Ko nga korero a Paora Potangaroa.
I TE WA E MAHIA ANA TONA WHARE WHAKAIRO, 1878.
Paora Potangaroa He kupu ake tenei naku kia koutou, kite oti tenei whare ia tatau, ka ki mai tewhenua kia koutou, haero atu te orao nga tangata o Wairarapa, puta noa te motu nei. Tuarua: —Kite kore e oti te iei whare ia tatau, haere atu te mate o tenei kainga o Wairarapa. Tuatoru: —Kua eke mai tetahi manu nui ki runga i te tahu o to tatau whare noho ai, e wha nga peeke witi kei ona parirau e man ana, e rua i ki i te witi, e rua kihai i ki i te witi, e tahurihuri ana taana noho, nie tona tirotiro Id runga i te motu nei, puta noa te ao katoa. Tuawha:— E toru nga kapua o te rangi, kotahi kapua whero, kotahi kapua mangu, kotahi ma. Tuarima:— I kite ahau i te rangi e whero ana, ramnura tonu te abua, ko te rua porotaka noa ana kite taha rawhiti, ki Whanga-nui-te ritenga mau atu ki Tongariro, ahu atu kite putanga mai o te ra, ko nga whetu e rere mai ana ki tenei taha, ko te Upoko o te motu nei i puare, i mamma, i pai noa iho. Ko nga whetu i rere mai ki konei 1 roto i te mura o te ahi. Tuaono; — Kua noho kau ahan, Nga ope ote rangi:— 12 Te Kai Hapai Ahi. 12 Te Kai .HapaiPupuhl- Mau, 12 Te Kai anau kakawai, ko enei tangata liua uoho hei titiro iho kia tatau, Tuawhitu;— E rua tau :ne te haawhe ka puta tetahi poropiti i niuri i a au, mana e korero noaiho, kei roto i o tatau whare e haereere ana, maana e whakaputa te motu nei. Tuawaru: — Kaore au e mate, e toe nei nga ra e Urnngatia ai nga Kohatu, o nga motu nei, ki te Upoko o te motu nei, kei reira rate popo ai nga iwi nei kia tatau. ! Tuaiwa: — E toru nga mate ote tangata ite ao nei:— Tuatahi, ko te mate i te Whenu'i, Tuarua, ko te mate i te Kaikore, Tuatoru, ko te mate o te tangata. Kp tenei tau e haere ake nei, ko te tau o te pauuitanga e ki ana ahau, kia kana, ka puta he oranga mo tatau katoa, ka
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Puke ki Hikurangi, Issue 11, 15 January 1912, Page 5
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390Ko nga korero a Paora Potangaroa. Puke ki Hikurangi, Issue 11, 15 January 1912, Page 5
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