General Society
Education
History, genealogy, singing, painting, swimming, diving and cooking were the signs of a well–rounded Kaiteri.Universities emphasized history, genealogy, singing and painting in their general curriculum, along with whatever the major was (1-28-12)*
Emotions
Flap wings quickly in agitation.
Peck at each other when someone is intruding on their space.
Having properly oiled feathers is a thing of beauty.
Being plump is considered healthy and beautiful.
Brightly colored feathers are beautiful
Male bravado - flipper waving, slight head-waving, squawking
Courtship
The male builds a house and loudly tells everyone about it in the presence of the lady he has his eye on. The female is the one who chooses. Cute males have bright feathers, deep voices, and are large.
Singers are also greatly admired (2-4-12)*.
When Kaiteri want to be deeply courteous, they bow to each other and hide their bills. Courting behavior includes dancing together and singing duets.
Family Life
Females pick the males.
Their children stay in the kohanga but soon spend most of their time with their crèche with other fledglings (those who don’t have adult plumage). However, they come back for food. Hoiho’s family doesn’t join a crèche. Heni’s family joins a crèche loosely.
Korora has a sign “Kohanga, sweet kohanga.”
Partners preen each other.
Greetings
Bow and touch heads in greeting.
Noisy greetings and leave-takings.
Also see Vocal Patterns in Kaiteri in the Grammar page
Houses and Architectural Features
Decorated with twigs and leaves, walls studded with little rocks (pebbles).
Spray fountain in the middle.
In many houses, Kaiteri can watch the seawater under their houses via their see-through floors. The floor can also be painted either to look like ripples of water or a wet sand beach.
Kaiteri houses often have second floor balconies called tohunga (perch).
Steps can look like waves coming ashore.
Columns look like waterfalls.
Doors have a holographic image of one's family. When a door is opened, loved ones flap wings in excitement, bow in greeting, and squawk (11/09/09)*.
Miscellaneous
Love to bob in the water and put their face in the water.
Live on the coastlines, which have lots of deep inlets so more can live on the coast. Poorer penguins live inland.
Musicians and singers of all species are honored. Kaiteri love all music, except that Coruscant opera music physically puts them to sleep (unless it is too shrill). Kaiteri go to Coruscant opera houses on Araparoha that and sit in uncomfortable seats to try to keep awake. A Taanata watches over the Kaiteri and wakes them up with the shrill music and then restarts the opera (2-4-12)*.
Refer to direction by “seaward.”
Those on the side of Tehikamaui live “moonward” or on the “moonside.”(2-3-12)*.
Kaiteri math is Base 6, but now they use the galactic standard
Children are first called nestlings, then crechelings, then fledglings
Hapu - the extended family, up to the third cousin.
Whanau - grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters.
Family - Parents and children
The Rahi are known for their singing and artwork, the Patari for their cooking, the Areha for diving, the Potetea for swimming fast, and the Kahurangi and Patari for their homes (1-28-12)*.
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