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2133. momi voracious. Ta.: momi, to swal- 

 low. Mq.: momi, to eat with the 

 mouth full, to swallow. Fu.: momi, 

 to swallow soft things, to suck. 

 Ma.: momi, to suck. Ha.: momi, to 

 swallow. 



2134. more branches of whose bark cord is 

 made. Ta. : more, hibiscus bark. 



2135. moriga a minor festival. Ta.: moria, 

 offering after recovery from illness. 

 Ma., morina to remove the crop tabu. 



2136. moro dry, withered. Mq.: woo, dry, 

 arid. 



2137. moruga above. Ma.: morunga, id. 



2 138. moteatea mingled with white. Mq. : 

 motea, whitish. Ma.: motea, white- 

 faced. 



2139. moto unripe, green, raw. Sa. : moto, 

 green, unripe. 



2140. mouri fear, dread, trepidation. Mq. : 

 mouri, id. 



2141. muamua the end, extremity. Mq.: 

 muamua, the end, extremity, point. 

 To.: muamua-nima, the fingertips. 



2142. muhu to talk when in the water 

 fishing. Ta. : muhu, to babble. Mq.: 

 muhumuhu, to chatter. Sa.: musu- 

 musu, to whisper. 



2143. mui to crowd about a speaker. Mq.: 

 mui, to crowd about one. Ma. : mui. 

 to swarm. 



2144. munamuna to stammer and stutter. 

 Ta. : munamuna, to mutter. Mq. : 

 muna, confused. Sa. : muna, to 

 grumble. Ma.: muna, to speak of 

 privately. 



2145. mure to be finished. Ta.: mure, to 

 end, to cease. 



2146. mutu mute, silent. Mq.: mutu, id. 



2147. mutu to cease, to leave off. Ma.: 

 whakamutu, id. 



2148. naha (metathetic) a bow. To..: f ana, 

 id. Mq.: pana, id. Sa. : fana, id. 

 Ma. : ivhana, to spring as a bow. 



2149. naho a shoal of fish. Mq.: naho, a 

 band, a troop. Ta.: nahoa, a troop, 

 a company. 



2150. nai who, for whom. Mq.: nai, id. 



2 1 5 1 . naku to take, to seize, to appropriate, 

 to carry off. Ta. : nana, to acquire, 

 to win. 



2152. nana to look at, to view. Ta. : nana, 

 to see, to look at. Ha. : nana, to view 

 attentively. 



2153. nana angry, offended. Ma.: nana, 

 in a passion. 



2154. nane to mix, to mingle. Ta. : nane, 

 mixed, confused. 



2155. nani to chew. Ha.: nani, to bite, to 

 catch hold of with the teeth. 



2156. nanu to curse. Ma.: nanu, to grum- 

 ble at. 



2157. nao mosquito. Ta. : naonao, id. Mq.: 

 naonao, gnat. Ma.: naonao, midge. 



2158. naore to make smaller. Mq. naoe, 

 naohe, fine, slender, flexible. 



2159- 



2 1 60. 



2161. 

 2162. 



2163. 



2164. 

 2165. 



2166. 

 2167. 

 2168. 



2169. 



2170. 

 2171. 



2172. 



2173- 

 2174. 



2175- 

 2176. 

 2177. 

 2178. 

 2179- 



2180. 

 2181. 

 2182. 



2183. 

 2184. 

 2185. 



nape to stick out the tongue, to lick. 

 Mq. : nape, to stick out the tongue, 

 to lap. 



nati to vow to the gods. Ta. : nanati, 

 naliaha, sorcery, enchantment. Mq. : 

 natikaha, a magical charm. 



natu colic. Mq.: nau, id. 



nekoneko dirty, abominable, loath- 

 some. Ta.: neo, a stench. Mq.: neko- 

 neko, neoneo, dirty, stinking, disgust- 

 ing. Ha.: neko, filthy, bad-smelling. 

 This is one of the rare instances in 

 which the Polynesian k has been 

 retained in Hawaiian. 



nenai yesterday. Ta.: nenahi, id. 

 Mq.: nenahi, id. 



nenue a fish. Mq.: nenue, id. 



nikau the coco palm. Ta. : niau, 

 coconut leaf. Ha. : niau, stem of the 

 coconut leaf. Ma.: nikau, an areca 

 palm. 



ninita the papaya. Ta. : ninita, id. 

 Ha.: ninika, a bush. 



nioi a shrub. Mq.: nioi, a plant. 

 Ha.: nioi, id. 



niu to turn upon itself, to pirouette. 

 Ha.: niu, to whirl about. Probably 

 a variant of Hit. 



nohu a fish with poisonous spines. 

 Ta.: nohu, id. Mq.: nohu, a small fish. 

 Sa. : nofu, a toad-fish. Ha. : nohu, id. 



nono a tree. Ta. : nono, the morinda. 



aka-nonoku to crouch down gently. 

 Sa. : no'uno'u, to stoop. 



norunoru soft flesh, with relaxed 

 muscles. Mq. : nounou, tender, deli- 

 cate. Ha.: nolu, soft, tender. 



noumati drought, hot weather. Sa. : 

 naumati, dry, arid. 



nounou to desire ardently, to lust. 

 Ta.: nounou, desire, to covet. 



nuku land, country, place. Sa. : nu'u, 

 district, territory, island. 



numi to press, to squeeze. Sa. : numi, 

 to crush together. 



aka-nunu to stammer, to stutter. 

 Mq.: nunu, id. 



o to give. Ta. : ho, id. Sa. :foa'i, id. 

 Ma.: ho, id. 



oha to fall down. Ta. : oha, slanting, 

 bent. Mq.: oha, to fall down, slant- 

 ing, oblique. Sa. : sofa, to throw down. 



ohotu fourteenth day of the moon. 

 Ha.: ohoku, fifteenth day. 



ohua twelfth day. Ha.: ohua, thir- 

 teenth day. Ma. : ohua, id. 



oni to climb a tree. Ta.: oni, id. Mq. : 

 oni, id. Ha.: oni, to ascend zigzag as 

 a kite. Cf. 2006. 



ono to splice; onoga a small bundle 

 of long things. Ta. : ono, to unite 



ono a fish. Mq.: ono, id. To.: ono, 

 id. Ha.: ono, id. 



ono to attend to the fire. Mq. : ono, 

 Sa. : Tojaeono, chief's title of the 

 Vaimauga. 



