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Te Tākaro Whai Moutī (wh. 26–27)

He whakarāpopototanga

E hāngai ana tēnei kōrero ki te mahi a te tira wahine i haere ki te kimi i a Kae. Ka tākaro whai rātou, ka kori i te tinana, ka whakaaturia ngā momo kanikani o te tinana. Nā ā rātou mahi whakangahau, ka kata a Kae. Ka kitea e ngā wāhine ngā niho tāpiki, kātahi ka mōhio tūturu ko ia te tangata e kimi nei rātou.

Summary

This story follows the party of women travelling in search of Kae. They demonstrate their string games, they dance, and show the different motions of the body when dancing. As they entertain Kae, he laughs. The women see his overlapping teeth, and know for sure he is the man they are looking for.

Te momo reo tuhi 

Language style

  • He Tuhinga Pūrākau Whakamārama (Explanatory Narrative)
    - He pūrākau whakamārama (A narrative that explains the origin of aspects of our world)

Ētahi āhuatanga o tēnei momo reo tuhi

Features of this language style

  • He kupu tāruarua (Reduplicated word)
    Hei tauira:
    - … he mahi whakariterite, he pīonioni.
    - … ka tīremiremi, ka mīreirei, ka kuwhera ngā kūhā, ka kopikopi, …
    - … me te mumura o ōna whatu pūkanakana.
    -   ka kōiraira, ka pītakataka, ka pīkarikari
    - … i te tīremiremi o te hope … 

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