taiaha

/ ˈtaɪəˌhɑː /

noun

Origin of taiaha¹

Māori

He carried no weapon but his sacred taiaha, his tongue-pointed staff of hardwood, ornamented with a plume of red kaka feathers.

As he listened to Heke he rested upon his taiaha, and smiled upon those about him.

As he shouted these questions and answers he ran swiftly backwards and forwards brandishing a taiaha as he ran.

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