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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms #96407 02/24/2003 3:39 AM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina sjm old hand sjm old hand Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina >The Maori picked up on this - jade was a favourite material for war clubs. Indeed - the nephrite jade found in the South Island was and is highly prized by Maaori - the Maaori name for the South Island is "Te Wai Pounamu" - literally, "The Waters of Greenstone." All rights to mine and sell pounamu have been ceded to Ngai Tahu, the South Island tribe. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Jade and Unrelated Forms Wordwind 02/20/2003 10:26 AM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms Faldage 02/20/2003 11:14 AM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms Wordwind 02/20/2003 11:49 AM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms Faldage 02/20/2003 12:46 PM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms stales 02/24/2003 3:16 AM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms sjm 02/24/2003 3:39 AM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms plutarch 02/26/2003 10:36 PM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms Wordwind 02/26/2003 11:49 PM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms Jackie 02/27/2003 2:54 AM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms Bingley 02/27/2003 4:29 AM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms Jackie 02/28/2003 2:16 AM Re: Jade and Unrelated Forms wwh 02/28/2003 2:25 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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