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 2730. 



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 2735- 



2736. 

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2739- 



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2746. 



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 2749. 



2750. 



275i- 

 2752. 



2753- 



2754- 



mahuta to jump, to fly. Sa. : mafuta, 

 to rise in flight. Ma.: mahuta, to 

 jump. 



maiere to examine. Ha. : maiele, to 

 ask questions with skill so as to puzzle 

 one. 



maihe diligently, perfectly. Sa. : 

 maise, above all, especially. 

 maire Polypodium pustulatum. Mq. : 

 mate, a species of breadfruit. To.: 

 maile, a shrub. Ma.: maire, various 

 trees. Ha.: mails, a vine, Alyxia 

 olivaeformis. 



mairi to lie down, to go to sleep. 

 Mq. : maii, maiki, a bed, couch. 

 maiti to choose, to elect. Ma.: 

 mahiti, to sort out. 

 mama-orero conclusion of a council. 

 Ha.: mama, to finish, to have done 

 with a thing. 



manahune plebeian. The Polyne- 

 sian Wanderings, page 22. 

 manono Phyllanthus manono. Ma. : 

 manono, a tree. Ha.: manono, id. 

 manu to float, to swim over. Sa. : 

 manu, to float high. Ma. : manu, to 

 float. 



manufiri, manuhiri host, guest. 

 Ma. : manuhiri, a guest, to receive as 

 a guest. 



manuia to prosper. Sa. : manuia, 

 prosperous, fortunate. 

 mao Commersonia echinata. Mq.: 

 makomako, a shrub. Sa. : mao, a tree. 

 Ha. : mao, a shrub used in dyeing. 

 maoa ripe, cooked. Ma.: maoa, 

 cooked. 



marara dispersed. Ma.: marara, 

 scattered. 



mareaafish. Ma.: marearea, white- 

 bait. 



marehurehu morning twilight. Mq.: 

 maehuehu, twilight. Ha. : malehulehu, 

 morning twilight. 



maro dry, desiccated. Mq.: mao, 

 thirst, desiccated. Fu. : malo, dry. 

 Ha.: malo, maloo, id. 

 maruao break of day. Ma. : maruao, 

 dawn. 



maruarua the bed of a stream. Ma. : 

 maruarua, a valley. 

 maruarua ground grubbed up. Ha. : 

 malualua, a little spot dug up for 

 planting. 



mata the edge of a tool. Mq. : mala, 

 point, edge. Sa.: mala, id. Ma.: 

 mata, id. 



matahiti a year. Ha.: makahiki, id. 

 matapuna a spring. Ma.: mata- 

 puna, id. 



mati Ficus tinctoria. Sa. : mati, a 

 fig tree. 



mato a rock, a high rock. Sa. : malo, 

 a precipice. Mangaia: mato, a rock, 

 a stone. 



2755. matua old. Sa. : matua, elder, ma- 

 ture. Ha. : makua, of full age. 



2756. mau a plural prefix. Mq. : mau, id. 

 Ha.: mau, id. 



2757. maunauna rough. Mq.: maunauna, 

 rough, callous. 



2758. maureure discouraged, fearful. Ma.: 

 maule, dispirited, fearful. 



2759. mavete open. To.: movete, to be 

 loose. Ma. : mawete, untied. 



2760. mea to do. Mq.: wea, id. Sa.: mea, 

 id. Ma.: mea, id. 



2761. mere a star. Ma.: meremere, the 

 evening star. 



2762. a-miimii to curl, to twist. Sa. : migi, 

 curly. 



2763. a-mina to desire what another is eat- 

 ing. Ma. : mina, to long for. 



2764. moemoe ambush. Ha.: moemoe, id. 



2765. moemoe Phyllanthus simplex. To.: 

 mohemohe, a tree. 



2766. momea Lomaria procera. To.: mo- 

 mea, a shrub. 



2767. moo-tua grandchild. Niue: moko- 



puna, id. 



2768. mu a confused noise. Niue: mumu, 

 to make a noise. Ma. : mumu, a 

 gentle noise. The Polynesian Wan- 

 derings, page 383. 



2769. muriavai river mouth. Sa. : mulivai, 

 id. Ha. : muliwai, id. 



2770. na demonstrative of the middle dis- 

 tance. Mq.: na, id. Sa. : Una, id. 

 Ma.: na, id. 



2771. na behold. Ma.: nana, id. 



2772. na to quiet a child. Sa. : na, id. Ha.: 

 na, quieted, pacified, as a child. 



2773. nahe Angiopteris erecta. Sa. : nase, 

 the giant fern. 



2774. nanau to covet. Sa. : naunau, to de- 

 sire earnestly. 



2775. nanunanu to coo. Sa. : nanu, to 

 speak in an incomprehensible lan- 

 guage. 



2776. nau a plant. Mq. : nau, id. Sa. : 

 nan, id. Ma.: nau, id. 



2777. naupata a plant. Mq.: naupata, id. 

 Ma.: naupata, id. 



2778. nehenehe handsome, comely, elegant. 

 Mq. : nehenehe, corpulent. 



2779. a-ninia giddiness, vertigo. Mq.: ni- 

 nia, dazzled by too strong light, ver- 

 tigo. Sa.: niniva, giddy. 



2780. niuroahiti Leucas decemdentata. 

 Mq.: niuoaifiti, a species of coconut. 



2781. noinoi small, fine. Mq. : noi, a dwarf, 

 of slow growth. Ha.: noinoi, small, 

 as a dwarf. 



2782. noo the stem of a canoe. Ma. : noko, 

 id. 



2783. naunau to be fine, elegant. Ha.: 

 hoonaunau, to act proudly, to dress 

 in gorgeous apparel. 



2784. o spade, pick. Mq.: ko, id. Ma.: 

 ko, a digging-stick. 



