[4] The Abode of the Shades.
[5] House. In Maori there are no silent vowels. Thus whare="wharry," not "whar"; kupe="ku-pe," not "koop."
[6] Maori names were frequently bestowed on account of mental or physical peculiarities, or of real or fancied resemblance to natural objects.
[7] Poor, low-born men to do menial work.
[8] The gods collectively. Fate.
[9] The ocean.
[10] Literally, "The Fish of Maui."
[11] Heaven and Earth. Short for Papa-tu-a-nuku.
[12] This prayer, preserved by tradition, was actually uttered by a chief upon the landing of the exiles from Hawaiki, after Ngahue's second, and final, voyage from his old home.
[13] The rainbow.