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What (who) is moko - definition
CHARACTER FROM MANGAIA MYTHOLOGY
moko
['m??k??]
¦ noun (plural mokos) NZ a traditional Maori tattoo, typically one on the face.
Origin
Maori.
Moko
In the mythology of Mangaia in the Cook Islands, Moko is a wily character and grandfather of the heroic Ngaru.
Moko drums
TYPE OF BRONZE DRUM FROM INDONESIA
Moko drum
Moko are bronze kettledrums from Alor Island, Indonesia. While they have been found in several different locations in Indonesia, they are most famously associated with the island of Alor, where they have long been prized in ceremonial exchanges.
Wikipedia
Moko
In the mythology of Mangaia in the Cook Islands, Moko is a wily character and grandfather of the heroic Ngaru.
Moko is a ruler or king of the lizards, and he orders his lizard subjects to climb into the basket of the sky demon Amai-te-rangi to spy on him. When Amai-te-rangi pulls up his basket, he is disappointed to find it full of miserable little reptiles, which escape and overrun his home in the sky.
Examples of use of moko
1. It may well be that with Moko the dolphin it was a case of mistaken identity.
2. Smith speculated that Moko responded after hearing the whales‘ distress calls.
3. "Moko just came flying through the water and pushed in between us and the whales," Juanita Symes, another rescuer, said.
4. It may be that Moko actually mistook the whales for dolphins, and came to their aid accordingly.
5. Scroll down for more ... Hero: Moko the dolphin greets a swimmer at Mahia beach, New Zealand With time fast running out, it was only when Moko – a female dolphin apparently well–known in those parts – bobbed up and started calling to the whales that mother and calf were finally persuaded to move out to safety and the open sea.