˜yÐÄvlog

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heitiki

/ ³ó±ðɪˈ³Ù¾±Ë°ì¾±Ë /

noun

  1. a MÄori neck ornament of greenstone
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heitiki1

C19: from MÄori, from hei to hang + tiki
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He took from its perch the palladium of the tribe, an heitiki ponamu, or greenstone image, and, summoning around him the remnant of his men, together with some of the women, they fled from the western side of the pa, hotly pursued by the victors.

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