1. (noun) messenger.
E ai ki ngā kōrero tuku iho, e rua āna kurī wairua, kurī āwhina ai i āna mahi. He pango tētahi, he whero tētahi, ā, ko Rōiti te ingoa o te mea whero. Ki te whakaaro nei ko Rōiti o rāua te kaiwaewae, te kaiārahi (TTR 1998:170). / According to traditions she was assisted by two spirit dogs. One was black, the other red and named Rōiti. Rōiti was a messenger and a guide.
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