Hetu. Hetu 1. To (make) sound; figuratively: famous, renowned. 2. To crumble into embers (of a bonfire). Hetu'u. Star, planet; hetu'u popohaga morning star; hetu'u ahiahi evening star; hetu'u viri meteorite. Vanaga Hetu 1. Star (heetuu); hetu rere, meteor; hetu pupura, planet. P Pau.: hetu, star. Mgv.: etu, id. Mq.: fetu, hetu, id. Ta.: fetu, fetia, id. The alternative form fetia in Tahiti, now the only one in common use, need not be regarded as an anomaly in mutation. It seems to derive from Paumotu fetika, a planet. Its introduction into Tahiti is due to the fashion of accepting Paumotu vocables which arose when the house of Pomare came into power. 2. Capital letter (? he tu). 3. To amuse. 4. To stamp the feet. Hetuhetu, to calk, to strike the water. Hetuke, sea urchin. Churchill.

Va'e: Foot, leg; te va'e mata'u, te va'e maúi, right foot, left foot. Va'e ruga, va'e raro, quick and light, without detour (lit.: foot up, foot down). Ka-oho koe ki a nua era va'e ruga va'e raro, ina ekó hipa-hipa, hurry straight to your mother, do not make any detours. Va'e pau, misshapen foot, clubfoot. Vae, to choose. Vaega, middle, centre; i vaega o, in the middle of. Vanaga. 1. Foot, paw, leg, limb; vae no roto, drawers; karikari vae, ankle. P Pau.: vaevae, foot, leg. Mgv.: vaevae, id. Mq.: vae, id. Ta.: vaevae, avae, id. 2. Pupil. 3. To choose, elect, prefer, promote, vote; vavae, to destine, to choose; vaea (vae 2), pupil. Vaeahatu (vae 1 - ahatu): moe vaeahatu, to sleep sprawling with legs extended. Vaega, center, middle, within, half; o vaega, younger; ki vaega, among, between, intermediate. P Pau.: vaega, the middle. Mgv.: vaega, center, middle. Mq.: vaena, vavena, vaveha, id. Ta.: vaehaa, half. Vaehakaroa (vae 1 - roa): moe vaehakaroa, to sleep with legs stretched out. Vaehau (vae 1 - hau 3), pantaloons, trousers. Vaeherehere (vae 1 - here 1), to attach by the paw. Vaerere (vae 1 - rere 1), to run. Churchill. Ta.: 1. Timbers of a boat. Ha.: wae, knees, side timbers of a boat. 2. To share out. Sa.: vae, to divide, to share. Ma.: wawae, to divide. Churchill.

tu ro ai ki te vae.o Makoi.e Uure.he ki hokoou

After Uure had kicked the leg of Makoi [te vae.o Makoi], Ira said again to Uure, 'Look closely, watch carefully if he is really asleep (i.e., if he might be awake).'

Uure replied, 'Ah! he is snoring [ngorongoro] steadily!'

mai a Ira.kia Uure.ka ata ui ata (ti)kea kai

hauru.he ki hokoou mai a Uure.ā ku tani ana

tē ngorongoro.

5 Venus cycles	8 years	99 Moon cycles
*2920 (= 40 73) nights**

E:51

he ki mai a Ira.kiā Uure he mee.ra(-)

Ira said to Uure [he ki mai a Ira.kiā Uure] 'The two of us talked about an ornament and a figure.'

Then Uure asked Ira [he ui hokoou mai a Uure.kiā Ira], 'Where are the ornament and the figure?'

Ira replied, [he ki mai a Ira.] 'Up there on the flat rock [i runga i te papa] Furthermore, (there is the secret of the) land. Seven (lands) remain in the midst of dim twilight during the fast voyage. Not even eight groups of people (i.e., countless boat crews) can find anything. Only one thing can be found, that is the fragment of earth (te pito o te kainga), an eighth land.'

hi.era o maua ko tou hokorua.e vananga e(-)

ra.he rei he moai.he ui hokoou mai a Uure.

kiā Ira.i he a te rei te moai.he ki mai a Ira.

i runga i te papa. he kāinga tokoa. ehitu.i roto i

te nehunehu kapuapua i te Pei ana evaru.kau(-)

kau ekō rava.etahi nō mō ravaa ko te Pito o

te kainga.he varu kainga.

ka hakarongo no mai a Makoi.ki te kī.a Ira

While Makoi listened to the speech of Ira [ki te kī.a Ira] he absorbed the words completely. At the same time he gave off smacking and snoring noises.

Again Uure asked Ira [he ui hokoou a Uure.kia Ira] 'Where is it on the rock?' Ira replied to Uure, 'Up on the flat rock of Hangaroa.'

Again Uure spoke [he ki hokoou mai a Uure] 'Is it on the flat rock itself?' Ira replied [he ki mai a Ira], 'To find it, one has to ride the waves.'

ai ka runu tokoa no mai i te kupu. ai ka tangi

haavare no mai te ngorongoro o Makoi.

he ui hokoou a Uure.kia Ira.i runga i te

papa.i hangaroa.he ki hokoou mai a Uure.ho(-)

ki ai runga i te papa ana.he ki mai a Ira.

e hakaeke i te ngaru.he ki mai a Uure.

The ancient Babylonians perceived waves inundating their Field:

Probably this Field corresponded to the flat rock in Hangaroa. From there the water would run down (like a serpent) all the way to the Abyss at the opposite side of the sky dome.

... Behind me, towering almost 100 feet into the air, was a perfect ziggurat, the Temple of Kukulkan. Its four stairways had 91 steps each. Taken together with the top platform, which counted as a further step, the total was 365. This gave the number of complete days in a solar year. In addition, the geometric design and orientation of the ancient structure had been calibrated with Swiss-watch precision to achieve an objective as dramatic as it was esoteric: on the spring and autumn equinoxes, regular as clockwork, triangular patterns of light and shadow combined to create the illusion of a giant serpent undulating on the northern staircase ...

Likewise did the Chinese have the tail of their Green Serpent at the Square of Pegasus: