Term
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Origin
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Definition
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Bionicle Use
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Respell
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Bionicle
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English
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from biological and chronicle
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The story of the microbiome (i.e. biology) of the robot, Mata Nui.
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Nga Rara
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Māori
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from ngā, meaning "the", and rārā, over there, yonder. or from ngārara, insect, creepy-crawly, monster.
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an early name for book 3 of the Bionicle legend (preceding the events on Mata Nui) was The Warriors of Nga Rara. Possibly "the warriors of the far off land" or "the warriors of the bug/monster"
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Koro
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Fijian
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village
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village
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Ta, Ga, Onu, Po, Le, Ko
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original
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from Toa names
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prefixes denoting elemental affiliation. e.g. Ga-Koro is the water village
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Koronan
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original
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of a Koro, e.g. a Ga-Koronan is from Ga-Koro
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Koran
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original
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early term for koronan
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Kini
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Hawaiian
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from luakini, temple; large heiau where ruling chiefs prayed
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temple. "Kini-Nui" is the Great Temple
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Suva
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Fijian
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mound or pile of stones used to mark a place
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shrine
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Mina
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"Suva Mina"
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minor shrine?
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Amaja
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Rotuman
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from A'maja, to develop a story/theme
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storytelling sand pit
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Makoki
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?Hawaiian
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from makaki'i, mask
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key stones. originally the masks of the Toa Kaita
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Takara
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original
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dances honoring the Toa
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Haka
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Māori
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Māori dances
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early term for takara
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Ignalu
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Latin; Hawaiian
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from Latin ignis (fire); Hawaiian nalu (surf, waves)
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lava surfing
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Ngalawa
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Swahili
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traditional, double-outrigger canoe
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double-outrigger boat used in races
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Koli
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Hawaiian
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meteor
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football (including the 'Comet' design)
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Kolhii
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Huai
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?Hawaiian
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to dig up something covered in the ground
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ice skating. probably originally a term for the Ussal Crab Dig sport (see the Creatures section for Ussal)
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Amana
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Māori
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from whakamana. to give prestige to, confirm, enable, authorise, legitimise, empower, validate
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Volo
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Fijian
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ball
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"Amana-Volo"
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empowerment sphere; expands the player's stamina and health in the GBA game
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Lutu
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Fijian
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to fall
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"Volo-Lutu"
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sphere launcher
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Bula
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Fijian
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to live, life, live
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berry; gives life points in GBA game
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Kau Kau
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?Fijian
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from kau, small herbaceous plant, shrub, bush, or tree (noun); to take, take away (verb)
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Turaga Matau's buzzsaw tool is the Kau Kau staff. "The Tree-Taker"
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Kumo
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The 3rd track on the Powerpack EP is entitled 'Kumo Rocks'. May be a corrupted reference to the Kumu Islets (see the Island section)
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Madu
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Fijian
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from Niu Madu, mature coconut
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coconut
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Cabolo
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Fijian
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to make a sudden loud noise
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"Madu Cabolo"
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exploding coconut
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Vuata
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Fijian
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fruit, or from Kauvuata, fruit tree
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Maca
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Fijian
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to be empty, to make dry, to dry out
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"Vuata Maca"
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barren/dried out fruit tree. its still called this when healed, but w/e
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bio
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English
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from biological, as in Bionicle above.
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unit of measure, equal to 4.488 ft
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kio
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English
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from kilo- prefix in metric system
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unit of measure, equal to 1000 bio
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mio
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English
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from million
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unit of measure, equal to 1000 kio
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kilo-bio
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English
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from kilo-; biological
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early term for kio
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