THE FISHES OF SAMOA. 449 



gata-sami, n. < )r,ii,ii>ii.< hitirill'ilii. Gata-miin (Samoa), sea-snake; mimi (Samoa), the sea, xalt water. 



( Perhap?^ iidildsiiiiii. saiil to mean eye of the sea. ) 

 gatala, ndj. Name appheil to a number of spotted fishes, especially sea-basses of the genera Ejiinephetus 



and (\phnl,ij)holis. Naka (Hawaii), to split or break open, as the ground in a drought; nakaka 



(Hawaii I, full of cracks; ngataia (New Zealand), full of cracka, as skin which is chapped, 

 gatala, ». Kriii,,i}„ri!i merra. 

 gatala aleva, „. A111//1, ruihin leucogrammicus. 

 gatala moana. n. i 1 iilnilopliolis arr/us. 

 gatala uli, n. (', /ihiilnplmlix l,;,i,ardus; C. nryus. 



gutu-umi. /;. Kpiliiih'x ni.<nl,nini\ Outu (Samoa), mouth, snout; U7ni, drawn out, elongated, 

 i'a, n. Fish; the ireiieral name in Samoa for all fishes except the bonito. R-a (New Zealand, Tonga, 



Manjucsas, Fiji), the general name for fish; ikau (Malay); i/uihnn (Guam). 

 i'a lanu-moana, 11. "Fish color-of-the-ocean," a iuuih' a])pliiMl to Chromis acruleus and C. analis. 

 i'a mai-moana, 11. A name applied to Plectorhynclms (■h.-ilndniiiudrs. 

 i'a pala, n. Airduim un/larlx. 

 i'a sina, I/. .]tiill(iiili.i .iiiiniieiixtf!. 

 i'a tusitusi, ,1. IWti,lnrh,Hiiiiix Jici-<it.rnia. 

 i'a ui, /(. Name :i]>]>li('l t" ;i large eel. 

 i'a vai, u. A name x iiiirtiiiirs apjilied to fresli-water eels. 



ifigi (?), ,i. n,lt„'h„r,sr,„ln,,u,drus. 



ila, ilaila, (idj. Spotted, or marked. 



'ill, II. X rasp or file; a saw. 



'ili'ilia, /I. AainthurnsUturatus (\\xy.); A.unicomis. 



ili, „. A fan. 



iliu (ili-i'u I, )(. /ehrasoma rhombeum. 



inato, /(. Kiihlla rnpestris. 



ise, II. A half-beak (Heinirainplius) and Belone platyura. Ihe (New Zealand), a gar-fish or half-beak; 

 ili<: ( Hawaii, Tahiti), a spear; ihe (Marquesas), a fi.«h with a long beak. 



i'u, /(. The tail of a fish; the end of anytliing. Hiku (New Zealand), the tail of a fish or reptile ; ikii 

 (Tonga), the tail of animals ; ikur (Malay), the tail of animals, the train of a garment; liiu (Ha- 

 waii), the tail of a fish. 



i'u-mumu, adj. Red-tailed. 



i'u-samasama, n. Yellow-tail. Ahnihiduf liti-riniKitns. 



i'u-sina, 11. White-tail, /'<i, //.;.■, „/,■',,-,■ i,„hitinj,i,i;i.-i. 



lae, ». The part between thf lip and the chin without liair. iap (Hawaii), any projecting part; 

 the forehead. 



laea, n. Name applied to several fishes of the genus Callyodon. 



laea galo, /(. Cidhjodon jordani. 



laea mumu, n. ('iilliindiiii hid'iilcii.iis and C. lalax. 



laea pulepule, //. ('nlliii,d,,,i hiln.r. 



lai, II. A mackerel, Sinml,, inidi.i sanctipetri. 



lailai (?), n. I'seudipt'iu'ii.'! hidii-Hn. 



laitiiti, iidj. Small. 



lalafi, ((. CheiUnus diagranimus. Lafi (Samoa), to hide away. 



lalafi pulepule, n. Cheilinus fasciatus. 



lalafutu, )/. Caranx armatus. 



lanifi, (/(//. Thin. {See manifi.) 



lanu, //. Color. 



lanu-moana, iidj. Sea-color, sky-blue. 



laolao, (('(/. Smooth. 



laotale, ». Fishes with |...isiin,ius spines, Sebasiopsis guamensis, and Sebnsiapixlf.i Inofale. 



lau, /(. A leaf. L.m^i.ir,,. ■.\ i:iro leaf; lau-uhi, hair (foliage) of the head. 



laulaufau, n. Hciiiorhus iirninilnlns. 



