Horatio Gordon Robley

“ Kahotea, dark spotted greenstone.
kahurangi, translucent greenstone.
kaka, the large russet parrot.
kapeu, see tautau.
kara, hard stone other than greenstone.
karakia, spells.
kakariki, the colour green, also a small green parrot and a green lizard.
karanga, welcome!
kaui, the neck cord of the hei-tiki.
kauri, a New Zealand pine.
kawakawa, dark jade without spots.
kia ora koe, may you be well!
kiripaka, flint.
kohuwai, jade with moss-like marks.
kuru, a greenstone hammer, also a cylindrical ear-pendant. ”

“ E hoa, O friend
e mau ana ki te taringa a te tangata,
which is fixed to the ear of a man.
Hei, neck.
hei-tiki, neck ornaments of grotesque human form.
heoi te mihi, that is all the greeting.
hoanga, stone for cutting and polishing greenstone. ”

“ Mako, an ornament like a shark's tooth.
mana, supernatural excellence.
manaia, a malignant spirit.
ma te atua koe e tiaki, may God keep you!
mata, the obsidian point of a drill.
matau, a hook-shaped neck ornament.
mere, the war-club.
moria, see poria. ”