3. According to the Moriori the 8th son of Tu was named Ngangana: "... the progeny of Tu increased: Rongo, Tane, Tangaroa, Rongomai, Kahukura, Tiki, Uru, Ngangana, Io, Iorangi, Waiorangi, Tahu, Moko, Maroro, Wakehau, Tiki, Toi, Rauru, Whatonga - these were the sons ..." (Moriori myth of creation accoding to Legends of the South Seas) It may be a coincidence, but certainly it is interesting to find what presumably is their 8th month named Ngangana. In the text of G we have counted Te Pei as the 8th lunar month. 236 = 8 * 29.5, which means Te Pei could be ending with Gb1-6 (number 236 from Gb8-30). However, I guess it may be beginning with Ga8-16 (220):
472 = the number of glyphs (and days) of the G text does not necessarily imply that the lunar months will begin with Gb8-30. And counted from winter solstice (Rogo at Gb6-26) the day of Ga8-16 will be 220 + 64 = 284. The end of the 10th lunar month (295) will then coincide with Gb1-1. This is where the tablet will be turned around, i.e. with day number 11 ('one more') if Ga8-16 is regarded as day number zero. The sign at right in Ga8-26 (where 8 * 26 = 208 = 13 * 16) could be a fruit (hua) lifted high (reva). If so, then the implication could be that the 8th month (each with 26 days) is ending here and that the beginning was 208 days earlier at Ga1-22 (which we have found to be spring equinox - cfr at rau hei):
10 * 26 = 260 would come 52 days later, at glyph number 22 + 260 = 282 (counted from Gb8-30):
2-26 will be 10-26 if we count glyph lines from Ga1, a sign that indeed Gb2-26 is at day 260. 4 days before tao in Ga1-22 there is a gagana glyph:
At cardinal points we have to add 4 days, evidence tells us (for instance 360 + 4 = 364). Presumably this gagana is connected with Ga8-22:
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