3.
Counting the Polynesian way by raising the fingers one by one from
a closed fist, is a fact which combined with the fact of drawing
(in rongorongo) only 3 fingers (+ thumb) should lead us to an
important conclusion:
Vae kore is a glyph
for 'daytime' use,
because 3 indicates the time when sun is present, 4 the time when he
is absent, as described in the diurnal cycle on Hawaii:
Night |
Kihi
(sunset) |
|
|
Pili |
Kau (midnight) |
|
|
Pilipuka |
Kihipuka
(sunrise) |
|
Day |
Kakahi-aka |
morning |
Awakea |
noon |
Auina-la |
afternoon |
A rongorongo fist sign in the 'night' does not show any
thumb:
|