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2785 

 2786. 



2787 

 2788 



2789 



2790, 



2791. 



2792 

 2793 

 2794. 

 2 795- 



2796. 



2797. 

 2798. 



2799. 



2800. 



2801. 



2802. 



2803. 

 2804. 



2805. 

 2806. 



2807. 



2808. 



2809. 



2810. 

 2811. 



2812. 

 2813. 



2814. 



: ko, id. 

 Sa. : lofa, 



kofao, 



o provisions for a journey. Ma. : 0, id. 

 6 to enter, to penetrate. Sa.: o, to 

 penetrate. Ma.: 0, to get into a 

 place not easily entered. 

 6 to husk a coconut. Mq 

 a-ofa to bend, to incline, 

 to crouch, to cower down. 

 ofaa a nest. Sa. : ofaga, id. Ma 

 ohanga, id. 



ofao-tuna an eel's hole. Mq 

 kohao, a crack, a crevice. 

 ofiri to twist, to turn. Mq. : koliii, to 

 interlace. Ma.: kowhiri, to whirl 

 around. 



oheohe a plant. Ma.: kohekohe, id. 

 ohie facile, easy. Sa. : -gofie, easy. 

 ohimu to backbite. Ma. : kohimu, id. 

 ohiohio a sinister glance. Mq. : 

 kofiofioa, crosseyed. 

 ohiohioa vertigo. Ha.: ohiohio, the 

 dizziness of a slight intoxication. 

 ohiti to pluck out. Ma. : kowhiti, id. 

 ohiti a very small sand crab. Ma.: 

 kowhitiwhili-nwana, a small shrimp. 

 Ha. : ohiki, a small crab. 

 oi sharp, pointed. Mq. : koi, sharp, 

 keen. Ma.: koi, id. 

 oi to turn, to veer. Ha. : oi, to move 

 sidewise, to turn the side to one. 

 omotu an ember, a coal. Mq.: 

 komotu, omotu, firebrand. 

 ona he, she. Sa. : ona, his, hers. Ma. : 

 ona, id. 



ona rich. Mq. : ona, id. 

 onino to twist. Mq. : konino, to 

 plait, to twist, to roll. 

 00 to cluck. Mq. : 00, id. Sa. : oolo, 

 the cry of hens. Ha. : 000, to crow. 

 oomo to pierce, to introduce into. 

 Mq. : kokomo, oomo,\d. Sa.: omo, to 

 be sunk in. Ma. : komo, to insert. 

 opa an angle. Ma.: kopa, an angle, 

 a corner. 



Ha.: opilopilo, 

 Ma.: kopu, 



2815. 

 2816. 



2817. 

 2818. 

 2819. 



opiropiro stinking, 

 bad smelling. 

 opu to rise, of the sun 

 the morning star. 

 opupu a blister. Ma.: kopupu, id. 

 oteatea white. Mq. : kotea, id. Ma. : 

 kotea, pale. 



oti presage of death. Sa.: oti, to die. 

 oti to cut. Mq.: koti, oti, id. Sa.: 

 'oti, id. Ma.: koti, id. 

 otimo to slander, to calumniate. 

 Mq. : kotimo, to make a sign secretly 

 to counteract the words of a speaker. 

 ou mine. Sa. : o'u, id. Ha.: o'u, id. 

 ouru extremity, point; kouu, extrem- 

 ity, point, crest, summit, head of a 

 river. Ma.: kouru, top of a tree, 

 head of a river. 



outou you. Mq.: kotou, otou, id. 

 Sa.: 'outou, id. Ma.: koutou, id. 

 ovarivari lazy, indolent, cowardly. 

 Ha. : otvali, infirm, weak. 

 haa-pa to seize, to attack. Ha.: 

 hoopa, to hit, to strike. 



Mq. : 

 Ha. : pa- 



2820. paaoaotobethin.lean. Ha.: paaoao, 

 weakness, want of strength. 



282 1 . haa-pae to abandon, to reject. Mq. : 

 haapae, id. 



2822. paha perhaps. Ha.: paha, id. 



2823. pahemo to slip, to fall. Ha.-.pahemo, 

 to slip, to slip off. 



2824. paheru to rake the soil. Mq. -.paheu, 

 to comb. 



2825. pahoa to beat bark for cloth. 

 pahoa, id. 



2826. pahono to join, to unite. 

 hono, to stitch together. 



2827. pahu to splatter. Ha. : pahu, to gush 

 or burst forth. 



2828. pahuhu to press, to press out. Mq. : 

 pahuhu, pahuu, to press, to squeeze. 



2S29. pahuru dirty. Mq. : pahuru, to make 

 dirty. 



2830. paina to make a noise. Ha.: pa ina, 

 to sound, as in breaking or tearing 

 anything. 



2831. pani to close. Ma.: pant, to block 

 up, to obstruct. 



2832. paoho to laugh noisily. Ma.: paoho, 

 to bark. 



2833. papaitobeat. Ha.: papal, to strike. 

 2S34. papaa crabs. Sa.: pa' a, id. Ma.: 



papaka, id. 



2835. papatea untattooed. Ma.: papatea, 

 having no tattoo marks on the face. 



2836. papau shallow. Mq. : papau, low, 

 shallow. Sa. : papa'u, shallow. Ma. : 

 papaku, id. 



2837. papi to speak quickly and in confu- 

 sion. Ma.: papipapi, confused, in- 

 articulate. 



2838. papua young sprouts. Ma.: papua 

 fruitful. 



2839. parare to spread out, to be published. 

 Ha. : palate, to branch out. 



2840. pare a fort, a place of refuge. Ma. : 

 parepare, a breastwork in a stockade. 



2841. pari rocks overhanging the sea. Ma.: 

 pari, a cliff, a precipice. 



2842. paruru to shelter, to protect. Ma.: 

 paruru, a shelter from the wind. 



2843. pata to beat. Mq.: pata, id. Ha.: 

 paka, to strike. 



2844. patia a lance, an arrow. Mq. : patia, 

 to harpoon, to lance. 



2845. pato to break the shell, to hatch. 

 Ma. : pato, to crack, to snap. 



2846. pau consumed, expended. Sa. : pan, 

 to come to an end. Ma.: pau, 

 finished. 



2847. pau to wet one another. Mq. : pau, 

 to moisten. 



2848. pauaua to be vigorous. Ma.: pauaua, 

 strenuous. 



2849. pehi to assail with stones. Mq. : pehi, 

 id. Ha.: pehi, to throw stones at. 



2850. pena to cover, to protect, to defend. 

 Ma. : penapena, to cherish, to foster 

 to take care of. 



