Term
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Origin
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Definition
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Bionicle Use
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Kanohi
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Māori
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face
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mask
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Hau
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Māori
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vital essence, vitality - of a person, place or object
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mask of shielding
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Kaukau
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Māori
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to swim, bathe
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mask of water
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Pakari
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Māori
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to be mature, ripe, strong, hard, strapping, muscular, well-built, sturdy, robust
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mask of strength
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Kakama
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Māori
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be quick, nimble, alert, active, capable
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mask of speed
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Miru
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Māori
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alveolus (air sacs of the lungs)
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mask of levitation
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Akaku
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Hawaiian
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vision, trance; reflection, as in a mirror; hallucination; to see a vision
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mask of x-ray vision
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Huna
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Māori
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to conceal, hide
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mask of concealment
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Rau
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Rotuman
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to read, recite, enumerate
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mask of translation
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Ruru
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Māori
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morepork, owl, Ninox novaeseelandiae
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mask of night vision
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Komau
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?Māori
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possibly ko (to dig) and mau (for you - used in this way when the possessor will have control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what will be possessed.)
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mask of mind control. used by Onewa, the stone chief. stones are kind of related to digging?
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Mahiki
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?Hawaiian
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to cast out spirits, exorcise
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mask of illusion
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Matatu
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Māori
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from matataau. this term is not included in Te Aka Māori Dictionary. Older, more spurious sources bionicle creators may have looked at, like the 1891 Māori dictionary by Edward Tregear, define this word as meaning "to move aside".
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mask of telekinesis
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Vahi
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Rotuman
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to be past (of events, time)
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mask of time
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Aki
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original
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from Akamai (see Characters)
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mask of valor
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Rua
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original
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from Wairuha (see Characters)
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mask of wisdom
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