Rau

"The lead Kikanalo gave an angry snort as it closed in on Nokama. The Toa of Water responded with a similar sound."
— Narrator, Legends of Metru Nui

Rau
Kanohi
Title	Mask of Translation
Powers	Speaking/Understanding other languages
Component disks	Remove Poison and Enlarge
Bearers	Nokama
Pronunciation	ROW

The Kanohi Rau is the Mask of Translation. The Great version allows its user to understand and speak in almost any written or spoken language within the Matoran Universe. The Noble version only lets the user understand writing, runes, and symbols. Both versions enable the user to comprehend the meaning behind carvings.

On Metru Nui, Kanohi Rau are made from Remove Poison and Enlarge Kanoka.

A Great Kanohi Rau in action

Example Usages

• Great: Toa Nokama used her Great Kanohi Rau to "talk" to Kikanalo during the search for Lhikan in Legends of Metru Nui.
• Noble: Turaga Nokama used her Noble Rau to read the writing on the inside of the Avohkii in Mask of Light.

Bearers

Great

• Toa Metru Nokama - Formerly; briefly mutated when she became a Toa Hordika; became Noble when she transformed into a Turaga
• An imprisoned Toa forced to speak with several Blade Burrowers by Makuta Mutran

Matoran

• Dalu
• Nokama - Formerly; became Great when she transformed into a Toa Metru
• A Matoran of Karzahni

Noble

• Turaga Vakama - Former secondary mask; destroyed during the sinking of Ta-Koro
• Turaga Nokama - Primary mask
• Turaga Matau - Secondary mask
• Turaga Onewa - Secondary mask
• Turaga Whenua - Secondary mask
• Turaga Nuju - Secondary mask
• The Toa Mata - Former secondary masks; lost when they became Toa Nuva, now with the Turaga

A Noble Kanohi Rau in action

Matoran

• Akamu
• Ahkmou
• Gadjati
• Hafu - Formerly; on Metru Nui
• Keahi
• Kotu
• Tamaru
• Toudo
• A Ta-Matoran who searched for Artakha during the search for the Seventh Toa

Forms

A Great Kanohi Rau in BIONICLE Heroes

Picture	Description
	A Matoran Kanohi Rau in Great form, as seen in Legends of Metru Nui
	A Great Kanohi Rau
	A Great Kanohi Rau mutated by Hordika Venom
	A Noble Kanohi Rau

Trivia

• The LEGO Group produced a foam mask in the shape of Nokama's Rau after it was mutated by Hordika Venom.

See Also

• Gallery:Kanohi § Rau