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2966. taumata a vizor. Sa. : taumata, id. 

 Tokelau: taumata, "a curious marine 

 animal found on the reefs; it is used 

 by the natives as a helmet or cap 

 {taumata) because when dried it be- 

 comes hard as iron." Tregear, s. v. 



2967. taurua the planet Venus. Mq.: 

 takuua, the name of a star. Ma.: 

 takurua, Sirius. 



2968. taurua a double canoe. Ma. : taurua, 

 id. 



2969. tautai the result. Ha.: kaukai, to 

 wait for an event to happen. 



2970. tautau to fish in sweet water. Ha. : 

 kaukau, the snaring of fish. 



2971. tauteute a heap of victuals. Sa.: 

 taute, to eat, to drink. Ma.: taute, 

 to prepare food for cooking. 



2972. tavare to trick, to dupe. Mq. : tavae, 

 to cajole, to flatter. Ma. : taware, to 

 dupe, to fool, to cajole. 



2973. tavere to tow a thing in the water. 

 Ha. : kawewele, the person at the end 

 of long ropes when many are dragging 

 a heavy object. 



2974. tavini a servant. Mq.: tavini, id. 

 Sa.: tavini, id. Bishop Jaussen dis- 

 tinguishes this as a neologism in 

 Tahiti; it is undoubtedly a natural- 

 ized form of servant, a word which at 

 the time of the voyage of the Duff and 

 on the lips of the pioneer missionaries 

 would undoubtedly have been pro- 

 nounced sarvent. 



2975. tavovovovo a distant sound. Mq.: 

 tavovo, to click the teeth. Ha.: 

 kawowo, to make a rustling sound, 

 to sound heavily. 



2976. faa-te to milk, to squeeze out. Ma.: 

 whakate, to squeeze fluid out of any- 

 thing. 



2977. tere to slip. Ha.: kele, to slide, to 

 slip. 



2978. tetei to clench the teeth. Mq.: tetei, 

 to grit the teeth, to show the teeth. 

 Ma. : tetea, to show the teeth, to gnash 

 the teeth. 



2979. tia the lower belly. Mq. : tia-kopu, 

 pubes. Ma. : tia, the lower abdomen. 



2980. tiahonu to piece together. Mq.: 

 tuhonu, to mend, to patch. Ma.: 

 tuhonu, to join. 



2981. tiao to seek. Mq. : tikao, tiao, id. 



2982. tiare a gardenia. Mq. : tiare,tiae, id. 

 Sa. : tiale, id. Ma.: tiare, fragrant. 



2983. tiehi, to expel, to drive away. Mq.: 

 tiehi, id. 



2984. tihi the corner stone of a marae. Ha. : 

 kihi, the outer corner of a thing. 



2985. tinana trunk, source, foundation. 

 Ma. : tinana, the body, the trunk. 



2986. tipona to knot. Mq.: tipona, to tie 

 together. Ma.: tipona, to tie in a 

 knot. 



2987. tiratira to raise high. Ha.: kilakila, 

 height. 



2988. tire enough, have done. Mq. : lie, 

 interjection of disapproval. 



2989. faa-titina to force oneself to do too 

 much. Ha. : kikina, to urge, to drive. 



2990. titohe trousers, drawers. Mq.: titohe, 

 the buttocks. 



2991. titoo a sprit, to boom out a sail. Ma.: 

 titoko, a sprit. 



2992. titore to shred leaves for weaving. 

 Ma. : titore, to split. 



2993. toa a gout of blood. Sa. : to' a, to 

 coagulate. 



2994. toatoa Elatostemma sessile. Mq.: 

 toatoa, a plant. Ma. : toatoa, id. 



299.5. toatoa a bad smell of the sea. Sa.: 

 to'ato'a, to smell bad. 



2996. toetoe-pahao a crab. Mq.: toetoe, 

 id. Sa. : toetoe, id. 



2997. toi Alphitonia zizyphoides. Mq.: toi, 

 a climbing plant. Sa. : toi, a tree. 



2998. toimaha heavy. Ma.: toimaha, id. 

 Cf. 2931. 



2999. toiri to drag a log. Ma.: tokiri, to 

 shove, to thrust lengthwise. 



3000. tope a lock or knot of hair falling 

 behind. Mq. : tope, a tuft or tress of 

 hair worn on one side of the head in 

 sign of vengeance to be exacted. To. : 

 tobe, a lock of hair. 



3001. tore to be inflamed with proud flesh. 

 Ma.: toretore, inflamed. 



3002. toromiro the sacred tree (Thespesia). 

 Ma.: toromiro, a tree. 



3003. to to netting in which a calabash is 

 carried. Mq.: toto, the net in which 

 breadfruit is gathered. Ha.: koko, 

 netting around a calabash. 



3004. tuaivi crest, summit of a mountain. 

 Mq.: tuaivi, a mountain, hill. Sa. : 

 tuasivi, chain of mountains, ridge. 

 Ha.: kuahiwi, mountain, summit. 

 Cf. 2715. 



3005. tuamata eyebrow. Sa. : tuamata, eye- 

 lid. 



3006. tuara a sail. Sa. : tuala, to put a 

 canoe more before the wind. 



3007. tuatoto miscarriage. Mq. : tuatoto, 

 childbirth. Ha.: kuakoko, pains of 

 childbirth. 



3008. tuatua an ancient word of address in 

 the evening prayer at the marae. 

 Ma. : tua, a religious word for god. 



3009. tuferu, tuheru to scratch. Mq. : 

 tufeu, tuheu, id. 



3010. tuhituhi sweetish. Ha.: kuhikuhi, 

 sweet or pleasant to the taste. 



301 1. tumu blunt. Mq.: tumue, tumuhe, 

 blunt, obtuse. Ha.: kumumu, id. 



3012. ra-tumu the sun half-set. Mq. : 

 tumu te ani, the horizon. 



3013. tuna the sweetwater eel. Sa. : tuna, 



id. Ma. : tuna, the eel. 



3014. tuoi to stagger. Mq.: hee-tuoi, id. 

 Ha.: kuoi, id. 



3015. tuoo to be serious, grave. Ha.: kuoo, 

 calm, sober. 



