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2851. pera a corpse. Ha.: pe.la, the putrid 2881. 

 flesh and bowels of a dead body when 

 the bones were removed. 



2852. pi young, green. Ma.: pi pi, half- 

 grown, not matured. 2882. 



2853. piee, pihee to purge. Mq.: piee, 

 diarrhea. 



2854. haa-piipii to ridicule, to depreciate. 

 Ha. : hoopii, to accuse, to lay a charge 

 against. 2883. 



2855. pipi to sprinkle. Ha.: pipi, id. 



2856. pitao black, sombre. Mq.: pilako- 

 tako, pitaotao, sombre, obscure. 



2857. pitoi a bruise on fruit. Mq.: pitoi, 2884. 

 putoi, id. 



2858. pitopito a button. Mgv. : pitopito, 

 id. Pau.: pitopito, id. 2885. 



2859. piu to pull in a fishing-line. Ha.: piu, 

 to skip with a rope. 2886. 



2860. pivai the runt of a litter. Ma.: piwai, 

 aborted sweet potatoes which are not 2887. 

 saved. 



2861. ponao thimble. Mq. : ponao-iima, id. 



2862. pono straight, direct. Mq.: pono, 28J 

 proper, seemly. Ma. : pono, true, 

 upright. 



2863. poo to slap with the palm. Mq.: 2889. 

 poko, the noise made by slapping with 



the fiat of the hand on an arm held 



snug to the body; to slap the water. 2890. 



2864. popopus. Ma.: popo, rotten, worm- 

 eaten. 2891. 



2865. porehu sombre. Ma. : porehu, dusky. 



2866. pou to descend. Mq.: pon-pnna, 2892. 

 grandchildren, descendants. 



2867. pua a tree. Mq.: pua, id. Sa. : pua, j 2893. 

 id. Ha.: pua, id. 



2868. puatea a tree. Mq.: puhatea, pua- j 



tea, id. Niue: pukatea, id. Ma.: 2894. 

 puhatea, id. 



2869. puita cold, a fit of shivering. Mq.: 2895. 

 puita, cold, shivering, goosefiesh. 



2870. puna a haunt of fish. Sa. : puna, a 



place where fish abound. 2896. 



2871. pupa to slat (of sails). Mq. : pupa, 



id. 2897. 



2872. pupo to beat the hands. Mq.: pupo, 2898. 

 to squeeze in the hands in order to 

 soften. 2899. 



2873. pupu shells. Ha.: pupu, id. 



2874. pupu-vaha to gargle. Mq. : pupu, 2900. 

 id. Sa. : pupu, id. 



2875. pureva to be on the eve of going. 



Ha.: puleva, to float here and there. 2901. 



2876. purima the hands joined as a trum- 

 pet. Mq.: puiima, to whistle with 2902. 

 the fingers. 



2877. haa-purupuru to care for, to serve. 2903. 

 Ha.: pulupulu, to cherish, to brood 



as a hen her chicks. 



2878. pute bag, sack, pocket. Ma.: pute, '< 

 a bag, a basket. 



2879. puvaavaa ribbon, furbelow. Mq.: j 2904. 

 puvaavaa, id. (Sa.: puva'ava'a, id.) 



2880. puvatavata to be ill joined. Ma.: pu- j 2905. 

 watawata, full of interstices. 



rae the forehead. Mq.: ae, id. Pau.: 

 rae, id. Mgv. : akarae, to cut the 

 hair on the forehead. Ma. : rae, the 

 forehead. (Sa.: lae, hairless.) 

 rahu sortilege, enchantment. Mq. : 

 ahu, a sacred spot. Sa. : lafu, the 

 pig tabu. Ma.: rahurahu, herbage 

 plucked on a battlefield and used by 

 a priest in incantations. 

 rapaau medicament, to treat with 

 medicine. Mq. : apakait, apau, oint- 

 ment for a sore. Ha. : lapaau, to 

 administer medicine. 

 raparapa square. To. : labalaba, id. 

 Ha.: lapalapa, square (of timber, of 

 a bottle, of a cow yard). 

 raruraru the knees of a boat. Mq.: 

 auau, bowsprit, prow. 

 rata the chestnut tree. Ma. : rata, a 

 tree. 



ratou they. Mq. : atou, id. Sa. : latou, 

 id. Ma.: ratou, id. Pau.: ratou, id. 

 Mgv. : ratou, id. 



rauhuru dry banana leaf. Mq. : 

 auhuu, id. (To. : hulu, leaves dry and 

 dead.) Ha.: lauhulu, banana leaf. 

 raumati to cease raining, to remain 

 fair. Sa.: naumati, dry, arid. Ma.: 

 raumati, summer. Cf. 2173. 

 raumea, aumea gills. Mq.: oumea, 

 koumea, id. 



rauone soil free from stones. Ha.: 

 lauone, id. 



ravaai to fish. Mq.: avaia, avaika, 

 id. Ha. : lawaia, id. 

 raverave a servant, to serve. Ha. : 

 lawelawe, to wait on the table, to 

 serve. 



refa to look sidewise. Ma. : rewha, a 

 squint. 



reva the firmament, atmosphere. Ha. : 

 lewa, the upper regions of the air, 

 atmosphere, the visible heavens. 

 ri to hang. Ha. : li, to hang by the 

 neck. 



riirii little by little. Ha.: HUH, id, 

 ropuee a violent blast of wind. Ma. : 

 ropu, a gust of wind, a squall. 

 rori trepang. Mq : oi, id. Sa. : loli, 

 id. Ha.: loli, id. 



rori to become hard. Mq.: oi, com- 

 pact, leathery. Ha.: loliloli, to be 

 watersoaked or tough. 

 rourou cartilage of the nose. Mq.: 

 ouou ihu, id. 



ruahine an old woman. Ma.: rua- 

 hine, id. Cf. 2357. 

 ruaroa tropic of Capricorn. Mq. : 

 uaoa, a constellation, the eleventh 

 month. The sense in Tahiti is prob- 

 ably that of some constellation which 

 may be used to determine the position. 

 ruau an old man, an old woman. Ha. : 

 litau, a parent. 



rufa worn out. Ma.: ruha, ruwha, 

 weary. Cf. 2359. 



