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Fafa, Nuk., u-nha, N. Z. Haw., valui, 

 Tab., vaa, Rar. Mang., the mouth ; 

 anvaha, Tab., auwaha, Haw., a 

 mouth, opening to a vessel ; kuwaha, 

 N. Z., a gate. 



Haavahavaha, Tab., hoou-ahawaha, 

 Haw., akavaavaa, Rar., to despise, 

 insult, contemn (make mouths at?). 



Fafn, Tong., Italia, Haw., waliana, N.Z., 

 to feel about, to move the hand over a 

 thing ; fafa, Tab., to try, to tempt. 



Fafi, Nuk., to clothe, clothing, a bun- 

 dle wrapt in cloth or leaves ; ivahi, 

 Haw. l vaW,Tah.,tXM, Rar., to wrap up, 

 swathe, envelope, a wrapper, sheath. 



Fafie, Sam., fefie, Tong., wahie, N. Z. 

 Haw., vahie, Tab. Nuk., vaie, Rar., 

 fuel, firewood. 



Faflne, Sam., fffine, Tong., wafiine, 

 N. Z. Pau. Haw., vahine, Tab. Nuk., 

 vaine, Rar., Mang., aine, Tar., wo- 

 man, female. 



Fafo, Sam., ivaho, N. Z. Haw., fofo, 

 Tah. Nuk., vao, Rar. Mang., without, 

 outside. 



Fat, Sam. Tong., to do, to make; ai, 



Mang., to regulate, direct, govern. 

 Mafai, Sam., ahei, N. Z., possible, feasi- 

 ble, able. 



Faifaitaki, Tong., to imitate, mimic, do 

 according to ; faifai, Sam., faita, 

 Nuk., to mock, deride, abuse ; hoohai- 

 hai, Haw., to tease, vex, provoke ; 

 liaihai, Haw., aiai, Mang., to follow, , 

 chase, pursue. 



Faiaya, Sam., playful, jesting; Tong., 

 competition, rivalry ; haina, Haw., 

 cruel, hard-hearted. 



Fai, Tab. Nuk., haiea (?), Haw., ray. 

 fish, skate. 



Faka, fa'a, waka, haka, ka'a, kao, the 

 causative prefix. (Gram. 54.) 



Faki (?)> fa'i, Sam., to speak, tell ; fai, 

 Nuk., hai, Tah. Haw., aki, Rar., 

 to tell, confess. 



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FaM (l),fa'i, Sam., to pull down, to de- 

 stroy, to extricate ; waki, kowaki, 

 N. Z., to pluck, break off, pull up ; 

 hai, Tah., to break off; hai, uhai, 

 Haw., to jerk, pull out, break off, or 

 in pieces, to deliver from bondage ; 

 fafai, pofai, Nuk., aki, Rar., to pluck, 

 to gather, as fruit. 



Faki (?), fa\ Sam., ffi, Tah., the plan- 

 tain. 



Fala, faa, hara, &c., ubiq., the pandanus 



odoratissimus. 

 Falafa, Sam. Tong., talele, Haw., to 



lean upon. 

 Farara, Tah., arara, Rar , to beat 



upon, as the wind, to strike against. 

 Fale, fare, foe, ware, hale, hare, are, 



ubiq., house. 

 Faliki, Tong., wariki, N. Z., arikiriki, 



Rar., halii, Haw., to spread on the 



ground, to spread a mat, to make a 



floor. 

 Farii, Tah., ariki, Rar., to receive, 



hold, contain, a vessel for holding 



liquids, a bottle. 

 Falulu (?), haruru, N. Z. Tah., aruru, 



Rar. Mang., halulu, Haw., a loud 



noise, the roaring of the wind, the 



noise of surf, &c. 

 Fana, Sam. Tong., to shoot ; aufana, 



Sam., bow and arrows ; fana, Tah., 



ana, Rar., a bow; fana, Nuk., to 



bend. 

 Pana, Haw. Nuk., a bow, to shoot 



with a bow ; N. Z. Haw. Nuk., a 



fillip with the finger. 

 Fana (?), fefanafana, Tong., hawana- 



wana, Haw., to whisper ; fanaya, 



Tong., a fable, a fictitious tale; wa- 



naya, Haw., a prophecy, to preach ; 



vanana, Nuk., a religious ceremony, 



to sing hymns. 

 Fana, Sam. Tong., vand, Viti, dnea, 



Tar., a mast of a vessel, hana, Haw., 



the middle post of a house. 



