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The name of a deity, a son of Rangi-pōtiki by his wife Papa-tū-a-nuku. He is a twin brother of the lizard god Punga.

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References

Sources

  • Shortland, Edward. (1882). Maori Religion and Mythology. London: Longmans Green, p. 17.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 62.