Tao (Spear)

Tao is a word in Polynesian languages and can have a number of different meanings. In Samoan and Māori, a tao is a long traditional wooden spear.^[1]

The word also has another meaning in the Samoan language; tao also means 'to bake' or 'roast' in a traditional oven made of hot rocks above ground.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Pratt, George (1984) [1893]. A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary (3rd and revised ed.). Papakura, New Zealand: R. McMillan. ISBN 0-908712-09-X. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-PraDict.html. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

External links

Tao in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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[pratt-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Pratt, George (1984) [1893]. A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary (3rd and revised ed.). Papakura, New Zealand: R. McMillan. ISBN 0-908712-09-X. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-PraDict.html. Retrieved 8 July 2010.