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This ancient section of the human family appears to have 
originally proceeded from the west, and gradually worked 
its way fhence through continental Asia, as well as the islands 
to the south of it ; its starting point could only have been 
Africa. It* is also observable that there are some traces 
of its African origin remaining, independent of religion ; 
the remarkable similarity, or rather identity, of many of 
the Maori words with those of Ancient Egypt, prove 
either unity of race or of place whence those words were 
derived.* 
* Egyptian gods with Maori names, copied from those written on their 
images in the British Museum. Deciphered hieroglyphics : — 
MAORI SIGNIFICATION. 
White, clear, bright. 
Ma, God of Truth ----- 
Hora} TheSun 
Pai - - - - - - - - 
Kai (Keres, Ceres) 
Man, or Maui 
Hapai 
Hape --- - 
Heka 
Au 
Hepi - - - - 
Hapi, god of the Nile - - - - 
Names of men and women : — 
Kaha, a judge 
Rui, represented holding an ear of 
corn in her hand 
Hui, a judge 
Mahu 
Haru 
A tu 
Hara 
Pai ri - - 
Hanata 
Mene - 
Ki 
Taia 
Ata 
Te mua - - - 
Mau 
Apu - - 
( Idem. 
( Ora, life. 
Good. 
Food, abundance, plenty. 
The New Zealand great god (meu, or 
meui) with a solar disk on his head. 
To lift up (a suitable name for a powerful 
god). 
Crooked (ditto for an evil god). 
Decayed, mould. 
A rapid. 
Concealed. 
To open. 
Strong. 
To sow, scatter as seed. 
To assemble men together. 
To heal. 
To blacken. 
To stand apart. 
Sin. 
Good hand. 
Scorched. 
To assemble. 
To fill. 
To be able. 
The morning. 
The elder, the first. 
To wait, patience. 
To sit or squat. 
