he
ea a hau maka he oho ki toona hare he |
Hau Maka arose [he
ea] and went to his house [hare].
When he arrived [he tuu], he told Hua Tava
of the conversation: 'This is what the king said to
me, so that I may go and instruct the young men.'
Hua Tava answered [he ki mai] Hau Maka:
'Since this is what the king told you, go and
deliver (the order) to all; set out, look at the
land, and find a place where
the people (aniva) can live!'
Hau Maka spoke to his first-born son [atariki]
Ira, to Raparenga, and also to the sons of Hua Tava
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he
oho.ananake ngaio he
tono i te vaka he hoa |
All [ananake] the
young men [ngaio] got ready, launched the
canoe, and anchored it out at sea [ki te tai].
They took on yam roots [te uhi], sweet
potatoes [te kumara], hard fruit (? makoi),
and bananas [te maika].
They stored [he ngatu] all sorts of food [anakeanake
te kai] in the canoe, and the canoe set sail. |
Anake, unique. T
Pau.: anake, unique, to be alone. Mgv.:
anake, alone, single, only, solely. Mq.:
anake, anaé, id. Ta.: anae, all,
each, alone, unique. Anakena, July.
Ananake, common, together, entire,
entirely, at once, all, general, unanimous,
universal, without distinction, whole, a company;
piri mai te tagata ananake, public; kite aro
o te mautagata ananake, public; mea ananake,
impartial; koona ananake, everywhere.
Churchill.
Gatu. Gaatu, totora reed. Gatu: 1.
To press, to tighten, to squeeze. 2. To pack tight.
3. To pull suddenly, to give a jerk. I ka
hakarogo atu, ku eke á te kahi, he gatu mai, as
soon as he felt the tuna be, he pulled in [the line]
with a sharp jerk. 4. To kick. 5. E gatu te hagu,
to wait for something impatiently (gatu,
breath). 6. Shortly, very soon. He tu'u gatu,
he is coming shortly, he is just about to arrive.
Vanaga. Bulrush, reed. Gaatu (gatu) 1.
To feel of, to pinch, to throttle with the hands, to
touch, to press (gaatu); gatuga,
pressure; gatugatu, to trample down. T Mgv.:
natu, to press out linen, to squeeze a person
or a sore place. Mq.: natu, to pinch. Ta.:
natu, to pinch, to bruise. 2. To suppurate. 3.
Gatu mai gatu atu, sodomy. Gatua (gatu
1), tractable, to press. Churchill. Scirpus
riparius var. paschalis. Barthel 2. |