7. There are lots of signs embedded in the glyphs of the Tahua text, e.g.:
The pair of hanau moko glyphs above (Aa8-48 and Aa8-50) have parallels in H and P:
It would lead us too far if we here would take time to bury our heads in an investigation of the similarities and dissimilarities between these parallel texts (in Q there is no parallel). What we should notice, however, is evidence for a confirmation of my earlier suggestion that hanau moko is a combination of hanau (like in the story about Mokuola) and moko (the place of 'plantation'):
Let us now return to G:
Possibly the flying fish (Maroro) is illustrated by Gb3-20 and Gb3-22. This pair of fat 'birds' - with fish tails open at left - are exceptional and therefore probably a Sign. The neck in Gb3-22 is shorter than in Gb3-20, perhaps indicating how 'the head' (for instance Mataora) is moving down. Furthermore, we should notice the peculiar 'qualities' of hau tea in Gb3-21, not only how its short central vertical line probably is functioning as a 'line of measurement' but also how its left 'eye' has 'collapsed'. A similar sign of 'eye' transformation can be observed in the pair of hanau moko in Tahua, though here in front:
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