1. Before taking
on our journey across the Sea we
had better make preparations. We
can hardly swim, we need a Ship.
It corresponds to the
conglomeration of ordered structures I
have created earlier. In a very
simplified overview:
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All the rongorongo
texts, improved with
my glyph labels and the
words of Metoro
where possible,
e.g.:
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My
glyph catalogue,
where every glyph
can be found in a group
together with
similar ones, e.g.:
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| Ga3-10 |
Ga4-5 |
Ga4-7 |
Ga6-21 |
Ga7-28 |
Gb3-21 |
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| Gb4-1 |
Gb4-25 |
Gb4-29 |
Gb4-33 |
Gb5-1 |
Gb5-21 |
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| Gb7-2 |
Gb7-4 |
Gb7-14 |
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My glyph (type)
dictionary, where I
have tried to deduce
what each major type
of glyph possibly could
signify, e.g.:
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A
few
preliminary
remarks
and
imaginations:
1.
The
beams
of
the
sun
which
enlighten
our
world:
presumably
form
the
bottom
part
of
the
hau
tea
glyph
type.
This
way
of
illustrating
-
with
the
rays
depicted
as
straight
lines
- is
the
same
as
in
the
petroglyphs
below
(ref.
Heyerdahl
3):
The
vertical
sun
rays
are
also
seen
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My list of
Polynesian words,
e.g.:
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Mo
For
(prep.):
mo te
aha,
what
for?
(also:
mo he);
moira,
because
of this;
mo
aha-mai-á,
ana oho
au,
what use
is it to
me, if I
go?
Vanaga.
1. For (moo);
ika
ke avai
mo,
abuse
(bad
treatment
too
great
for);
riva mo
tere,
navigable
(fit for
voyaging);
pu
moo naa,
hiding-place
(hole
for
hiding);
koona
moo tomo,
port
(place
for
entering);
moo
iharaa,
ordinary;
moo
te oone,
shovel
(for the
sand).
PS Mgv.:
mo,
for.
Sa.,
To.,
Fu., Niuē,
Ma.,
Aniwa:
mo,
id. 2.
In order
that (moo);
mo
okorua,
to
accompany,
to
adjoin
(in
order to
be
two-together);
moo
arai,
to join
(in
order to
be
together).
3. A
negative
value (moo);
moo
aneira,
inopportune.
Churchill. |
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Moa
Poultry
(general
term);
moa
to'a,
rooster;
moa
taga,
chicken,
moa
rikiriki,
chick;
moa
tarapiko,
old
rooster
(with
much
twisted
spurs -
tara);
moa gao
verapaka,
chicken
with
bald
neck;
moa va'e
verevere,
with
feathers
on its
legs;
moa
pipipipi
with
multicoloured
spots;
moa
garahurahu,
colour
of dark
ashes;
moa
tea,
white;
moa
totara,
frizzy;
moa
tu'a ivi
raá,
with
bright
yellow
back.
Vanaga.
Fowl;
moa toa,
cock;
moa uha,
hen;
moa ohoa,
crowing
of
cocks;
moa
manua,
wild
fowl;
moa
herea,
tame
fowl. P
Pau.:
moa,
domestic
fowl.
Mgv.:
moa,
cock.
Mq.:
moa,
hen.
Ta.:
moa,
cock,
hen.
Churchill.
Mgv.:
Aka-moa,
to cook.
Mq.:
haamoa,
id. To.:
moa,
dried.
Ha.:
moa,
to dry,
to
roast.
Mgv.:
Moaga,
1. a red
beard.
Mq.:
moaka,
very
red. 2.
a fish.
Mq.:
moana,
id. Sa.:
moaga,
id. Ha.:
moana,
a red
fish.
Mgv.:
Moake,
east
wind.
Ha.:
moae,
the
northeast
tradewind.
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Moai
Statue,
figurine,
likeness
of a
person
or of an
animal;
moai
ma'ea,
stone
statue;
moai
miro,
wooden
statue,
moai
toromiro,
toromiro
figurine.
Vanaga.
H.
Bending
over,
arching
like a
tree.
Barthel
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Moana
Salt
water,
deep
sea,
ocean. P
Pau.:
moana-tekereke,
blue.
Mgv.:
moana,
the sea,
ocean.
Mq.:
moana,
ocean,
high
sea.
Ta.:
moana,
sea,
ocean,
abysmal
depth or
heigth,
heaven.
Churchill. |
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These 4 'bottom planks'
are hardly enough for building a
sea-worthy ship. Pharaoh had
more:
Another 'plank'
is under way though, viz. my
ordered list of stars:
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