Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi (M.M. 164).
whakauenuku. 1. v.t. Keep, retain.
2. n. Burial place.
3. uenuku tu wae rua, a. Related to two tribes. ‖ taharua, tiwhera.
Williams Dictionary
Ko te kāinga o Uenuku i noho ai ko Hawaiki.The place where Uenuku lived was Hawaiki.
Ka mea a Uenuku, ‘Tukua iho!Let him down!
Ko te whakaaro i oti nei i a rāua me haere rāua ki te pā o Uenuku rāua ko Toi ka muru mai i ngā hua o te poroporo o Uenuku (Biggs, Hohepa, Mead 1967:41)The plan they devised was that they should go to Uenuku and Toi’s pā and steal the fruit of nuku poroporo Ka tae ki te wāhi i tupu ai te poroporo o Uenuku.They reached the place where Uenuku's breadfruit grew. Haere e whai i te waewae o Uenuku, kia ora ai te tangata.Go search for the footprints of Uenuku so that humankind may be nurtured.
Ka tae ki te wāhi i tupu ai te poroporo o Uenuku.They reached the place where Uenuku's breadfruit grew.
Haere e whai i te waewae o Uenuku, kia ora ai te tangata.Go search for the footprints of Uenuku so that humankind may be nurtured.
