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2081. mara open land, cultivated field. 

 Mq.: mara, maa, land under tilth. 

 Ta. : amara, the first stone of a marae, 

 etc. Sa.: mala, a new plantation. 

 Ma.: mara, land under tilth. The 

 Polynesian Wanderings, page 369. 



3082. maraga stations ten days' journey 

 apart. Ta.: mandnd, a vagabond. 

 Sa. : malaga, a journey, a party of 

 travelers. Ha. : malana, a multitude 

 moving together. 



2083. maragai the southeast wind. Ta. : 

 maraai, id. Ma.: marangai, the east 

 wind. 



2084. rnarari a fish. Mq.: maai, id. Sa.: 

 malali-a'a, id. Ma.: marare, id. 



2085. mararo lower, below. Ha.: malalo, 

 downward, below. 



2086. marau a fish. Sa. : malau, id. 



2087. marere to fall little by little. Sa.: 

 malelelele, to be toppling, overhanging. 

 Ma. : marere, to fall. 



2088. marikoriko morning twilight, dawn. 

 Mq.: maikoiko, id. Ma.: mariko- 

 riko, id. 



2089. maroro the flying fish. (Ta. : marara, 

 id.) Mq.: maoo, id. Sa. : malolo, id. 

 Ma.: maroro, id. 



2090. maru, maruru to tremble through 

 fear, shaky. Ta. : marua, to fall down. 

 Sa. : malulu, shaky. 



2091. maru in the train or retinue of a 

 noble. Ha.: malu, to have the pro- 

 tection of a chief. 



2092. aka-mata to commence. Ta. : haa- 

 mata, id. 



2093. rnatai by sea. Ha.: makai, at sea, 

 seaward. 



2094. mataka a fish. Ha.: makaa, id. 



2095. matakeinaga an assembly, congre- 

 gation of persons. Ta. : mataeinaa, a 

 district and its inhabitants. Mq. : 

 mataeinaa, mataeinana, the people, a 

 train. 



2096. matamua first. Mq. : malamua, id. 

 Ma.: matamua, id. 



2097. matapua to have dust in the eyes. 

 Mq. : matapua, one-eyed. Ha.imata- 

 pula, sore-eyed, one-eyed. Cf. 2307. 



2098. matariki the Pleiades. Ta. : matarii, 

 id. Mq.: mataiki, mataii, id. Sa.: 

 matali'i, id. Ma.: matariki, id. The 

 Polynesian Wanderings, page 196. 



2099. matatai one-eyed. Ta. : matatahi, id. 

 Sa. : matatasi, id. 



2 100. mataua to squabble, to dispute. Sa. : 

 mataua, jealous, envious. 



2101. matavare blear-eyed. Mq. : matavae, 

 lippitude. Ha.: makawale, id. 



2102. mate love, ardent desire. Ta.-.mateai, 

 lively desire. Mq. : mate, ardent de- 

 sire. vSa. : mate, id. Ma.: mate, id. 



2103. matiho to spy. Mq.: maiio, ma- 

 tioo, id. 



2104. mati-kao toe, finger. Mq. : mati-uu, 

 nails. Sa.: mati-uu, id. M.a.: matt- 

 matt, toe. 



2105. matiki to assuage pain, to relieve. 

 Mq. : matike, id. 



2106. matiro to examine, to look closely 

 into. Mq.: matio, to regard side- 

 wise. Ha. : makilo, to look wistfully. 



2107. matou we exclusive. Ta.: matou, id. 

 Mq. : matou, id. Sa. : matou, id. 

 Ma.: matou, id. 



2108. maturau a fish. Mq. : matuau, id. 

 Sa. : matulau, id. 



2109. mau to hold. Ta.: mau, id. Mq.: 

 mau, id. Sa. : mau, id. 



2 1 10. mau to seize. Ta. : mau, to catch, 

 to seize. Sa. : mau, to take prisoner. 

 Ma.: mau, restrained. 



21 1 1. maunu dry leaves on a dead tree. 

 Ta. : maunu, bald, plucked. Mq. : 

 maunu, to peel, to shed the skin. 

 Ma. : maunu, to be doffed, as clothes. 



2112. mauta by land. Ha.: mauka, by 

 land, landward. 



2 1 13. ako-mea a red fish. Ta.: mea, red. 

 Sa.: memea, red, yellow, brown. 



21 14. mei of, belonging to. Ta. : mei, of. 

 Mq. : mei, id. 



21 15. mei breadfruit. Mq. : mei, id. To.: 

 mei, id. 



21 16. meika banana. Ta. : tneia, id. Mq. : 

 meika, id. 



21 17. meimata tears, weeping. Mq.: mei- 

 mata, id. 



21 18. meire a tree. Mq.: meie, a plant. 



2 1 19. mene blunt, dull. Ha.: mene, id. 



2120. meire not tabu. Mq.: meie, id. 



2121. merino calm, tranquil, silence. Mq.: 

 menino, id. To. : rnelino, peace. 



2122. miha the rippling of a brook. Fu.: 

 misa, to come into sight at the sur- 

 face of the water. Ha. : miha, to flow 

 with ripples. 



2123. ua-mihi a fine or light rain. Mq. : 

 uamihi, id. 



2124. miri to consider, to regard. Ta. : 

 mirimiri, to examine. Mq. : mii, to 

 consider, to regard. Ha.: mili, to 

 look at, to examine. 



2125. aka-moa to cook. Mq.: haamoa, id. 

 To.: moa, dried. Ha.: moa, to dry, 

 to roast. 



2126. moaga a red beard. Mq.: moaka, 

 very red. 



2127. moaga a fish. Mq. : moana, id. Sa. : 

 moaga, id. Ha.: moana, a red fish. 

 Cf. 2126. 



2128. moake east wind. Ha.: moae, the 

 northeast tradewind. 



2129. moemoe to steal, to purloin at a food 

 distribution. Mq.: moemoe, to seize, 

 to grasp. 



2130. mohora to stretch out. Mq. : mohoa, 

 to spread out. Ha.: mohola, to un- 

 fold, to expand. 



2 13 1. mohore to peel off. Ha.: mohole, to 

 rub off the skin. 



2132. mokora a duck. Ta.: moora, id. 



