aitu
demonic Māori single tradition · 1
In Māori mythology, the word aitu refers to sickness, calamity, or demons. The related word aituā means misfortune, accident, disaster. In Tahitian, aitu (syn. atua/raitu) can mean 'god' or 'spirit';
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- ʻaitu
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“In Māori mythology, the word aitu refers to sickness, calamity, or demons; the related word aituā means misfortune, accident, disaster. In Tahitian, aitu (syn. atua/raitu) can mean 'god' or 'spirit'”
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