This was all very mysterious, but Guapo, guessing what was the matter, solved the mystery by crying out,- "tatou-poyou!"
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
Just as Oedidee was going out of the ship, he asked me to tatou some Parou for him, in order to shew the commanders of any other ships which might stop here.
"A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1"
James Cook
Oe and tana are never used now in place of the plural outou and tatou; but in old folk-lore it is the classical style of addressing the gods in the collective sense.
"Modern Mythology"
Andrew Lang