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1976. koai a plant. Ta. : oai, the wild in- 

 digo. Ma. : koai, a plant. 



1977. akakoana-kohatu to make a small 



shapeless hole. Ma.: kohatu, stone. 



1978. koata light of the moon shining before 

 the moon rises. Ha. : oaka, a glimpse 

 of light. 



1979. koekoe rumbling of the bowels. Mq. : 

 koekoe, the intestines. Ha. : oeoe, a 

 continued indistinct sound. 



1980. koere an eel. Mq.: koee, id. 



1 98 1. koeriki a tree. Ma.: koeriki, id. 



1982. kohao a watery evacuation of the 

 bowels. Ta. : ofao, an ulcer of dropsy. 

 Ha.: ohaohao, dropsical swelling, 

 bloat. 



1983. kohari dysentery with gripes. Mq. : 

 kohai, diarrhea. Ma.: koharihari, to 

 be in pain. 



1984. kohero cloth dyed red. Ha.: ohelo, a 

 red berry. 



1985. kohiko a small bag mounted in the 

 fruit-picking fork. Mq.: kohiko, a 

 small net. 



1986. kohore to cut, to carve, to trim. Ta. : 

 ohorehore, peeled. 



1987. kohuhu a grass with edible seeds. 

 Mq. : kohuhu, a broom whose sap is 

 used as a fish poison. Ma. : kohuhu, 

 a pittosporum. 



1988. koivi the skeleton. Ta. : oivi, the 

 body. Mq. : koivi, the skeleton, the 

 body. Ma. : kohvi, the skeleton. 



1989. etu-kokiri a shooting star. Ta. : oiri, 

 the Coal Sacks in the sky. Ma. : kokiri, 

 a spear. 



1990. koko-mahi a food made of spoiled 

 breadfruit. Ta.: mohi, fermented 

 breadfruit. Mq. : mahimahi, fetid. 

 Sa. : masi, fermented breadfruit. The 

 Polynesian Wanderings, page 281. 



1991. kokopu a sweetwater fish. Ha.: 

 oopu, id. 



1992. kokorora a small land-snail. Ha.: 

 oolola, a fish. 



1993. kokota a small shellfish. Ma.: kokota, 

 a bivalve shellfish. 



1994. koku pierced by boring worms. Mq. : 

 koku, an insect which eats wood. 



1995. kokuru a small tree. Ta.: ouru, Su- 

 riana maritima. Mq.: kokuu, a tree. 



1996. koma a stone axe. Ta. : oma, an axe. 

 Mq. : toki-koma, a gouge. Ma. : koma, 

 a stone axe head. 



1997. komaemae slack, feeble. Mq.: komae, 

 soft, flabby. Ma.: komae, shrunk. 



1998. komae a breadfruit tree on which the 

 crop has mostly failed. Ma. : komae, 

 blighted. 



1999. komaga a forked tree, to gather the 

 crop. Mq. : komaka, komana, a forked 

 pole for gathering fruit. 



2000. komako a bird of sweet note. Ta.: 

 omaomao, a song bird. Mq. : komako, 

 a bird. (Sa.: ma'oma'o, Leptornis 

 samoensis). Ma.: komako, the bell 

 bird. 



2001. komata the place on fruit where the 

 stalk is attached. Mq.: komata, id. 



2002. komata the nipple, the teat. Ha.: 

 omaka, id. 



2003. komine wrinkled. Mq.: komine, id. 



2004. komuri to retrace one's steps. Mq.: 

 komui, id. 



2005. kona the lower abdomen. Sa. : 'ona, 

 id. Ma.: kona, id. 



2006. koni to move about (on hands and 

 feet, crouching, sitting). Ta. : oni, 

 to climb. Ma.: koni, to alter one's 

 position. Cf. 2182. 



2007. konini a tree, a plant. Ta.: onini, 

 fruit just forming. Mq.: konini, a 

 plant. Ma.: konini, the berry of the 

 fuchsia. 



2008. kopa deformed, with twisted limbs. 

 Ta.: opaopa, fatigued. Mq.: kopa, 

 paralyzed. Sa.: 'opa, weak. Ma.: 

 kopa, crippled. 



2009. kopiti to associate with certain per- 

 sons. Mq. : kopiti, to form alliances. 



2010. koporo the nightshade. Ta.: oporo, 

 Solanum anthropophagorum, and a 

 very warm relish. 



201 1 . kopua a small gathering, a little heap. 

 Ha. : opua, a bunch, a collection. 



2012. kopura a fish. Mq.: kopua, id. 



2013. kopurepure spotted, stained. Ta.: 

 opure, stained. Ma.: kopure, dotted. 

 The Polynesian Wanderings, page 1 96. 



2014. koputu a butterfly. Mq. : koputu, a 

 bird. 



2015. korino to make meshes in netting. 

 Mq.: koino, plaited. 



2016. korivirivi a very small fish. Mq.: 

 koiviivi, id. 



2017. korokoro a tumor in the neck. Mq. : 

 kookoo, swollen. Ma.: korokoro, the 

 neck. 



2018. korotea a banana. Mq. : kootea, id. 



2019. kotai, kotae, kotaka a sea bird. 

 Mq. : kotae, kotake, tropic bird, gull. 



2020. kotore any soft substance sticking to 

 the rocks. Ma. : kotore, sea anemone. 



2021. kotuku a black and white land bird 

 with long neck. Ma.: kotuku, the 

 white heron. 



2022. koumea the lower jaw, the chin. 

 Mq. : koumea, gills. 



2023. kounati plowed stick in fire-making. 

 Viti: kaunita, fire-making sticks. Fu. : 

 kaunatu, the plowing stick. 



2024. kouri a breadfruit. Mq.: koui, id. 



2025. kourima the plowing stick in fire- 

 making. Ta.: aurima, id. Mq.: 

 kouima, id. Ma. : kaurimarima, id. 



2026. koute the China rose. Ta.: aute, id. 

 Mq.: koute, id. Sa. : 'aute.id. Ma.: 

 kaute, id. 



2027. kou-toki an axe helve. Ta. : aau, 

 the handle of a tool. Mq.: kou, id. 

 Sa. : 'au, id. 



2028. koutu a cape, a promontory. Ta.: 

 outu, a cape, a point. Mq.: koutu, 

 rocks along shore. 



