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Fiehua. Desiring to turn up the earth [fie, to desire; hua, to turn up the earth]. 



Tract near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu island (T). Premises of the god 



Finautauiku; see Fanakava. Also tract near Pangai, village on Lifuka island 



(H). Also tract on Ofu island (V) — Tui Lakepa, landlord. Also tract near 



Ahau, village on Niuafoou island (NF) — Fotofili, landlord. 

 Fieilo. Inquisitiveness. Tract on Ovaka Island (V). 

 Fiekaia. Hunger. Tract near Faleloa, village on Foa island (H). 

 Fifihaha. To braid and beat, applied to plaiting rope [fifi, to braid; haha, to 



beat]. Tract near Kolovai, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Ata, landlord. 

 Fihaki. To pluck and plait fatal creepers [fi, to plait; haki, the act of plucking 



fatal creeps]. Tract near Muitoa, village on Haano island (H) — Tui Haan- 



gana, landlord. Also tract near Tuanuku, village on Vavau island (V) — Ulu- 



kalala, landlord. 

 Filiaki. To choose beforehand. Tract near Longomapu, village on Vavau island 



(V) — Veikune, landlord. 

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

 Filimoimaka. To choose to escort a stone [fill, to choose; moi, to escort; maka, 



stone]. A large circular coral slab forming part of wall at Fonuamotu, near 



Lapaha, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Filimomama. To choose for the world [fili, to choose; mo, for; mama, world]. 



Tract on Niuatoputapu island (NT) — Tangipa, landlord. 

 Filofioha. Twisted appearance [filofilo, to twist, as thread; ha, appearance]. 



Tract near Talafoou, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Lauaki, landlord. 

 Finau Patches. Named after Finau Ulukalala. After the steamer "Taveuni" was 



wrecked at Finau Patches, Finau came with the schooner "Banui" and salv- 

 aged the cargo. Reefs (V). 

 Fineeva. Woman walking about [fine, woman; eva, to walk about]. Tract near 



Hofoa, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Finefakauha. Woman exposed to the rain [fine, woman; fakauha, to expose to 



the rain]. A large stone on the tract Makafakianga, south of Felemea, village 



on Uiha island (H). 

 Finefekai. Ferocious woman [fine, woman; fekai, ferocious]. Tract in Nuku- 

 alofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). Site of Smith's ice cream parlor. 



So named by Wellington Ngu. 

 Finehlka. Woman with straight hair [fine, woman; hika, straight, stiff on end 



(applied to the hair)]. Tract near Matafonua, village on Tongatabu island 



(T) — Tui Vakano, landlord. Also tract near Fakakakai, village on Haano island 



(H). 

 Fineifa. Lean woman [fine, woman; ifa, to contract or draw in the belly]. Tract 



near Vaotuu, village on. Tongatabu island (T) — Tui Vakano, landlord. 

 Fineitaloi. A woman who pretends to be angry [fine, woman; ita, angry; loi, 



lie]. Tract near Angaha, village on Niuafoou island (NF). 

 Finekahoamapa. Woman having on a garland of scented mapa fruit [fine, woman; 



kahoa, necklace; mapa, the name of a tree and its fruit]. Place on Tongatabu 



island (T). On weather shore. 

 Finekata. A laughing woman [fine, woman; kata, laugh]. Tract near Ngaunoho, 



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



island (V) — Luani, landlord. Also lagoon near Makave, village on Vavau 



island (V). 

 Finelalau. A woman who pinches [fine, woman; lalau, to pinch]. Tract near 



Nukunuku, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Tui Vakano, landlord. 

 Finelangatotoa. Woman in bloody pain of child-birth [fine, woman; langa, the 



pain of child-birth; totoa, bloody]. Islet (H). 



