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In Tahua we
have Metoro's guiding words for the 10 tapa mea glyphs
of the daylight calendar:
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Aa1-19 |
Aa1-21 |
Aa1-25 |
Aa1-31 |
Aa1-36 |
| i
uhi
tapamea |
e
uhi
tapamea |
e
uhi
tapamea |
e
uhi tapamea |
e
uhi tapamea |
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Aa1-17 |
Aa1-23 |
Aa1-27 |
Aa1-29 |
Aa1-34 |
| ka
tapamea |
e hokohuki |
ki te henua |
ma te
hokohuki |
te
tapamea |
Obviously there is a
strict order (which has been explained in detail in the excursion at
toa). The 3 reversed tapa mea glyphs probably indicate
where the 3 'seasons' of the day (a.m., noon, and p.m.) end. A
reversed glyph is the proper sign for this, a kind of negation.
Aa1-23 and Aa1-29 are
named hokohuki, which suggests that Metoro may have
regarded the pieces of 'red cloth' (tapa mea) in the sky 'tent'
(uhi) as united by 'sticks' (huki).
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