taniwha - monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water
Ka karakia ia i ngā karakia mō ngā taniwha moana.He chanted the incantations for the taniwha of the sea.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka kite mai a Rangi-uru-hinga, he taniwha tēnei kei Moana-ariki e noho ana, i te kino o te mahi a Kupe ki a Hotu.Rangi-uru-hinga, who was a taniwha living in Moana-ariki, saw the wickedness of Kupu's treatment of Hotu.Ka used to indicate the past - ka