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Manamoui. Living mana [mana, mana; moui, to live]. Tract on Ovalja island 

 (V). 



Manaui. A tree. Tract near Nukuhitulu, village on Tongatabu island (T). Also 

 an ovava tree in the Tui Tonga's green (malae), at Lapaha, village on Tonga- 

 tabu island (T). Also tract near Kolonga, village on Tongatabu island (T) — 

 Nuku, landlord. 



Manavanga. A place where all is swallowed up. Channel near Tongatabu 

 island (T). One of the channels leading from the open sea to Mua (Lapaha 

 and Tatakamotonga) on the shore of the great lagoon. 



Manavaotatau. Resemblance of bush mana [mana, mana; vao, bush; tatau, re- 

 semblance]. Tract near Haano, village on Haano island (H) — Tui Haangana, 

 landlord. 



Mania. Tract near Angaha, village on Niuafoou island (NP) — Fotofili, landlord. 



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

 tract near Holopeka, village on Lifuka island (H). Here resided the concu- 

 bines of Havea, the priest of the god Uluenga. Also tract near Haano, village 

 on Haano island (H) — Tui Haangana, landlord. Tract near Koloa, village on 

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

 tract near Angaha, village on Niuafoou island (NF). 



Manima. Island (T). Also tract on Moungaone island (H). Also tract on 

 Ovaka island (V). 



Manini. Name of a fish. Tract on Ovaka island (V). Also tract near Angaha, 

 village on Niuafoou island (NF). 



Maninita. To strike manini fish [manini, a fish; ta, to strike]. Tracts near vil- 

 lages on Tongatabu island (T) : near Houma — Vaea, landlord, Havelu — Fie- 

 lakepa, landlord, and Tatakamotonga — Tungi, landlord. Also tract near 

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

 Ngaunoho, village on Utungake island (V). Also tract near Mangia, village 

 on Vavau island (V). Also island (V). 



Manioke. Manioc. Tract near Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Manono. Tracts near villages on Tongatabu island (T) : near Kolovai — Ata, 

 landlord, Matafonua — Tui Vakano, landlord, Houma — Vaea, landlord, Hofoa, 

 Longoteme — Veikune, landlord, and Vaini — Maafu, landlord. Also tract on 

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

 tract near Leimatua, village on Vavau island (V) — Fotu, landlord. Also tract 

 near Sapaata, village on Niuafoou island (NF). Also tract on Niuafoou 

 island (NF)— Fotofili, landlord. 



Manonofeke. Tract near Hihifo, village on Lifuka island (H). This is said to 

 be a former "village" site, apparently long uninhabited. A passageway through 

 the reef here is called Manonofeke, where octopus (feke) was caught for the 

 chiefs. 



Manonofoou. New Manono [foou, new]. Tract near Veitongo, village on Tonga- 

 tabu island (T). 



Manu. Animal. Tract near Haano, village on Haano island (H) — Tui Haan- 

 gana, landlord. Also tract on Niuatoputapu island (NT) — Tangipa, landlord. 



Manuanua. To be full of worms. Tract near Muitoa, village on Haano island 

 (H) — Tui Haangana, landlord. 



Manuasike. Sike shellfish full of worms [manua, to be full of worms; sike, a 

 shellfish]. Tract near Vaipoa, village on Niuatoputapu island (NT) — Maatu, 

 landlord. 



Manuka. To kill, to murder (applied to chiefs). Village on Tongatabu island 

 (T). 



