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2445. timo to whistle to attract attention. 

 Mq.: timo, to whistle, to make any- 

 signal. 



2446. tinae the belly. Sa.: tinae, entrails 

 of fish. Fu. : tinae, the belly. 



2447. tipi a knife, to cut. Ta. : tipi, id. 

 Mq.: tipi, to cut to bits. Sa. : tipi, id. 



2448. tire to swell. Mq.: tie, a large boil 

 on the head, to burst (of buds). 



2449. tiri to throw away, to reject, to neg- 

 lect. Ta. : tiri, to cast a small net. 

 Mq. : Hi, titii, to throw away, to 

 abandon, to reject. Sa. : tili, a small 

 net and its cast. Ma.: tiri, to throw 

 one by one. 



2450. tiro spots on linen. Ta. : tiro, to 

 mark. Mq. : tiotioa, blotched, cov- 

 ered with white spots. 



2451. titi to dig a hole with a nail. Ta. : 

 tili, a nail, a peg, a pin. Mq. : titi, 

 to calk. Ma.: titi, a peg, a pin, a nail. 



2452. titi to make a mistake. Ma.: titi, to 

 wander, to go astray. 



2453. tito to bite at the hook. Mq. :tito, id. 

 Ha.: kikokiko, to nibble at the bait. 



2454. to sugarcane. Ta.: to, id. Mq. : to, 

 id. Ma.: to, the stems of tall straight 

 plants. 



2455. to to make a canoe of planks. Mq. : 

 to, to build a canoe. Sa. : to, to build. 



2456. toa ironwood. Ta. : toa, id. Mq. : 

 toa, id. Sa. : toa, id. Ha.: koa, id. 



3457. togi to taste, to nibble, to eat a very 

 little. Ha.: koni, to taste; konikoni, 

 to nibble. 



2458. tohetohe a small mollusc attached to 

 ships' bottoms. Sa. : lofetofea, a canoe 

 fouled with weed. Ha. : kohekohe, 

 shellfish growing on ships' planks: 



2459. tohi to cut breadfruit paste. Ta. : 

 tohi, a chisel, to cut, to split. Mq.: 

 tohi, to cut up. Sa. : tofi, a chisel, to 

 split. Ma. : tohi, to cut, to slice. 



2460. toko to know where a hidden thing is. 

 Ha. : koko, to guess a riddle, to find a 

 hidden meaning. 



2461. tohua a place of public assembly. 

 Mq. : tohua, public place, soil, land. 



2462. tohuhu a ridgepole. Mq.: tohuhu, 

 ridge, roofing. 



2463. toka coral, rock. Ta.: toa, coral, 

 lime, rock. Sa. : to' a, a sunken rock. 

 Ma.: toka, a rock in the sea. Ha.: 

 koa, horned coral. 



2464. tokaga a bruise on breadfruit. 

 toaa, hard lumps in fruit. 



2465. tokorua a companion, a mate. 

 toalua, wife, husband. 



2466. tokoto to be lying down. Ta. : 

 id. Mq. : takoto, to be at rest. 

 ta'oto, to lie down. Ma. : takoto, id. 



2467. topa to be forgiven. Mq. : topa, to 

 omit, to forget, to lack. 



2468. tora strong desire. Mq.: toa, eroto- 

 mania. Sa. : tola, id. Ma.: tora, id. 



2469. tore a thing jutting out, projection. 

 Ta. : tore, disposed in rays. 



Ta.: 



Sa.: 



taoto, 

 Sa.: 



2470. tore penis. Sa.: tole, pudenda mulie- 

 bria. Ma.: tore, id. 



2471. torea sandpiper. Ta. : torea, a bird. 

 Mq. : torea, id. Ma.: torea, the oy- 

 ster catcher. 



2472. torena to be split, shed. Ma.: 

 torena, to overflow. 



2473. toriki to come little by little, to fall in 

 drops. Ta. : toriirii, small, to fall in 

 fine drops. Mq.: toiki, small (of 

 children). Sa.: toli'i, fine and close. 

 Ma.: toririki, small. 



2474. toro a net. Ta. : toro, a fishnet. Mq. : 

 too, a small net at the end of a pole. 



2475. toroa a bird. Ta. : toroa, a seabird. 

 Sa.: toloa, the duck. Ma.: toroa, the 

 albatross. 



2476. totai again, more, a second time. 

 Mq. : totahi, id. 



2477. totaraafish. Ta. : totara, sea urchin. 

 Mq. : totaa, id. Ha. : kokala, a thorny 

 fish. 



2478. totara a species of breadfruit. Mq., 

 totaa, the custard apple. Ma. : totara : 

 a tree. 



2479. tote to strike a stone with a piece of 

 wood. Ta. : tote, to strike as a clock. 

 Ha. : koke, to strike together. 



2480. toti to limp, to hobble. Ma.: toti, id. 



2481. totorugu a small fish. Ma.: toto- 

 rungu, a freshwater shellfish. 



2482. tou a tree. Ta. : tou, Cordia subcor- 

 data. Mq.: tou, id. Sa. : tou, Cordia 

 aspera. Ha. : kou, a seaside tree. 



2483. touaki-ra dried in the sun. Mq.: 

 touaki, touai, to sun, to dry in the air. 



2484. toumaha a prayer before eating, 

 offering of first fruits. Sa. : taumafa, 

 to eat, to drink. Ma.: taumaha, a 

 thank offering. The Polynesian Wan- 

 ings, page 236. 



2485. toume the spathe of the coconut 

 flower. Mq. : toume, id. Sa. : taume, id. 



2486. toupatu the topmost thatch of a 

 house. Ha. : kaupaku, to thatch the 

 ridge. 



2487. tourua hung two by two. Ta. : 

 taurua, a double canoe. Mq. : tourua, 

 a double canoe, two together. Sa.: 

 taulua, to hang by twos. Ma.: 

 taurua, a double canoe. 



2488. toutahi to hang singly, one by one. 

 Sa. : tautasi, id. 



2489. toutoru Orion's belt. Mq.: tautou, 

 a constellation of three stars. 



2490. toutoru hung by threes. Mq. : 

 tautou, id. 



2491. touveve a cook, to cover the oven. 

 Sa. : tauveve, a cook. Ha. : kauwewe, 

 covering of an oven. The Polynesian 

 Wanderings, page 194. 



2492. tu to be pierced by a lance or thorn. 

 Mq.: tu, wounded. Ma.: tu, struck, 

 wounded. 



2493. Tu the greatest god. Mq.: Tu, god 



of war. Ma.: Tu, id. 



