THE MARQUESAS IN THE FAIRWAY TO HAWAII. 



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3300. tapeka, tapea to cross the arms. 

 Rarotonga: tapeka, to fold the hands. 



3301. tapuke, tapue to heap up. Ma.: 

 tapuke, id. 



3302. tarepa trader, merchant. Ha.: ka- 

 lepa, to peddle. 



3303. tatau to read, to recite. Sa. : tau, id. 

 Ha.: kau, to rehearse in the hearing 

 of another that he may learn. 



3304. tauhi to cover. Sa. : taufi, to cover 

 with leaves. 



3305. tauua two fruits on one stem, in pairs. 

 Sa. : taulua, id. Ha. : kaulua, to put 

 two together. 



3306. tavatava a fish. Sa.: tavatava, id. 

 Ha.: kawakawa, id. 



3307. tekoteko white. Ha.: keo, id. 



3308. tete a bird. Ma.: tete, id. 



3309. tiaha drinking cup. Ha.: kiaha, a 

 cup, mug. 



3310. tihekoa a bird. Ma.: tiheora, id. 



331 1. tikao to dig out, to disembowel. Ma.: 

 tikaro, to dig out of a hole. 



3312. tike a crab. Sa.: ti'e, id. 



3313. tikoata, tioata clear, limpid, white. 

 Sa. : tioata, glass. Niue: tioata, id. 

 To.: jioata, id. The anomalous as- 

 sumption of the k in the northwestern 

 Marquesas dialect is susceptible of 

 explanation. If the folk compre- 

 hended that the southeastern dialect 

 dropped a proper k they might, on 

 deriving tioata from the southeast, 

 ignorantly insert the k on a mistaken 

 idea of uniformity. 



3314. tikoki very high. Ma.: tikoke, high, 

 lifted up. 



3315. tio to sprout scions. Sa.: tilo, the 

 innermost sprout of the taro. 



3316. tioa to throw any object at another. 

 Ha. : kiolaola, to throw stones. 



3317. tiou long pole for picking breadfruit. 

 Ma.: tirou, to take up with a fork or 

 stick. 



3318. tiporo, tipono lemon, bitter orange. 

 Sa.: tipolo, the lemon. 



3319. titi a bird. Ha.: kiki, id. 



3320. toa male. Ma. : toa, id. Mangareva: 

 toa, female; a sense-invert. 



3321. tohe obstinate, persistent. Ma. : tohe, 

 to persist, urgent. 



3322. toitoi true, right, sincere. Ha.: koi- 

 koi, substantial, honorable. 



3323. tokaa roiled, turbid. Ha.: koana, 

 clear, as water when the dirt has 

 settled. Sa.: to' a, to settle. 



3324. toko to prop, to brace. Ha.: koo, id. 



3325. toku moist, damp. Ha.: kou, id. 



3326. toohenuaaplant. Ma.: torowhenua, 

 a sweet potato. 



3327. torea a bird. Ma. : torea, id. 



3328. touana a sieve of fibers. Sa. : tauaga, 

 a strainer. 



3329. toueve a small parcel of leaves for 

 covering what one cooks in an oven. 

 Sa. : tauveve, a cook. Ha. : kauwewe, 

 the covering of an oven. 



3330. touha dropping of the rectum. Ha.: 

 kauha, the rectum. 



3331. toui riches, property. Sa.: taut, 

 wages, recompense. 



3332. toveo the end of the loin cloth which 

 hangs behind. Ha.: kowelo, to trail 

 behind as the tail of a garment. 



3333- tu to anchor, to moor. Ha.: ku, id. 



3334. tu moon, month in general. Ha. : ku, 

 name of a month. 



3335. tuaua double. Sa. : tualua, id. Ha.: 

 kualua, twice. 



3336. tuemi to contract, to shrink. Ha.: 

 kuemi, to shrink back. 



3337. tuetieti which will not stay in place. 



Ma.: turetireti, unsteady. 



3338. tui, turi a bird. Sa.: tull, id. 



3339. tuma angry. Ma.: whakatuma, anger. 



3340. haatumatuma to be rough, wrinkled. 

 Ha.: kumakuma, rough. 



3341. fae-tumau cook-house. Ma.: tumau, 

 a cook. 



3342. tumoe animal with its tail cut off. 

 Ma.: tumoremore, stripped of all ap- 

 pendages. 



3343. tuna to come into possession of prop- 

 erty. Sa. : tuga, acquisition of all the 

 great titles. 



3344. tupahi to send. Ha.: kupahi, to 

 send away, begone. 



3345. tuto to think, to regret, to long for. 

 Ha. : kako, to desire strongly. 



3346. tutuau a crab. Ha. : kukuau, a four- 



footed animal in the sea; kukua, a 

 crab. 



3347. u a taro leaf. Sa. : lu, a dish pre- 

 pared from taro leaves. 



3348. uhahapu what causes one to cough. 

 Ha. : uha, to hawk up mucus. 



3349. uhi pearlshell. Ha.: uhi, a shellfish. 



3350. unoku, unoku the blackening of 

 a bruise, ecchymosis. Sa. : wno'o, a 

 bruise. 



3351. uouoa a fish. Ha.: moo, id. 



3352. utete jewsharp. Sa. : utete, id. Ha.: 

 ukeke, an ancient pulsatile musical 

 instrument. 



3353. utu a fish. Ha.: uku, id. 



3354. uutu small, few. Ha.: uuku, id. 

 3355- vaimata tears. Ha.: waimaka, id. 

 3356. vaitahe a flood. Sa.: vaitafe, a river. 



Ha. : waikahe running water, flood. 

 3357- vaitupu spring water. To.: vaitubu, 

 well water. 



3358. vau a fish. Ha.: walu, id. 



3359. veo tenth month of the lunar year. 

 Ha.: welo, a month (about April). 



