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Aria in modern Maori means. . . "Aria" as in the solo vocal piece, often with musical accompaniment.

Ariā has other meanings = likeness, resemblance, notion, idea, concept, theory, feeling, the visible material emblem of an atua.

The "Ariā" however were symbols [picto-graphs] which represented Ngā Atua [the deities], the elements [earth, air, fire, water etc..] trees [totara etc.] and a many other things.

Traditionally, Ariā were used only by Tohunga [priests, shamans, holy-men/women]

It is believed, theorised perhaps, that if the Ariā was allowed to evolve it could have become a written language, similar in concept to Chinese characters. Perhaps if European contact wasn't for another hundred years, this could have become a reality.

Sadly, there is next to no information about the Ariā in libraries and even less on line.

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