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Comparative Table of the Tongan and Fijian System of Relationship. — Continued. 



Description of persons. 



4. Daughter of son of one sister to sou of 



daughter of other sister. 



5. Daughter of daughter of daughter of one 



sister to daughter of daughter of daugh- 

 ter of other sister. 



1. Son of son of one brother to son of son of 



other brother. 



2. Daughter of daughter of one brother to 



daughter of daughter of other brother. 



3. Son of son of one brother to daughter of 



daughter of other brother. 



4. Son of son of son of one brother to son of 



son of son of other brother. 



1. Son of son of a brother to sou of son of 



brother's sister. 



2. Daughter of daughter of a brother todaugli- 



ter of daughter of brotlier's sister. 



3. Son of son of a brother to daughter of 



daugliter of brotlier's sister. 



4. Son of sou of son of a brother to son of sou 



of son of brother's sister. 



1. Daughter of daughter of one sister to daugh- 



ter of daughter of daughter of other sis- 

 ter. 



2. Son of son of one brother to son of son of 



son of otlier brother. 



3. Daughter of daughter of a brother to son of 



son of son of brother's sister. 



RelatioHKhip in Tongnn. 

 (Friendly IslauderM.) 



Tautehina 

 Tautehina. 



Tautehina 

 Tautehina 

 Tautehina 

 Tautehina, 



Tautehina 

 Tautehina 

 Tauteliina 

 Tautehina 



Enetahino 



Honofoha . 

 Euetama' . 



RelatlonHhlp In Rowan. 

 (Fijian.) 



Sister aud brother. 

 Sisters. 



Brothers. 



Sisters. 



Brother and sister. 



Brothers. 



Brothers. 



Sisters. 



Brother and sister. 



Brotliers. 



Aunt and niece. 



Uncle aud uojihew. 

 Aunt and nephew. 



VaiwUvola'nT, 

 Vitathe'ul.... 



V&tath6'nl..., 

 Vitath6'ui..., 

 Vtodivol&'nl 

 VdtathO'nl... 



Vit&Tille'ni .. 

 V&raivi'nl ... 

 V4-nga,u6ni .. 

 V&taval6'ni .. 



Vitlna'nT 



Vitama'ni.... 

 VdvungO'nl .. 



ConsinB. 



Sisters. 



Brothers. 

 Sisters. 

 Cousins. 

 Brothers. 



Cousins. 



Brother and sister. 

 Cousins. 



Mother & daughter, lit. 

 "mothered together." 



Father and son. 

 Aunt and nephew. 



Note.— Va (spelt Fijian-wise vei) expresses some sort of reciprocity, thus : 

 Lomana = to lote ; veilomani = mutual love. 

 Cata = to hate ; veicati = mutual hatred. 



Ravu = to slay ; vniraravui = mutual slaughter. 

 Lako = to go ; veilakovi = visiting one another. 



' Tau answers to the Fijian vei. 

 Enetahine = her girl, but is used to express the kinship between aunt and niece. 

 Honofoha = his son, but is used to express the kinship between uncle aud nephew. 

 Enetama = her boy, but is used to express the kinship between aunt aud nephew. 

 This seemed strange to me, and I questioued the natives (Tongans) over and over again about it, 

 pens on a sheet of paper iu double row, thus : — 



There was no variation iu their replies. I placed 



Daughter of a 

 Daughter of y 



explaining them fully as in diagram, and asking for the kinship between J and , Enetahine, said the Tons 



girl, and refers only to what S would say of ,." " Not so," ti.ey answered " I you asked us what kin hey 

 sav ' thev are enetahine.' " I then inquired in like manner about " honofoha," and enetama, with a like r 



say, ' they are enetahine. 



two sisters. 



daughter of B. 



daughter of i. 



daughter of ^. , , , , 



Enetahine," said the Tongans. " No," said I, that means her 

 are, both of them together, we should 

 result. 



73 June, 1870. 



