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Alfred Métraux 1937 The Kings of Easter Island // The Journal of Polynesian Society, 46(2) p. 49

1He noho ararua ko te tūra, ko te haka-pāpaThere were two servants, the tūra and the haka-pāpa
2He haka-pāpa mo noho i te hare o Tū-ko-ihuThe haka-pāpa had to stay in the house of Tū-ko-ihu
3He tūra mo turu ki te ika, mo huraThe tūra went with nets to catch the kotea fish for him
4He kotea, he titi te ika kotea, he mau mai mo tao e te tūra, mo haka uru kia Tū-ko-ihu mo kai o te ariki mo inaki o te kumara, o te uhi ananake te rāHe caught many kotea and the tūra took them to be cooked and presented to Tū-ko-ihu for food, so that he had something to eat every day with the sweet potatoes and the yams
5O te haka-pāpa ana vāi i te kai kia Tū-ko-ihu peirā te tūra o Hotu-matua, te haka-pāpa o Hotu-matua mo vāi i te kai kia Hotu-matuaThe haka-pāpa served the food to Tū-ko-ihu. It was the same with Hotu-matua. He had a tūra and a haka-pāpa to give food to him.