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tarotaro continued. 



ragi tarotaro, to threaten. 

 PS Mq. : tataoho, to insult, to abuse; 

 tatao, to pray, to devote to the 

 good. Ta. : tarotaro, prayer. 

 Sa. : talosaga, a prayer. To.: talotalo, 

 to cast lots; talo-monu, to solicit by 

 actions the blessing of the gods. 

 Fu. : tatalo, to desire; tatalo-veli, 

 malediction, to wish one evil. Viti: 

 tataro, to prevent. (The Polyne- 

 sian Wanderings, 236.) 

 We find grave difficulty in establishing 

 the interrelations of these senses because 

 we have no satisfactory record of the Poly- 

 nesian connotations of the act of prayer. 

 In many instances it seems most to ap- 

 proximate imprecation, and from this 

 sense the Rapanui, Marquesan, and Viti 

 derive as particulars. But the Tonga and 

 Futuna words are directed in bonam 

 partem. In Samoan legend the story of 

 the Thumb of Leutogi records an "answer 

 to prayer" according to the dialect of the 

 utmost orthodoxy. All theology is ex 

 parte, but theology ex partibus infidelium, 

 reported through missionary channels, 

 offers scant prospect of being a valuable 

 contribution to the study of comparative 

 religion. 

 tarupu 1 to oppose, to prevent, to hinder, 

 to shackle, to interfere, to interpose, 

 to intervene, obstacle, to dissuade, 

 to stop. 

 hakatarupu to set an obstacle. 

 tarupuhaga obstacle, hindrance. 

 tarupu 2 to aid, to contribute, to defend, 

 to interest, to protect, to help, to 

 save, to succor, to sustain, to sup- 

 port, to urge; favor, zeal, service, 

 protection, advocate, mediator. 

 tarupuhaga protection, succor, sup- 

 port. 

 taruri sprain. 



taruriruri to go hither and thither, to 

 waver. 

 tata 1 agony, severe pain, apparent death. 



Mgv. : ta, to feel darting pain. 

 tata 2 next, proximity. 



hakatata to bring close together. 

 P Mgv. : tata, close, near by. Mq. : tata, 

 close, near by, proximity. Pau.: 

 hakafatata, to draw near again. 

 tata 3 to strike. 



lata ei laura, to flog, to lash. 

 tata 4 to wash, to clean, to soap, to rinse. 



Mq. : tata, to wash, to clean. 

 tata 5 to appear, to approach, to advance, 

 to present. 

 hakatata to advance, to propose, to 

 accost. 

 tataga a body wholly consumed. 

 tatagi (tagi). 



tatagiragi (tagi-ragi 2) condolence. 

 tataku to add, to calculate, to number. 

 Mq., Ta. : tatau, to count, to calculate, 

 to number. 

 tatane Satan. 



tatapa (tapa). 

 tatapu border, edge. 



Mgv.: laputapu, tail of a fish, end, 

 extremity. 

 tatara (tara). 



tatari to wait for, to expect, to hope. 

 tae tatari, despair. 

 tatarihaga hope. 

 P Pau., Ta.: tatari, to wait for. Mq.: 

 tatai, tetai, to wait for, to hope. 

 (The Polynesian Wanderings, 200.) 

 tatau to milk. 



PS Sa., Fu., Niue: tatau, to milk. 

 tatou we. 



to tatou, no tatou, ours. 

 P Mgv., Mq., Ta., Pau.: tatou, we. 

 tau 1 year, season, epoch, age. 



P Pau.: tau, a season, period. Mgv.: 

 tau, a year, the season of breadfruit. 

 Mq.: tau, year. Ta.: tau, season, 

 time. (The Polynesian Wander- 

 ings, 309.) 

 tau 2 fit, worthy, deserving, opportune. 



tae tau, impolite, ill-bred, unseemly. 

 pet ra tau, system. 

 PS Mgv.: tau, fit, suitable, proper. 

 Sa.: tau, right, proper. To.: tau, be- 

 coming, fit, proper, agreeable. Fu.: 

 tau, fit, proper. 

 tau 3 to perch. 



P Pau.: tau, a perch for a bird. Mgv.: 

 tau, to mount on a person's back. 

 Mq. : tau, to perch, to rest on. 

 Ta. : tau, to perch, to alight on. 

 tau 4 to hang. 



hakatau necklace. 

 hakatautau to append. 

 P Pau.: fakatautau, to hang up. Mq.: 

 tautau, id. Ta.: faatautau, id. 

 tau 5 anchor. 



kona tau, anchorage, port. 

 P Mq. : katau, anchor. Ta.: tau, id. (The 

 Polynesian Wanderings, 237.) 

 tau 6 to fight. 



hakatau challenge, to defy, to incite. 

 hakatautau to rival. 

 P Ma. : wkakatatau, to quarrel. 

 taua 1 to come to, to board. 



P Mgv., Mq.: tau, to arrive, to land. 

 taua 2 battle, war, fray (toua). 

 taua we two. 



P Mgv., Mq.: taua, id. 

 tauaki to hang out clothes, to air. 



Mq.: touaki, touai, to hang out clothes 

 to air and sun, to dry. Ta. : tauai, id. 

 tauamimi R (tagamimi). 

 tauga to distribute, a district. 

 tauhoru heetu tauhoru, morning star. 

 taukete brother-in-law, sister-in-law. 

 TPau.: taokete, taukete, id. Mgv.: tokete, 

 id. Mq.: tokete, toete, id. Ta.: 

 taoete, id. 

 To., Niue: taokete, an elder brother or 



sister. 

 The word is in a state of hopeless con- 

 fusion as to the former element. The 

 presence of taukete in Paumotu establishes 

 the Rapanui form as a recognized variety. 



