Kani-uhi

The deity who sent the rains of the Deluge in answer to the prayers of the priests Tupu-nui-a-uta and Para-whenua-mea for vengeance against the wicked.

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 123.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, pp. 1:172-180.