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THE ADVENTURES OF KIMBLE BENT
| Hira | Hill |
| Piki hira | Big hill |
| Rongo hira— | Long hill— |
| Teihana! | Attention! |
| Mauteni | Mountain |
| Piki mauteni | Big mountain |
| Rongo mauteni | Long mountain |
| Piki niu | Big staff |
| Rongo niu— | Long staff— |
| Teihana! | Attention! |
| Nota | North |
| No te pihi | North by East |
| No te hihi | N. Nor'-east |
| Norito mino | N.E. by North |
| Noriti | North-east |
| Koroni— | Colony— |
| Teihana! | Attention! |
| Hai! | Hi! |
| Kamu te ti | Come to tea |
| Oro te mene | All the men |
| Rauna | Round |
| Te Niu— | The Niu— |
| Teihana! | Attention! |
| Hema | Shem |
| Rurawini | Rule the wind |
| Tu mate wini | Too much wind |
| Kamu te ti— | Come to tea— |
| Teihana! | Attention! |
And so on, a marvellous farrago of Maorified English words and phrases. It was Te Ua's "gift of tongues," they imagined, that had descended upon them.
Night and morning, too, the sound of Hauhau prayers rose from the great camp. Here is one,
