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Langitauhakeleva. Royal tomb of reaching and ascending quickly [langi, royal 



tomb; tau, to reach; hake, to ascend; leva, quickly]. Tomb near Lapaha?, 



village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Langitauhala. Royal tomb of the Tamatauhala, an individual higher in rank 



than the Tamaha [langi, royal tomb; tauhala, short for Tamatauhala]. Tomb 



near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Langitofaua. Royal tomb with the two sleepers [langi, royal tomb; tofa, to 



sleep; ua, two]. Tomb near Lapaha?, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Langltongamanatu. Royal tomb of anxious Tonga [langi, royal tomb; tonga, 



Tongatabu; manatu, anxious]. Tomb near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu 



island (T). Burial place of the Tui Lakepa. 

 Langitoo. Taking the sky [langi, sky; too, to take]; applied to the Tui Tonga 



when he has his hair cut. Tract on Lape island (V). Also tract on Nua- 



papu island (V). 

 Langituitonga. Royal tomb of the king of Tonga [langi, royal tomb; tui, king; 



tonga; Tongatabu]. Tomb near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Langituofefafa. Royal tomb of jerking and carrying on the back [langi, royal 



tomb; tuo, to jerk; fefafa, to carry on the back]. Tomb near Lapaha, village 



on Tongatabu island (T). Herein is buried the Tui Tonga Tui Pulotu I. On 

 his back is buried, face downward, his brother Tokemoana; hence the name 



tuofefafa, to carry on the back. The last Tui Tonga, Laufilitonga, is also 



buried in this tomb. The tomb is also called Langifanakavakilangi. 

 Langituoteau. Royal tomb one hundred times [langi, royal tomb; tuo, times; 



teau, one hundred]. Tomb near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Burial place of the Tui Tonga Tui Pulotu II. 

 Langonga. The boat dock. Anchorage near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu 



island (T). 

 Lapaha. The appearance of assassination [lapa, to assassinate; ha, appearance]. 



The equivalent of Fijian lambasa. Village on Tongabu island (T). A heilda 



tree in Lapaha bears this name, which was bestowed upon it by certain chiefs. 



The village where the Tui Tonga resided. Also tract near Vaipoa, village on 



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



(NF). 

 Lapata. To strike and assassinate [lapa, to assassinate; ta, to strike]. Tract 



in Neiafu, village on Vavau island (V). 

 Lape. Applied to wrestling when one throws his opponent by the aid of his 



legs; to bless, to render prosperous. Tract on Matuku island (H) — Tui Haa- 



teiho, landlord. Also island (V). 

 Lasea. A kind of white clay. Tract near Pangai, village on Lifuka island (H). 



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

 Lata. A shrub. Tract near Uiha, village on Uiha island (H) — Malupo, landlord. 



Also tract on Niuafoou island (NF) — Fusitua, landlord. 

 Latai. Fond of the place. Pool on Tongatabu island (T). On weather shore. 

 Latakofe. Bamboo shrub [lata, a shrub; kofe, bamboo]. Tract near Haava- 



katolo, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Ahomee, landlord. Also tract near 



Alaki, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Tui Pelehake, landlord. Also tract 



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

 Late. Floating sail [la, sail; te, to float, to sit on the surface of the water]; 



perhaps descriptive of the appearance of Late island, a volcanic cone visible 



to the west of Vavau. Tracts near villages on Tongatabu island (T) : near 



Nukualofa, Tatakamotonga — Tungi, landlord, Haveluliku, and Fuaamotu — 



Tungi, landlord. Also tract on Ofolanga island (H). Also tract on Okoa island 



