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2906. ruhi sleepy, drowsy. Ma. : ruhi, 

 weak, exhausted. Cf. 15 10. 



2907. ruhiruhia aged, old. Ma.: ruruhi, 

 an old woman. 



2908. rumi, to rub, to massage the limbs. 

 Cf. 1514. 



2909. rupe a pigeon. Mq. : upe, id. Sa.: 

 lupe, id. Ma.: rupe, id. 



2910. ruru a large aquatic bird, a wood- 

 pecker. Mq. : mm, a pigeon. Sa. : 

 lulu, an owl. Ma.: ruru, the more- 

 pork owl. 



291 1. rurua a shelter from the wind. Mgv.: 

 ruru, a shelter. Ma.: ruru, id. 



2912. ruta to be in a hurry. Ma.: ruta, 

 bluster, rage. 



2913. ta-aa to cut the roots in order to fell 

 a tree. Mq.: ta, to beat. Sa. : ta, 

 id. Ma.: ta, id. 



2914. ta-ia to fish with line or net. Sa. : 

 ta-palolo, to fish for palolo. Fu. : ta, 

 daylight fishing of women. 



2915. taa to fall. Ma.: taka, to fall off, to 

 set. 



2916. taa to go away. Ha.: kaa, gone, ab- 

 sent, to remove. 



2917. taa finished. Ma.: taka, to desist. 



2918. taai to voyage, to make the rounds. 

 Mq.: takai, taai, id. 



2919. taanini to stagger, to flutter in the 

 wind. Mq.: takanini, taanini, ver- 

 tigo, staggering. Ha. : kaanini, to be 

 agitated, in a flutter. 



2920. taaroa god creator. Mq. : tanaoa, id. 

 Sa. : tagaloa, id. Ma.: tangaroa, id. 



2921. taave to hang, to strangle. Ha.: 

 takawe, id. 



2922. tafa sonorous. Mq. : tafa, the sound 

 of a shock. Ha. : kaha, a crack of a 

 whip, report of a pistol. 



2923. tahavahava dirty, or soiled. Ma.:/o- 

 hawahawa, to defile, to pollute. Cf. 

 2672. 



2924. tahiri a fan. Mq. : tafii, tahii, id. 

 Ha.: kahili, a fly brush made of 

 feathers. 



2925. tahiri to sweep by striking with a 

 cloth or broom, to dust, to wipe. Ha.: 

 kahili, to sweep, to wipe. Cf. 2376. 



2926. tahiri to wag the tail. Ma.: tahiri, 

 to welcome by waving garments. 



2927. tahitahi to brush with the hand, to 

 sweep. Sa. : tafi, to brush, to sweep. 

 Ma. : tahi, to sweep. 



2928. tahuhu ridgepole. Ma.: tahuhu, id. 

 Cf. 2462. 



2929. tahuti to rot, perishable. Ha.: 

 kahuki, corruption, putrefaction. 



2930. tai-ao dawn. Mq. : takitaki te ao, 

 just before dawn. 



2931. taimaha heavy. Ma.: taimaha, id. 



2932. taitahi each, one by one. Sa. : 

 ta'itasi, each. 



2933. taitai salt. Mq. : taitai, to salt, to 

 pickle. 



2934. tamaa sandals, shoes, foot covering. 

 Ha.: kamaa, id. 



2935. tamaa to eat. Mq. : lama ka, tamaa, 

 to eat to excess. 



2936. tamahana to heat. Ma.: tamahana, 

 to cook a second time. 



2937. tamara palms, leaves. Ha.: kamala, 

 to thatch with leaves for a temporary 

 house. 



2938. tamau to persevere. Ha. : kamau, id. 



2939. tane man, husband. Sa.: /one, man. 

 Ma.: tane, male, husband. 



2940. taneenee large, abundant. Mq. : 

 taneenee, small, few. A sense-invert. 



2941. tanoho to sit, to dwell. Mq. : tanoho, 

 to sit. 



2942. taoa property, possessions. Ma.: 

 taonga, property, treasure. 



2943. tapahi to cut. Ma.: tapahi, to cut, 

 to chop. 



2944. tapairu princess. Ma.: tapairu, the 

 firstborn girl of a chiefly family. 



2945. tapi-ata difficult to obtain. Sa.: 

 -gata, difficult to do or be. 



2946. tapii to cling to anything. Ma.: 

 tapiki, to lay hold of. 



2947. tapure to be speckled, spotted. Ha.: 

 kapule, to be hung up, as a bunch 

 of bananas, until the skin turns black 

 in spots. 



2948. taputea the rainbow. Sa. : tapuitea, 

 the evening star. 



2949. tara the corner of a house, angle. 

 Mq. : taa, id. Sa. : tala, the round end 

 of a house. Ma. : tara, the side wall of 

 a house. The Polynesian Wander- 

 ings, page 239. 



2950. tara enchantment. Ma.: tara, an 

 incantation. 



2951. tara to untie. Sa.: tala, id. Ha.: 

 kala, id. 



2952. tarava to lie horizontally. Ma.: 

 tarawa, to hang upon a line. 



2953. tarou to pick fruit with a forked 

 stick. Sa. : talou, id. 



2954. tata porringer, cup, to bale. Mq.: 

 tata, scoop, baler. Sa. : tata, wooden 

 baler of a canoe. Ma.: tata, id. 



2955. tata to strike, to beat. Mq. : lata, id. 

 Sa.: tala, id. Ma.: tata, id. 



2956. tatai to expel an evil spirit. Mq.: 

 talai, to chase, to expel, to exclude. 



2957. tataramoa a prickly shrub. Sa. : 

 talatalamoa, a variety of the ifi tree. 

 Ma. : tataramoa, the bramble. 



2958. tati to insult, to reproach. Ha. : kaki, 

 cross, petulant, angry. 



2959. tatipi to cut with a knife. Sa.:tatipi, 

 to cut, to shred. 



2960. taua demonstrative pronoun, that. 

 Ma. : taua, id. 



2961. taua coward. Ma.: ZdM/aMa, cowardly. 



2962. tauama an outrigger canoe. Sa.: 

 tauama, one rope of a canoe rigging. 



2963. tauaro the front. Ma.: tauaro, the 

 front or principal aspect of a building. 



2964. taui price, wages. Sa. : taut, id. 



2965. taumamao to be out of reach. Sa. : 

 taumamao, to be far off. 



