Te Pōrehu o Aotearoa | Reo Māori
Ka mihia a rangatira Topaa me tōna iwi i a Hēmi Kuki. Ka whakapuaretia ngā kōrero mō te whenua me āna kura huna.
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Nā Tākuta P N Meihana te tuhinga tahito
Nā Tony Pinker ngā whakaahua i tā
I tukuna a Hēmi Kuki ki tētahi mīhana kia kimihia te whenua o te tonga. I taiāwhio, i rakapikipiki hoki ia i te ao whānui ki te kimi i te tuawhenua o Terra Australis, he pōrehu hei hīraurau.
I tau a Hēmi ki Aotearoa, te whenua o te ao roa mā. Nōna i konei, i tūtaki atu ia ki te rangatira, ki a Topaa me te iwi o Arapāoa. I mahira rawa a Topaa ki a Hēmi me ōna mātauranga. Hei tauutuutu, i tuarihia e Topaa ōna mōhiotanga mō ngā pōrehutanga me ngā pakiwaitara o tōna whenua.
Hei āwhina i a Hēmi me tana whai, i piki rāua ki te tihi o te maunga teitei rawa. Ka tuhia e Hēmi tāna i kite ai, e whakamoea ai ngā pūrākau. Whakamīharo ana a Hēmi ki te āhua o tana tirohanga, engari anō te rangatira, a Topaa; i mōhio kē te iwi kāinga. Ehara te whenua marutuna o te tonga i te moutere kotahi, engari e rua kē!
He Kuputaka:
Taiāwhio—encircle (v.)
Rakapikipiki—criss-cross (v.)
Tuawhenua—continent (n.)
Pōkīkī[tanga]—mystery[ious] (mod. v.)
Hīraurau—unravel, decode (v.)
Tauutuutu—reciprocity (n.)
Tuari[hia]—share[d] (pass. v.)
Marutuna—awe-inspiring (stat.)