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In Polynesian languages the word aitu refers to ghosts or spirits, often malevolent. The word is common to many languages of Western and Eastern Polynesia. In the mythology of Tonga, for example, ʻaitu or ʻeitu are lesser gods, many being patrons of specific villages and families. They often take the form of plants or animals, and are often more cruel than other gods. These trouble-making gods are regarded as having come from Samoa. The Tongan word tangi lauʻaitu means to cry from grief, to lament. In Cook Islands Aitu is also the name of ancient tribes who came from the east.

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  • إيتو (بالإنجليزية: Aitu)‏ في الأساطير البولينيزية آلهة بولينيزية قليلة الشأن، كتلك الآلهة الكثيرة الحارسة للقرى والأسرة. وتظهر هذه الآلهة على شكل نباتات وحيوانات ويعتقدون أنها ذات خصائص شيطانية وليست ذات خصائص رحمانية، أو على الأقل إن الجانب السيء فيها هو الغالب. في جزر الماركيز (بولينيزيا الفرنسية) يعرفون باسم atua. (ar)
  • In Polynesian languages the word aitu refers to ghosts or spirits, often malevolent. The word is common to many languages of Western and Eastern Polynesia. In the mythology of Tonga, for example, ʻaitu or ʻeitu are lesser gods, many being patrons of specific villages and families. They often take the form of plants or animals, and are often more cruel than other gods. These trouble-making gods are regarded as having come from Samoa. The Tongan word tangi lauʻaitu means to cry from grief, to lament. In Māori mythology, the word aitu refers to sickness, calamity, or demons; the related word aituā means misfortune, accident, disaster. In Tahitian, aitu (syn. atua/raitu) can mean 'god' or 'spirit'; in other languages, including Rarotongan, Samoan, Sikaiana, Kapingamarangi, Takuu, Tuamotuan, and Niuean, aitu are ghosts or spirits. In Cook Islands Aitu is also the name of ancient tribes who came from the east. According to tradition, some of the Aitu tribes settled on the islands of Aitutaki, Atiu and Mangaia. At Aitutaki (Aitu-taki) they were eventually destroyed or driven away. At Mangaia they were from time to time slaughtered in order to provide sacrifice to the gods. There still exists at Mangaia the remains of a great oven named te umu Aitu where large numbers of these people were cooked after being slain. In the Samoa Islands, aitu also means ghost. In other Austronesian cultures, cognates of aitu include the Micronesian aniti, Bunun hanitu, Filipino and Tao anito, and Malaysian and Indonesian hantu or antu. (en)
  • Аиту — в полинезийской мифологии привидения или духи, часто злобные и недоброжелательные. Слово aitu присутствует во многих языках Восточной и Западной Полинезии. (ru)
  • Nas línguas polinésias a palavra aitu refere-se a fantasmas ou espíritos, às vezes, malévolos. A palavra é comum em línguas do Leste e Oeste da Polinésia. Na mitologia de Tonga, por exemplo, ʻaitu or ʻeitu são deuses menores, muitos deles patronos de vilas e famílias específicas. Eles podem muitas vezes tomar a forma de um animal ou plantas, e são muito mais cruéis que outros deuses. Estes deuses problemáticos são de Samoa. A palavra tonga tangi lauʻaitu significa "chorar com pesar", "lamentar". Na mitologia maori, a palavra aitu refere-se a moléstia, calamidade, ou demônios; a palavra relacionada aituā significa "infortúnio", "acaso", "desastre". Em taitiano, aitu (sinônimo atua ou raitu) pode significar "deus" ou "espírito" (raitu é também uma palavra afetuosa dada a uma criança querida); em outras línguas, incluindo rarotonga, samoano, sikaiana, kapingamarangi, takuu, e , aitus são fantasmas ou espíritos. Nas ilhas Cook, Aitu é também o nome de tribos antigas que vieram do leste. Nas ilhas de Samoa, aitu significa fantasma. (pt)
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  • إيتو (بالإنجليزية: Aitu)‏ في الأساطير البولينيزية آلهة بولينيزية قليلة الشأن، كتلك الآلهة الكثيرة الحارسة للقرى والأسرة. وتظهر هذه الآلهة على شكل نباتات وحيوانات ويعتقدون أنها ذات خصائص شيطانية وليست ذات خصائص رحمانية، أو على الأقل إن الجانب السيء فيها هو الغالب. في جزر الماركيز (بولينيزيا الفرنسية) يعرفون باسم atua. (ar)
  • Аиту — в полинезийской мифологии привидения или духи, часто злобные и недоброжелательные. Слово aitu присутствует во многих языках Восточной и Западной Полинезии. (ru)
  • In Polynesian languages the word aitu refers to ghosts or spirits, often malevolent. The word is common to many languages of Western and Eastern Polynesia. In the mythology of Tonga, for example, ʻaitu or ʻeitu are lesser gods, many being patrons of specific villages and families. They often take the form of plants or animals, and are often more cruel than other gods. These trouble-making gods are regarded as having come from Samoa. The Tongan word tangi lauʻaitu means to cry from grief, to lament. In Cook Islands Aitu is also the name of ancient tribes who came from the east. (en)
  • Nas línguas polinésias a palavra aitu refere-se a fantasmas ou espíritos, às vezes, malévolos. A palavra é comum em línguas do Leste e Oeste da Polinésia. Na mitologia de Tonga, por exemplo, ʻaitu or ʻeitu são deuses menores, muitos deles patronos de vilas e famílias específicas. Eles podem muitas vezes tomar a forma de um animal ou plantas, e são muito mais cruéis que outros deuses. Estes deuses problemáticos são de Samoa. A palavra tonga tangi lauʻaitu significa "chorar com pesar", "lamentar". Nas ilhas de Samoa, aitu significa fantasma. (pt)
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  • إيتو (آلهة) (ar)
  • Аиту (ru)
  • Aitu (pt)
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