Gifford — Tongan Place Names 83 



Haamatua. Family of elderly people [haa, family; matua, elderly people]. 

 Former village on Tofua island (H). Also tract on Haafeva island (H) — 

 Tuuhetoka, landlord. 



Haamaul. Family of Maui the demigod; or living family; [haa, family; maui, 

 alive, well, convalescent, applied to several]. Tract near Kolonga, village on 

 Tongatabu island (T) — Nuku, landlord. 



Haamautau. Family of war prisoners [haa, family; mau, to obtain, to possess; 

 tau, war]. Tract near Sapaata, village on Niuafoou island (NF). Also tract 

 near Fataulua, village on Niuafoou island (NF). 



Haamea. Family that attends to [haa, family; mea, to attend to]. Tract near 

 Ohonua, village on Eua island (T). Also tract and district near Fatai, village 

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

 island (T). Also tract near Haalaufuli, village on Vavau island (V) — Afu 

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



Haameneull. Family that obeys the call of nature [haa, family; meneuli, to obey 

 the call of nature]. Tract near Teekiu, village on Tongatabu island (T)— 

 Motuapuaka, landlord. Also tract near Kolonga, village on Tongatabu island 

 (T) — Nuku, landlord. Former name of village of Niutoua on Tongatabu island 

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



Haamoa. Family of the chicken [haa, family; moa, chicken] or perhaps killing 

 like fowls [haa (or haha), to strike; moa, chicken]. Probably in most cases 

 the tracts are named for Samoa, Haamoa being the Tongan name for that 

 country. Tract near Ohonua, village on Eua island (T). Also tracts near 

 villages on Tongatabu island (T) : near Kolovai — Ata, landlord, Lakepa — ■ 

 Lasike, landlord, and Hamula — Pangia, landlord. Also tract on Oua island (H). 

 Also cliff on Fotuhaa island (H). So named because a Samoan jumped from 

 it and was killed and became a stone, which is now pointed out. Also tract 

 near Fangaleounga, village on Poa island (H) — Niukapu, landlord. Also tract 

 on Niuafoou island (NF). 



Haamoana. Family of the ocean [haa, family; moana, ocean]. Tract near Nuku- 

 alofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Haamofuta. Family that assumed a proud and daring gait [haa, family; mofuta, 

 to assume a proud and daring gait]. Tract near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu 

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

 island (T) — Pangia, landlord. 



Haamoko. Family of the gecko [haa, family; moko, gecko]. Tract and fortress 

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

 Gate on southeast-by-east side of fortress ot Hule. Also tract near Maufanga, 

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



Haamolo. Family of stampers [haa, family; moloki, to stamp, to tread]. Tract 

 near Haateiho, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Tui Haateiho. 



Haamololalo. Lower Haamolo [lalo, lower]. Tract near Haateiho, village on 

 Tongatapu island (T) — Tui Haateiho, landlord. 



Haamololiku. Haamolo on the weather shore [liku, weather shore]. Tract near 

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



Haamomoe. Tract near Neiafu, village on Vavau island (V). 



Haamongaamaui. Burden of Maui [haamonga, a burden carried on the shoulders, 

 suspended from each end of a stick; a, of; maui, the demigod]. Trilithon 

 near Niutoua, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Haamotuavae. Family of the big toe [haa, family; motuavae, big toe]. Tract 

 on Uoleva island (H). Also tract and district near Pangai, village on Lituka 

 island (H). 



