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ika hiku | This glyph type is not very distinct, and neither is ika hiku mentioned more than once in a while by Metoro. On the other hand he never said ika hiku ('tail fish') at any other glyph type. | |||||||||
A few preliminary remarks and imaginations: 1. A fish (ika) may be a hanging victim (rau hei), in which case there evidently will be a rebirth 243 days later. The 'fish' is not really dead - like the mimosa leaves he will be revitalized with the return of the sun. A tahana glyph also has a tail in the air and it seems to mark the end of a 'year':
A caudal fin at the top of a glyph could mean 'the end'. This statement can be more precise. In the Mamari 'moon calendar' we can see that a rising fish denotes the waxing phase, while an upside down fish means the waning phase. The beginning of the waning phase (irrespective of which celestial body is represented by the 'fish') must be at the end of the waxing phase. Therefore ika hiku could indicate the end of the waxing phase. Although the specimen which serves as a prototype for ika hiku happens to have its tail fin at the bottom rather than at the top. |
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