Wharepatari

A certain magician or wise man of ancient times who taught the division of the year in twelve months instead of ten as formerly counted.

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 614.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 3:128.