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Avalanga. Erected passage [ava, passage; langa, to erect]. Tract near Uiha, 



village on Uiha island (H) — Malupo, landlord. 

 Avalau. Noisy enclosure [a, enclosure; valau, noise]. Tract near Maufanga, 



village on Tongatabu island (T) — Fakafanua, landlord. Also tract near Haano, 



village on Haano island (H) — Tui Haangana, landlord. Also tract on Ovaka 



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



Niuatoputapu island (NT) — Tangipa, landlord. Also tract on Niuafoou island 



(NF). 

 Avalimumoto. Passage o£ budding seaweed [ava, passage; limu, seaweed; moto, 



to bud]. Passage between reefs, leading to Pangai, Lifuka island (H). 

 Avalu. Eight enclosures [a, enclosure; valu, eight]. Tract near Uiha, village on 



Uiha island (H) — Malupo, landlord. 

 Avalua. Vomiting passage [ava, passage; lua, to vomit; (perhaps in reference 



to a swift current)]. Tract near Uiha, village on Uiha island (H) — Malupo, 



landlord. Also tract near Tuanekivale, village on Vavau island (V). Also 



tract near Falehau, village on Niuatoputapu island (NT). 

 Avamatamataveka. Passage resembling a veka fish [ava, passage; matamata, to 



resemble; veka, a kind of fish]. A passage south of the Uonuku islands (H). 

 Avamatanukupule. Passage along the edge of Nukupule [ava, passage; mata, 



edge; Nukupule, name of an island]. Passage between the reef Hakaulahi and 



Lofanga island (H). 

 Avamuikuku. Passage of holding fast the buttocks with the hands [ava, passage; 



mui, buttocks; kuku, to hold fast in the hands]. An approach to Lifuka island 



(H) past the reef called Muikuku. Mythology says that here a goddess held 



her buttocks to prevent the extrusion of two yams, which she had swallowed 



in Samoa and was transporting to Tonga to plant. 

 Avamutu. Passage that has been cut across [ava, passage; mutu, to cut or tear 



across]. Passage between reefs, to Hihifo, Lifuka island (H). 

 Avaniu. Hollow coconut [ava, hollow; niu, coconut]. Tract on Fonoifua island 



(H)— Tui Afitu, landlord. 

 Avaomalau. Passage of the malau bird [ava, passage; o, of; malau, a bird pecu- 

 liar to Niuafoou (Megapodius burnabyi)]. Tract on Niuafoou island (NF) — 



Fotofili, landlord. 

 Avapulepulekai. Passage of the biting pulepule shellfish [ava, passage; pulepule, 



a kind of shellfish; kai, to bite]. Strait (V). Southwestern approach to 



Vavau harbor. 

 Avapupu. Crowded passage, perhaps referring to rocks in the channel [ava, 



passage; pupu, a crowd of persons]. Strait to south of Lekeleka island (H). 

 Avatafaanga. Passage for fishing canoes [ava, passage; tafaanga, fishing canoe]. 



Passage on Tongatabu island (T). On weather shore. 

 Avatai. Row of crevices [ava, crevice; tai, a row]. Tract near Neiafu, village 



on Vavau island (V). 

 Avatauoifi. Passage of restless curling waves [ava, passage; tauoi, restless; fi, 



to curl]. Strait between Fotuhaa and Fatuinanangi islands (H). 

 Avatonga. South passage [ava, passage; tonga, south]. Place on Tongatabu 



island (T). Formerly called Fota; on the lagoon. 

 Avatongo. Crevice with preparation for turning the hair red [ava, crevice; tongo, 



preparation for turning the hair red]. Cemetery near Otea, village on Kapa 



island (V). On the tract called Houmakalae. 

 Avatupu. Growing passage [ava, passage; tupu, to grow]. An approach between 



reefs on the west side of Lifuka island (H). 

 Avaui. The opening which calls [ava, opening; ui, to call]. Temple near Taka- 



kamotonga, village on Tongatabu island (T). A temple of the god Taliai Tupou. 



