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Tahitians Tahitians divided the day into the periods of daylight (ao) and darkness (pō).
[8] There was also a concept of
irrational fear called mehameha, translated as uncanny feelings.
[9] The healers, familiar with herbal remedies, were called ta'ata rā'au or ta'ata rapa'au. In the 19th century Tahitians added the European medicine to their
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