title: Kai-n-Tiku-Aba
text: # Kai-n-Tiku-Aba
  
  In Kiribati mythology (specifically: Kiribati), Kai-n-Tiku-Aba ("tree of many branches") is a sacred tree located in Samoa, which grew on the back of a man named Na Abitu. Koura-Abi, a destructive man, broke it. Sorrowful, the people of Samoa scattered across the world.
  
  ## Origins
  
  This myth is from Kiribati, and explains why the I-Kiribati migrated to Kiribati from Samoa.
  
  