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vaha mea |
Metoro often
said vaha at this type of glyph and sometimes qualified it: vaha mea. Vaha mea means a 'red gap'. Vaha is an 'opening' while mea is 'red'. |
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A few preliminary remarks and imaginations: 1. The image of an upward rising fish suggests a celestial 'person' rising from the horizon. In the Mamari moon calendar, for instance, the growing phase is illustrated as a rising fish, while the descending moon is like an upside down and sinking fish:
On the other hand, 'sun' is always shown rising (or standing still, viz. at summer solstice) in a calendar of Large Washington Tablet. The central bottom flame of hetuu seems to be converted into a fish tail:
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