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Ngā Mānawa, in a tradition of the Ngāti Awa, a Māori tribe of the eastern Bay of Plenty Region in New Zealand's North Island, was the collective name for the Fire Children, the five sons of Mahuika and Auahitūroa. The names of the Fire Children are the names of the five fingers of the human hand:

Takonui (thumb)
Takoroa (forefinger)
Māpere (middle finger)
Mānawa (ring finger)
Tōiti (little finger)

The names of the fire children differ in the various regions of New Zealand, simply because the name of the fingers differ. For example, to the Ngāti Kahungunu people of the East Coast of the North Island, they are:

Konui (thumb)
Koroa (forefinger)
Māpere (middle finger)
Mānawa (ring finger)
Kōiti (little finger)

References[edit]

E. Best, Māori Religion and Mythology, Part 2 (Dominion Museum Bulletin No.11. Museum of New Zealand: Wellington, 1982), 244–245.

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-In Māori tradition, '''Mānawa''' was the collective name for the five sons of [[Mahuika]] and [[Auahi-Turoa|Auahitūroa]], the five Fire Children, whose names are the names of the five fingers of the human hand:
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-* 1. [[Takonui]] (thumb)
+[[Image:NgaManawa.jpg|right|250px]]'''Ngā Mānawa''', in a [[Māori mythology|tradition]] of the [[Ngāti Awa]], a [[Māori people|Māori]] tribe of the eastern [[Bay of Plenty Region]] in [[New Zealand]]'s [[North Island]], was the collective name for the Fire Children, the five sons of [[Mahuika]] and [[Auahi-Turoa|Auahitūroa]]. The names of the Fire Children are the names of the five fingers of the human hand:
-* 2. [[Takoroa]] (forefinger)
-* 3. [[Mapere|Māpere]] (middle finger)
+# Takonui (thumb)
-* 4. [[Manawa|Mānawa]] (ring finger)
+# Takoroa (forefinger)
-* 5. [[Toiti|Tōiti]] (little finger)
+# Māpere (middle finger)
+# Mānawa (ring finger)
+# Tōiti (little finger)
-The names of the fire children differ in the various regions of New Zealand. To the [[Ngati Kahungunu|Ngāti Kahungunu]] people of the East Coast of the North Island, they are
+The names of the fire children differ in the various regions of New Zealand, simply because the name of the fingers differ. For example, to the [[Ngāti Kahungunu]] people of the East Coast of the North Island, they are:
-* 1. [[Konui]] (thumb)
-* 2. [[Koroa]] (forefinger)
-* 3. [[Mapere|Māpere]] (middle finger)
-* 4. [[Manawa|Mānawa]] (ring finger)
-* 5. [[Koiti|Kōiti]] (little finger)
+# Konui (thumb)
+# Koroa (forefinger)
+# Māpere (middle finger)
+# Mānawa (ring finger)
+# Kōiti (little finger)
+==References==
-:Sources:
-:* E. Best, ''Maori Religion and Mythology, Part 2'' (Dominion Museum Bulletin No.11. Museum of New Zealand: Wellington, 1982), 244-245.
+* E. Best, ''Māori Religion and Mythology, Part 2'' (Dominion Museum Bulletin No.11. Museum of New Zealand: Wellington, 1982), 244–245.
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+[[Category:Legendary Māori people]]
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+{{Māori-myth-stub}}
-[[Category:Polynesian mythology]]