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- ↑ Michael P. J. Reilly (2015). "NGARU: A CULTURE HERO OF MANGAIA" (PDF). Journal of the Polynesian Society. 124 (2): 147-187. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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- W.W. Gill, Myths and Songs from the South Pacific (H.S. King: London, 1876)
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