Gifford — Tongan Place Names 47 



Faihavaumea. Completed clayey passage [fai, to do, to perform, to discharge, 



to execute; hava, passage; umea, clay]. Tract near Taoa, village on Vavau 



Island (V). 

 Faihonge. In the grip of famine [fai, performance, execution; honge, famine]. 



Tract near Haatafu, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Faiipa. To do it on the shield. Tract in Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu 



Island (T). 

 Faikakai. A food preparation of softened breadfruit cooked with coconut oil, 



or of kape (Arum costatum) cooked with coconut oil. Tract near Nukua- 

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



Lifuka island (H). 

 Faikuku. To do with clenched fist [fai, to do; kuku, to clench the fist]. Tract 



near Haakili, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Failautohi. To do with schools [fai, to do; lautohi, school]. Tract on Tungua 



island (H) — Tui Haateiho, landlord. Also tract on Matuku, island (H) — Tui 



Haateiho, landlord. Also tract on Haafeva island (H) — Tuuhetoka, landlord. 



Also district near Fakakakai, village on Haano island (H). 

 Failelei. To do good [fai, to do; lelei, good]. Tract on Nluafoou island (NF). 

 Failo. To do with ants ffai, to do; io, the ant]. Tract near Uiha, village on 



Uiha island (H) — Malupo, landlord. 

 Failolo. To do with oil [fai, to do; lolo, oil]. Tract near Vaini, village on 



Tongatabu island (T) — Maafu, landlord. 

 Failoto. Performed with the mind [fai, to perform; loto, the mind]. Former 



village on Foa island (H). Tract near Lotofoa, village on Foa island (H)^ — 



Tui Pelehake, landlord. Also tract near Vaipoa, village on Niuatoputapu island 



(NT) — Maatu, landlord. Also tract on Nluafoou island (NF). 

 Failotu. To say prayers [fai, to do; lotu, prayer]. Tract near Houma, village on 



Tongatabu island (T) — Vaea, landlord. 

 Failula. It has sufficient taro leaves [fai, sufficient; lu, taro leaves; ia, it]. Tract 



near Tatakamotonga, village on Tongatabu island (T)— Tungi, landlord. Also 



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

 Failupe. Sufficient pigeons [fai, sufficient; lupe, the fruit pigeon (Carpophaga 



paciflca]. Tract near Pukotala, village on Haano island (H) — Tui Haangana, 



landlord. 

 Faimanako. To do what one likes [fai, to do; manako, to like]. Tract on Atata 



island (T) — Ata, landlord. 

 Faimata. To prepare uncooked food [fai, to do; mata, uncooked]. Tract on Eue- 



iki island (T). Also tract near Uiha, village on Uiha island (H) — Malupo, 



landlord. 

 Faimolau. To work and talk at the same time [fai, to do; mo, and; lau, to talk]. 



Tract in Tuanuku, village on Vavau island (V) — Ulukalala, landlord. 

 Fainafui. To do repeatedly [fai, to do; nafui, to repeat]. Tract near Makaunga, 



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

 Fainapiu. Pineapple (according to two Tongan informants). Tract near Lapaha, 



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

 Fainiaku. To make this by throwing up loose earth with the hands [fai, to do; 



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

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

 Fainoa. To be mistaken. Tract near Haatafu, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Also tract near Fotua, village on Foa island (H) — Tui Pelehake, landlord. 

 Faioa. To be awake and doing [fai, to do, to perform; o, and; a, to be awake]. 



Tract near Haavakatolo, village on Tongatapu island (T) — Ahomee, landlord. 



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



