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Mr. Marett suggests to me a comparison with the _rongo_ (sacred) of the Melanesians, and _tapu_ as used of a place by them, _i. e._ set apart by a human authority; Codrington, _Melanesians_, p. 77.
The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus W. Warde Fowler 1884
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Mā te rongo, ka mōhio; Mā te mōhio, ka mārama; Mā te mārama, ka mātau; Mā te mātau, ka ora.
Ubuntu Forums mikewhatever 2010
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Koi rā, kei te īnoi atu kia tukuna a ia kia whakautu i te kōrero, kia taea ai e mātau te rongo i te whakautu.
NZ On Screen 2010
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Te Ururoa Flavell: Aroha mai, Mr Speaker, engari, nā runga i te āhuatanga o ngā kōrero o tērā taha, kāore au i tino rongo Ki te whakamārama a te Pirimia ki te pātai a te Pāti Māori i rere atu ki a ia.
NZ On Screen 2010
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Mā te rongo, ka mōhio; Mā te mōhio, ka mārama; Mā te mārama, ka mātau; Mā te mātau, ka ora.
Ubuntu Forums mikewhatever 2010
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Rongo-rongo will not accept praise offered to Jesus.
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Rongo-rongo will not accept praise offered to Jesus.
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Alltime Score rongo rongo Today, 6: 56 AM / Location:
SF0 2008
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Alltime Score rongo rongo Today, 6: 06 AM / Location:
SF0 2008
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"rongo-rongo" means "chants" in the islanders 'native language, Rapanui, I would suggest that the tablet is instead meant to be read by two individuals facing each other in a "call and response" manner, as used in many religious ceremonies.
Later On 2009
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