Upoko XIV

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Upoko XIV.

Ko to umu tena o te Ao-kai, e, i.
Kaua e tama e haere numinumi;
Aro nui to haere ki roto Te-tatau
Te whare o Miru i rorea ai Kewa.

(Ko nga korero timatanga o tenei upoko, he mea tuhi-tuhi reo Pakeha e Te Make (A. Mackay, Esq., Native Commissioner), na reira i kore ai e tuhia ki te reo Maori. Nga upoko kii o aua korero mo “Nga-ti-mamoe.”

A te tahi ano hoki o nga take korero o taua upoko nei ano, he mea tuhituhi e Te Make (J. Mackay, Esq., Government Native Agent). Na reira ano hoki tana te tuhia ai ki te reo Maori. Te take ano hoki o ana korero ko “Nga-ti-mamoe,” ano o “Te-wai-pounamu.”)

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Title: The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration. [Vol. III]

Author: John White

Publication details: Government Printer, 1887

Part of: Ancient History of the Maori

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