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We should put these 13 species of yam listed on page E:62 into a table for better overview:

 
1 he tara kura a Maeha.a Teke
2 rau renga
3 mahihi
4 maito
5 nohu
6 hetuke
7 mama
8 titeve
9 moamoa tara
10 huehue
11 he makere
12 he mariri
13 he tonga

All the varieties of yam were belonging both to Maeha (Ma'eha) and to Teke.

Ma'eha, Brightness, bright, to lighten, to brighten up; ku ma'eha-á, it has already lightened up. Vanaga. 1. Light, brightness; to shine, to be bright, to glimmer, to glow; maeha mahina, moonshine; maeharaa, sunrise. Maehamaeha, bright. Hakamaeha, to brighten. Mq.: maeoeo, bright, transparent. 2. To get out of the way. 3. Thin, slender, slight. Churchill.

Teke. Occiput. Teketeke, short (not tall); also: teke. Vanaga. Teke ki nei, as far as, until (? tehe 1). Teketeke, crest, ridge. Churchill.

Teke and Maeha were 'brothers', located at opposite sides of 'the house'.

The Maya peoples were reading from right to left.