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2674. hee to slide, to swim. Sa.: se'e, to 

 slide, to shoot the breakers. Ha.: 

 hee, id. 



2675. ahee to follow. Mq. : hee, id. 



2676. heepuanui a fine sunset. Ma.: heke, 

 to decline toward setting, as the sun. 



2677. hehe to laugh to scorn. Ha.: hehe, 

 to laugh, to mock, to deride. 



2678. heiva a dance. Mq.: heva, a very 

 indecent dance of naked women. Sa. : 

 siva, a dance. 



2679. hi dysentery. Mq. : hi, diarrhea. 

 Niue: hilii, id. Ma.: hi, id. 



2680. hia-ai great desire to eat or drink. 

 Mq. : hia, fia, wish, desire, to covet. 

 Sa. : fia, to wish. Ma. : hia, to de- 

 sire. Ha. : hiaai, a strong desire. 



2681. hiehie wild, furious. Ha.: hiehie, 

 overbearing, haughty. 



2682. hihiu savage, shy. Ha.: hihiu, wild, 

 untamed, unsocial. 



2683. hinuhinu lustre, brightness, shining. 

 Ha. : hinuhinu, to glisten, to sparkle, 

 to be bright. 



2684. hipa pride. Ha.: hipa, to express 

 gladness. 



2685. hi ro to exaggerate. Ha.: hilohilo, to 

 lengthen a speech by mentioning little 

 circumstances, to make nice oratori- 

 cal language. 



2686. hitah ita vivacity, impetuous, to be in 

 haste. Sa. : fitafita, brave, courageous. 



2687. faa-hiti to pronounce. Mq.: haa- 

 hiti, id. 



2688. hiti-mahuta to leap. Mq.: hiti-ee, 

 to leap for joy. Sa. : fiti, to leap. Cf. 

 2729. 



2689. hito to ridicule. Mq.: hito, vain, 

 haughty, proud. 



2690. hoa a pole for carrying a burden. 

 Mq. : hoa, small sticks used in fasten- 

 ing an outrigger. Sa. : so' a, the brace 

 of a house. 



2691. hoani to cajole, to conciliate. Sa. : 

 fesoasoani, to help, to comfort, to 

 strengthen. 



2692. hoata the name of a night. Ma.: 

 hoata, the third day of the moon. 



2693. hopiri to be quiet. Mq.: hopii, id. 



2694. hora Tephrosia piscatoria, to poison 

 fish therewith. Ha.: hola, to poison 

 fish. 



2695. ahoru to bend as a weak plank. 



holu, to bend as an elastic 

 flexible. 



2696. hou sweat. Ha. : hou, id. 



2697. ai-huaa genealogy, lineage. 

 huaa, huaka, family, parents. 



2698. huare phlegm, saliva. Ma. : huare, id. 



2699. huhu a black fly. Sa. : lago-fufu, the 

 carpenter bee. 



2700. hui a collective plural (human). Sa. : 

 fui, a cluster, a flock. Ma. : hui, an 

 assembly. Ha.: hui, a company, a 

 cluster. 



isupe, id.) Ma.: 

 Mq. : huto, 



Ha.: 



stick, 



Mq. 



2701. hupe mucus. (Sa. 

 hupe, id. 



2702. huto anger, displeasure, 

 dissension, inharmonious. 



2703. ie a sail. Sa. : 'ie, cloth, fine mats. 

 Ha. : ie, cloth, canvas. 



2704. ieie a liana, Freycinetia demissa. 

 Mq. : kiekie, a tree with a very flex- 

 ible root. Sa. : 'ie'ie, a Freycinetia. 

 Ma.: kiekie, F. banksii. 



2705. i ha displeasure. Mq.: iha, an inter- 

 jection of disgust. Sa. : isa, id. The 

 Polynesian Wanderings, page 401. 



2706. ihaiha to pant because of heat. Mq.: 

 ihaiha, cold, to shiver with cold. Ma. : 

 kiha, to pant. 



2707. ihe a lance. Ha.: the, a spear. 



2708. ihi the chestnut. Mq. : ihi, id. Sa. : 

 ifi, id. Ha. : ihi, an herb. 



2709. ihi to pull up, to carry off. Mq. : ihi, 

 to flay, to bark, to peel. To.: ihi, to 

 peel. Ha.: ihi, to peel, to flay. 



2710. iho to second. Mq. : iho, id. Sa. : 

 ifo, id. Ha.: iho, id. 



271 1. iho essence, nature. Pau.: iho, es- 

 sence, substance. Sa.:fuatia-ifo, con- 

 science. Ma.: iho, that in which the 

 strength of a thing consists. 



2712. ihoiho a ghost, a spirit. Pau.: faka- 

 iho, a ghost. 



2713. iripo whirlpool, vortex. Mq. : iipoi, 

 to whirl, to surge. 



2714. iuiu profoundly (of sleep). Mq.: iu, 

 profound, deep. 



2715. aivi eminence, hill, slight elevation. 

 Mq. : ivi, hill. Cf. 3004. 



2716. ma washed, clean, pure. Mq. : ma, 

 clarified, clear. Sa. : ma, clean, pure. 

 Ma.: ma, white, pale, clean. 



2717. maa a sling. Mq.: maa, id. Sa. : 

 ma'a-ta, id. Ma. : maka, to throw. 

 Ha. : maa, a sling. 



2718. maamaa foolish, simple, stupid. Mq.: 

 maamaa, crazy, a simpleton. 



2719. mae weak, soft. Alq. : mae, soft, 

 flabby. To. : mae, to wither, to fade. 

 Ha.: mae, id. 



2720. maee mobile. Sa. : maee, to shiver. 



2721. haa-maere to astound, to stun. Ha.: 

 maele, numb. 



2722. a-maha to divide, to open, to split. 

 Ha. : maha, to make a hole in, to tear 

 in two. 



2723. mahae torn, rent. Sa. : masae, to 

 tear. 



2724. mahamePhyllanthustahitensis. Sa.: 

 masame, id. 



2725. mahatea to be fatigued by. Sa. : 

 mafatia, weighed down, burdened. 



2726. mahihi obliquely. Sa. : masisi, to be 

 broken obliquely. 



2727. mahiti wrath. Sa.: mafili, bluster. 



2728. mahore to peel off. Sa. : majoe, to 

 be skinned. Ma.: mahore, to be 

 peeled. 



