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28 marked "moon invisible." The next night is Ngaro-muia, but on the same line appears Ohowhata [? Hoata], as though it were a duplicate name. The 3rd night is Whitiki-raua, probably the correct form of Whitikaraua above. The 4th is Ohoata, which may be the original form of Hoata. The 6th night is given as Maweti, the 7th as Tutahi, the 8th as Otama, the 9th as Pa, the 19th as Oheke, and the 27th as Rongomai. These names appear for the most part in the previous list, though not applied to the same nights; some are misspelt.

Mr. White has a note to the effect that Ohomauri is a name for the moon on its first night, when it appears like a paring of a finger-nail. In vol. 20 of the Journal of the Polynesian Society, at page 113, is given a list of these night-names as collected from the Ngati-Whatua Tribe; it resembles that culled from Williams's Maori Dictionary. A Kahungunu list also closely agrees with the Williams's list, but the 26th night is given the name of Kiokio-tarawai, coming after Tangaroa-kiokio. A note connected with this list states that eleven months have each thirty nights, but that the twelfth has only twenty-nine. This may possibly be a post-European usage. Another statement is to the effect that the moon remains invisible for three nights. Presumably these would be nights Nos. 29, 30, and 1, the Mauri, Mutuwhenua, and Whiro nights. Many lists have a note to the effect that the moon is first seen on the Tirea (2nd) night. This Tirea is probably the correct form of the name, and not Tireo, as occasionally given. The root word is evidently rea = to grow, increase; and ti is used as a causative prefix, hence tirea = whakarea.

The following list from a Kahungunu source includes interesting remarks concerning the different days:—