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2541. uhiuhi to cover over. Mq.: uhi, to 

 cover. Sa. : ufi, id. Ma. : uhi, uwhi, 

 id. The Polynesian Wanderings, 

 page 315. 



2542. uhu a fish. Ta.: uhu, id. Mq. \uhu- 

 haka, id. Sa. : ufu, id. Ha. : uhu, id. 



2543. ui to gather with the hands. Mq.: 

 ui, to pick fruit. Sa.: sui, to take 

 down a hanging object. 



2544. ume a fish. Ta. : ume, id. Mq.: 

 utne, id. Sa.: ume, id. 



(2545 withdrawn.) 



2546. umere a retinue, to walk in a crowd 

 of others. Ta. : umereraa, the review 

 of a fleet. 



2547. umu-huke vengeance, reprisals. 

 Mq.: umu, to punish, to chastise. 



2548. una to hide. Ta.: huna, id. Sa. : 

 funa, id. Ma.: huna, id. 



2549. unuhi to take off, to peel off. Ta. : 

 unuhi, to unsheathe a knife or sword. 

 Mq. : unuhi, to take off clothes. Ma. : 

 unu, to pull off clothes, to draw 

 out. 



2550. uru southwest. Ma. : uru, west. 



2551. uru to repair a net. Sa.: ulu, id. 

 Ma.: uru, id. 



2552. uruaafish. Mq. : uua, id. Sa. : ulua, 

 id. Ha.: ulua, id. 



2 553- utauta the peep of fledglings. Ta. : 

 ule, song. Mq. : uta, id. 



2554. uto the flesh in old coconuts. Ta. : 

 uto, a sprouting coconut. Mq. : uto, 

 id. Sa. : uto, the spongy substance 

 in the coconut. Mangaia: uto, the 

 kernel of the coconut. 



2555. utu a plural sign. Mq.: utu, id. 



2556. vao uninhabited land. Ta. : vao, end 

 of the valleys. Mq. : vao, bottom of 

 a valley. Sa.: vao, the bush. Ma.: 

 wao, the forest. 



2557- vare inattention, forgetfulness. Ta. : 

 vare, duped, tricked. Sa. : vale, a fool. 

 Ma. : wareware, forgetful, to deceive. 



2558. vari paste well diluted. Mq.: vaivai, 

 to dilute, to thin. Ha.: waliwali, 

 soft, pasty. 



2559. varovaro a shrub. Mq. : vaovao, id. 



2560. vavao a defender, a protector. Ta. : 

 vavao, mediator. Mq. : vavao, advo- 

 cate, mediator, to defend, to protect. 

 Sa.: vavao, to forbid. Ma.: ivawao, 

 to mediate, to part combatants. 



2561. vehevehe to explain, to unravel, to 



divide. Ta. : vehe, to divide, to sepa- 

 rate. Mq. : vehe, id. Ma. : wehe, id. 



2562. vehe the new moon first seen. Mq. : 

 vehi, twenty-seventh day of the moon. 



2563. vehe painful, intricate, mixed up. 

 Sa. : vesivesi, to be in trouble, tumult, 

 confusion. Ma.: wehi, to be afraid. 



2564. vehivehi to be wet with dew. Mq.: 

 vehivehi, full of water. 



2565. tutae-veha meconium. Ha. : weka, id. 



2566. veteafish. Mq.:vete, id. Sa. : vete, id 

 Ha.: weke, id. 



2567. vi a fruit. Ta. : vi, Spondias dulcis. 



Mq. : vi, id. Sa. : vi, id. Ha.: wi, 

 the tamarind. 



2568. vi a fish. Mq. : vi, id. 



2569. viripogi eyes heavy with sleep. Mq.: 

 viipoki, swooning, vertigo. 



2570. vovo noise of wind or rain or sea or 



speech. Ta. : vovo, distant sounds. 

 Mq. : vovovo, sound of the surf. 



