Gifford — Tongan Place Names 33 



Ahotokelau. Day of the north [aho, day; tokelau, north]. Tract near Pea, vil- 

 lage on Tongatabu island — Lavaka, landlord. Also tract on Hunga island (V) 

 — Fulivai, landlord. 



Ahoua. Day of warding off [aho, day; ua, to ward off]. Tract on Lape island (V). 



Ahovalea. Day of the game valea [aho, day; valea, a game]. Tract near Malapo, 

 village on Tongatabu island (T) — Pangia, landlord. 



Ahovali. Day of painting [aho, day; vail, to paint]. Tract near Feletoa, village 

 on Vavau island (V) — Fulivai, landlord. Also tract near Leimatua, village on 

 Vavau island (V) — Fotu, landlord. 



Ahovalu. Day of scraping [aho, day; valu, to scrape]. Tract near Folaha, village 

 on Tongatabu island (T). 



Ahovanilolo. Day of oily flattery [aho, day; vani, flattery; lolo, oily]. Tract near 

 Tongamamao, village on Niuafoou island (NF) 



Ai. A tree and its fruit, vernacularly called almond by English-speaking residents 

 of Tonga. Tract near Haakame, village on Tongatapu island (T). Also tract 

 near Utulei, village on Pangaimotu island (V). Also tract near Neiafu, village 

 on Vavau island (V). Also tract near Tuanuku, village on Vavau island (V) — 

 Ulukalala, landlord. 



Alau. To place thatch [al, to place; au, thatch]. Tract near Fakakakai, village 

 on Haano island (H). 



Alkasipi. An ai tree covered with a sipi vine [ai, a tree; sipi, the vine from 

 which the flat beans called paanga are obtained; ka, meaning uncertain]. 

 Tree near Mt. Talau on Vavau island (V). 



Ainiaku. To surround with earth thrown with the hands [al, to surround; ni, 

 this; aku, to throw up loose earth with the hands]. Tract near Uiha, village 

 on Uiha island (H) — Malupo, landlord. 



Alva. To place two objects at a distance from one another [ai, to place; va, the 

 distance between two given objects]. Tract near Haano, village on Haano 

 island (H) — Tui Haangana, landlord. 



Aka. Root of a tree. Rock near Kao and Totua islands (H). 



Akaho. Enclosure of reeds [a, enclosure; kaho, reed]. Tract on Okoa island (V). 

 Also tracts near Houma, Haakio, Taanea— Vahai, landlord, Tafeuni, and Haa- 

 laufuli, villages on Vavau island (V). 



Akalmaile. Root of the myrtle shrub [aka, root; i, of; malle, a shrub vernac- 

 ularly called myrtle by English-speaking residents of Tonga]. Tract near 

 Holonga, village on Vavau island (V). 



Akamau. Moving root [aka, root; mau, to move]. Tract in Leimatua, village 

 on Vavau island (V). Also tract near Vaipoa, village on Niuatoputapu island 

 (NT)— Maatu, landlord. 



Akamaulalo. Lower Akamau [akamau, see preceding name; lalo, below, down, 

 beneath]. Tract near Leimatua, village on Vavau island (V) — Fotu, landlord. 



Akana. Enclosure of a certain kind of marine plant [a, enclosure; kana, a ma- 

 rine plant used in polishing wood]. Tract near Houma, village on Tongatabu 

 island (T)— Vaea, landlord. Also tract near Folaha, village on Tongatapu 

 island (T). Also tract near Lolotelie, village on Tongatabu island (T). Also 

 tract near Taoa, village on Vavau island (V). Also tract near Leimatua, vil- 

 lage on Vavau island (V) — Fotu, landlord. 



Akauika. Fish club [akau, club; ika, fish]. Tract near Utungake, village on 

 Utungake island (V) — Tuita, landlord. 



Akauvell. Itch-producing tree [akau, tree; veil, to itch]. Tract near Kolomaile, 

 village on Eua island (T). Also tract near Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu 

 Island (T). 



