In Mamari there is a set of 6 rima glyphs, which appear somewhat earlier than a set of 6 vae glyphs:
A sign in form of a little 'eye' marks the place where normally a thumb is located. Metoro said 'te kava' at all 6 rima glyphs. This variant of rima means the opposite of vae, viz. a situation which is the reversal of leaving:
Rima has fingers at the top, vae toes at the bottom. Rima has its joint pointing left (backwards), vae its joint oriented forwards. It is the light which is arriving (as against leaving in vae). We can therefore understand why Metoro used the word kava - it is the time when light is rekindled. The symbol in form of a little 'eye' apparently converts a 'light leaving' sign into its opposite. The method was used also at a mauga in G (Ga5-19), to convert its 'darkness' into 'light arriving'. |
