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Haw., silent, indisposed to conversa- 

 tion. 



Mafuna, Sam., rough ; maJiuna, Haw., 

 the scaly appearance of the skin caused 

 by drinking kava. 



Mdhaya (qu. ?), N. Z., manga, Rar., 

 matiaka, Nuk., mahae, Tah., mahoe, 

 Haw., twins. 



Mat, hither, directive particle implying 

 motion towards the speaker; also, mai 

 or mei, prep., from. (Gram. 58, 67.) 



Mai (?), mei, Tong. Mang. Nuk. Tar., 



t/i/iiore, Tah. Mang. Pau., aeiore, 



Haw., the breadfruit. 

 Mai, N. Z., a species of pine, whose 



cones are eaten by the natives. 

 Maile, Tong. Haw., maire, Tah., meie, 



Nuk., a vine similar to the laurel. 



Maka, Tong., ma'a, Sam., a stone; 



maka-ta, Tong., maka, Nuk., ma'a, 



Tah. Haw., a sling, to sling; maka, 



N. Z., to throw. 

 Makalili (?), ma'alila, Sam. Haw., maka- 



riri, N. Z. Rar. Pau., makaii, Nuk., 



mariri, Tar., cold. 



Makawe, N. Z., a hair ; maawe, Haw., a 



small substance, a bit of string, and 



the like. 

 Maku, N. Z. Rar., ma'u, Haw., wet, 



moist. 

 Makuku, N. Z., ma'u'u, Haw., moist, 



fresh, cool. 

 Mala, Haw., mara, N. Z., a garden, a 



small piece of cultivated ground. 

 Malae, Sam. Tong., a public square in a 



town; marae, N. Z., a court-yard; 



Tah., a sacred enclosure, a temple ; 



meae, Nuk., a sacred spot, usually 



in a grove, dedicated to a divinity ; 



marae, Mang., an offering of coral 



(affrande de corail). 

 Mala, Tong., misfortune ; maldia, Tong., 



Sam., unfortunate, wretched. 

 Maramara, Tah. Mang., bitter. 



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Malala, Sam. Tong., charcoal. 



Malaya, Sam., a travelling party, a party 

 of chiefs making a tour; Tong., a pub- 

 lic speech, to preach. 

 Maraya, Rar., maraa, Tah., to bear, 

 carry. 



Malayai (?), marayai, Rar. Mang., ma- 

 raai or maraamu, Tah., the south- 

 east or trade-wind ; malanai, Haw., 

 the northeast or trade-wind ; maray- 

 ai, N. Z., the east wind. 



Malie, marie, ubiq., gently, softly, nicely, 

 calm, quiet, gentle (see ni). 



Maltlt, Sam., to fall spontaneously, as 

 fruit ; Haw., stinted, withered, applied 

 to fruit. 



Mdlo, maro, moo, ubiq., the girdle worn 



by the men around the loins. 

 Maro, N. Z., moo, Nuk., a fathom, 

 i. e. the length of a rualo. 



Maid, Sam., hard, firm, solid, hence, 

 the strong or ruling party, the govern- 

 ment; also, the tutelar divinity of a 

 town ; maro, Rar. Mang., hard, 

 hence, mold, Haw., mard, Tah. Rar., 

 mad, Nuk., moro, Mang., maroke, 

 N. Z., dry, hard and dry, as land. 

 Maro, Tah., to strive, quarrel. 

 Maid, Tong., well done ! welcome ! ma- 



roi, Mang., welcome! 

 Malosi, Sam., malohi, Tong., strong. 

 Maldo, Sam. Tong., rested, refreshed, 

 recovered from sickness ; hoo-mcdolo, 

 Haw., to rest; maroro, Rar. Tar., 

 strong. 



Malfilo, Sam. Tong. Haw., maroro, Mang., 

 maoo, Nuk., marara, Tah., the flying- 

 fish. 



Mdlu, ubiq., shade, protection (see lulu). 

 Malu, Haw., moru, Mang., secret, hid- 

 den. 



Malu, malulu, Sam., molu, Tong., maru, 

 Rar. Tah., moru, Mang., nolunolu, 

 Haw., maruru, Tar., malumu, Viti, 

 soft, plastic, pliable. 



