THE POLYNESIANS AND THEIK PLANT-NAMES. 



Plant-Names " — continued. 



are provisional comparisons as a rule. 



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Fiji. 



West 

 Polynesia. 



East Polynesia. 



Micronesia. 



General. 



Vango 



Fangu (Sa. Fu.) 



Paoteni (Ha.) 



Ipu (a cup or 

 vessel) . 



Ipu (Ha, Mg.) 

 (NZ.) 



Ndrala 



Ngatae (Sa. "1 

 Fu.) / 



Atae (Ta. 



Kenae (Mq.) 



Kavika 



Kafika (Fu.) 

 Fi'afia (Sa.) a 

 specific name. 



Keika (Mq.) 

 Ahia (Ta.) 

 Ohia (Ha.) 



Vau 



Fau (Sa. To. 

 Fu.) 



Fau (Ta.) 



Hau (Mq. Ha.) < 



Au (He.) 



Ivi 



Ifi (Sa. To. 

 Fu. Eo.) 



Mape (Eo.) 



Ilii (Ta. Mq.) 



Mape (Ta. 



Feng (Sm.) 

 Teng (Sm.) 



Ka-thit (Bh.) 



Apiga 1 (Gd. 

 ApegaJ Tr.) 



gill;L}(Mi) 



Gili-fey (SI.) 



Sili-£a (Ek.) 



" Gili " signifies 

 skin or coat. 



Kubary says that 

 the Samoan 

 name occurs 

 also in Nukuor 

 Caroline Group 



Known as 

 j " Mahu " in 

 )■ Galibi,British 

 Guiana, and 

 the Honduras. 



Hi (U.) 



Marap (Pn.) 



M 2 



