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adopted aere Avaiki battle become believed body branch buried called cannibalism carry chief child Christianity clan cloth coco-nut common cooked corpse custom customary dance daughter dead death deceased descend divinities duty dwelling elders Enuataurere father feast female fight fish flower follow friends ghost girl gods hair hand head Hervey Group Hervey Islanders honour human husband Indicative Mood infant invariably island kill land leaf leaves living male Mangaia Manihiki marae married mother native native cloth never night occasions offered original Pacific parents person plants prayers present priest rank Rarotonga regarded relatives remains Rongo rule sacred shell side Singular Sometimes song spirit stones success supposed taia taken taro tatou taua things thrown tree tribal tribe universe usual warrior wife woman women worship