Horatio Gordon Robley,
Pounamu : Notes on New Zealand Greenstone…
(1915)
“ 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. ”
