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Kolopelu. Village of the banana-leaf drinking cups [kolo, village; pelu, a drink- 

 ing cup made from a banana leaf]. Tract near Kolovai, village on Tongatabu 

 island (T) — Ata, landlord. 



Kolotahi. Sea village [kolo, village; tahi, sea]. Tract and islet near Vaimalo, 

 village on Vavau Island (V) — Veikune, landlord. 



Kolotau. War village [kolo, village or fortress; tau, war]. Tract on Ovaka 

 Island (V). Also tract on Taunga island (V) — Akauola, landlord. Also tract 

 near Pangai, village on Pangaimotu island (V). 



Koloteeklu. Fortress of Teekiu [kolo, fortress; teekiu, snipe excrement]. Fort- 

 ress near Teekiu, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Kolotofua. Village where they bake the yams whole [kolo, village; tofua, to bake 

 yams whole]. Tract on Niuafoou island (NF). 



Kolotoka. Submissive village [kolo, village; toka, submissive]. Tract near 

 Ohonua, village on Eua island (T). 



Kolotolu. Three villages [kolo, village; tolu, three]. Tract near Vaipoa, village 

 on Niuatoputapu island (NT) — Maatu, landlord. 



Kolotongo. Mangrove village [kolo, village; tongo, mangrove]. Tract near Ka 

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

 Tongatabu island (T) — Tui Haateiho, landlord. Also tract near Uiha, village 

 on Uiha island (H) — Malupo, landlord. See Koloatongo. 



Koloua. Two villages [kolo, village; ua, two]. Village on Tongatabu island (T). 

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

 Veitongo, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Kolouta. Inland village [kolo, village; uta, inland]. Tract near Lapaha, village 

 on Tongatabu island (T) — Pangia, landlord. Also promontory on Vavau 

 island (V). In landlocked harbor; faces island of Kolotahi. 



Koloutakape. Village of the kape shore [kolo, village; uta, shore; kape, a plant]. 

 Cliff on Eua island (T). So named because here a man named Tuutaki skill- 

 fully spread kape (Arum costatum) leaves so as to hide the edge of the 

 precipice. Then by appearing to jump^aimlessly about himself, he decoyed his 

 wife's relatives over the cliff. For sequel, see Veefefe, Utukape. 



Kolovai. Water village [kolo, village; vai, water]. Village on Tongatabu island 

 (T). Also tract and fortress near Teekiu, village on Tongatabu island (T)— 

 Motuapuaka, landlord. 



Kolukalu. Jelly fish. Tract near Neiafu, village on Vavau island (V) — Lauaki, 



, landlord. 



Komo. To suck. Tract near Ohonua, village on Eua island (T). 



Konga. A piece, a plot, a fragment. Tracts near villages on Tongatabu island 

 (T) : near Havelu, Nukualofa, and Fuaamotu — Tungi, landlord. Also tract on 

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

 landlord. Tract near Tuanuku, village on Vavau island (V) — Malupo, land- 

 lord. 



Kongaapi. Piece of a tract [konga, piece; api, tract]. Tract near Lotofoa, vil- 

 lage on Foa island (H). 



Kongalota. Probably Kongaloto, middle part [konga, part; loto, middle]. Island 

 (H). 



Kopoka. The castration [ko, the; poka, to castrate]. Tract near Kolomaile, 

 village on Eua island (T). 



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



Kotekote. To speak a foreign tongue. Tract near Nukunuku, village on Tonga- 

 tabu (T)— Tui Vakano, landlord. 



Kotofalefo. Collection of wash houses [koto, collection; fale, house; fo, to wash 

 clothes]. See next name; one is a misspelling. Tract on Haafeva island (H) — 

 Tuuhetoka, landlord. 



