Ngai

A deified ancestor of the Māori. He was a son of Te Papa-tutira, and grandson of Tiki-ahu-papa, who begat Ngai-roa, who begat Ngai-peha, who begat Te Atitutu.

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References

Sources

  • Shortland, Edward. (1882). Maori Religion and Mythology. London: Longmans Green, p. 13.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 275.