Atua 95758 222431692 2008-06-29T09:06:41Z 76.174.107.193 {{for|the district in Samoa|Atua (district)}} In [[Polynesian languages]] the word '''atua''' refers to gods; in certain circumstances it may also refer to spirit beings generally. The word is common to many languages of Western and Eastern Polynesia. Most languages have the word in the form ''atua''; Mangarevan has ''etua'', Rapa Nui has ''{{okina}}atua'', the [[Rotuman language|Rotumans]] call it ''ạtua'' has, Hawai{{okina}}i has ''akua'', and [[Tonga]]n has ''{{okina}}otua''. ==See also== *[[Polynesian mythology]] *[[Māori mythology]] ==Trivia== A wordplay in [[Tahitian language|Tahitian]]: in olden times it was ''te mau atua'' (the gods (plural)), nowadays it is ''te atua mau'' (the true god). ==Notes== <references/> {{oceania-myth-stub}} [[Category:Polynesian mythology (multi-region)]] [[ca:Atua]]