eT te ee ee ee ee a ae ae Ys ee ee 
Coienso.—On the Colour Sense of the Maoris. 75 
Ahua whakawhero noa. 
Ahua wherowhero noa iho. 
Tu-ahua wherowhero noa iho haere ake ki te maa. 
Tona whero, he wherowhero noa iho otira ahua whaka- 
whero ake. 
Ata wherowhero. 
Tu-a-kowhewhero. 
Tona ata e ahua wherowhero ana. 
(8. Dark-red, red-brown, etc.) 
Whero-pakaka. 
Whero-tu-a-pouri. 
Whero ahua pouri. 
Whero ahua whakapouri. 
Whero-parauri. 
Kihai 
Kahore 
Whero-rere-kee. 
Whero-tangi-kee. 
Whero-ahua-kee. 
Whero-ahua-tangi-kee. 
Whero-tu-ahua-kee. 
Whero-tu-ahua-tangi-kee. 
Whero-pouri. 
Whero-pango. 
(4. Faded red colour.) 
Whero haamaa. 
Wherowhero haamaa. 
Whero tupapaku. 
Wherowhero tupapaku. 
Whero kua kore, 
(5. Ugly, disagreeable, bad, red colours.) 
Whero kino. 
Whero kinokino. 
Wherowhero kino. 
Wherowhero kinokino. 
He whero ano ra, otira he whero tu-ahua kino. 
Whero marutuna. 
etc., ete. 
i maarama tona whero. 
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* These six terms are really beautiful ones, possessing gr eat depth of meening: A A 
good and interesting philological chapter might be written in their exposition, 
