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taniwha
In Māori mythology, taniwha ((:ˈtanifa)) are beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea, especially in places with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers (giant waves). They may be considered highly respected kaitiaki (protective guardians) of people and places, or in some traditions as dangerous, predatory beings, which for example would kidnap women to have as wives.
==Etymology and Pacific analogues==
Linguists have reconstructed the word ''taniwha'' to Proto-Oceanic
*''tanifa'', with the meaning "shark species". In Tongan and Niuean, ''tenifa'' refers to a large dangerous shark, as does the Samoan ''tanifa''; the Tokelauan ''tanifa'' is a sea-monster that eats people. In most other Polynesian languages, the cognate words refer to sharks or simply fish.〔(Polynesian Lexicon Project Online, entry ''tanifa'' )〕 Some anthropologists have stated that the taniwha has "analogues that appear within other Polynesian cosmologies".〔A. Asbjørn Jøn, 'The Road and the Taniwha' in ''Australian Folklore'' 22 (2007), pp.85-94 (p.85). ISBN 1-86389-831-X〕
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