Ihu-ngaru-paea

"Stranded-log-of-timber." The name assumed by Hina after being found on the beach by the brothers Ihuatamai and Ihuwareware.

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References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 49.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 102.