Mumuhau

One of two pet tame birds loosed by Ngātoro-i-rangi at Repanga (Cuvier Island), after the arrival from Hawaiki. The other bird's name was Takeretō.

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References

Sources

  • Shortland, Edward. (1856). Traditions and Superstitions of the New Zealanders. London: Longmans Green, p. 14.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 258.