CoLENSO. — On the Colour Sense of the Maoris. 75 



Aliua whakawhero noa. 



Ahua wlierowhero noa iho. 



Tu-ahua wherowliero noa iho haere ake ki te maa. 



Tona where, he wherowhero noa iho otira ahua whaka- 

 whero ake. 



Ata wherowhero. 



Tu-a-kowhewhero. 



Tona ata e ahua wherowhero ana. 

 (3. Dark-red, red-brown, etc.) 



Whero-pakaka. 



Whero-tu-a-pouri. 



Whero ahua pouri. 



Whero ahua whakapouri. 



Whero-parauri. 



Kihai 



, i maarama tona whero. 

 Kahore 



/Whero-rere-kee. 



Whero-tangi-kee. 



Whero-ahua-kee. 

 I Whero-ahua-tangi-kee. 



Whero-tu-ahua-kee. 

 VWhero-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., etc. 



* These six terms are really beautiful ones, possessing great depth of meaning ; A 

 jood and interesting philological chapter might be written in their exposition. 



