The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions. Nga-Ti-Whatua [Vol. XIII]
Tu-Purupuru
Tu-Purupuru
Ko Tu-purupuru te tangata i whakanuia e ona iwi, e tona papa hoki. I kii hoki tona papa, a Ra-kai-hiku-roa "Tukua kia tu takitahi nga whetu o te Rangi." He whakaaro nana kia kotahi tonu, he rangatira ko Tu-purupuru anake, kauaka etahi atu, no reira ka whakanui e ona iwi, mau ai ona iwi ka tapae noa i te kai, ka maka i te hinu i te kumara, i te ika, i nga kai katoa, ki nga huanui (ara, huarahi) o Tu-purupuru ki reira tu ai hei kai mana, mo tona haere i ona ara e tu ana, ka kai. Ko tona kakahu, he kakahu kura, he taiaha kura tona taiaha, na ko te whakapapa mai tenei o
Ra-kai-hiku-roa = Rua-rau-hanga Tu-purupuru Rangi-tu-ehu Hine-i-ao = Rangi-taumaha Huhuti = Whatu-i-apiti Hika-wera = Uira-i-waho Rangi-tohu-mare = Huki Hine-raru = Hopara Homata-i-te-rangi = Whare-nui Kukanga-o-te-rangi = Hine-i-taua Whakamarino = Te-rangi-ka-purotu Ropiha = Poti Hori Ropiha