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THE MAORI DIVISION OF TIME
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arorangi was born. They controlled time, and to them we owe the unceasing regularity of the movements of the Shining Ones on high. And even as his women turned ever to Pale Hina in their hour of trouble, so did the Maori rely on Kongo of the great waters and Tane of the heavens to measure out the fleeting year.




TERMS EMPLOYED TO DENOTE TIME.
Ahiahi Evening. Later part of afternoon.
Ahiahi pouri Dusk.
Ahiahitanga Evening.
Aiahi Evening.
Aianei Now. To-day. Presently. The present time.
Akengokengo To-morrow.
Akuanei Presently. To-day.
Akuara A little while.
Amua The time to come.
Amuri Time to come. Amuri ake nei = hereafter.
Anaianei Henceforward.
Anamata Hereafter.
Ano Up to the time spoken of; still; yet; again; and when.
Ao Daytime, as opposed to night. To dawn. Ao ake = aonga ake = the following day.
Aoake nui Two days off.
Aoake nui atu Three days off.
Aoakewake Several days off.
Aoatea Daybreak. Cf. Awatea.
Aoinaake Next day; to-morrow.
A ko ake nei At a future time. Hereafter.
Auinake or Auinaake Next day; to-morrow.
Aouru Dawn.
Apopo To-morrow. 2. At some future time.
Ata Morning.
Ata hapara Time of dawn.
Ata pongipongi Time of dawn.
Atahira Day after to-morrow. See Inatahira.
Awake Two days hence. See Aoake.
Awakewake Four days hence.
Awatea Broad daylight. Middle of day. Tino awatea = Midday.
Awe Soon. Syn. Wawe. See Meake.
Haeata Dawn.
Hapai Dawn, morning. 2. To rise, as heavenly bodies.
Hea. Whea What time? As in a hea, a whea, of future time; inahea, inawhea, nonahea, of past time. Nahea = long, in time. 2. What time, of past time. Syn. Nawhea.
Houanga An interval of time, definite or indefinite. I houanga, no houanga = a year ago. A houanga = a year hence. See Tauhounga Tauhouanga.
Houange
Huakanga Dawn. Huaki = to dawn.
Huka Long in time.
I mua See Mua.
Inaianei Just now; to-day.
Inaia noa nei Very lately.
Inaia tata nei
Inaia tata ake nei
Inaia ake nei
Inaia iho nei
Inake Not long since. The other day.
Inakuanei Just now.
Inakuara A little while ago.
Inamata Formerly. 2. Immediately.