

te

nini

ubu,

e

ia

e

Ua titi

bu taria

e na

te tafifi haere hia
tahua ê,

E

te tahua

tahua ê te tahua e taarnu ra.

e

is

What
the

upoo,

aha.

te

ïa,

tona mata.

mua

aito,

ta te tahua

E aha taata

?

ra

rave

hia

bure,

aha tena

E

his house and his wife be

there

penis is there

bure

the

has arrived at

e

lest peradventure he arrive

it,

♦

the

senet

spear.

at

own

hasten

Friend

the

house,

The warrior runs

hastily to the priest of the
(ê

if

•But

and

and his head entwined in

senet,

What

fully before he arrive at his
who

man

quite dead, and his

left."

pohe. ü te

te vahiné

is

also.

fetii

a

tona faaora.
♦

Then he

that

ceremony

which

priest is performing ? It is

entwining in senet the head of
tne

first

is

before his

of

iron wood

of

his

ear

to

taken in war,

fish

face.

There is

driven into

it
a

peg

the top

skull, and one into each
which

(that the
face may

to

eyes,

fasten the senet
nose,

mouth and

be quite obliterated. One

priest prays, another priest ties
on

the

senet.

! B

16

aha-taata.

formed

man

of

the

satisfaction

to

beauty, and to

Eiaha

i

god of

the

Tane

secure a

larger

ru

e

taata

te Iato

ei tia raa no te tahua hii

mua,
aahi.

0

Tane,

e,

ïa

vaa.

te

te ubu

tia

te

raa

ïa.

E mauruuru

rahi mai te ia,

e

taora hia ra

Te

tahua

te

ra

"E tane

te ia e,

burebure ai

tomo

e

Be not

in great

finished

beam of

the

cro/s

the foremost

on

canoe,

a

standing p‘

place for the chief fisherman
for albicore.
tance.

It

the

Tane

is his accep-

god of beauty

pleased, and fish will

will

be

come

plentifully. The canoe will

be
the

full.
sea,

prays

the bait

As

is cast into

the chief fisherman

"0 Tane by whom fish were

painted various colours, Give
of fish.

abundance
to

refresh

Give a shower

on

there
shore

a

general scrambling

(presently) and

a

break-

ing of heads in seizing the fish.

hape ai au

te

na

e

parari,

e ua

vaa,

ei maa

mao.

I
the

the wind and at

I have erred, and my
it is broken, and

sunk,

has

nearly become food for sharks.

had

also Aaataina.

A.

ahataina.

See

Pre/sing,

Vehement, Impetuous.

E hinaaro ahataina to

tuu,

mata are hia.

to'u,
noho

ai,

hee.

E

ore

te

ïa e

tooe na pera

te maro fati

â
ai

e panu

have a vehement

"Set

sail.

with

the

Your voyage

surge

have an

remàin.

I
On

obstinacy.
very

your
known

desire

will be wet

of the sea. Oh

will go.

well

and a

unbroken hope,

pre/sing desire. What can

Go

tia

atire.

If you

I

reva

e

aha vau e
ia pohe ra, a

hahaere rii maite

e

?

e

ai ta houu raa. Tera te

auanei
i

ra

fati ore

e manao

taata ra oe i

e,

raa,

A,

te ahataina,

e

oe

riro to oe na tere i te

e

all the fishermen;
be

at

impetuosity,

error.

Let

naha

e

and behold on account of my

sea,

a

haste until

i hio

impetuosity of desire.

was

looked not

I

te upoo.

ua manao

thought I could arrive here.

I

e

likene/'s of a man in senet

the
be

tâtâ i

ia

e

Mine

vau

e

aore au

i

to'u nei

riro

oi

ia haru tini te taata

te manuoroo,

auanei

tomo

Impetuosity.

ite) miti,

i

ua

canoe

rahi, homai te vai ia haumaru

ia

e

tou ahataina

te oma,

homai te ia

mai,

no

ia oti maitai

nia i

i

tae

e

e

-

to'ù,

uana

te matai,

e

vave,

Eagarnefa

S.

Ahataina
vau

fish.

aha

te

the albicore

in

It was done to give

number of

ahataine.

by senet on the iato

canoe

fishing.

ra

outlines of a

The

S.

make me

If I die, it is

tnou man of

unbending

This is just

judgement.

cautiously ye. To morrow

bones will drift to
distance of

the un-

the sea.

Eiaha

Vehemently,Pre/singly

Ad.

ahataina.

ei

rave

haabuai

na;

eiaha

e

ounuunu;

mai te

ra;

raa

eiaha

e

marornarô;

oe

i

rave auru;

oe

ei

ahataina

rave

e

ei hamu-ahuru i te

e

exert

work dilatarily,

not

Do

take not hold by the

strength,

finger tops, hang not back, but
it

all

te

very

vehemently, and let
work

hands

ahatatai.

S.

Literally drawing

the outside of

on

or

canoe,

rafters at

to

no

the

time of

party,

or

ei reira e

te ahatatai ‘ïa.

o

oroa

reira

parau

e

e

ahatai.

ta te arioi. Ei

ai te arioi e, eiaha

eiaha e haapao te
te moana, e haapao ra i teEi te moana afata 'tu ai

tino.

te

Island

to

Island

is his

te oroa.

take

to

a

part is his

ahatai.

te

e

o

i

te

ai

ahatatai.
e

i

tooe,

e

arioi

hio tooe na tatau e a
i

E

atua

iato mua ra,
ia faaû
ra,

tatai.

1/2) E aha tatai

tooe

I

ra

bubu,

horo oe i

tera vaa,

o

ati

tooe ia

tera vaa,

i tera mataienaa,

0

e

te

o

taua tatai ra

tahua i

tana ia ubu,

vaha,

I

tupai hia * tu ai te

tahua i
tana

o

o

te tere raa

tamaiti a

oia i haere i te

tona tuturi

bure o

ia aha

te aha tatai ïa.

tona

tahua

te ura i

ia moa, o tana

o

te

0 te aha

hia i te fero raa vaa,
aha i rore hia, e i poi hia

ahatai.

has

fata

e ume

ra,

4) A pending ceremony of which

e e

taata.

raa

E oroa mau a

3) The journey ne intends from

te moana,

E marae

is his ahatatai.

atu

0

their ahatatai.

2) The party of which he is one

e

i te aro o

tapea ia'u,

tino

oe,

i te

te arioi maro-ura.

ahatai,

ia

ahatatai mau ïa

tua,

Oro matau

Tarama-nini
tana

Ahatatai
e mui ai.

Tabutabuatea i Opoa,

i

o

e

ei

Raiatea,

te mareva i

Teie nei
fano

i

te Tia raa opere e

ei

a

ei reira te maroura

Ta,

e

he

Vaiautea
haapu ai te

Opoa e tapae iho ai o te

work.

in

E maro ura no

tapea i Ahiahi i

tapae atu ai,

engagement for a journey or for

1) The work they are performing

ahatatai ei tapae

oe
vaa.

oe

toetoe.

avae

E ia fano i Paiuma

Tautira

e

Morally. A mutual agreement,
combination of a

to

e

marotai.

thatching,

lacing on the drum head.

titae

Taiarabu;

i

aaro

in

or

i

oe

hopoi hia

aore ra e

na

E ia fano

together.

tight the senet as in lacing a

or

maa

E hio
raa

tai,

Raiatea,

rave.

do

i tera mataienaa, e huri hia

e

tana ïa

raa, ua

metua

fifi

aha-tatai.

ïa.
te

hast mutual

Thou

agreement.

comedian.

Thou

art

your

tatooing,

a

Look

on

-

and adhere to that

to

sail

in

Opoa Raiatea to the presence

of

(Oro

to

the Marae

tautua) god Oro of

ma

grade with which you are in agree- successive
If

ment.

thou

and

to

that

and

to

the other

be

canoe,

to that clan,

canoe,

clan,

thou wilt

overboard, and if not so,

cast

wilt

thou

that

to

run

be

for food

take

for

Look
and

thou

land

tine

to

they came.

arioi

own

fish

is his

It

and to the

manini, who the chief

the

of

red

loin

covenant,

girdle grade.

his the arioi

(to land there). Then will the
arioi

father cold legs.

old

the

seasons,

of (Tara-manini) Thorn

presence
of

Tabut&buatea

say

deatin

us

not. Neither

regard the body, nor the deep,

parts

If it be con-

regard the covenant. Let the

but

veying a scarlet feathered loin

body be acaffolded at sea. The

girdle from Raiatea land at

deep is a Marae a scaffold for the

the halting place where

Ahiahi,

(te buaa raa) the sacred hogs
offered

to

South

the

and

for

the arioi

dead.

on

ordinance

The

are
a

true

but the Senet that

one,

sounds

Side of Taiarabu

(of ahatatai) is

is beeing

as

stretched in

a

little to the

lacing the canoe, and the Senet

East

of Te ahupoo.

There pre/ent

that

your

grateful offering for yôur

called

Vaiautea,

safe arrival.

If

thou sail on

to

(Paiuma) the North Side of Taia(Tia

raa

thàt is the

company

of arioi sail to Raiatea

go

to the greatest Marae

on

the

it

is

shall

Eastern

the Scarlet

girdles meet
This

in Opoa

Side of the Island,

the mutual

senet.

When

agreement,

the
be

agreement. And if the

mutual

(te ahatatai) the singing

is

canoe

there

featheredloin

priest takes some red

the

presents them before

(ahataiai) combination of party

great god,
that

sacred

tion

of his

(ahatatai)
fore

that they may also
is his

His prayer,

covenant.

mouth,
a

(ahatatai)
the repeti-

is also an

covenant made. There-

is murdered

the child of

priest if he go to his priest

(all the chief ariois .)

ordinance is a true

being drawn round

cro/s bar of the

feathers and

opere) the a/sembly

ground on Tautira,

on

foremost

the

land at the

to Tautira,

rrabu,

sounds

father while he is in the

attitude

of

prayer,

because he

by his approach entangles his
father's prayer,
covenant.

female must

which is his

(To which no child or

approach.)

19

ahatatai-aho

fare.

ot,retched

the

on

rafters at

upperside of

the Came

Eiaha

tena

e

viivii

to'u

ahu.

Senet

S.

of

thatchings.

A

as

treme

ends

faaunauna

ei

of

te

E ore

fana.

ornament

an

the

i

raa

E firi

ta

aha-taumi

tatai

The

archers

fiu i

e

ratou

te

ra

do not

in

decorating the ends of their
bows.

Wherefore

senet

to bind

they plait the

the bow

aha-tatai-maehae.
which

is wound

it

is

end

That

S.

firmly, and that at the
to

give stability to the

phlemes,

or

sharks teeth with

which

is

thickly studded.

it

la

'tu
ai

mau

ai

ivi

te

itte

aha,

te maehae.

i

nehenehe,

fa,

tatai hia tu

e
E

taamu hia

e

mea

firi

S.

tatai motu nau ia

E aha

te

iho

who

one

taata,

See
aho tatau
is indiginous of

the

S.

A white kind

of

prepared for loin girdles,

senet

the cloth may

stain.

e

tia

S. A crab by the shore

is very

poisonous

is the

as

E aha
oe

e

i

te rama nei o maua i te

parau

i te tumimi,

ahatea,
ei

taata,

faataero
roto

ïa

roa

tautai ? Eiaha pai

taorua

tetahi

i

taata

e

maa
ua

e

i te huehue,

anoi

te ao

ua

papaamaro

piri tona taa.

A box like

S.

ahatea

e

e

timber, of

great durability and is fit for
keels,

it

bowls and canoes, drums

boxes

posts of altars and

-

grows

in the valleys chiefly.

Tatou

e

te

tomo i

ahatea,

umete,

ahatea

te peho,

e

tabu

ei

ei taere vaa,

ei pou no te fatarau.

e

See Marauri.
S.

White

for

senet use

girdles round the waist,

place.
tatua.

e ore

pine.

âhâtea,
that

e

tâûmi ïa,

Eia aha

?

na

ahatea

aha-tatau.

pâpâ taoe

paaha taumi

te

nape

A person

ei ta

that

no

nothing moves or intimidates. i

that

aha

firi

and

te aha tai maehae.

aha-tatai-motu-nau.

dre/s cap of Kings,

Eiaha tenana aha

senet

the long

round

full

Tumimi.

to enable the warrior to

lance,
hold

ends.

ahapâpâ S. A very

See

warriors, and oràtors.

e

weary

tatua

superior senet made expre/sly
the

poro

fana.

poro

fine
for

ratou rte nape,

ai

aha

ex-

Bow.

tea

mau

the

to

E aha

tena no'u.

ahatatai-poro-fana. S. Senet wound
round

haapaa hia 'tu.

outside of all clothes to

of ladies,
bind all

tightly together.
Eiaha

not receive

hia,
Ei
e

a

to'u ei

tatua i haapaa

viivii to'u ra ahu purau.

ahatea tau e hinaaro,
ia i toi to mai tai.

e

ia mau,

20

ahatia,
of

See ahatû.

Idolatrous

an

(i.e. Te Vai
te

Hopoi atu

na

aitea

e

hia

te

"E Tu

teie,

ia bure

e

te tahua bure

na

Taaroa

te ia i

o

tuhi

mate

e,

teie te ia na

te

ia i

te

aitea,

o

o

Tû, Maitai atura

ooe

i

tuu mai

ei

mau

tona

iti

tooe

tahua i

ahatû
mimi
hia

ei
no

ra.

ua

ra

ra,

e

no

Tahitia mai,
to

maru

te

roto
e

i

e

E to ïa

e

Tu

priest

was

thus praying

of the dead

The urine

whom te ahatu was being
would immediately flow,

that his

race

would anihilated,

The man obtained from the waters

faaupoo tû mai

,

by

"Thy fish oh constitutor,

saying

and destroyer,

it came out of

the waters of strife. Have meryy,
and make your own party victor-

(upootû).

ahatû.

The act of giving up

V.A.

the victim

TÛ,

from
o

the waters of war,

TÛ). Take it that the

priest may pray the prayer of

(Ahatu) conquest
constitutor and

over

it. "Oh

great destroyer.

E aha

the gods.

to

tena ubu *2

tahua ubu marae

aha-tianoo.

i

Te ahatu ra te

te ia i

a

fish

for you,

the fish

S.

All

te aitea.

the routine used

by the sorcerer for the
of

destruction

others with whom he was person-

ally angry,

or

destruction he

aha oia e

fifi i
mate roa ïa.
oia

those for whose
took bribes to

and destroy.

pray
E

Destroyer whose curse is death.
is

the

be left."

nei.

obtained

Here

food for thy self.

sign that the prayer was prevalent,

ious

toe.

o

then oh

left.

ia bure,

Carry away this first victim

(of Vai

germ

ahatû.

man over

te

TÛ

te Vai

as

Here

of strife was surrendered

o

te

hands.

our

this

would be rooted out, and no one

Vai

i

'tu.

e

' tu

not

While

te ahutû

o

given

a

reira

mai

Well it is

let

oore

noa

Tu)

o

fraternity be exterpated,

and

na

the waters

of

Let his

e

roa

e ua mana

roa

into

out

thou has

god take it

A

tana

ra,

noaa

bubu hia

Taaroa

that

taihi tumu hia tona

E ore

i

God

to

i

raa

taata

tapao

taata

Te

hîhî

e

e ua

fetii.

môpô

iho."

bure

te

Ei

ia

eiaha te hoe

noa

taua

i

te Atua

e

e

oe

reira

pau,

Te

ma

na

fetii,

ra

ia

te

e

maa

na

oh

te Atua, performed,

e

fa nei

taua

rima

(te Vai

his

oe,

roto i

no

Vai

matou nei

war

E Taaroa nui

e,

obtained

of

fish

afai

ahutia,
ma

war.

Tu. )

o

ïa,

first

name

prayer over a

just slain in

man

The

S.

i

ora'i,

e

ere

te ahatianoo,

anei
ua

21

What

save

can

Is he

it,

e

entangled in the prayer of the
He's

Sorcerer.

ahatia.

quite dead.

tiama,

e,

oti tana

e

tana haa

Senet

S.

of which
mea

to make net

bag to hold the

Eiaha
i

te

ta'u nei,

aha-toto-hue.
fatu

ino

E hue

e

gourd be rolling
the house.

I will

plait senet to make,a net bottie
the gourd that has no bag

bag,
has

evil master.

an

aha’tua
in

aha-atua

or

making the god,
of prayers

round
ahavai

said

of

a

the whole

taro

black in

bog. It is

by that means to be more

la fero

taere,

hia

ra

te oh i

ei ahavai e au ai,

poi hia •tu te iato mua ra i te
ahavai,
e

te

eita roa 'tu !a e hauti,
te vai

tia i

e

pee,

ahavai

ore

e

S.

raa,

o

te raau

te aha e motu.

FigY

E buru tutau hia

water

that makes it

vaa

te

for

mea

ra,

e

ui tua

E etaeta

mau.

ui mata horo,

e

ïa.

steeped in
A

-

ahavai,

an

one
a

a

round yet

ahavai;

an

boxer
beat

The man who
a

gods, and all other

is an ahavai.

of

is

man

the

ahavai, he is

an

of monsters,

race

is

ahavai, he has exceeding

true

strength,

a race

ing eyes,

a

to

of

company

and has ate the pig of

the

That

that has (runn)

fish that breaks canoes

pieces.
Very strong and powerful.

A.

E aroha ahavai

e

ore

ïa

e

e

vai

ra

ia aroha.

hauti,

e

coloured

senet made

baked

the

in

te ahaute.

the bananasstalk

-

A red

from husks

in

oven

ïa,

mahemo ia tau,

e

aha ura,

the midst of

the nono and

the bua.

black.)

vai, e ahavai ïa - E tiaa
arioi, e ahavai. E ai to vai rau
i

ahavai ïa.

e

finishes in his day a Marae,

(a senet made of husk well steeped
in

o

taata

tana vaa raa,

marae,

ahavai

E aha ïa ?

ia

e

vaa

an

liberty is

te
e

-

from husks

one,

ahavai.

strong.

ahavai ïa

has been all
no

Senet used

offered to him.

Senet dyed

S.

the mire

or

tui

is

works,
S.

te

*toa,

comedians is

by

i

tona,

Senet
water

ai

ahavai

e

haurâ

who

side of

the

toto ore,

te

ïa.

Let not my
at

e

ei hue i taa

E firi na vau i

opa,

pae

ïa,

hau ê ïa

gourd-water-bottle.

e

taata

Taua

aha-tôtô-hue

i

maona

e

-

buaa

e

See ahatu.

ahavai

E tutau na i

ia

pe

ra,

e

tiapai

te buru haari,
e

ia hope te

e

22

hûa,

e

tuu i roto i

papa

ino,

te nono,

è

e

mea

ra,

rahi

tia

nei

e.

ra.

Ua

A.

rau

ïa.

ia firi

E

hôtûtû

ia ama,

e

The

te

hia

toaa

roa

Ah,

Aha.

!

ooe

aheahe nei

i

i

tatou

o

ia tera

ra

Ahe

1

o

vai

tei

ite

e

te

Oh,

cast it

way

Ahe

!

e

e

eiaha

hio

Oh

hia,

teie

oe

Oh,

ua

e maere

eiaha

hia.

look not on

of

Ad of time future

ne/s,
‘No
nei

S.

Empty-

of stomach.
te

obu i

aheahe
ore

i

rahi
oti

ino
ai

te

o

to'u
na

ohipa. Ua tataroha roa vau i te
poia tuutuu

ore,

e

tana

iho

te

riro

e

vau

as

in

e

tamaroa,

tamahine, ahee

e

maehaa,

i te hi hoi.

A

S.

tau tamaroa

e

son,

a

girl,

twins,

two

paragraph. As

stanza,

See

e

atura vau

hoe ahee;

titau atura vau i
noaa

onoono

I

amu

e

ua

raa

tetahi avei, pau mai

ra,

tana,

te

te fare ai

i

i amu atura vau i taua

orometua

i

Tui avei

section.

A

Tairi.

and

ra,

always interrogative.
ahaeahae

succe/sion

dirge or song.

a

nei

See

of

ai,

noa.

followed after

ahee.

ubu,

earth.

aheahe.

atu

rave

e

brought forth hers,

Tomo

fenua te hara.

See Afea.

state of

boys.

the crime is large as the

ahea

in

there followed behind a

it, wonder not about it.
Ahe,

be

To

ihora

e

She

there

haapao hia,

regard it not,

tua

!

entirely.

eiaha

te

e

toopiti.

you.

tu ïa.

noa

to’u,

heraldry.

Oh, who knew that you were here.
faarue

ino

haere

ahee i mûri

is it

!

ad.

ahee.

Fanuu

Ah,

Ahe

aliment.

to'u manava,

turori

te

ïa.

i

ïa

V.N.

E aha vau

Interjection of surprise.
Ahe

from destitution

-

rahi.

mamae

aheahe.

brown

dark

araea

Empty

painful emptine/s.

te maiore

o

A.

obu aheahe

E

hoi, aore atu a te

Mai

!

Ahe

ia

aheahe.

of accustomed

ripe Breadfruit.

over

ahaveevee

4

mai

te aha ura ïa.

o

E

te umu,

ra

ura

umu

te bua 'toa,

ahaveevee.
or

i te

a eu ai
e

hia

pape

te hoe ara-

te

mai nei ia ia mea

atura vau, e tae atura

tairi.
faahou

hope atura ia tui,

E
a

vau

i

te hoe tui,

hope mai nei ia'u ta taua

orometua ra.

ahee.

The

Eiaha,
will

subjunctive of hee.
hee

a

E aheehee

Do not you

oe.

mai

be banished.

Haapeepee oe,
haste lest you

te

hee

a

be,

or

Make

oe.

should be

hill

has

banish ed.

back,

to ebb.

To slide down

Ua

as

avatea,

miti.

It

is

te aheehee

midday,

ra

the tide is

te

na

tai

a

tuu.

Be not

the

tide

retreats

when

Eiaha

ïa,

e

e

nine

ahee.

Let

be

ra

e

aheehee

i

ra

in

sail

a

e

e

death, pre/s forward, if

ua

pouri roa,

e

te

mahana,

haere

e

pai

e maro,

ahehe

noa

nei

pohe

E

mehameha

will

mea

te

rouae

te

the

or

etc.

te

i

uru

rii

rau

meia.

rau

ahehe

roto

the

or

-

raa

te

o

te uruhi

pouri.
be

not

obstinate,

it rustles

strong,

the wind

Banana leaves

the

among

the dry leaves fly,

trees,

nistle

matai uana,

e

te

ra

te

na

To

roto i

na

te mahae

vao

Do

we

hobu i

VN.

haere ra te

buaa ia horo
i

clum-

of thatch,

or

Eiaha

e

is
ra

motion,

para,

die, Be it so'.
Te aheehee

in

forth

it

it

aheehee

a

climb up

ahehehehe.

or

Te pee

pohe ra,

retreat

not

Do

raau.

haste,

haere,

mua

not

us

te

ia aheehee

ru,

paiuma ino,

e

breeze among trees,

a

saw

ebbing.
Eiaha

declivity of the

crumpling of stiff cloth

te

aore

I shall also slide down.

ahehe

retreat.

la

ra

e,

thing adzed away,

a

vau.

sily,

tuaivi

protuberance.

no

atoa

slope. To recoil from. .To

a

as

Eiaha

aheehee, See Paheehee. V.N. To
flow

is

hia

The

raa.

te

o

tarai

mea

buubuu

raa

the

torn-to-shreds/

are

c

vai,
is

haere i

a

e

The

sun

èifsheveled.
‘The rustling of hogs among the

declining shortly it will be

dark,

and bathe in the water,

go

and go

to

aheeraa

S.

of

or

aheehee
I
te

The declining

hill

a

roohia

i

e

I

night.-

descent

ahehe.

ute aheeraa

vau

te arui,

I

sun,
be

dark vallies is

the

Rustling

A.

‘A faaroo

i horo mai nei,

should

in

saw

o

te

the de-

and ban home,

overtaken

by

-

rushing

-

Hi/sing.

raa.

dining of the
lest

slope

side gradual

hio atura
ra,

thickets

horrifying.

the house.

as

o

te fare.

te matai

raau,
i

te

e

na

na

i

roto

te ahehe

i

te

omou

raa

o

rii

te ahehe o te raau ia hia

matai, E buahiohio paha.
the

rustling of the
tops of the trees, and
the crashing of the trees as they
fall by the wind, is it not a
Listen

wind

on

to

the

whirlwind.

24

ahehe.

S.

A

crash,

hi/s

a

ahera.

a

-

E ahehe
te hia

rahi,

raa

te

o

te paaina to

e

nei.

faaroo

i

na

te

ahehe

Afea

te

o

be

i

long.

te

E aha

rahi.

i

aau

tera
horo

ïa.

ra

aenei

na

ahei

roto

i

te

species of the Banana

A

A

Deceiver,

E

ara

e

A.

e ore

hio hia

e

ïa,

There

imposing

e unauna

is

'tu,

toe.

e

e mea a

raupaa

ïa,

tavae.

something like

but it is deceitful. Murder

aroha,

not

one

will be left.

Look not

ceitful,
it

is

as

at

a

in Raiatea,

woman

from Vaitavae

finely dre/sed but

decrepitude is under the bonnet.

taua i

taua

to

very

taua nei

te vai

A

tino,

e

farerei

we

meet

again in person,

again see each other's

face.

If

we

retain our strength we

again after a very, very

long time.
Papeete. April 28 1851
species of fish that is

A

aheu

3.

very

abundant on the shores from

December

April the months of

to

plenty. Its first stage is a
Pauara,
5

second a marava, and the
then it is fifteen inches

aheu,

e

long and good eating. Baked in
bundles

as

a

Pauara it

is coarse

eating as saw dust.
E

ia

ia maru

te

(it) it is de-

the large external leaf,

shall

return ? I

you

to

ra

maoro

we

the heart and anger that

destroys the whole fraternity,

E

shall

e mea

humu tei te aau, e

e

teatea vai

is in

aroha ïa,

rii

tafetii,

Eiaha

e

vahine faahema

e

?

ahera ê atu.

ahera ê atu ?

e

shall meet

Deception like,

ra,

riri

ahema

Deception.

ia oe,

E huru

ahema

and haavare.

ai

afera ê atu.

huere huehue tana parau.

ahema.

te

mata

Shall

faahema.

See

e

ite anei

E

medicinally.

Ahema.

See

Very,

long time, very,

very

etaeta

S.

used

a

E buaa

ahehe ?

ra

afata.

ïa,

hoe mai

oe

When will

honu-ofai, mai te ahehe o te tai
nia i

long time,

A

atu ïa vau,

A

future.

long.

very

i motu iho

raau

time

of

also Afera.

Rustle.

S.

ad.

tere

te aheu,

e

ia iri etaeta,

e

tini mai

rahi,

e

taratara ai ta ra i
A

that

fish

comes

it is

itea te poa.
in millions

soft fish to

the

aheu

the

palate; It has a skin that is

-

a

rough its scales not seen.

25

ahi
a

also Auahi

See

hia

ahi

E

i

na

Eiaha

ia.

ei

ahi.

te

aha

Fire.

S.

ahi

te

tûtû,

tatou ?

ta

E ahi

tunu

a maoro

umu,

tatou.
friction

is

our

fire

to

roast.

an

oven,

4 RGW
è

Ai ta

te

(springing

ahi

nei

Mahuie

o

Aoaomaraia
maue

ra

te

i

raa,

taua

rao

Mahuie
te

tane,

hio atura

I

i

mai te rao

e

i

iho

Tau

rua

e aro

raau

Aoaomaraia,

taua

uraura

ra.

ua

e

ra.

i

te

tei taua raau

itea taua rao ra. Ua

ahi.

anei,

e

E aha

ra

i

Ua

i

raharaha ei

raa

tabu,

e a

Ei purau mutu te

te aurima,

Ua tamata ihora

ama.

hia tura;

ua

tei

e

te faarori raa ra, ama roa aera.
Ai ta

ra

raua

i

to

aore

a

i

ite

raa

raua

ahi

Huhuti

ama.

o

aera

e

Mahuie
ei

te niau,

e aore a

haabutu ihora Aoaomaraia

ua

haari maro,

A tuu ra,

i

tamau

â i ama. Tuu hia

nia i

e

te rauoro

e

tei te pupuhi

ama roa aera.

ra,

ihora

tona ra raho,

o

e aore

atura i

ei

rouru

raua

huruhuru

tamau,

Ua huhuti

tamau.

e

Oaoa aera

Tii hia atura i

tunu.

ei

te ahi,

Tahu hia atura i

te

ei maa, o tana ta

rererai,

te matamua ra.

tunu i

roto i

te raau

Mauruuru

tura raua,

e maru

rao) anei.

aera

te maa i

tunu hia.

te ahi.

rave

maira te

tii mai,

a

Aoaomaraia,

e mea

teie te tau

hoi.

e

â

aore

Aoaomaraia i

te ravea ?

raa

o

E

ihora

purau maro

anei

ore

faa

ua

ua poopoo

Ua parau

ra,

hupe,

aha ra e naupa

roto (i te

no

tamata
ama.

No

e

maro.

e ua

ai

ei

imi atura

oia,

e

raau maro

te buru

vavahi na. Vavahi ihora
ihora,

e

i

a

e,

taua rao

Ua maere

nei,

parau

o

e
ra.

Mahuie,

o

ama,

Na tana

faauri,

faaama %.

te

tuturi,

e ua parau

i

i

'tu

tê

te

ua

e

te omore i
tau

Ua

i hia hia

ofai

ama,

ihora,

roa

raa.

ua

e

Û atura

vahiné

manao

noa

auato,

te hoe mau mea

purau maro,

atura

ia

e

Aoaomaraia

haere

i

for

in pride) na medua

te vahiné.

rahi.

roto

i

0 Aoaomuraia

ota.

maa

up

o

i

manihinihi

fire

riaria i te ai

e ua

auahi.

te

A

fire

a

(light with blackne/s)

amaa

ua

te

be over-long. ■)

we

ra,

i

raa

te

hia

What

to be an oven

Tahiti

o

mutaaiho

no

te

shall be a long time, vahiné

we

lest

for ?
be

it

Let

It is not

fire,

noa

be

to

fire.

for

ua poto

e

rori,

Use

Ua hia

aurima.

Ua rau te

Ore

E ai ta roa

e

ite hoe ofai

auati,

e

te omore

roa

te obu i
roa

atura te hotûtû,

te hanatunatu o

ore

Maru

te hu,
roa

ua

aera,

roa

te hobuebue,

to raua obu. Ua

taipate'e haere noa,
e ua

haapii o

26
«

Aoaomaraia

raua

tamau auahi

A

Mahuie

o

i

te

Many efforts made to kindle fire.

ia Tumu po,

tuu

it

But

would not

te

He

took

auahi; E ahuahi tamau ta Mahuie,

to

rub and

raua

e

Aoaomaraia ei Metua

o

oia atura

te Metua

tamau-auahi.
E

eia

mea

â

atu

ama

E

maro

mûri

a

e

hopoi mai i mûri

i

te

atoa

e

ite

i

4

it

auahi,

his

nose

turned

hia hia.

Alas he

from

Raiatea

rubbed.

first

the

was

stone

has

It

that

great

a

deep chasm on its surface. JMO
Translation

fire in

Ho

-

sur-

Aoaomaraia

saw

large

fly.

a

as

a

for

open.
the

the

is in

this

tree,

split it

fly. He thought in him-

self, well I have obtained fire.
Out

of

the

wood, and out of the

fly. But how shall I procédé.

to get

There

tinder.

He

pulled off his hair for tinder
it

it

was

no

ignited not. His wife

pulled

by roots the

up

pubes for tinder,

igmited not. They put the

on

cocoa

a

nut leaf,

but it

ignited not. Aoaomaraia then
colected dry
and

fly. His wife

effort

burned.

fire

to

dry piece to rub

it

but

He split it open and found

red

a

the

It alighted on

red

A dry piece on which

was

Aoaomaraia wondered and went

said

place on which it

hairs of her

dry branch of the hebiscus.

search
SB.i d
it

the

the

thing flying,

a

the stone

His wife Mahuie

were

the wife.

was

his knees

he rubbed hard, at length

(springing

this

from

long it is before

Aoaomaraia made an

Mahuie

husband,

-

snevel

and will it not burn.

with,

(Light with darkness) and Mahuie
That

said how

rub, and

eating raw food. Aoaomaraia but

parents of fire.

The

hung down

to

feited

pride)

till

quite short in his hand,

is dry.

formerly. All

up

rubbed

It

Tahiti

were

He

alighted. Come and cut off a piece.

fire,

#

rub with.

black, but it did not kindle.

is

this

garden at

my

in his

hold

an

confirmed by Tito

was

which

to

burns.

it

on

club

a

cramped thro rubbing,

Aore te rahi

the above

Tamatoa, and in

Vainuu
was

it

priest of Raiatea called

Vaiau,
and

ao.

e mea

e,

obtained

I

old

i te

stone

burnt not.

but

tamau atu

e a

to

E

tu.

noa

hand

flat

a

hia hia. club grew

e

ta Mahuie

hia

e

po,

Ruahine-

no

tana

ore

no

ignite at all.

cocoa

nut husks

dry palma christ leaves

-

for

tinder,

which on being blown ig-

ni ted.

They rejoiced the kindled

a

fire

the
in
the

for roasting.

Banana
the

sky,

food

first.

He brought

(called rererai) fly
for food,

that he

which was

roasted at the

They were very much pleased,

they were easy in their bellies

27

U

thro

roasted

food.

Then

disap-

peared the distended belly

»

the
the

that

griping belly. The wind

ting fire by the tobacco spokers.

the rectum

no

sounded

more

See
I

thing striking against
They

were

I

both easy,

Tahiti, yet there is

tii

mai

haere mai

the

art

no'u nei.

Set

forth

keeping in their fire.

ahi

I

fire, Pire that

goes

gun

that

she is

Mahuie,

not out is
the mother

godes of continual burning,
rubs not

for her

fire.

It

burning. But the fire

of Mahuie

was

often

stolen, and

conveyed to unholy places and

The

it

obtained
J M

ahi

The

S.

sandal

E
e

tho
to

i

rahi

noanoa

ei monoi

te haua.

E

raau

te ahi
e

mu

A

ahi

rii,

to

come

to

fetch what

buy flints,

to be

speicesrofi'cockle. It is
flat, and edible

very

and polish cup and dishes

to

the bark of which

clean

nei,
te

te ahi

E

ia maitai

i

te

tihaa

maine,

te haua

vari,

e

ïa.

maa

umete

ia

pee

te abu

e

aute,

e

i

i

Tahiti

nei,

ai ta rea tumu

A

tree very

the sandal

sweetly scented

wood.

When

i*

for

scented

oil,

house with odour.

have

been

found.

prepared

will fill the
A

separate on Tahiti,
♦

wash
and

itea.

tree

widely

Not many

huru

ahi,

ei paaro hoi,
vaü

roa

ei

te pia

taupoo.
The ahi

varavara

e

e

E rnatana

te toetoe,
hia

rave

utere aua,

vau

ei

E

nei.

(is)

a

good fish. Pirst

#
roa

-

sandy. The shell is used

very

and

ei

ia butu hia.

fare

caked

wood.

raau

S.

scrape

ra

Sep 1851

odoriferous wood

aha ?

cloth is made.

by friction.

Orsmond

te

te

flints for my self on my

ahi.

greater part knew not that
was

i

i

get-

intended voyage.

-

kept in by night and by day.

hoo

e

come

delicate,

is always

hoo

e

in

a

pupuhi na'u, i taua tere

have

Darkne/s) Aoaomaraia parent of
of

oe

Thou hast

(origin of

Tumupo

often used

pupuhi.

ei

of

is

ahi

Aoaomaraiâ and Mahuie learned

she

such

n®

stone

-

and

of

There

belly inflated with wind,

one

0

flint.

A

on

another.

'#

S.

thing

from
as

ahi

it well
the

till

smell,

the muddy

insipid taste is gone,

it

(is) like food. The shell of the
ahi

is

taken for cleaning

outside of
out

the

a

shell and for

inside and

off the

scooping

for polishing

large wooden dishes,

and for

cleaning the bark of the China
paper tree (aute) and the bark
from the arrowroot stems of which
bonnets are made.

28

¥

ahi.

V.N.

sit

To

on

the

as

eggs,

hen does.
Ua

*

e

haere hia

tu,

atu

a

eiaha

fatata i

te

near

(to he) foisted.
(the eggs) Do

(her) frighten her

near

near

S.

has

thro

the

essence

A

given to oil that

name

fermentation extracted

wood.

of sandal

royalty used it.
tena monoi

E aha

ïa,

homai

na,

ia

monoi,

monoi

ei

is

Oh yes,

dour.

ai au,

It is

true

Give it

me,

bathe

o

fenua nei

te

àhl
a

S.

man

of

FigY

from the

f

taata,

ore

e

hio

ê

e

ahi mau ïa,

tona,
i

te

e

it
taehae la,

taeae,

destruction

E ahi

!

Ua urupüpü roa
te

moa

tribulation,(See)

exterminated by the vengeance

It

is

of

the

gods. The hen is

(The moth-

are) emboweled, No a little

root

(child, scion) left.

âhi

Excla11

Alas for me.

oe

âhï. Na oe iho i

e

hauti, aitoa. E moa repe
Cry not alas. Your

a

nei oe.

self was

Well it is so.

fowl with

Thou

great comb.

Excla~ of Indifrence. Let

ahï

be
ra,

a

ere

ere

e

pohe noa tu,
Let

noa

tu.

not

if not

If death;
it

so.

eiaha e haapao,

Ahi ra,

-

a

be

ufa.

evastation of the country,

the

art

singular energy and

itoi to hau
e

at our

Alas,

that

prowess.
Tera

or

of

pohiri iti i toe.

Aita

mischeifous.

(ahi) fire,

e

Ua otore hia

hia ïa.

worst
•

Hoe

the

beaten,danced
of

te ori
te

o

,a

in

It

was

a

hogs and

bin’ event
muc

cloth

with

many

|

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te

Ko

About the arioi

arioi

mau

'm'

E bure

maitai,
e

te

ori,

ani i

e

"E

ia

ia

te rutu pahu,

rea

te

tahua

Rupeearâi,

Tahi

te

te

fau.

faatomo

arii

taata

mau

te moea,

e,

nei.
E

A'

"E

E

e

uru

te

i

te pou

pou

vaha,

fâre, E uru

e uru

rôto." Te parau noa ra

faatomo

maa.

ahu,
hia

ai,

te atea ra

I

ia paia anae i

E

ia tomo

i

te ahu n

ra

tona iho

»

i
te ohe,

te tomo ra te taata

faauru noa raa.

te

fâre, e uru

e uru

te vavahi haere ra

roto,

a

tutui.

te

mûa;

E

te faatomo.

‘è to

fâre,

te

to rapae au atu

e

tahua

i

te

taxx

tahua ê

te

fare

ei maa no te faatomoa.

maa,
ubu

e

opio i

teie nei mahana hoi
>

roto.

taua fare ra. I

haamoa i

e

tii

atoa i te hoe m

peu

teie

e

te fare

i

haere atu i

e

hopoi te pahu,

b,

rahiri

e

ra a

A haamox

ohe.

te

Aore
E

rea!"

faatomo ai,

e

mahana ia ahiahi

nei

teua

t

upaupa,

4

4

o

.

Ananahi

i

i tai ia

pae

ta homai

raa

9

i uta ia

pae

E mataitai

E ori

4

ta Tavi,

e ua

vâ.

ta

ia mata tahua

tahi

poto,

ia
te ata."

tahua ia

te

te

rea

la rahi

tahua,

totoo

E

la

rea.

te

"Homai

te

Rurpua nuu,

E

i

atua i

totoo

roa.

ani

e

te rea,

te mataitai.

rea

»

ratou

ta

ra

e

ahu i

te

te

tatai. Te mau
rima,

to te tau-

flambeau holder

50
No

te

ohi

ia

E

tahua

e

tae

!a,

e

i

tutui
o

roto

©

te

te fare

i

tutui tana

•

a

a

mai

maraa

ahi

o

te

ahi
Oo

te

o

ahina
na

na

ahi

ahi

Te

Te

Te ahi na

Mahuie,

hupê,

na

marai

♦

tuu i

Tuua

i

te ahi,

anae

ia

tana ahi

ein

einâ;

hee

pare,
te

te
a

te ahi e tuu

tuatini,

einainâ.

te bubu o te ma

te faatau,

ra

e,

haam&e,

te tau o te

te moe o te

pahiti, apato"a. Teva,

pare" "I ora". Tera ua rutu

ihora
E
te
♦

(ma tona ahi),

faatubu,

na

ruahine metua

te

E tuu i

te marai

•(rae-)

tuu te

papatiairi.

m

mai

te

tuu

Tuua." Ua tuu

totoro maira

Na

E

e

te marai tua mano.

i

i

9

tini.

tua

ahi,

Te

te

te ahi na

hupê tau; E tuu i te ahi,
i

?

te ahi na fa4a4

tuturi,

-rori.

roto.

na

na

maui mua,

na

maui

na

Te

na

Eaha tau

maui muri.

mar

ahi

ô te maraaraa.

oia.

ahina

ôti,

a

te haumani

aitu,

Te mata

Taaroa,

E

tanu maa te

Titi rau avea

haumani

Ei

ôti;

Havaii; Huru a te huru

manu;

Te

9

-

i

rama

e

ubu.
"Eaaturou

0

About

ra

E feia rahi,

tiairi,

rahi.

*

arioi

fflau

raa

te
ua

fare.

ahu.

pahu.
rahi

e

ra

E ore

e

ore

e

tomo i

maitai te hora

the

arioi

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te

arioi

mau

About

ra

«i

Eita
e

ena

ti‘a'i

Auanei

£

0

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Romatane,

faruia.
tane.
o

te

ua,

ia

te

tia

ai to

te Roma-

no

xx

te mana,

E Târoi teie,

vai

Ai ta

fare upaupa
i

tahu

E

ratou

auanei.

au

hia ? i i te

paa

ârâ i

te

bue.

vai ohe

e

raumai.

e

rahi.

E Urataetae te matai

faaheo.

mau

ïa,

Toomaha

Tei

tai

ua

e

hia

alia

e

te vai

haari.

varovaro

E

ai

tunu

e

hia,

vero

tahe

e

Auanei

'0'

tena

tomo

E

-

faatomo

e

tia, Ua i

ua,

te

E Marae

toa.

fare,

tunu hia

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mau

Te pae au uta,

te

marae

i

te

9

tia

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raa.

Romatane
E
y>

i

te

te

fare

tamahine

9
e

e

o

noa

i

te

mau

fare nei.

te

m

ei nana. Auaa

na,

Romatane

te

ra

ioa

te

No

ra.

parahi te hui

E

na

tomo mai

tomo

Atua

tomo

e

te hui metua

o

ra.

ei

metua

tahua

Romatane

mau

te

o

mea

te

bure

i

ore

te

reira

i

t

la

roto

ohapa hia ia no ratou iho.
Stî-V

•

n

E

tiaa

i

ite

ra

e

ori
9

raa

9

E bubu

'ôsûb.
i

ra.

0

ra

te

tae noa
E

na

arioi,
ori

ai ta

anae

Aore e pahu,

faatia,

te

e

ori.

te

anae

â ïa

Ws.

e

haapii. E haa
te faau

tu i

haapii

taua tiaa ori
hia tu i

ia itea mai tai

ra

e

te

ori.

te

haapii ra ia ite.

E mau maua

anae

ori

the

arioi

te

Ho

arioi

mau

About

ra

E

Rohe

pehe S

Te taata e haapii

E

Fatu

pehe

i

te

te taata i

pehe. 0 tana ïa
P

ohipa,

ia ite tana mau pipi,

e

haere ïa i

ua

e

faaau

E

oroa

te

i

ua

pehe.

mea

te vahi

i

tao hia

e

a

piha

topata tahi ïa. Tera

oroa

e

Te pehe i

topata tahi.

te matamua mau

te

e

ta ratou. Na ratou iho

naupa

ra,

utuafare,

te

'i,

*

topata

e

tahi, ua haapii oia i te hoe
tetahi vahi

taata i

haapii i te pehe ra,

te

i

te maa,

te buaa,

i

te poe,

e

rave

taiero,
e

e

taua Rohe

na

raatira ra,

i
m

teie nei

tahi.

noho

mau

i

maa

haere ïa mau
a

hopoi

pehe ra, e nana

pere a

te hui

ïa. Ia ite

te oroa topata

taua maa ra, e

ia pee

E

i te

paari roa, a rave ai

e ua

roa,

e

ra,

e opere na

parau e,

Te mau

i te ahu,

te mau maa atoa

i

atu
m

iti.

taata i

pipi i te utuafare

tu ai,

a

tamahine i

haapii i tana
te pehe rii.

*

E

fare nainai.

o

te mau

hoi

0 te noho raa

rohe pehe ra,

te mau

ei reira

haapii pehe e

paari maitai roa Te Rohe
e

te mau

Hoe
te
*

i
To

roa

e

ia

pehe

pipi te noho i roto.
taata orometua rau ra

pipi. To Papeari
tana ra

Papara,

pehe
e

haapii oia

tona ra fenua.

taata e haapii oia

the

arioi

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53
lo

te

arioi

mau

i

to

e

haapii oia i

la

About

ra

Papara pehe.

ê

te pehe

fenua

arioi

To Pare ra,
Pare,

no

haapii oia i te pehe

tetahi

the

to t

o

tahitohito hia

e

la.
hoe

Te

mau

peu

tamaumau hia

E

e

taa ê,

e

te

arioi

mau

Some

tiai âia S

potii

E potii

(See 69) -(in original numbering-)

j

iino

Hi/sings of disapprobation at
a

Tera

atu

i

te

potii ino,

utuafare,

hia i

mai ri

te

i te tere

pee
E

te

raau

hia,

poini ei upoo,

i

te

rima

faataura

e ua

te maeha

e

Te mau nea ino atoa
nia iho

faauta hia

iana.

poroi hia 'tu ïa.
"E noho

tiai

mai

i

i

i te fenua e

te

aia,

Eiaha oe e pee

-

la maitai

ra

i

i
te

faatia,
faatihi,

A faaino

tere.

ôtimo hia mai

A

to matou nei

te fenua,

paata,

i

e

i

te ore i te

i te

te faaâô.

maitai

Celebrity, fame

.

potii maitai ra,

te upaupa,

tere,

ia umere

e

i te rutu pahu,

E potii
E

potii

e

oe

to matou

ia ati

fenua,

te

noho

hia matou

hia

i

oe

e

oe,

i

e

faatibuta hia i te pau

ua

te

E

Eiaha

te mau arioi.

e

tei

e pee

ia

E mea poroi hia ra,
9

e

performance

tei haa

o

patia hia

ua

te t

o

fenua.
o

peculiarities of the arioi

e

hia

haere atoa
i

tatou

te mau upaupa

e

ia

arue

atoa ra.

E mau
Te

E âmoo

tatai.

iho

Ta taata,

rau

rahi noa iho i te

taata,

te

taata

i

atu i

te

huapipi raa,

te

e

Rahi noa

taa ê noa iho

taata

te

mai-

tapao Ta no te taata

E

fk

te hua pipi.

i

raa

amoo

Peculiarities of the arioi

taa ê a te arioi ra

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è

taa ê

e

oia

taata maitatai,

4raa i te hua pipi-)

amoo

.

arioi

avae

arii poo

hia

hia, oia te taata hinaaro
#
e

hinaaro
hoe

oia o te

vahiné,

te mau

patia tu i te

te

ra

i

raau

amaa

E

tona maro.

haapori hia te tamarii a te
■«

E peu

raatira.

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Te

obua hia ra

te

obua

i

tamahine
rii

i

te ftaupiii

tamaroa,

i

te

haapori
e

i te

taua mau tama-

E o

ra.

haapori hia ra, o te hua-

E opio moa, e umete

pipi ra Ta.

tamarii
opio. E ohipa rahi

te ioa o ta te mau

fau,

haapori ra
te

ta

Ta no te oroa.

1toa hia ra te

tamarii

te

hui

taata

haapori ra. E metua

ahi maa,
i te pape; E oi

pori tona ioa. E i te
*

opio,

ei

te

te

popoi i te arui. Aore roa e

hobu
raa

e

ra,

e

i

raro

a

i

te

e

ia arui

vaho.

te vai

i

raa

i

roa

E i

i te haapori

tipona noa i te

fare

hahaere

e

e

ra,

te avae.

ahu

I roto

oriori haere ai,
e

haere ai i

te ahiahi

rii ai.

ra,

e

parau ra

54
m

E mau

taa ê a te arioi ra

peu

E mârama
E

Farefare

rau

Ei
E

ahiahi

te

tahi

ra,

te

e

hua

hume i

ai

i
te

te

tera,

tihi.

te hui metua

e

te

taua vahi

ra.

No

tubu teretere ai.

i

pôpôa rii te taata,

e

i

tiairi

te

pori i rarahi

i mutaa iho

i

teie nei

te mau metua pori

E rave

rima

’tu i

a mua

haere, no te haere noa na
oti

E

raa

ua

ra,

parahi

a

te mârama

i

i nia i te moea, e

i

te

taiero,

i

te

maa.

te hui

aéra

faatipona i te aahu,

faaamu hia i

e

paari ra e

te vahiné

e

rotobu.

e

No

rahi

hau.

taua

no

mataitai i

e

taata

tane

te

raa

oti îa, e ua

raatira no

raa.

te maa
Aore

arioi,

haere

te

ua

buo

ei

hui

mârama

oia atoa

hua piti atoa e

e

noa

te

ra

haabü

Ei

E vahiné

rahi,

E hui

»

hua p

tamahine

E

te maro,

ra,

noa.

te

e

hia ra, e ua oti i te

pipi

tahu

e

faaite raa i

ei

mârama raa.

a

amu

noho

'i.

matama

te tamahine atoa.

e

tamaroa.

opio

ua

e

ïa. E marama hia te

raa

tamaroa,

*

te Mârama.

pori. E ananahi ra,

pipi

0

ra

tamaa mai te

te

j

uru,

te pori

E peu na

*

)

pori

raa

Na

la,

te

i

te popoi,

i te meia pê. E tahe
te hui metua,

raatira

e

tahe i

te maa,

opio i te buaa, e toi i
no taua mau pori ra.

ahu

na

te

Peculiarities of the arioi

55
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la

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ruru,

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e

tibuta,

i

teie nei mârama
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e

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Ei ahu

te

raa.

arioi

E hio

nona.

tamaiti

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ra,

ioa i nia iho
la

ei

te

arioi

arioi.

i

tana

taetaeae

arioi

te

au

e

te arioi

no

tapao ai ei

a

arioi

te mârama raa,

ra

ai

the

ahu haro,

e

pohe-tai,

Peculiarities of

ra

te hobu,

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e

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taa ê

peu

4

e

i

tuu tona

a

iana;

riro atura

e

Ua hio

tana

atoa

tura

M

*
\

ra,
Ua

riro

tona ioa

atura

atura ia

E hio

te

avae

iti

au

ei

E
1

*

e

au

e

iana,

e

arioi.

ei vahine

hope ïa

tino

e mea

ra,

anaana,

e

E hio hoi

vahine i

te

taetaeae

mau

ra

o

ÿwjjBiiWW^r'
taua mau

As

pori

for

oil

S amo hia tahi pae i

hea outou ?

mârama

«

♦

i

matou
na.

o

hea hoi

I
*

raa

pori

te mau
outou ?

farefare

E mârama

matou

o

raa

rau

i

te

na

ra.

haere

ta matou

eu

raa

buaa ta matou.

E noho h

•

haere ïa mau

arioi

i

te mau

'those

smeared

banana marrow to
them igleam the more.
of them were born into

5ome

were
you? We
failings.

Where
were

I uta aera
uru

of

'

the

pori tabu raa ahu ta matou,

ia

were

Where

raa.

I

bodies

,

or

make

the

I

the

fatlinçs,they

parai hia ïa i te

te mârama

i

roto

ei

au,

i te buo meia ia rahi te

monoi,

'4

e

tu.

roa

ratou.

no

Te

*

tana

tona tiaa.

no

tamahine

vahine
ft

rahi

arioi

tiaa arioi

mau

mau

parai i tana tama-

harotea i

te

te

*

tana

riro la ei utaa nona.

e ua
tuu

i

«

\

«

vahiné

indeed
off

were

inland

were

you?We

in

56
E mau

taa ê

peu

#
i

te

tama haere

i

te

e

ore

te

e

taoto

raa

'#

rarahi

péri haapori

tamarii

hia

vave

ra,

-

ia huru

taua mau arioi

o

te metua e hinaaro

ta

monoi

haua

e

ïa,

e

ahu haro ïa.

Hua

pipi

ïa,

vahi

e

te uouo,

i

raro

te

taumuri.

mûri,

te taumuri

i

i

E

repo

-

e

o

te maro

tautau te

pii te arioi

Te hua
E haere

te mahora

reira

poo na

te hee
pipi teie e hee

roa
o

ïa,

e

i roto

te arii ra.

Tei

arioi.

taupiti e te oroa

te

E haere
a

ai

"Te hua pipi nei,

nei."
nei.

e

taupiti ra;

te vahi

i

faarue

te

te hobuu. A haere

e

E

hume i

e

te

ra e na

te tanifanifa,

e

tah

♦

haere ai i te

a

tii mai

e

faio,

maro

e

i "b

poipoi ra, o te

marumaru

ra

arioi

i

<

pipi ïa faarue i te fare

faaamu ra,

na

taoto i te

e

E ia

rui.

buohu tia

la oti ra te

raa.

mârama raa ra,

hua

'#

te taoto haere

e

E otaa buaa ia

mea

reira

♦

te

vahiné arioi

mau

ra,

i

ra

taoa ïa.

E

«

raa,

tane

te

ra

arioi

taua mau

reira

I

te mârama raa ra.

i

tamarii
*

ratou te mau

feia metua n

Te

ra.

tua

te mau r

fare o

mau

Peculiarities of the arioi

te arioi ra

a

a

e

Rie

ia tiria,

e

haere

ïa nahoa; e haere a pee

pee

ia

tiaa,

Ua

rau

e

haere e a pee ia

te fare haapori

raa,

bubu.
ia

E

mau

tae
e

i

taa ê

mua

i

aratai

nana

ia

peu

e

i

taua
e

tei

i

te

taua

aro

te

o

arii

ra,

te

arioi

i

4

e

tatara i to ratou

ra,
a

roto

arioi

4 tei

ra.

tu.

taratara

E ua

hia,

E

mau

metua

ra,

metua

haapori
ia

e

it

maro

oti

ua

opio i faaamu hia
te

ra,

tuu atu ai i

arioi

mau

oti

Peculiarities of the arioi

ra

i

ura,

E haere

ua

te arioi

o

ratou

maro

te

a

tamarii

haere hoi,

atura

bû

xx

ra.
a

te

mau

e mau

te utuafare,

oroa.

From

5

to 14 Years

were

the sizes

58
$

Comedians vestments.

1) Their dancing.
It

consisted

ladies
b

call

in

and modern

lascivious

almost
the

Te ori
what

Europeans

females would

disgusting

-

unvaried,

-

sensele/s shaking,

hands, knees,

thighs'and at
whole

the

certain movements

body

»

-(writhes-) in

la.

raa

paroxism of

a

extacy. Performed by comedians
of
*

the

2) Faatia.

his4hohous-) the

on

the ladies

of

one

ori.

All

faatia

ori

te

i

ra
avae

presented.

te ma.ta o
-

ori i

e

ori i te rima.

was

$ifomen§d

in a house called

E

fare upaupa

)

a

E

fare_ori raa heiva

)

house from

long,

covered all
floor with

dancing

Peue

which

no

over

the

30

the earthen

gra/s,
large wide

newly cut

te ori

to

which was first

which were laid

:

te

e

fathoms

*

te

ori hufa,

12

m

Every

e

tohe,

0

te

E

of every
fixed.

was

those which he

tion of

Tei

eye

they made was in imita-

movement
«

Dancing master

raa.

parents had

upon

Mats whioh

previously

59
Romatane.

Te mau

those drums were

What

-

Toere

Pahu

-

Ihara

Te
#

nuu

tamanu

How made

What

Drums.

-

and

Ihara ohe

shape

their heads etc

ahu

atoa.

tahe.
te

To

To

rarahi

te upaupa

Ihara

to

te

Vivo upaupa,

na

te

arii.

to

-

e

te hura

-

to te ahu huri

E maha ruru
»

te metua

Hoe na

te metua vahine

Hoe

na

te arii

Hoe

na

te

5) E tihi
till

-

Beneath

*

♦

hutt

tightly to prevent

the load and

it

the heat that

occasionned she often

earth

6

Cloth wound the lady

fatting girded with rope

♦

it

arii vahine

she was a big as a

of which was

from

tane

Hoe na

in Syncope.

sunk to

60
*

Wedding
E

%

j

tamaidi,

raa

hia i

ia;

i

i

te

oi aitia noa

aaihere,

i te Arevareva,

te Mohiuhiu,

ihumanu,

te Taevao.

e

tamaiti

To

tamahine,

metua;

te

tahataha

xx

ai

tia noa hia

tau mata

tamahine

ravaai,

ta

amoa

tamahine

e

taevao tetahi e,

na,

e

tia ia raua ia faataoto i
tamarii.

tahi,
i

tei

e

tamaroa
to

E marae

4 te-)

to tetahi, ei âmaa

ta

tamarii.

raua

taufea

te

rae

oumopao
raua,

faataoto

tetahi,

ta
-

E

tei te tua

taaupea tetahi

tona nanao,

tamarii

E tia

tamaroa,

e

te

ia faataoto.

tamahine

ta

e

e marae

raua

0

e

titahi

taevao

tona nanao

«

raua,

taata raau,

na;

E

*

e

îa, ia

au

E

maa

.0

e

rori.

raua.

raua

0

4to-)

marae

e^iu

tamaroa ta

ravaai,

te

ataoto,

tona tiare

paia,

e

la maine

e

te ravaai,

e

tona tatua

huatai,

raua

mate

i te fare atae,

outu,

ê

e

a

oi arataia noa hia i

te

tona

ei arataia

tamahine,

tamarii
tia ia raua ia

oumopao,

e
e

ta raua

e

Meanings of Names and Words
â

To

Maimai-aha

Moe

Moe

auaa

pleasen

Ara

aau

expecting some good

Moe

anae

as

sleep with
to tentud

the arrival

some

friends,

of
or

family connexions.
Tïtrti

God

of

Tâtâtâ

God

of hilarity

Sport

Tei

To-iti

In

the East

Tei

Toa

In

the West

Fanenê

Highly extolled daughters

Morotoi

of

one

near

beautiful

so

Ahae

of Afaina nea

They were

papara.

that one's highest

praise was to be called the daughter,

Uâ mai

Roua.

Fatu

Lord

Ellegy

Vaivai
fai

farau

-

fenua.

tona

iho

in

a

play

te a o te tumu

seasons

rai ma toe i

Iri

a song

te aro o te tumu

i

Xihu hua i
or

Te

Stir, groan as in
waking.

Spring of armies

Ruanuu

nxl

Ahae.

the daughter of

like

or

te vai o Tane

la tae mai

iri

fenua mau

taata i
topabu atura

Papa fenua
E ua

fenua

Ruatubua nui
The

source

the

cause

Ereere

fenua.

te tumu
of greatne/s was

His own land,birht
birth-palce

Nou nuu, no'u rai, no'u ereere
fenua par&hi hia tu e au

nei

nui
Aveia

Ao

Blaze of day
Guide to voyagers

62

Te

*

tatau aéra,

maa

te vahiné

e

au

E

raho

i

poto

tatou nei

o

taia

e
e

raho ai

tatou

io

vai

ahu vai ïa

e

Eroha

ia.

ai

te maa

I

Abundance of all sorts

ahie vai

E

auhune Vae nui

Tabu huru

]

Moe

]

raa

Xoma

o

Xaoa
*

faateniteni

Na

te’nau

a

arioi

maro

0

o

Teramanini

tau

tubuna i

vau

Bahi

ura

■f
E

rai

xai a rai,

i

orooro

Tahua na

pihae to muri

#

te maoae

i

Na

roto

Te

tia noa ra

ai

E

Vau o

0

hoe x

Teramanini

te Marae

Raiatea
■f

o

te moua e xno

ere

nau.

ia Moua,

raa

uaf ea
E

rua
oe

E nini

fenua i

i

aau

rai Mahiu.

manini

i

te manini
vau

o

rapae

xxx

Raiatea.
i

roto

Tapotupotu
Teretere te

taura

i

au

tab

a

horahora

te papa uamea.

Teramani

0

Ta Huaatua
0

vau

o

e

tia

Teramanini;

Te

ia

te

ia i

te

tere

Te

i~a

te

ari¥

a

hiva,

i tafaataia,

roa.
a

faatiarél.

E

ahi

te

ârâi

e

vaa

te

tipae i te ava

o

mûri

tau

e

ahi,

o vau

te Marae

te mouaf. i

oia,

tau

o

vau

o

e

vai

onifa.

0

Rapo i

umi,
e

moua

raro
o

o

i

i

XX. vini

tairi
vau

Eeva aita Taaroa
o

te ahi

Hua-atua i

ri a

te hua

0

ore

e

Haera

-

o

Te

o

vau

te fatu taumi,

vau o

Taha rai

teitei.

0 vau o Pii

te Marae uruuru.

Tau maro

ura

e

Tautir

0 Vau

Chapter 1) The

causes

frequent

Names of their

wars.

of their

2) Their instruments of blood

and

force

3) Religious ceremonies
ceeding their

pre-

difficult
see

the

beauty of the Tahitian
The Battles them-

apart were con-

considered

ination and

1) To
and land.

run

was

stratagem to destroy and obtain
the gods.

disgrace.

war.

-

His nets.

3) The Cock fighter, His cocks,
spurs,

and string by the legs

the mouth

6) Their treatment of captives

speech

high virtue and

a

2) The fisherman

3) Their modes of attack and

the aid of

no

the fire of

amazing.

were

wars.

4) Officers and order of Battle

in

foreigner

a

language.

selves

more

temptible, but the power of imag-

shed.

sea

nothing

to make

than

war

wars.

by

is

There

4in Tahiti-)

WAR

-

full of feathers and

blood.

4) The house builder. His adzes,

7) Their Fortifications.

his felling

8) Their

5) The thunder

war

songs.

9) General speech about war.

6) The

of trees.

seas,

lightning
rocks - fish.
-

6) The scowling sky

11) An account of the
Taiarabu in 1833-

war

in

7) The

marae

bark,

the net

-

and its appendages
a

net

-

in one.

9) The drinking,
the

storms.

getting of
joining the parts of

8) The making
the

-

the drunkenne/s

consequent sleep.

fire.
Beating of cloth, on the

10) The burning of a
11) The
beam

the setting

readyne/s

of the Bean on

WAR
Names of

2

war

Orure hau
Tam ai
Aro

Aro-viri
E

tupa-uta

E

tupa-tai

E otai
E pau

otai

E Faatatui
E

pâpaupea
of

E paepae

the marae

-

a

high part, a

native ship from which to cast
stones - on the marae a place to
tie the slain in war

tiapahu i te

E

popBupea.

tutu

E fare

Râvai, ei noho raa no te taata
e

hoe

ra.

E heo
E moemoe

E manu
E

tiao

E

tinao

aro
aro

Ra taurearea
Ra autaata
Ra atutoa

toa

Te

fare

Te

fare aito

Te

toa

Te

ai to

E

tiai

pai ava

E aito hotua nui

ai to mata

tia

ai to mata bü
ai to huri moua

standing place of the warriors

the
on

a

ship

ai to

huri

ai to vai
E ui
E ui

ma

kl

ferma
rau

te

horo,

tua mea,

E ai to

ate

au.

E

ai to pou

to

E

aito

ate

E

mao

pou

moemoe

See page 118 4«JM0. numbering-)

ava

E mata-niau
E Mata hoto

Ananahi

e

faatomo

ai

Pau

Ua pau

ïa ferma

Toma

Ua

toma ia

ferma,

te-va-matie-noa,
moua

ua

huri.

Ua

te arii,
ua

pohe,

te
te

tahiri paoa

1)Te
tahi

hau

WAR

1) The
wars.

nounou

fenua,

te arii i te-

ra

hopoi mai i te

e

E ia mahere

nona.

iana

roa

hau.

te

2) 0 te hoe taata ia taparahi
hia.

noa

aura no

taparahi hia ra te

taata i

te

4pae-)

Te pe

fa

riri.

3) la rahi
»>

arii.

te hui
taoa

te

e

a

ra

Te moa,

a

rahi

o

'tu

ai

â i

hia

'tu

arii
e

'f.i

o

te aau o

ra

te

te hui toofa ra,

e

a

te arii

rave

e

te arii,

ia i

te rahi a

te moa,

ite mai

i

hia

faatomo

e

te hau.

te

Aore

te taata,

hau ïa.

4) la mata tahataha te arii ra,
tahataha atoa ra te hau.

e

mata

E

mata-pio to te arii,

pio hoi to te hau,
a

te

tamai.

ua

te

te mau

te fare e te vaa,

roa

raatira,

p

haru i te moa,

e

toahu

te

e

te

te haru haere noa

hoi

taoa,

ia

hui

horoa i

raatira,

te buaa,

uri,

e

hia ra te tamarii;

teuteu
ra

E ore

te hui

na

paara

■?

te hamani ino o

roa

hau
i

te

e

hio,

e

e

e

e

mata-

mata to te

tubu i te tamai

reira ra vahl:

5) Te pipiri o te arii ra, te
taviri maa ra.

6) Aore Tahiti it i te tahoe i
raro

ae

i

te arii hoe.

causes

of their frequent

WAR

2)0

Names of

Te

oua-tai.

o

E

pahi te

i

ïa.

Tai

te

te

te

pai,

I

Teva i

Haere

noa

auau

Teva i

te

raro

mai nei

aoa

mai nei

Oropaa na nia iho.
mai nei

te aro

Tupâuta. E faa

Oua atura

I

aau.

E ô tai

vaa.

Na uta

tatui

tahi

Oropaa tahi pe 4pae-) au.

te

e

raa.

Teva

0

na

te

I hee roa
taua i

Taiarabu.

Mata-torofa i

tahi

4pae4

pe

au,

te ina.
o

0 Teva

Taiarabu te

ai to.

3) Te

pau o

au.

nei
i

to

pe4pae-)

Taiarabu tahi pe4pae4

o

e

te arii no

Teva atoa tahi

Vai-ari.
au,

4uri,

E au atura Teva.

taua arii

o

£uri.

Riro mai
I

riro

Vairaaao, no reira te ai to.

te Roro i Taia*>

4) Noho iho

ra

rabu nei,

Vehi-atua te Fatu.

o

Topa iho to te Roro ra ioa o
No Vehi-atua ia ioa.

Varuârai.
I

topa hia ra i taua taata ra.

Mahora ihora

te mahora,

o

i

tona tiaa,

e

i

raro

tuu

rurepaa;
e

te

Tuu te Atua i roto

Roro.

tana buaa

Pio

o

Te

tai-vahua. Tera

haapee,

e moa.

their various

wars

5

5)Te

6)Te

Roro

matâü tutae buaa. Na te
faatubu

i

Haere

Teva tahi pae.

o

atura Teva e i Faaa

roa

Te varua ino

roa.

ai to.

Taa raarara

anae

te

ra

te A tua o te

Roro.

tamai i Ava hou hou.
tahi

Taiarabu

Tevâ

Aha-roa e
vau

e

te

8) Te

Ai

te

tubu
o

Te

atoa, o Rai-

te ai to.

e

te ânâ i

te iore i roto

noa

Raiatea.

ure

Te ure

I

atoa.

atoa, ua pau atoa

ti hore,

Te mahi
iore.

ono

vau

e

0 Taiarabu

ihora Ta.

i

E o

Hiro. 0 Taiarabu te

o

Te Porionuu

ai to.

atea

au.

au,

tei pau.

7) Toa

Te

pe4pae4

tahi

Teva

o

pe^pae-)

iore

S

burebure

!

pau

Oropaa ia tamai i
raa

hia.

oropaa

te faa

Taiarabu te ai to,

tahi pae. Pau

atura Taiarabu.

9) 0 Ruâtee. Te Porionuu

tahi

pae,

Te Oropaa,

e o

Moorea tahi

pae.

Te Oropaa,

e o

Moorea tei

pau.

Riro atura i te Porionuu;
atura o Mahine i te Porio-

Riro
nuu,

o

Mahine.

Matai te aito i pohe ai
No Hapaianoo ia taata.

WAR

10) Te taxnai i te Pâte tau.
11) Te tamai i te ivi i titia
ô

Vehi-atua.

12) Te tamai i herehere tue.

13) Te tamai i te oniani
14) Te tamai i te fei pi.
No

te

Oropaa taua fei pî ra.

Upihi 4ua pihi-) noa i
0

te

hopea

ae

ïa,

Tahiti.

E

ia i

parau a

te

o

te

te omore.

i pau roa ae

tubu

raa

ihora

te Atua i Tahiti

nei.

15) Te tamai i te ahu hora.
16) Te tamai i te faaipoipo
'9

9

m,

o

te

arii

vahiné.

raa

7

WAR

1) To understand the
of Tahiti

po/se/s
tiôulàr

it

speech

war

essential to

general and a parknowledge of every thing
a very

relates

that

is

8

to

Tahiti.

2) All that relates to the making
using of the net;

and

To the fish

in

their retreats among

to

the overflowing

the coral;

and inundating

waters were used as figures

thèir(Rautî-tamai)
3) A

war songs.

is often

laden with war

canoe

in

represented as bringing to the
its miseries,

shores all

parti-

cularly savage fish are used as

while
tame, spiritle/s fish represent

figures for corageous men,

the coward.

4) The

names

of the Moon,

the

and waning
employed to singular

days of her waxing
were

also

advantage in those songs.

5) Not the body, but one
those songs

used
the

army as

individual

by the side of

it approached to the

(Black waters) engagement having
their

6) The

arms

very

locked into each other.

best things they

po/se/sed they always put on
go'to'war

to

(m)
WAR
E

RAUTI

TAKAI

A

WAR

SONG

The

Palpai tü ia Tane,

opposing power is compared

fish

to

a

so

full

Tinai

la ia

fangs of which

venom

that

if

man

is

the

are

they

part of the body,

a

the

It

Roonui,

the

of

entwerd
make

9

they

leap to madne/s.

(p's! pal tü)

fanged fish that

comes

savage

the

on

•f Vi

26 night

E huihui

i

te

of the moon;

it

is

it

utterly.

darker

night of the moon (to

ia Taaroa-tahi,

the

27L

will destroy

we

the umbillicus

Pierce

pi to

then

on

the

on

ease

23

it of

excrements) That is take the

its

navel

string of Taaroa,

of vengeance

to themselves that

warriors may

the

the god

po/se/s his

courage.
E

tuu

ia Marama

Place Huahine

ei

fau-tü

always stands,

ei

fau-aha

is

ei

purau

e

tü aivi

senet;

te heiva

maro

seized

the

high hill,

its

ia Rai-âtea

ei

havae mata

ei

tara
tei

E

e

pê

raro

and

auri

o

Tane

resisting every

and that makes obstinacy

a

as

a

rotten front

sea

eight
urchin,

thing whose thorn is rotten
its

Let

tuua ia Tahaa
ei

the strongest

sport.

clans
as

te niho

the helmet that

Consider Raiatea with his

vau

pë

with

the tree that

the tree that stands on

as

storm,

Tuua

on

as

as

tooth is underneath.
Tahaa be viewed as a young

tree.gtowing'out of Tane the god
of

Beauty.

E

tuu

ia

ei

uu

shell,

ei

rôrî

house of Raiatea.

ei

otioti

Borabora

fare

te mârô

i

Grua i

tai
te

mâtâtua

i

tara

o

noa

aau
o

o

te

te hoe

tai

she takes the handles of her

on,

paddles for à pillow in the burst-

te hoe,

ing

seas on

Borabora te hoe mâmü

e

hoe

auahi

the silent paddle,

pull in the dark still night

to

Raiatea,land secretly and put
soul to death unawares.

(Be brave) take the sharp coral

feo

the coral that will

pillow,

a

take off

skin for an helmet.

the

Before you

uru

fruit

in

leaves,

is a fire of Bread-

that burn and die

few minutes.

a

Flying fish not fly in wild

tüae haa

E marara

confusion before
E

tipatipa hana toa

E

otaha

e

tau i

contest.

to

te bua

rau

the

paddle is their sport (she used

for

E

shift the

to

every

te

to

canoe

Borabora is

te heiva

i

the reef,

paddles to the other side, paddle

0

Taumata

the great

champion has her loin girdle bound

the

i

to cut off the end of the

The daughter of Piho

hoea mai

E urua

te keen muscle

te

Piho

no

i

Paea mai

te

Borabora be

Raiatea

o

tamahine

Te

i

Let

te ario

(Small fish that) that conceal
themselves round the coral.ma/ses.
Birds

4ârea■)

space

Tei

tua te manino

Tei

aro

the bonito.

At
But

te ona

angry

that

(away from the army).
there is

sea

in

our

is

front

there is an

the bird of

otaha tei nia

Above

E

pirara tei raro

Beneath is

the

calm,

wind.

E

he

light in the open

the albicore

pecks at pleasure
bird).

cruel beak,

(which

(themselves,

Tae

Go

na
o

te auahi
i

E

tau

rohi

0 my

te

ra,

te

uru

raau

Be

te

I

tauiti

vaa

is

hia i

te

to

behind.

fire.

There

ao
o

courage

strong, and courageous

It

vaevae

point of

daughter, give

Look not

Ta

0

extreme

a/semblage of clubs.

i mûri.

reira

a

i

ri ri

faaitoito

e

hio

e

auahi

Ai ta

i

the

on

land.

potii,

Eiaha
E

tahataha outu.

te

homai
E

burns

araa

e

(it is) the fire that

on,

is

life

no

Pare

(The best)

fenua

the

is the foot,

canoe

bound

one

there.

by cro/s bars

by its side the land
E

i

ruuruua

i

te

te hutu

i

Opiopio

o

the hutu

In

marama

Papara,

warrior
taraa
e

Te vaha bu
te

vaha

Tabubu i
e

o

i

te

is

Atai

te omii

vaiho

is

(arii)

te

tino

i

pare

huru ë

(common

the bay whence

counsel.
of

the conch trumpet

the mouth of

the warrior Atai.

The mouth

e,

pecpie)
i

flows

bind the moon with

Gpiopio.

There

bute,

heuea orero

place where

opposing armies meet in Afaina,
near

E

the

Cut up

leave

the head,

the bodies

(common people)

in Pare.

in

despicable likene/s.

12

WAR
«

Speech

founded

is

the
#

A

TANAI

E

RAUÏI

E

faatubu

E

tü

tai

raa

fenua

S papa

The following description

:

figure for

Ti

It

root.

is

battle all thro

a

-

SONG

WAR

the earth

The

creation of

The

establishment of
rocks

\9

beneath

(battle)

the strata of

(the great

of

men

land)

the
E horaa one

the

on

spreading abroad of the soil

The

(the order of the colums in
battle)
E

S 5

Make

i

rua

Dig the hole

E o
E

the wooden

tarai

one

a

tubu

is

It

soil

a

spade (the war

club)

(force the lines)
that will give growth

(that brings victory)
E one

ao

A

soil

that

will open the

(that leads to various
E one

rito

A

*

soil

that

will spread

seeds

effects)
the leaves

(that spreads as a tree)
E one mahora

A

soil

that will

spread the leaves

(that spreads as a tree)
E one

tuturi

A

soil

in which to plant

post for the priests
establishes the
E one paepae

A

soil on which

to

(that builds his
E one

pepee

It

is

a

(one

(that

4priest-)hood)
build his temple

temple)

soil that the

drive away

the leaning

wind can

army

scatters

another)
fe

xxata turerua
tahatai

taure'are'à

rope
may

at that it
stop to that

to the leg to pull
dance. Oh put a

evil

sport war. Dive for peace

athletic men, and let peace

oh

ye

be

the

bed for

the decrepit,

the

children, and the women. And the
battle

on

the eve

of commencing

sky which means they convey
the

it to

place of the gods..
9 Nov 1840

that
our

1822

Taero

,

!

1828

Atihuta

,

Auna

;

Haapiitaata

1834

îele By Anarli
1840

Nov

(S'

the

shore may

tamarii.

be crowded by

E Rauti

No

te

hoa

pae

tubu
mau

te aha

no

raa.

âhura,

Let

vanaa,

vanaa,

tooa vanaa,

0

Tui

o

pihae.

Area

faai

a

'tu

ei

tubu
Havaii

o

mâtuâ

Ei

po

raa no

nei.

raua.

A
Ei

e,

po

e

fenua hui

e

atua

Roo, o Tane

-

o

Te.Iri

o

te

Fatu,

the birth place of both

a

uta

o

Tubua,

o

Taaroa.

0

Tii nei

i

turai

ei

tatau

ei

tubu

ono

up,

be grudge, your country,

rouse

up,

rouse up,

raa

begrudge, your

oh ye inland residents,

who dwell on the strand,
so

up,

will.

we

for

ua,

i

po,

the

the

for
down

fly

will with one accord,

we

war

be

a

birth place

gods, Famous, Beautiful,
surface of the Lord,

Prodigy for Destroyer,

fare
te

rouse up,

rouse

External

ra,

friends, oh young ra

oh young men,

Let

i

The unseen

world,

so

0

na

earth)

of

ye

!
raa

the

(the foun-

dation

country,

e

the gods.

of

strata of rock

races,

fenua.

nâ.

fanau

counsel, a speech

residence

Rouse up

tai.

reu a

Presently I

science.

Uporu and Havaii.

-

pipiri,

pipiri

Mâhütâ i

tone part with

a

But this Raiatea is the

ancient

tamarii

a

the inter-

gods,

na

hui

parts,

whole

with

verse

ra,

nei

le

A

Uporu is the birth place of

tamarii

le

the display of the

bag,

This

Na

e

the untying of

atua,

pàpà

fanau

le,

(the west),

the

Uporu.

le, hoa ïa.

le,

the falling of science

from

nei

ei

the stability of

declare my

o

ra,

raa

the growth

will

âhürâ

Uporu nei

senet.

science,

the

ta'u

sacred

the internal part of

mediate

i

au

the

fly the speech,

counsellor.

are"a,

is

science,

the

orero.

te vanaa,

ma

vanaa

0

heuea

e

in

acct of the combined

on

science,

into

te

ma

season,

of

taraa bute

to the fricnas

song

fleet which

vânaa,

roto

war

âhura,)

ïa

rere

A

ïa,

ra

Hahuta ïa

(E

tau.

Tii

the

into

man

But as

eater push

him

darkne/s. Let him be

arii.

counted
grow

with those of hell,

all the kings.

where

WAR

(Tahiti) nei

Hit!

C

nei

vavau

ei

God

tâiâ nuu,

te rai

i

Na Rû i

too

ei

Amoâ

toi,

ei

tuatua

ei

ato

raa

farau

Te

mua

vaa

raa mua

i

na

ia atea,

make

trees,

down

fanau

no

Hotu-taini

for

roroa

Tua,

ia

Tai,

of giganHiro, Before the back of the
vault, before the sea,

consave

the moon,

before

the common

ia Moenoa,

ia

Tü

Here

hôe,

e

ia Te

i

te

Moti

seperate the pillar of

pou

mûri

atuna i

Ia

Tôpâa

ia

Taaroa

i

te fanau

Hiro.

a

great Taaroa who curses

artizans) (Hiro cut down a tree
the

to vanaa,

naa

i

faaruru vanaa;

te

A

tahi, arua, atoru, amaha,

a

pae

-

a ono

a

iva

-

auahuru.

a

-

hitu

-

ia hara

te bure,

ia hara

te vanaa.

ohe

e

tia i matarari,

te

ohe

e

tia mai

te

taeta o

i Màtira roa,

tau tua a mamae;

i

and

Taaroa the

ted

science.

te horo raa.

followed).

destroyer who

First,

eighth, ninth,

second,

resisthird,

sixth, seventh,

fifth,

sustainer

Tu-matarii-

strive for science,

Haste away,

Let grey

Te

tau u

eternal was

fourth,

te heinaheina;

ia Tünui

eueu

avaü

the god

shade of

a-puna,

e

the

to death.
When ended, after war, the birth
ia Taaroa nui tuhi mate.
of diminutive HiroS(his train of
i Moti Atuna

rarai

potopoto

Ei

people, before

and before the curse

alone

stand

Manahune,

before deep sleep

before
ia Marama,

ia

canoe(iiead)the

brine, before the birth

Hiro,

a

clubs), to cut

ship the spring of

sacred

The

in which to

to rear a ship shed

god Hiro,

tic

Ia

adzes (war

carry

drawn forth;

wide expanse

a

raau,

are

propped the skies up to

Ru

war.

te

but Vavau the Island

fleets

where

râ,

which

the place on

destroyer (Taaroa) will display

his power;

Taaroa

na

0

the

te Atua

haamanamana na

ei

be

Tahiti

Let

ra,

45

the tenth (resistance)

hairs be on the great

(of all things),

let

supplication be for the guilty,
let
the

the

guilty seek counsel. Be

stiffne/s of Bamboos that grow

in Matarari'and

Mahatina, be the

stiffne/s of my back lest I feel

pain, lest when I fly the flesh
on

my

breasts should shake.

46

WAR
*

In

Apopo te hau manava,

*

E

tai

te metua i

e

tai

te

te tamaiti,

tamaiti i te metua.

♦

A

teina

i

iriti

hia i

te ahitaa nuu,

i

iriti

hia i

te ahi

Mamaru

te po,

mamaru

te ao,

taa rai,

the

uira afifi,

e

uira anapanapa

he

is

Ei
0

i

te

là

e

tere papa,

i

te

ia

e

hia i

i

te

ià

e

pohe i te rau.

na

tahua nei

ia ïane

ei

ia Rua

Ei

te vahi

A

tuu

tuu

te tini,

taua upea nei.

ra,

e

ô i raro

Rua.

Ei

a

9

taua i

too ra

ia
*

te mau ia

tini

tere

te arihi i

hôâ iti
i

ta taua upea,

ia Rua te

muhumuhu

ia

Rua

te re'are'a,

ia

Rua

faatoato'a,

ia Rua orerorero,
ia

nia

te arihi i raro,

ai

Rua

and

for from

should come our deliveranee.

brother will weep that
away by the f?£e that

taken

the fire that
seperates the skies. Let clouds

seperates fleets, by

ing

taio i

atua te

weeping. The

the night.

Let crooked

forth, and flashlightning. Let there be a god

lightning burst

e

Ei

the

acct of the night in

the parent,

for

son

cover

♦

the fleet and

be great

The younger

te

i

oto

take the parting

parent will weep for the son,
whence

te ora ?

hoi

0 hea mai

on

which will

tai i roto,

te po

No

warriors,

toa.

fare

te

na

e

meal meal for

te nuu,

na

the morning

te vanaanaa

to

count

the men who swarm

thousands,

who advance

in

in solid

fell in thousands, and the men who are encircled in the net,
Drag our net, the
two great fishermen shall be great
gulph and beautiful order. Let
ma/ses,

the men who

beautiful order have

the upper

great
gulph have the lower edge of the
net, and in the narrow place where
edge of the

no

one

can

net down.

net and let

escape,

let us put our

Let us wage our

battle.

toward the retreat
of muttering multitudes, towards
the retreat of the cheerful, towards the retreat sulky, towards
the retreat of counsellors, towards the retreat of all science.

Wage

the battle

WAR
&

I

faatoàtoa hia
ei
te

a*.

mata i

'i
te

Therefore

do

they look with sulky

upea nui

eye

on

the great net

upea a Rafea mata ono

net

of

small meshes

in

e

hei

i

te

e

tui

i

te po

e

iho

atua

i

tui

i

e

po,

the

47

night;

(army). The
that

encloses

That seperates life

from

Death,

la;

that

seperates the dày from night

te

ao,

is

iho

arii

ïa,

fish

I

hei

ai

e

vaevae

i

upoo

Te

fenua

e

ai

the

mua

(that has

motumotu,

The

i

te

pae

uruuru/uru urii

sions

te

pae

i tai,

on

te

pae

tahatai;

groves,

i

taata,

faarue

i

to

raua

mata

ra

i

raua

*

i
ei

xx

Teie hoi
Te

era

fenua,

fatu

moana

-

side

the

to

(tamai).
tamai.

Taaroamea

is

cut

inland
the

of

into divi-

district, and
Breadfruit

tree

common

people, who have not

their

country, but whose

regarded not the visitor,

looked
Here

The

that

the sides nearest the

on

abandoned

pipio

taata ai

mau

covered

and by the strand, belongs

eyes
taua

stone

a

roff).

no

the

on

the

sea,

raro,

mata ai

be

to

land

i uta,

riirii

is

te marae .with nightwith mo/s in the temple

i

pae

to

(fleet person)

long legged

who head

rimurimu i

The

that he encloses in his net

te

aore

0

is

e/sence of the king.

i

♦

to

fa

roroa,

ei

0

tana

the

is the e/sence of god;

downward' and created

are

lord

those
of

the

war.

people who make war.
sea,

Taaroa the

»

Te

i

tâuri

fatu

-

Tâuri

i

toa

deceiving destroyer,

blackne/s, Blackne/s of the coral,

te moana.

the

«

Tubua,

oe
o

i

riors,

faatubu hia

4 i te iho

Ruahatu

E

Roo ma

0

ariri

0

havae ma

E

putui taria turituri

te fetue,
te

on

ina mea,

up

the house of war-

the deceiving destroyer,

made to
e/sence of the sea, spring

thy account has been

frow

te moana.

ma

coràl of the deep.

Monstrous is

Te fare toa;

Taaroa nea.
0

the lord of

the

the harrôrs of war.

and

destructive sea,

the

whelk with the

sea

egg,

the

fish

Oh Famous
(there is)

echinus;

the

and
(patui) that hears nothing,

with the star fish

Toahiti mata nui,
Titia atoa i
to mata
E

ia

ite

e

ahi

ia

ore

to mata

i

i

i^ati'a,

ravea,

e

pohe.

(there is) great eyed god Toahiti
of

the

that

vallies; distend

you may

the

see

your

eyes

(of

means

their) destruction. They will not

.

Peepee tü

be alarmed.

Peepee hau

ten

Peepee tê toro na,

along. Look to the dof that twirls

Ei

te urî hârô

e

tôâ i

0

orua

mai

Te

e

to aru mata.

the

tââta,

iaen

o

era

faarue

i

to

ei

mata ai

taua

turia mai

ai

afai

i

Moua o

A

ei

fenua.

pio i raro,

(tamai).
to

outou mai

i

uta

i

reira,

'toa,

reira haamau atu ai.
here
here

i

to

oo

i

te

a

oo

i

Ruapapa.

A

fetau

i

A

fetau

na

oo,

are

those

their

abandoned

have not

on

the

(or the residence

fleet

gods.
to the Mountain

Convey inland
hand

to

the Mountain

beat

and

there

the

cloth beam

tèst) Let be
out

There is fal-

the disease from the

you

faraway,

the heating on h

(these have the congeneral beating, hold

a

long. Make

a. noose

of red

dig a hole to the depth of

Wage war with one

te fetau,
moa

te arii

together

(Ruapapa) the god of flat rocks.

A

a

shall

the god of

stick

they breed war,

senet,

ura.

warrior

rank

in

Low

decorated

it

here,

aha

len

at

titia

tear.

ward,

Mouatià,

roo,

to

titia

i

will

I

stretch

holes in which now flush

eye

who

safety, has-

land, but their eyes turned down-

of

Nuu-bure

E

ei

i

mata

raua

The

blo/som with Toahiti,

pia i

raua

e

skies.

your

To

Titia

the

horito vai mata,

riirii

i

Toahiti;

with

the'Vallies.

ai ta i

I

rai,

to

hasten,

peace,

mata

te

na'u

büâ i

te

te

ma

for

Hasten

i

te faaarii

maria.

E moa puna na

rai toa i uta na.

(as do fowls with one

war

with
of

another, wage

the

the

from

fowl,

King.

the

another)

with the coronation

It is a prolific fowl

heaven of warriors

inland.

B haumanava

A

inu
i

ei

i

mua

Te pape

te

aro

ae

Manauea

o

i fanau taata

tau i nia i

E

tüma

E hoa

na

faahotu

fenua

te hoa ïa

i

hui

o

e

tia

fflau

hui

e

a

uta,

te

a

e

pipiri
hui

e

E moti

Jany

a

ha i nia

hoe

ra

te

nuu.

1825 Na Maoae

Written again

10 Nov

the

the water

in the

that

was

shape of a man by the

of the producer of all

(Tü) the substantiator, oh Oro
thou art this

heard

on

earth,

water

an

evil parent.

1834
1836

Sepr

1840

Anani

The rising

rising at once, the rising

of all inland,

now use

Tby up over the
the feet,

the club

will, we will. Be

oh
-

grudge

Yes

we

you

country, begrudge you country

inland men.

Strike all to-

gether. Even from the
to

Maoae hoho

is

It

oh ye

e e

thà

things and lighted on the anointed,

fenua,

i Paroa

shore towards his

the parent of water

young men,

fenua,

riua

sea

fighting,

his sto-

support

&lubs levelled at

ie

uta,

a

a

the hearer of prayers

skies.

up

ie,

e

before

feast

lights down from the peresence

up now,

avae

tamarii nei,

pipiri

this

powers

oe

Mahutaina.
i

as

by the

country,

Oh

0

his

i

tau,

abua

mach

born in

tahinu

ino no te hoa ra,

pa

e

te

tai

oro

E pape,

Na

aha)

is

drinks

of

e

a,

pipe (Têtu

te

o

rai

a

a

He

tai ia Rai (fenua)

te pae

tau i

Water

pape,

too manava,

Te metua
e

te

the

other boundary.

line Paroa

see

also

page

44 original

numbering
E RAUTI
E

TARAI

turia

hoa

A

(hoa tau)

tia

by the long spear of god beauti-

Tane

a

faarurua i

A

haapo i te tai

E arii

wfi»

tai

o

bring serenity to the trousea

bled

o

tai mahoaho.

called black

te fare i

fare

Tuturu

o

troubled

te moana

ai,

tax

tâua tou.

poopoo

A

pooâ i tona taria,
i

E

teie nei

tuu anei

au

na

I

fatu rai.

o

I

i

too na

'i i te rai

tana meia i ahutaa

itiiti

Roo

i

te

taua i

rai

piri.

a

whose eyes

deeply sunken, Whose ears are

I

to

To

all

the fullne/s of

the Lord,

skies,

Shall

the fulne/s of

armies.
the

Oh Hiro to whom

deliver my war song.

the Lord;

the fullne/s

To the fullne/s that

oh
great haste, oh nakedne/s, oh old
cutters up. Ye were the’men who
distended

Famous

te

piri.

A umauma Roo

have

produces centi-

of heaven,

things,

the

rai

land be

Bowels

the skies,

a

-

sky for

light.

rai.

te

I

brings pains into the

ao.

tanu Roo
i

A

rai

cried

who back

deliver it

of

Ferei e,

toitoi e,

tââta i

pillars.

Let Vavau be one end;

the vault

acre

Taere maapoapo.

0

the

corageous

shall

te

0 Màtüa

(Manua) the

i raro ia Taere.

Taere

o

be

shall

Hiro

house in which

long and ghastly.

te fatu nuu.

Pipine e,

a

rauti.

Taere

0

be

its props.

as

riro ia vai

e

e,

it

pedes, Hiro whose back is broad

tona mata,

A

E Hiro

Let

war.

Atea.

Tua raha o

deep.

deceitful sea,

Erect your house

therefore Hiro

haaveri o Hiro,

Tua nui

the

Let
e

sea,

sea.

warriors

Vavau.

o

i

Hiro

faana mea.

pou

manüa.

o

E autara
0

(the King) The king

tai mëk

i

night

will

in

Ei

Weep on till night,

reeds.

o

E ato

growing

the battle numerous as

te nanino i tai o Nono ârii

E po

to resist

ful, on to rising up,

tai mata aeho

e

SONG

(They) will be pushed back sir

te niu.

hoa la i

e

WAR

i

te taua i

te

planted his banana in

large wall of the

skies, but

the Famous was pinched by
in the coalition of earth

Yet

he

the war
and skies;

despised the war in the
earth and skies.

union of

WAR
A

hanihani
rai

A

fai

te

taua i

te

tooa

ra*i.

i

te

maau

matata,

a

rai,

e

piri,

a

ei âea,

uru,

tama

mahuta

te

e

tama

teina i

te

ram

i

te

tarava

tai

o

te

teretere i

i

te

meneii,

i

te

mene

e

ai

Tei

hea

i

fei

Homai la ei
E

vau

avei

E

vau

taora

E

iva i

Te

aro

Auanei

o

i

te

fee.

o

te

e

tautea i

e

inai

te

fare

ai to

Tahiti

Corrected

Let

the

skies close and open

Let

them open

fruit

Papetoai

Sep

1836

Nov

1840

xxxxx

again

and shut again,

tree is

the younger

and

the

an

The

unsightly

brother fly to the

weep in your

host,

foot has

of

journey-

the a/sembled

in

us

slipped'away from the

now

is

the great

tamaiti

Peb 18
Anani

come

this action.

cuttle

fish,

from

the house of

head

be

no

red

to go before

Eight fangs of

eight stingers
warriors, Let its

the ninth,

tenth, It is

will

army,

warriors, but there is

a

and the belly

battle of the

to day water in Raiatea

foam.

the next

te

commence

up

place for a safety oh elder Brother.

xxxxxxx

te mahainui

-

war

athletic,

anu.

a

Plucked

the

the

taure&rêa.

te hufa

-

Let

the

arii.

Na

aro

oropito.

te vai

i

stretching forth of the skies

war

day star. Let him

ao

teie nei matai

mua

the

toa,^ouse

bu
te

0

fare

teie nei

no

Roo,

in

land Where

omua
o

te

i

nui

of

origin of

the

â.
te

earth.

ing, in journeying to the extremity

hiti,

i

name

in

war

the

from

avae

the

of

the

as

the rock

buteretere,

fenua,

e

ra

E ahuru

te

na

aore

coalition of heaven and

embrased

rocks, advance to the flifts

te mato

o

e

Paia aenei

the

Let

ramarama

Hoatu

then Roo

bread

tuaana,
i

But

Make mention

Roo

o

piri te rai,

e

te

taua.

i

A matata

e

ioa

tumu

E hutia

E

i

piri
i

e

A

Roo

51

In

the onset

cold water,

healing refrigerant and

helping viand take the thigh

as

a

of

the

Kings

son.

te horoi

No

A

tubu vanaa,

hura
roto

vanaa,
vanaa

mau

E

taraa
e

bute,

huea

Rai-tubu,

E arii
e

E

i

faaroo

e

E

ta'u vanaa.

i

ta'u vanaa.

mataienaa,
faaroo

E vanaa mau
e

Atea.

matahiapo,

te

faaroo

vaa
e

o

tau vanaa

tahua,

te

toofa

E

orero

'tu au i

Area fai
o

aro

raa

vanaa

i

ta’u nei vanaa.

tia,
mau

hara,

mihimihi,
e

aroharoha,

E vanaa i
na

te

Na

te au

Na

te

noaa'i i
toa.

taata

taurearea

te fare

WAR
«

E hui

E

tiatia i

rauti

E hio
taua

m

♦

te

te

the

rai, i te mata

viri; A hura

rupehu matai;

E

papai

ra

te matatia

a

vaiho

ra

i

to"a.

a

turara te

i

toa,

ïa

riri,

a

Tahiri

ta'u aro
»

i
a

o~à,

ia huru nui i

Hiro

i

i

te

toa ia

i

te

autââta;

Hol$u,

i

E

rohi

e

mu,

i

te

tui
te

rai,
ia

aha

te

ito,

raa,

tua

e

e

te

mao

nanu

miti,

arii

i

te

a

a

ta;

0

te

vai.

vaha i

a
E

tuu

roaa
e

e

a vaa,

e nanu

Roo.

o

a

Hee mai

rere.

'!vu-fenua,
roa

an

E patiri

fare ai to.

te hui

ei

tairi

e

haaparari

e

e

e

ei

horo i te moua,

te

ia

te fa

tatua;

huaroro.

tua rorovau;

uta

ai

tatua,

aru

TiapS,
tua

o

Pei

tahora,

totoi

e

e

o

E ui

ai i

e

moe

ei

pahi,

taora

noa

Ua faaina mxxtxx

Tatua

tai,

e

toro

tau pofai,

pine. Ei

mihamiha,

moo

tarai

te

mataienaa.

ei uriri

parai.

oe

rave

i te mata-bü

mamu

te

ma

hue

araa

tia

te vaitau;

uu

Tane.

papa o

ara

Mai

north

Faimere, i te toa

te

o

i

paipai

a

toa ia Marama.

te

Toabu

te

e

te

te

aro

iha,

rai.

(i te pohe) Te

o

turiri

nei ? Mai

po

horo.

te aro,

o

mai Borabora, mai

vau,

♦

A

a

te

o

ono mata

e

army.

taura,

vaa

e

e

aro

Concerning the marshaling

tamai.

i

toerau,

*

tamai

53

i

tana i*à

tuff

te

fa,

te mao,

o

e

i te upea.

te bua na,

A hura
e

tiavaru i te ra. 0 oire

e

o mua vanaa,

taraa

hau vanaa,

roto vanaa,

bute, huea orero; paia vanaa,
aria

pofai tu vau i tau vanaa,

tumu

nui, ahi tamui,

ahi
te

uira

(maraorao)

ahuihui,

E uira

mata

rii

vai

ara

Hiro,

atua,
ohe

E

ra,

E

taata e

o na

ra

Hiro,

o

vai ura mata,

o

o

la vaihxxxxtxx

te vai

mea

atea,

o

e,

te

Tiere m5f,

hinahina.

o

ra,

i

te ao.

o

uira napanapa,

e

te uira,

no

hiti mai
o

te mamaru o te po,

tarai,
eere

tumanuu,

e

o marama,

e

tia

4peu|

e

o marama,

marari, autara ma

te fatu tautuutu,

tôea,

Apopo te hau manava i roto
e

Eaaina,

e

hio hia tu e au

i

te huru

o

te

auuira

marauta,

e

e

tohi auvira

Aoaoahea te

maratai

pohue,

haaïna,

E tohi

fenua.

e avae

^iri,

tupere, e avae

Hiâ te fai e r re pou

ohu, maunu atua faoa ai. Maire
faatiatia

nui

i

mau

A tia tera i mua,
tera i mûri,
Farara i

tafaafaa.

mûri
te

faa no Faanui.

manino,

i
i

te
te

a mau

A

te

ei
i te

te matai

i

Tei tua

tei

aru

rahi

aro

e

te

Pee

taraa heuea.

tuou te torea,

tiora,

te mata.

e

tei aro te ona.

Tuturu ohiti
te

huri meia,

E pioi e afai i

tara -reva,

taora,

e

4tu, tii4
ia atea,

tautahi
e

faa

ei too

taurearea.

i

te

aru

rahi

i

te

aro

e

May 1834 by

Feby 1840

te

ia atea,

ei too

taurearea.

Manuta Rewritten

WAR

55

.€

Expre/sive of exterpation by
the hand

1) Ua taa

i

oe

te

toa

roa

ia Miru.
■

*

2) Teie nei taata ai to fanau
ïa
-

>'#

ore

e

mata
-

E

i

E anaana

-

e

ino

maru

ïa

te

uru

mai,

e

E

-

vero

araiava

ono

tupohe,

ïa

ore

e

-

E urua
huri

ïa,

te vai

e

-

ia,

mea

e

fenua hia.

3) E aha tei roto iana ? E vai
A

o

TG ïa.

A

i

te

Tona rauti

E

rauti

ao.

i

tini

ori

roa

o

te po,

te

a mano

aore

i

tua

o

ahee.

Vavau.
A

4) E taata i ite i te huri fau
ïa; E taata ai to
e

hoi

ïa,

pau

faahou ra,

A

huri te haaa

e ua

aavere

7) Ua

A"

titi vaha

ora

E aha ra,

ua

vare,

e mea

te

tau

te arii,

ai to riaria,

eiaha

haavare rahi
ia pau

te fenua.

tutere i Havaii,

aore

roa

i

t§e

tutu-mehameha raa hia

rima,

paoroa
raa

i raro

te fenua, ua uiau

pau roa
e

e

te fenua,

pau mau

te

i

ra

uturoa.

e

hia
*

ra,

ra

ua

ee

tai.

te

6) Taua tauta
e

oia

ore

mariuavaa

ua

pahi i te feia i
i

e

i muri.

5) üa
f

mau

te

hia.

e

e

i tau omore. Ua

taata, ua tahiri upaa

of

the warrior

WAR
«

Ua paoroa
E

rima

e

aha

te

te aia hua hia.

aiata,

toe

e

i

iho

niho te aiata,

e

i

ai

Eiaha te hoe ia
'M

tinai

tatou,

te

£ave,

Ua

tuturima

Ua

tutumihamiha

Ua

urupiipii

Ua ari

Ua aiata
Ua

imi

ei nati puhi

hia.

roa

hia.

roa

maïua.

te

hia.

roa

maite hia.

oore

roa

hia,
rii

tirotiro

aore

rave.

hia.

roa

Ua huhure haere
e

ia

toe,

tupohe te

ei vai

hia

aiata ?

maite hia.

paapaa

E rohi

te

toe

»

hia te

Ua otore
Ua

taihi

roa

hia.

maite i te rave.

Ei

fSSo butii

Ei

tinai paapaa

Ei

nati

i

te rave.

maite i te rave.

poto te rave,

eiaha

e

i

umea

i

te roa.

Ei

bufa

Ei

piri mata i te rave.

raraoa

te rave.

E

piri mata o Te fara ohaoha

E

ahi

Ei

tôpï te
i

e

au

E

taai

E

rave.

toroa te manu,
te hitia o

ahu i

E iriti

tabu i

bu
te

peapea,
«

maite hia.

paaa

tumu

Ia paapaa

».

ufa.

pahere a teve maite hia.

Ua faatoro

Ua

moa

a
te ra.

te rave,

raa

i te rave.

tumu e aura i

te

bird of hard bill

56

WAR
E

ofene i

E

ato

i

te

te

omou

omou

E

rehurehu po

E

varu

arui
To

E tautai mata ioio

:

(ôfë

i

X

[

Çohare

and

!E rohi ei rehurehu po te rave.
rohi

Ei

ei

ti

E

rohi

maite

oore

ei bu hora te tautai,

a,

te

bu hora i

ei

hora hia,

toa

ua

rave.

tuiâ hia tu.

Eiaha tena ia
E

i te pohepohe.

paoroa

0 vai

to

reira oore

0 vai

to

reira

taata

pohiri

ia hio

tanu

ua

imi

Aore

i

te

te

toea ia poti

i

auraura

toe

fai fai

®a hiâ

tafeirai

ua

piri tona mata,
tafei

Ua hia

Tei

maitai

rai

uhi

E mahura
noaa

te fenua,

te aau o

te moua te
ua

ua

roa

fenua,

Tera

ua

atu.

pau,

Ua hiâ

e

taata,

te vai,

Ua pa

Ua

te tautai

nei,

te rave.

vera

E maiti

po

te rave.

ia.

mata ioio

Si

arui i

varu

tautai

te

te ai to

toea,

hia moua hia ra
taa mato

noa

fall

house

[ E te mata

E

57

tura i

tena

roto i

te bu.

all

on

in

of night and

old.

the

unsuspected

murder all young

WAR
€>

Ua

piipii maite hia

uru

Ua pau uru
i

te

A pau

auhune

piipii maite

uru

raa

matamata huata i te tia-

paipai maite

i te tua

raa

moua.

Ua
0

tutumihamiha maite hia !a

E

tamai

E

xua

ta-utafare ïa.

tumu urii

ratou
Ua ü

m

Ua

ratou
i

oe

tena
iho

toa

te

faafetii

bu,

i

te matamata au,

e

tapatapahi
i

oe

ee

Ua hei

i

oe

noa

nia i

la

te

hia

oe

paupa”u

tau upea.

0

taata ra,

E
e

hure

paapaa

e

toe,

e

e

te parau
i

oia

faaea

i

*

ai to

omoi

ai ta

auahi,

te

i
e

o

tahutahu maite.

tona

ëë;

e

ëë,

o

te

maitai ai

tooono

e

haere atu ai

i mua i

te

ratou i

apito

aro

ra.
,

fatu

]

”^a

toa bü la.

haere
haere.

ore

e

I

tera vahi
#.

tona

au

tOna

Bu hune

E

tamai anae tana,

toopae,

raa

W,

ore

toomaha,

rima,

Bu

e

apito maite hia ia to ratou

E

a

ana

taparahi. E

ai to
o

e

e

ia nati.

Hoe

€

te

te

0

hia

parau

arero

ahi tuitui,

e

0

ratou

tera vahi
ua

noho.

e

ru
ua

i

te

noho i

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Tia

ofao

E aho

ea

,
)

ahu

ai to

♦
i

robu

E

faarue anei

i

e

na

mama

taata
i

i

te

maa

tu,

raa

noa

tatou i

tena

no

pai

haere atoa.

e

maere

aitea.

te

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i

tôaroto

te

0

na

haa

e

te

Oia

te matamua

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peau

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raau,

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maa

tana

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taata

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E

s

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tauta

mau

ra.

tera

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iana ra.

roaa

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oti

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pae mua

fare o te

tau aitu ïa. E vaa raa anae

pae

ïa, oti aéra, ua tapea ihora i
te marae

te

o

ai to.

Ua ineine
ft

te
e

Tera

ruru.

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rara.

pae

Vaivau, homai i te tahua i

i

Ruahua,
i

te pae

te

ruru

e pae

aha,

ai. E nena

rahi aéra, e

e uru

*

pae

ft

tere maira.

E

tamai

ino

E

tamai

tufeufeu.

E

tamai

utu motu.

E

tamai

tafetii.

E

tamai

ai

Eita

ft

io ia.

raa

tae noa iho,

e

ratou,

ratou iho. E paoroa

te

taata i

tua
la

na

*

tena.

roohia matou i

omore,

a

roohia outou
omore,

taua

tamai nei.
ta outou

faarue ia,
i

na matou

e

ia

ta matou nei

te fenua.

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E hoe

tatou,

taetaeafa,

i

te

i

reira,

ta

i

te

hou

i

tetahi vahi

ouma,

atura

te

matoa,

Pau

atura

parau

Ooti

reira,
o

nei ia. E ooti
reira,

o

te

te mau fati ueue.
taua

hia

e,

Ihi matoa.

e

i

aéra

taata ra,

mau

raatira i

te

o Mamaea,

o

te Iri horea

Toofa.

te

Ooti
o

te raau fati

raatira i

Ihi

i

atu.

o

te mape

0

ihora

puhipuhi i te

e

ihi matoa,

ueue.

roaa

noho maite ihora i

nia

E

ia roohia tu

e

te raatira o Mamaea

aera

fa pirau

te

roa.
Fleets

Tu-moa-rau

Papau-pea
E Nuu

Toianuu

Matie-pohe
Raopae
taata hotua nui,

E

rai

te

atua,

e maraa

o

Puna i

iana te

Tu-moa-rau.

Ua
te

tatai mai

te papau-pea

i

fenua, auanei a e faatotomo

ai.
Ua hâtua
Ua ninivaru
Ua

te

ati

E ora
hia

i

Tahiti
i

i

Tahiti.

te Toianuu.

te raopae

i

i te matie-pohe.

tia hia ia horo ?

ia ia horo ?
te

na

nuu,

Tahiti

toianuu,
E horo

te

nuu.

tei haa ati

E rave

pai i te

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omore,

i te pau,

pao

e

i

te

tohe

i

te

fenua neiI

omore.

61

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tapiri

e

E

papai i nia

E

ora

i

hoi

reira.
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"A

meia i

te
m

hia

noa

i

tere

fare

tara

te

e

Orotuma,

ei Orotuma

Orotuma,

arii,

tabua

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(g

ei Orotuma to ava rnau-

faotr-**-

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fa-

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te tuu raa haoa

no

(oia te faoa

e

bure hia ra -)

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11) E ia, no te bure arii. E
vaiho noa ïa
tu mau

fa,

a rave

tera

là.

12) E ia, no te turu arii,
«

ia Oro ma

tau tua

13) Ua pohe anae te là, i te
haea mati

e

te là i

fenua, ua pau te

arii.

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buaa,

ai ta aehere,

moua

te

haere hia.

buaa mai

te Turu

ai ta

E amu noa ae

te vai mata,

e

te

hupe i te to raa.

14) E tupai i te taata na Oro,
i

te

ahu moua.

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Na fa

i

te

1) E là,
ahu

faatopa

te faaora raa i te

no

taahi

i

faafenua

Te

hau.

raa

hia

aito

te

e

i

i

te

fenua

faaora hia

ra

taua mai

ra

ra.

i te tamai.

pau

Te
te

marae

ra.

ia

marae

te marae,

la atua

i

te atua,

ia arii te

ia tahua te tahua.

arii,

2) E là,

no

te fanau raa o te

arii.

no

roto

3) E là,

no

te faniarua,

natinati

taata

0

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aito,
arii,

maitai

te

E mau

aha ra,

ia taata,

ei

taata maitai.

ei

te taata

atu ïa

aore

faaora hia i

i

4) E fa,

no

taua

tamai

te taraehara, no Oro
i

tua oia

tau

ma

rave

ino hia

aito.

te

Mai
i

hau,

te tupai hia, no te panianua.

ra,

i

hia i

taata raatira

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te

pohe i te tamai ia, o

taata
tei

ïa i

t§

te

i

mea

harua hoe a huru

tumu arii

te

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no

ra.

te matatui raa taata.

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ia, no te matibi raa taata.

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ere

te

ra

te ha.u îa

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taata

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ere

taata tabu.

hopea.

pohe ivi no te tamai.
te

tabu,

e

ere

te taata

taparahi noa. Te mau taata tamai
ra;
o

te

tua

tei nanati hia e te aha ra,

o

tuu hia i

fati,

te

rua

ia

oreore

ei papani raa no te hau,

e

papani i te eri. A tuu te taoa

e

hau.

E faahuahua hua hia

e

afai

e

ato

Raiatea roa.

noa

ae

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to te vahi apâ o te a

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la

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no

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te

tapae ore hia e

fenua i

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tahatai

ei rao ae

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ra,
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tuu

tupai ia i

e

i te vaa o te

rao

hia, atirx
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te arii.

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hia hia hoi

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auahi.

te
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uta,

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i

tai

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i

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taata tabu to
E tahu

te Vaere

te auahi no

ra

te einaaina
te buaa i nia

tapene raa buaa no

te
raa

te

ia pee

e

fataiau

auahi.

taa

tapohea, e raa

te varea marae
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eiaha e
auaae e faa

te ravaai,

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roa,

te ara

te ara i tai

te Atua,

no

hoe

fati ava,

ava,

arii,

te

no

i

Ai ta roa

Ua tomo hia

-

i te ahiahi e

te poro

i

te hoe auahi e

te auahi

o

E tupai

te taata.

roa

ore

tahu hia i
ama

te mai o te arii.

te tehe raa ra.

tae

la

no

ra
ra,

e

tinai ia

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4avari->

E ia auari

tahu

i

a

te auahi

oia te ahi

raro,
tahua.

E ia

'toa

ama

tu ai

te

no

te

e

fai

te feia

maa na
i

ama

ra,

reira,

te auahi

i

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e

i

muri.
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to

te

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o

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to

te

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to

te hobu

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tumu fara

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te

paia atua

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te maui

Taata
ia bure

marae

apâ

tabu.
te

i

faaoti

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bure,

noa

ra

e

tabu

ore

e

tupai hia. Ia hape noa maere
tamaiti

taua

paiatua ra,

taua

tupai hia ia,

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te metua iho

na

tahua i

te

a

e

bure.

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E aha

te horo

raa,

hero a

papalpai, a ninai pai; Ua
tâtai

te nuu,

'i

vai.

o

te

auanei

u?a

e

Ai ta vahi

tipae raa

tahatai, ua api roa i te nuu.

Tei

roto

Tei

vaho,

tatou i

te

te

api

tumoaarau,

parau,

ua

hatua, ua tatai.
omii

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tei
i

te

obu

o

i

nia i

te upea,

te tatau

E tamatane

faaoromai.

te
Ua

ae

tatou i

nia i

te

tua

tatou i

ofai

paia ia e aha te

taahi raa.

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tae

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te

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ua

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ia

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te

o

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fenua, ua hope ïa parau.

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ihu

mamea

tatari

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ra,

ia

e

tae

ai

e parau

i

te

te

p

parau.
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i

Te
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i

te

tarava

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tahi

mato,

i

te

tia

noho

nei;

e

heva i

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te

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vaho.

Tei

mata,

Atua.
i

tau maa

Hitu i

a

atoa ra tetahi

rave

ei hauato.
te ara nui i uta

homa,

pohe

o

tatou

e

Tui ha i te pohe

tairi buu to

riri.

tütG mâtie,

buaa,

raa

te

i hià i paa.

faarua nui

ratou nei

te

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a

te moana e tei
te

o

Etuhapai.

Ei

«

te buai

noho rahi

e

apaapa nana,
Naha

fara ra,

tibu maite

e

ra

vare,

e

taetae-

i taui i to rima

e

i

ivi

te

ïa,

ra

aore

rai,

i

«au

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te

iri

aore

tana ofai

roa

noho

roto

rapae.

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to,

i

au

i

Eiaha
i

nei

atae atu ai

i

ra

ïa

ai

e

noaa

ata
a

noa.

orerorero

abuta

*

i te reia o Huapi

aaura,

maaina

i te mato roa,

mua

e

haere mai i
te mua

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manu

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ei

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tu

roa,

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rahui

to vaa e Tane

rauao

faatoa

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te

no

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hia i

te

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piri mata o te fara ohaoha.

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piri mata hua hia i te rave.

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na

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te feia e

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tautai

ra.

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te feia aito

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te

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taotua noa ihora i

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i

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tautai vârua rui ra.

taparahi noa tu

te

te

poiri.

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i

ra,

te horo huna raa,

i

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tautai.

horo

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noa

ia taa taua hui

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manuia ïa

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te

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tautai

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tue

mata, ua faa heia ta tatou
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ta

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maitatai, e naha,
tatou

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o

aro

maite.

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-

te

papai nei au i teie.
Ua arai
te

hau,

te

raopae
Ua

to

tura te nuu i

hia

e ua

faahoi hia tura

i te fenua.
tini

i

4papaupau-} rahi,
na

*

«

te nuu,

e

te atua la p

E papai

ravaai rahi.

The«first

that

fell in battle

MAUHAA TAMAI
Omore

E

s

hiohio

omore

TootooI

t

Raau

Mâhua

or

short
club

a

long round made

a

long spear with fish bones

a

clumsy walking stick,

Fao
3

Maehae

]

Kiu

]

spear

3

’

Haari
E hoto

and

Tiea

a

teeth

fixed

on

the

end

clumsy short club cast from

the hand
weapon from
Tiea.

Heahea

a

I he

j

Vaihi

!

Mâhuâ

toa

a

the Paumotu, like

figi spear or fro.

The

spear or

Maa

the

sling

Ofai maa

the

sling stone

Mahua tootoo

ihora
roa

tau

hiohio
te

aéra

tootoo, mau

omore.

Na raro

porahu.

faatapere
E ofai

Ia mau

ua

no

roto

haamxx

te

Taapuhi
tamai.

te vavahi

rau

Fauviti
i

riaria hau
raa

e.

o

Ko Taharaa ïa ofai,

te upoo.
e

mahuatoa,

tau

ihora tau mahua

mau

E

;

ihora i

Mau

.

narenarea

te vai

raa,

tei

r

araea

0 ta Paumotu ia mauhaa
Eiaha

oe

e

i

te

taapuhi.

oe

club of the ai to

parau

e

WAS

82

•é
Tohitohi parau.

a

pearl shell on a pole like
spade to cut off heads.

a

whole

Pupuhi

musket

Oe

a

Vaha.

oe

Bayonet

ofai

pupuhi

a

Musket

a

gun

Ahi

'#

sword

pupuhi

Paura

powder

Pupuhi fenua

a

and

reira mai

na

Aore

aènei

aenei

ta

rima to
9
e

taua
oe

oo-uri

rua

oe

moemoe

ëë

rima to'u

oo-tea

e

te

no

ee

to

oe

o

oe,

rua vau

e

taia;

e

E obu

taiâ,

e

vau,

ate ore au;

noi,

aore

o'u

obu

e

moemoe

metua vahiné ë to'u.

e

Ahiri hoi
atoa

»

pàpâ; E

i

to'u, E metua vahiné ê to

oe,

oe

aore

e

oe,e avae

hoi

aore

e

farerei,

raau

rua,

oe,

te noa,

no

$

e

hoa.

buai tufatufa-ee to'u;

e

E hiuao
E

taua i

e

oe

piti. E buai tufatufa-ee to

oe,
E

hoi

e

obu hoe

ra,

e

fai to

paha ïa; E mama-uri oe,

mama-tea

vau.

0

mua

to

raau

poi i fanau ai; o faaoti

raau

to'u

poi i fanau mai ai;

Aore

taua

e

taua

a

a

taua

i

to

farerei.

tamata
tau

ai,

rima,

e
a

Area tu

haapâ 'tu ai
ite ai taua

taua ino.

«

14 Nov Camela 1840

■

-

^

.V-

'

■

■

flint

cannon

Modes

E

Ball

and

stratagems in fighting

slaughter

(

WAR

83

*

ara-iore.

nee

moe

iore, E haere

moe noa

ai to

roa

te

i

e

te

i

&

E

-

roto

arui,

i

hoi te

te

taparahi

e

te

noa

fare

tu i

noa

taata.

ara-maehae.
i

e

roto

tu,

i

roa

te maeha

E

-

te

patia te maehae
te

taata,

rima i

te

his hands

raa

haru roa te rima i nia i

e

E

moua

raa

aim pare

E

E ahu

te

te

na

ahu

e

te

tupai

taata

E uhi

na

tai

a

tapae raa mai i taha
noho i

e

reira,

uta roa i

i

roa

ïa To

ra

aro

te pare

te pare.

tahi

taua nuu ra tahi pae. E

pae,
uhi

moua.

Eita

ra.

haere

Te

E

raa

nuu.

Oia te
tai

taa

moua.

moua

i

Oro

te

taata

te

rave

no

i
9

â tai

na

te pare.

«

E horo

anae

mai

to

te Pare

tahatai.

te Sea.

E hinu ma

tei nia.

E Pare
tei

te Porionuu.

Porionuu
E
■»

e

te

tei

tohetohe
Te

aau

pau

Tei Pare ra,
E o

te

ïa Moorea.

ivi.
ia paapaa maro

tapao ïa no te tamai,
pau,

him.

He

seizes

te upoo.

Taa

roa,

e no

the spear

while he holds

e na

nuu

Transfe?

t

it

in his

man

and

firmly he slides

along till he reaches

then lets go
the head.

the spear and

WAR

A

Hoitamai.
te hoi

Auaa

mea

a

ra

i pau

taua ferma nei.

ai

Nana mau

te

fati

hoi

ua

mau

*

hoo, i

ai,

mau

ai ta

e

tura.
Men

Potaua.
«

E paunu outou,

taua ia haere na.

•%

E tamaa outou,

matou.

e

paunu

e

tamaa matou.

e

rave

te vahine.

i

Te Meneü

)

E bua

Te Meneâ

)

I hopoi
te

W

i

te

tsESi ïa.

aro

hia mai ai
i

te taura

meneâ,

te meneü,

(parau) ia

te vaa ia vave. E ahi te

horo,

ia tumu rai

rahi

fee

te ahu,

E ahu i

avei

E varu

te fee,

o

fenua.
e varu

«rÿ,

taora
te

bu,

te

avei;

Mahue,
i

ahuru

■9

te

Taero

rima faaai

o

te vahine.

tia i

tuâ xxx)
te vaha

parau
buta

tahi

buta atura i te tao;

e

haehae hia ra i mûri.

itea

■e,

(Mahaina ïa) ma

patia te hoe ai to i te

taata,
Te

tiria a-(tu-)

(Te arii

E

ivi o Pare,

iva i te bu; e

e

te ahuare

i

la

*

e vau

oropi to,

ai

E ivi

ahuru te oropi to.

e

E vau
o

fare ai to.

te

o

’tu

e

te hoe vahine,

E ia
ua

atura oia i taua

ai to i

te vahine

tana

1i

ra

i

farerei

i

to

vaha,

i
noa

e

ra,

of both

Person

hoatu i te po-

faaea ra,

A

Rally.

A haamama na

tei te haamama raa

of

sides.

one

side.

84

WAR
«

tura tona rima i

ua maoa

ra,

i

roto

te vaha

reira

Si

pohe

e

taata buta

\0

te

o

xx

te

roohia

tia hia la

)

No

pani ârua

;

raa

i

to

te

te

bure

tamaiti.

e

nati hia i

E ravea hua hia ia
tairi hua hia oia

E

No te mea ua fifi oia

ia ora;

i

metua tane

ra

pohe te fenua i taua tamaiti

oi

■i?’

papai oia i

taata i

taua

aha ra,

te

te

te ume ra oia

ua

e

tona

o

i

ra

la hahi noa ra tana

aha,

tua

hau 'ïa,
bure

tuturi,

ihora tamaiti
te

taata

te panina

Te

tahua i

maau

te ora.

o

e

ra,

ai taua
tautau

te

taata

E aha
E

vave
0

ra.

raau,

taua vahine

o

te aha.

fetii

toe

e

atoa te hoe

E riro
ra

tamai

i

tetahi

-

Tera te ure m

atu.
E ure mau aha.

aha o

mau

i

aha

te

Pare.

"E

I#

ra.

e

-

tuaana i nati hia

te

ore

tamai.

ea

te atua

hio i

e

te

hio ra i te

pare

vahine ino,

pare

vahine maitatai. E ravea
ta

rau

to

na

te
roa

te

Atua
te

i te ea tamai,
tana tamahine

i

ei ufa na te varua ino,

taitahi,
e

Tahiti,

te hoe

E horoa

e

taura,
e

e na

haere noa.

rave

fare

i

te auhoe o
E i

reira mau

te

»

vahine.
mai

ai

0

te

ïa

mea

te Atua,

o

e

fariu

ta te atua e

85

(hio, hinaaro) ai te fare

io

vahiné maitatai,

Ko

te

E pau

i

roa

te fenua,
i

te

taua

hohonu,

ua

i

roaa

e
mau

0 te ufa

ra,

te feufeu ïa ta te Atua

o

ani maira.

maitatai
iho

noa

ïa

ora

tarahu

taitahi

taraahine

i

te

mea

raatira

ïa,

e

4pae-cau-).

peau

te

e

E pare

te pare

o

ïa io

a

vahiné

taoa rahi
atua i

te

te

reira

p-(a-)eau

pare,

E pare tamahine ore ra,

te

e

e

taoa ore,

e

ora roa

ia

faaruea ïa

e

atua.

te

Camela

13 Nov 1840

SB) Haari oia te Patu i te

41 ani au-)
1) E arahi te omata ia nahi
te
a

,

,

haari

arii

taata

eiaha ïa
i

E rahi îa to te

ra,-

e

pohe ïa,

te manahune

te tohe,

te manahune

i

aa

e

te arii

2 E iti

-

e

iti to

taata.

g)

la outu hia ia te haari ra,

Hoe

ïa. arii

taata

te

no

4) la tuu
e

i nia,
haari

huri

ïa,

6)

e

te

-

o

te haari

haari aitai ïa,

te
pau

ra

te haari i raro ra,

tohe

ra,

e

haari ino

te fenua.

Te haari afa maitai

haari

a

te haari i raro ra,

ra

e

tu

hau ïa.

5) la tuu
e

arii

faanaha noa te aro

ra
e

E rahi

-

ra,

e

puni ïa. E puni paha tatou

WAR
i

te

i

te hau.

tamai,

e

puni anei tatou

e

Hiiddle together.

Butoi

butoi

Te

aore

i

noa

Roohia tu
O

noa

i

ra

mato

fatu

-

Hoe

au,
te

roto

tapiri

noa

fare

i

ana.

-

i

te

vahi

raa,

aore

ta

tapiri

vahi.

No

te

No

te

tamai

E vaa

butoa

te mèa

tamai

te vai

i

nia

to

uta

ra

te

i

te

nuu

vaa

butoa

e

pare vaa.

hio

Pare

Eita

e

butoa

aoioi
nia
tu ai

tamarii

butoi tu ai
ra.

nia i

E haere

te aau

tona ïa pare,

tu ai

ma

i

i

Te

te aau;

te huma

pare a

a

ra

i

a

ïa butoi

a

w

uta

te aau.

te ai to i
ra

raa

E afai

oia.

i

te butoa.

E butoa hia

bufatu aita

e

E afai

raa.

i

nia i

i

noa

aueue,

i

taoa.

te

ra

i

tura

-

.

E haere mai to

nu,

to te pare ra,

te nuu.

a

Or

te butoi

taua

ra

X*

te

Bütoli

e

te

butoi.

te

e

i

place

as

Mountains,

i

i

-

Aita

i

noa

e

roto

rara

taua.

roto

haiiaere.

e

67

To set all in

the refugees in the
as persons

gather together

who sit