The original was Téa Kanaké, the first man, symbolized by a rock in the Hienghène's région.A common ancestor to all Kanak to be result of the union between the plant world, the water world and eel.
Indeed the legend wants that on the eve of world moon has deposited its tooth on the rock emerging from the ocean.She were born the first living things:lizards and serpents,and especially the human primordial Téa Kanaké.
Born ignorant of everythings he asked the spirits to convey what it needs to know to live on earth:the magic stones and herbs, work in the fields, the knowlegde of plants and people.
He cultivated yams and taros, coleus protector and then he built a case and he proclaimed the first floor.
To know everythings about life, he decided to know death before revive a trunck and cut "roche percee" to join a parallel immerced...
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