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lage on Tongatabu Island (T) — Lavaka, landlord. Also tract near Lotofoa, 



village on Foa Island (H). Also tract near Faleloa, village on Foa island (H). 



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



Afu Haalaufuli, landlord. 

 Lautu. Furled sail [la, sail; utu, to gather in]. Tract near Vaotuu, village on 



Tongatabu island (T) — Tui Vakano, landlord. 

 Lauua. Two leaves [lau, leaf; ua, two]. Tracts near villages on Vavau island 



(V) : near Tuanuku — Ulukalala, landlord, Longomapu — Veikune, landlord, and 



Neiafu. 

 Lavaaho. Shark bait [lava, a bait tor fish; aho, a kind of shark]. Tract near 



Lakepa, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Lasike, landlord. Also tract near 



Pea, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Lavaka, landlord. 

 Lavaki. A traitor. Tract on Ehieiki island (T). Also tract near Uiha, village on 



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



Vavau isl/nd (V) — Afu Haalaufuli, landlord. 

 Lavakluta. Inland Lavaki [uta, inland]. Tract near Haalaufuli, village on Vavau 



island (V) — Afu Haalaufuli, landlord. 

 Lavatoko. To accomplish preparations on a large scale [lava, to accomplish; 



toko, to make preparations on a large scale]. Tract near Lapaha, village on 



Tongatabu island (T) — Pangia, landlord. 

 Lavatuutolu. To conquer three appearing as spirits [lava, to conquer; tuu, to 



appear as a spirit; tolu, three]. Tract near Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu 



island (T). 

 Laveamata. To bite the face [lavea, to bite; mata, face]. Tract near Haakio, 



village on Vavau island (V). 

 Lavelave. To keep to leeward in steering a boat. Tract near Haateiho, village 



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

 Lavenga. The part where anything has struck or touched. Tract near Otea, 



village on Kapa island (V). Also tract on Hunga island (V) — Fulivai, landlord. 

 Lavengahau. The striking of an arrow [lave, to strike the mark; ngahau, ar- 

 row]. Tract near Uiha, village on Uiha island (H) — Malupo, landlord. Also 



tract near Tefisi, village on Vavau island (V) — Luani, landlord. Also tract 



near Ngaakau, village on Vavau island (V). 

 Lavengatonga. The place struck against by Tonga, in the sense of relied upon 



for food [lavenga, any part or place struck against; tonga, Tongatabu]. Village 



on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Lavllavl. A brown pig with black or dark stripes. Tract near Ngaunoho, vil- 

 lage on Utungake island (V). 

 Leaaekane. Sound of the can [lea, sound; ae, of the; kane, can, bucket]. Tract 



in Falevai, village on Kapa island (V). 

 Leaaemotuku. Voice of the heron [lea, voice; ae, of the; motuku, heron (Ardea 



sacra)]. Tract near Hihifo, village on Lifuka island (H). 

 Leaaepuloka. The squeak of the pulley [lea, voice, sound; ae, of the; puloka, 



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

 Leaaetohl. The word of the book [lea, speech, language; ae, of the; tohl, book]. 



Tract in Pangai, village on Lifuka island (H). 

 Leaafuiva. The call of the flycatcher [lea, speech; a, of; fulva, an insectivorous 



bird (Myiolestes heinei)]. Tract on Nomuka island (H). 

 Leaatevolo. The speech of the devil [lea, speech; a, of; tevolo, devil] Tract 



in Maufanga, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Lefelefevalu. A mound 21 feet high, on western side of Eua island (T), between 



Kolomaile and Tufuvai. Reputed to have been the home of chiefly virgin 



(taupoou), or to be the virgin herself now transformed into a mound, as are 



