The Heart of the Bush
Maori Words Used in Part II
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Maori Words Used in Part II.
1. Tohunga, | a Maori wizard, one who lays a spell upon others. The term is used playfully here. |
2. Whare, | a native hut. |
3. Tiki, | a Maori charm, generally the distorted figure of a God. |
4. Hine-nui-te-po, | the Maori goddess of the Underworld. |
5. Kea, | the Mountain parrot of New Zealand, attacks sheep and lambs. |
6. Kauka Tree, | known to the New Zealanders generally under the term of "cabbage tree." It is really a "palm-lily," as it is called elsewhere in this part. |
7. Tane, | the Maori God of trees. |