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Ma.: kuare, I 2055. 



2029. kuare clumsy, inexpert, 

 ignorant, mean. 



2030. kue to lament a death. Ta. : tie, the 

 last sigh. Mq. : ue, to bewail, to 

 regret. Ha.: ue, to weep, to sigh. 



2031. kuha to regret, to mourn for. Mq.: 

 kuha, to regret, to be sad. 



2032. kui mother. Mq.: kui, id. Ma.: kui, 

 old woman. 



2033. kukina sound when one swallows with 

 difficulty. Mq. : kukina, sound of an 

 object when struck, sound of running 

 water. Ha.: uina, sound of a gun, 

 of a whip, of snapped fingers. 



2034. kuku a mother-of-pearl tool. Ta. : 

 uu, a shell knife, netting needle. 



2035. ku kui to wipe off. Ta. : uui, to wipe, 

 to polish a canoe. 



2036. kukumu to press, to squeeze. Ta.: 

 uumu, id. 



2037. kukumu to close the fist. Ta. : 

 uumu, id. Sa. :'u'u, id. Ma.:ta, 

 to clench the fist. The Polynesian 

 Wanderings, page 349. 



2038. kukuororagi a dove. Ta. : uurai- 

 raro, id. 



2039. kume to be in agony. Mq. : kutne- 

 kume, pain. 



2040. kumia a fish. Mq.: kumia, id. 



2041. kumu the fist. Ma.: kumu, id. 

 Cf. 2037. 



2042. kumukumu to prepare small por- 

 tions of food pressed with the hand. 

 Ta. : umua, to make into balls, to 

 press, to wring. Mq.: kumu-hei, a 

 small bundle of fragrant herbs. Ma. : 

 kumu, to bring in the hollow of the 

 hand. 



2043. kune to become pregnant. Ma.: 

 kukune, id. 



2044. kuoga household provisions. Ta. : 

 uoa, forbiddance of foods. 



2045. kuokuo white. Ta. : uouo, id. 



2046. kuparu to thrive, said of children. 

 Ha. : upalu, to be young and comely. 



2047. kupu a curse, an imprecation. Ta. : 

 upu, a prayer. Mq. : kupu, insult, 

 injury, to curse. Sa.: 'upu, a word. 

 Ma.: kupu, id. Ha.: upu, to vow. 



2048. kure a great talker. Ma.: kure, to 

 cry like a sea-gull. 



2049. kuru-oe paste made of abortive bread- 

 fruit. Ta.: uru, breadfruit. Mq. : 

 kuu, id. Sa.: 'idu, id. Ha.: ulu, id. 



2050. kutete to shiver with cold, to tremble 

 with fear. Ha. : ukeke, a shuddering, 

 chill. 



2051. ma fermented breadfruit or taro. 

 Mq. : ma, id. 



2052. ma to fade, to lose color. Ha.: ma, 

 to fade. 



2053. maa fermented breadfruit. Ta. : maa, 

 food, nourishment. Cf. 2051. 



2054. maana clothes. Mq. : kahu mahana, 

 id. 



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2068. 

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2078. 

 2079. 

 2080. 



maevaeva hanging tatters of cloth. 



Mq. : maeva, the strips of cloth hung 



round the house in which the dead lies. 



maha a fish. Mq.: maha, id. 



mahaga twins. Ta.: mahaa, id. Mq. : 



mahana, mahaka, id. Sa. : masaga, 



id. Ma. : mahanga, id. 



mahitihiti to gush out. Sa.: mafiti, 



to spring out. Ma. : mawhiti, to leap. 



mahora to spread, to stretch out, 



level. Ta. : mahora, to be spread out, 



level. Mq. : mahoa, to spread out, 



to display, level. Sa. : mafola, to be 



spread out. Ma. : mahora, id. 



mahu a strong or pleasant odor from 



afar. Sa. : tnafu, to emit a sweet 



smell. 



maitoito a fish. Ha.: maikoiko, id. 



maka a sprout on a tree trunk. Mq. : 



maka, a branch, a bough. 



maka fine, light. Ta.: maa, a little. 



Mq. : maka, id. Ha.: maa, to be 



small, little. 



makaro shortsighted. Ma.: makaro, 



dimly visible. 



makauea weary. Ha. : maauea, lazy. 



makave coir threads, rain in strings. 



Sa. : ma'ave, a good head of hair. 



Ma.: makawe, a head of hair. 



aka-makou to commit adultery. 



Mq. : makou, jealousy of the married. 



Ma.: makau, husband, wife. 



aka-makuku to moisten, to sprinkle. 



Ta. : mauu, humid, moist. 



aka-mamahu to take things quietly. 



Ta.: faa-mahu, to be patient. 



mamara acid, sharp, piquant. Ta. : 



mamara, sharp, bitter. Mq. : mamaa, 



bitter. Sa.: mamala, sourness. 



mamuri after. Mq.: mamui, id. 



Ha.: mamuli, id. 



mania slippery, smooth, polished. 



Mq.: mania, id. Ma.: mania, id. 



maniania to have the teeth on edge. 



Mq. : maniania, id. To.: fakamani- 



nia, id. Ha.: mania, id. 



maniniafish. Sa.: manini, id. Ha.: 



manini, id. 



manono the dry trunk of the nono 



tree. Mq. : manono, the dry trunk 



of the noni tree. 



manu to have a sore mouth. Ta. : 



manumanu, toothache. Sa. : manu- 



manu, id. 



aka-manumanu tinted, shaded, or 



drawn with little dots. Sa. : mamanu, 



figured, carved. 



maomao a fish. Sa. : maomao, id. 



Ma.: maomao, id. 



mapomapo not sticky or adhesive. 



Sa.: mapomapo, mealy, soft. 



mapu panting, a sigh of fatigue. Ta. : 



mapu, whistling, to sigh with fatigue. 



Mq.: mapu, to whistle. Sa. : mapu, 



id. Ma.: mapu, to whiz, to sigh, to 



sob, to pant. 



