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THE MĀORI WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS





        Rakaihikuroa                               Ancestor – a chief

        Tūpurupuru                                 son of Rakaihikuroa


        Kahutapere                                 cousin of Rakaihikuroa

        Tarakiuta                                  Twin sons of Kahutapere

        Tarakitai                                  ^^^


        tohunga                                    skilled person, expert, priest, healer

        pā                                         fortress

        Mahaki                                     cousin of Kahutapere


        Whakarau                                   son of Mahaki

        Tūranga                                    Tūranganui-a-Kiwa

                                                   The waiting place of Kiwa (Gisborne)

        Nga Manu-tukutuku


        a Kahutapere                               Kites
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