This glyph evidently shows a toki being the object of some kind of action, perhaps the same as in Eb2-10?
Could thses three vere correspond to the uplifted hands at right? But what is the meaning of this word? 1. To cut (plants). 2. Hair, beard. Perhaps the shape of the Moon here is like a sickle, to cut plants with. The words uta and tai are clear, however, together they are constituting a fundamental Polynesian concept: They describe a polarized view of an island, tai being that part which is close to the ocean (tai) and uta meaning that part which lies higher up. Interesting is that Metoro seems to be using this concept also in the following (the 4th period):
The uplifted inwards oriented hands may have a meaning of location, instead of action. |