taiaroa

A kind of spell or enchantment laid upon a person: Rokohanga mai au ka taiaroatia. It is also the name of a peculiar long ornamented sacred staff, used for purposes of enchantment: Ka kawea te taiaroa ki a Apakura.

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References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 45.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 446.