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1305. mohimohi to dazzle. Ta. : mohi- 

 mohi, dazzled. 



1306. mohinewife. Mgv.: molt ine, tender 

 term applied to a young daughter. 

 Ta. : mahine, young daughter. Sa. : 

 mafine, woman. 



1307. moka defense. Mgv.: tnoka, to pro- 

 voke a fight. 



1308. moke covetous, greedy. Mq.: moke, 

 savage, fierce. 



1309. momo particle, atom. Ta. : momotno, 

 to break into bits. Mq. : momo, 

 small. Sa.: wo wo, crumb. Ma. :wo- 

 mohanga, remnant. 



1310. hakamomoka to betroth. Ta. : wo- 

 woa, to espouse. 



131 1. mono to substitute, to succeed. Ta. : 

 mono, id. 



1312. monogi perfume, scented oil. Ta. : 

 monoi, id. Mq. : monoi, id. Sa.: 

 manogi, fragrance. 



13 13. moora a duck. Ta.: moora, id. 



1314. morai a plug, to stop up. Ta. : morei, 

 a plug. 



1315. morearea isolated. Ma.: morearea, 

 lonely, dreary. 



13 1 6. moremore smooth, level, polished, 

 hairless. Mgv. : moremore, a straight 

 young tree. Ta. : moremore, smooth, 

 polished, branchless. Sa. : mole, 

 smooth. Ma. : more, bare, plain. 



13 1 7. ha-morihaga pious. Mgv.: wort- 

 mori, to consecrate. Ta. : moria, 

 prayer. Ma. : morina, to remove tabu. 



1318. motautau a snare, to ambush. Ta.: 

 motautau, to ambush, to surprise. 



1319. moto fist, a blow. Mgv.: moto, a 

 blow of the fist. Ta. : moto, id. Mq. : 

 moto, to box, to spar. Sa. : moto, a 

 blow of the fist. Ma. : moto, id. 



1320. motoro to prostitute, immodest. 

 Mgv. : motoro, bastard. Ma. : matoro, 

 to woo. 



132 1. muki to prophesy, to perform incan- 

 tations. Ha.: muki, to whisper as 

 an enchanter. 



1322. muko the heart of a coconut tree. 

 Mgv.: muko, the highest shoot of a 

 plant. Ta. : muoo, scion, taro shoots. 

 Mq.: muko, highest shoot, coconut 

 heart. Fu.: muko, scion, bud. Ha.: 

 wmo, bud. 



1323. mumutakinatohum, to buzz. Ta.: 

 mumu, to chatter. Mq. : mumukina, 

 grating noise of the teeth. Sa.: 

 mumu, to hum (lagomumu). Ma.: 

 mumu, to hum. The Polynesian 

 Wanderings, page 384. 



1324. muna a dermatitis. Mgv.: muna, id. 

 Ta.: munaa, id. Mq. : muna, id. 

 Ma. : muna, ringworm. 



1325. mure brief, compact. Ta. : mure, 

 short, brief. 



1326. mutagaiho former, ancient. Ta. f : 

 mutaaiho, id. 



1327. mutamuta to mutter. Ta. : mula- 

 muta, id. 



1328. mutoi a defense, keeper. Ta. : mutoi, 

 guardian. Mq.: mutoi, id. 



1329. na of. Mgv.: na, id. Ta. : na, id. 

 Mq.: na, id. Ha.: na, id. 



1330. nahonaho well arranged, in order. 

 Ta.: nahonaho, nahanaha, id. 



1 33 1. nanako to tattoo. Ta. : nanao, tat- 

 tooing. 



1332. namu mosquito. Ta.: namu, id. 

 Mq. : namu, a small red gnat. Sa. : 

 namu, mosquito. Ma.: namu, sand 

 fly. The Polynesian Wanderings, 

 page 386. 



1333. namunamu disagreeable smell or 

 taste. Ta. : naminami, repulsive, dis- 

 agreeable. Mq.: namunamu, very 

 bad tasting or smelling. Sa. : namu, 

 to have a bad smell. 



1334. nanao to insert the hand. Mgv.: 

 nanao, to take fish out of a wicker 

 basket. Ta. : nanao, neneo, to intro- 

 duce the hand. Mq. : nanao, to grope 

 in. Sa. : naonao, to feel for by intro- 

 ducing the hand. Ma.: nao, to feel 

 with the hand. 



1335. nanea enough, satisfying, to multiply. 

 Mgv.: nenea, to abound, multiply. 

 Ta. : nanea, capacious, containing 

 much, multiply. Sa.: nanea, food 

 affording large portions in the distri- 

 bution. Ma.: nanea, copious, satis- 

 fying. 



1336. nape to weave, tress, plait. Ta.: nape, 

 coir sennit. Sa. : nape, entangled. 

 Na. : nape, to weave. 



1337. nati plaster, salve. Mgv. : nati, to tie, 

 to squeeze. Ta. : nati, to tie, to stick 

 close. Mq. : nati, to tie, to embrace. 

 Ma. : nati, to bind. 



1338. nato ungovernable passion. Mgv.: 

 nato, to have strong desire. 



1339. navenave agreeable, delicious, volup- 

 tuous. Ta. : nave, id. Ma. : nanave, 

 delighted. 



1340. neganega prosperous, flourishing. 

 Ta.: nenea, abundant. 



1341. neke to creep. Mgv.: neki, to creep, 

 to crawl. Ta.: nee, to creep. Mq. : 

 neke, id. 



1342. nena bent, strained, stiff. Ta. :nena, 

 stretched, smooth. 



1343. niganiga mire, mud. Mq. : nika, 

 mire, muddy, dirty. 



1344. nimo secret, to conceal. Sa.: nimo, 

 out of sight. 



1345. nina to leap up. Ta.: nina, to heap 

 up, to cover with earth. 



1346. ninamu blue. Ta. : ninamu, blue, 

 green. 



1347. ninita, the papaya. Mgv.: ninita, id. 

 Ta.: ninita, id. 



1348. noganoga odorous. Ta.: nodnod, id. 

 Mq. : nod, odor, perfume. 



