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2494. tua to fell, to cut down. Ta. : tua, to 

 cut. Mq. : tua, to fell, to cut down. 

 Ma.: tua, id. 



2495. tuaki to disembowel. Ma.: tuaki, to 

 clean fish. 



2496. tuavera the last breadfruit spoiled by 

 the wind. Ta. : tuavera, burnt by the 

 sun. 



2497. tuehuehu dirty, moldy. Ha. : kuehu- 

 ehu, to throw dirt, to make turbid. 



2498. tuga a worm that devours sugarcane. 

 Ta. : tua, a white worm. Mq. : tuna, 

 a caterpillar. Fu.: tuga, a destruc- 

 tive grub. 



2499. tuga to sit down all day. Ta. : tua, 

 to rest, to wait. 



2500. tugou a fish. Ha. : kunounou, id. 



2501. tugou to make assent signs with the 

 head, the eyes or the brow. Ta.: 

 tuou, to make signs with the head. 

 Mq.: tunou, tukou, tuou, to make 

 assent signs with the head. Ma. : 

 tungou, to nod, to beckon. 



2502. tuhera to open, to gape, ajar. Mq.: 

 tuhea, arms and legs sprawled apart. 



2503. tukau fruit stalk, handle, tiller. Ha.: 

 kuau, handle, haft, helve. 



2504. tukemata the parts about the eyes. 

 Ta. : tuemata, the eyebrow. Mq. : tuke- 

 mata, tuemata, id. Ma. : tukemata, id. 



2505. tukiakia to slander. Ha.: kui, to 

 use the tongue in slander. 



2506. tukoro a fish. Mq.: tukoo, id. 



2507. tuku to cast a fishnet. Mq.: tuku, to 

 fish for turtle. Ha.: kuu, to take 

 fish in a net. 



2508. tuma units above ten. Ta. : tuma, 

 over and above. Mq. : tuma, in 

 numerical use. Ma.: tuma, odd 

 numbers in excess. 



2509. tumaru shady. Ma.: tumaru, id. 



25 10. tumatatega defiance, fear of tricker\ r . 

 Ta.: tumatatea, to keep aloof. Mq.: 

 tumatatea, tumatatena, inspiring fear, 

 horror, disgust. Ma.: tumatatenga, 

 fearful, apprehensive. 



251 1. tumatuma large and coarse. Ta. : 

 tumatuma, vast, large. 



2512. tumimi a crayfish. Ha.: kumimi, a 

 poisonous shellfish. 



2513. tumu to take root. Ta. : tumu, a 

 root. 



2514. tumu a cold, cough. Ha.: kumu, a 

 cough, a hard breathing; "this is a 

 vicious pronunciation for kunu" 

 Andrews. Here again the affiliate 

 convicts Judge Andrews of error. 



2515. tuo to speak long without an answer. 

 Ta. : tuo, to cry loudly. Ha. : kuo, to 

 cry with a loud voice. 



2516. tuore spoilt breadfruit. Mq 

 breadfruit fallen before ripe. 



2517. tupai to beat, to strike. Ta.: 

 id. 



2518. tupere to scrape, to rub off. 

 tupee, to scrape, to scratch. 



: tuoe, 



tupai, 



Mq.: 

 Ha.: 



kupele, to dig out the inside of a canoe. 



2519. tupere to chatter, to tattle. Ma.: 

 tuperepere, noisy. 



2520. tupu the best or worst, used of men 

 or of bad qualities. Sa. : tupu, king. 

 Ma.: tupu, social position, dignity. 



2521. tupua wise, the master of an art. 

 Ta. : tupua, grave, an enchanter able 

 to ward off sorcery. Mq. : tupua, a 

 wizard . Ma. : tupua, spirit of a power- 

 ful wizard. 



2522. turaturaafish. Mq. : tuatua-kaha, id. 



2523. ture to go somewhere else. Mq. : tut, 

 to go away, to leave in a huff. Ha. : 

 kulekule, to be ousted from place to 

 place, unsettled. 



2524. turikopia to walk with knees turned 

 in and legs apart. Ta.: turiopa, 

 weakness of the knees. 



2525. turoro the cream of cooked coconut. 

 Mq.: tuoo, to put coconut milk into 

 poi. To. : tulolo, to boil oil in making 

 puddings. Ha.: kulolo, a taro or 

 breadfruit pudding with coconut. 



2526. turou a great sacrilege or blasphemy. 

 Ta.: turou, a curse, to blaspheme. 



2527. turua pillow. Ta. : turua, id. 



2528. tutaepuaka a plant whose berry 

 sticks to clothes. Ta. : tutaepuaa, 

 Mucuna gigantea. Mq. : tutaepuaka, 

 tutaepuaa, a grass. 



2529. tutaki to join, to meet, to associate 

 with. Mq.: tutaki, tutai, id. Ma.: 

 tutaki, to meet. 



2530. tutata near, in proximity. Ma.: 

 tuatata, id. 



2531. tutere to sail in fleet. Ta. : tutere, id. 



2532. tutu to beat out bast cloth. Ta. : 

 tutu, id. Mq.: tutu, id. Sa. : tutu, 

 id. Ha.: kuku, id. 



2533- u to bark, to bay. Ta. : u, to grunt, 

 to growl. Mq.: u, the howling of 

 beasts. Sa.: u, roaring. 



2534. uaga efflorescence. Ta. : ua, to 

 bloom. Mq.: hua, to bear fruit. Sa. : 

 fua, flower, fruit. Ma.: hua, fruit, 

 blossom. The Polynesian Wander- 

 ings, page 426. 



2535. ua, the genitalia. Ta. : hua, id. Mq.: 

 hua, id. Ha.: hua, testicles. 



2536. uai to push a canoe into the water. 

 Mq.: uai, to draw, a canoe into the 

 water or up the beach. Ma. : uaki, 

 to push endwise, to launch. 



2537. uaikai to take food from the pit. Ta. : 

 huai, to uncover an oven. Mq. : uai, 

 huai, to uncover an oven, to take 

 food from the pit. Sa. : uai, to dig 

 up. Ma. : huaki, to open, to uncover. 



2538. uata a crosspiece of wood on a hand 

 net. Sa.: fuata, handle of a spear. 



2539. uhe a calabash on the bush unplucked. 

 Ta. : hue, a gourd. Mq. : hue, id. 

 Ma.: hue, id. Cf. 1948. 



2540. uhi to extinguish fire with water, to 

 put linen to soak. Ta.: uhi, to dip 

 the hand into water, to rinse, to wash. 

 Ma. : uhiuhi, to lave water. 



