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matagi, n., J!. Wind; to blow. 



matalau, n. Pseuduperieus chrysert/dros. Name prol);il)ly derived from l)arlx>ls, called Inn, like hm ulii. 



hair of the head, 

 matalau uliuli, n, Pseudupeneus bifa^iriatux. 

 matu, ». XyMnmia argyreum. 

 matu loa, n. Xygtiema gigas. 

 matu mutu, n. Kyphosus ivaigiemis. 

 mea, meamea, adj. Young; an infant. 



mea, meamea, adj. Yellowish brown, brownish; nwa (Tahiti), to be red, as the skin after eating fish, 

 mea-sili, adj. Exceedingly young, 

 mimi, v. To urinate. 



misimisi, ii. Pleclorhtinchus craJiswphMi<. 

 misimisi, v. To smaek the lips. 

 moai (?),,,. anlioimrmis. 

 moaga, ». PseudKin'iiiiis Hp. 

 moaga faiava, n. Psnuliijieneus moana. 

 moamoa, n. Ladnria rnninta, a horned trunk-fish. In Hawaii moamoa signifies a sharp point or 



spur at the stern of a canoe; the word may possibly be derived from moa (cock), as many of the 



Ostraciidie have spurs, 

 moamoa samasama, n. Ostracion sehx. (See samasama. ) 

 moamoa uli, n. (hlracinn tiiberenlatum. 

 moamoa uliuli, n. Tdrandon hispidus. 

 moana, )(. Ilrpattm ijiillatuii. 

 moana, n. The ocean. 



moana, adj. Ocean-blue. Lanu-moana, color of the ocean, sea-blue, sky-blue, 

 molemole, n. Novaculichthys tseniurus. 

 moloasi, n. Monac.anthxm mdanocephalus. 

 moloasi, n. A toadstool; fungus, 

 mu, r. To glow, to become red. 

 mumea, n. Lutianuss hohar. 



mumu, n. To be red or ruddy, a sign of beauty, 

 mumu moana, n. Moiiola.ris grandoculis. 

 mutu, n. Ifololrtii-liiif Iniin, a reil s(|uirrel-fish. 

 mutu, ((((/'. to lie cut off, liliinl, truncated, 

 mutu uli, ,/. Mr,ja,,r,,ln.l,,i, t,;\,t^r,,il„f. 

 nanue, n. Name appli'd to s.Ncnii species of snappers (Ltdianus species). The word is sometimes 



pronounced lanu, , ir ,,./'/,;(/, hy the Samoans, who are apt to be careless in their use of consonants. 

 nefu, n. A nameapplii-l to ~iiiall lish swimming in shoals, like anchovies. The name probably has 



the same origin a.-^ iitfuDrjH (Samoa), to be tiu-bid; tiehunehu (Hawaii), a multitude; neliu-tai 



(New Zealand), sea-spray, 

 nofu, »i. Name applied to toad-fishes, Scorpienopsis gibbosa, and Synanceja verrucosa. Nohu (Manaaia), 



the name of a fish having poisonous spines; nufu (Guam) , a toad-fish, Synanceja verrucosa. 

 pa'e, pa'epa'e, adj. White; light-colored, 

 paipai (New Zealand), n. A cutaneous disease; paipai (Hawaii), to jieel off, as the bark of a tree or 



the skin of an animal, 

 pa'ipa'i, n. The name of a fish. Pa'ipa'i (Samoa), useless, to no purpose. In many cases jia'ipa'i is 



probably a corruption of pa'epa'e, white, 

 pala, n. Mud; parapara (New Zealand), mud, dirt. 

 pala 'ia, n. The name of a fish which is called inaomao when very young and lo(jimll when chunging 



to the adult stage, 

 palagi, n. A name applied to Ctenorlurtu.'i .ttriatus. 

 palagi samasama, it. Ihpalnx nrjuiliiiii.'^. 



pa'ofu, /(. Name applied to Eleoti-ls lus<-<i, Majio fnscu.t, and other gobies; oopu in Hawaii, 

 pa'u, ;(. Skin, rind, bark, 

 pa'u 'ulu, ;/. The rind of the breadfruit. A name applied to Sigaiuis marmoratus. 



