Ariki-noanoa

The deity of the fern-root; the priestly or mystical name of the aruhe or fern-root.

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References

Sources

  • New Zealand Institute, Transactions, xiv, 85.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 24.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, pp. 3:95, 104.