Page 15 - Ruapani BOOK - English
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THE MĀORI WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS
Horouta one of the canoes to come to NZ
Tūranga Tūranganui-a-Kiwa
(Māori name for the area now known as Gisborne)
Paoa an ancestor
Kiwa an ancestor
Ruapani an ancestor
Te Kura-a-Tahupoo head piece
ariki paramount chief
tuatara reptile
Popoia fortress of Ruapani
Kahungunu an ancestor
Aotearoa New Zealand
Takitimu one of the canoes to come to NZ
Rongokako an ancestor
Muriwhenua an ancestor
Ruarauhanga an ancestor - daughter of Ruapani
Rongomaipāpā an ancestor - daughter of Kahungunu
Rongomaiwahine an ancestor - a wife of Kahungunu
