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Re: Where did these names come from?
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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Erik Olson writes:
> Meanwhile, I have been wondering, these Bionicle names are all nonsense Lego
> words, right? Or just borrowed names? Or, is someone even having a joke with
> them?
The names and words are taken from the Maori culture of New Zealand. Check
out the controversy here:
http://news.lugnet.com/technic/bionicle/?n=532
Martin
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| The last box of stuff is about to arrive home from my Pacific Ocean travels, supplying a habit I never expected to acquire: a taste for Pacific island languages. Dictionaries coming tomorrow! Meanwhile, I have been wondering, these Bionicle names (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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