It could be instructive to compare the kea glyphs of Tahua with the ariga erua glyphs:
Instead,
though, we will leave Tahua and investigate the
single kea in G (where there is no
ariga erua glyph):
Like kea in Aa6-7 and Ab8-84 the twin heads are united through their torso. It is not a 'pikea' glyph (cfr Aa6-84). The two heads are not close together as in Ab8-84, rather oriented upwards as in Aa6-7. Not much of the kea signs at Gb8-1 is resembling what we can see in the 3 kea glyphs of Tahua. Manu rere in Gb8-4 is looking back (a strong sign), and presumably the 'season of the flying bird' is ending here, thereby returning 'the spirit-breath of life' to earth: ... Let the spirit of the man be gathered to the world of being, the world of light. / Then see. Placed in the body is the flying bird, the spirit-breath. / Then breathe! / Sneeze, living spirit, to the world of being, the world of light. / Then see. Placed in the body is the flying bird, the breath ...
When you sneeze, let's hope your spirit will not
escape and abandon you!
We must now consider the
number signs.
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