Gifford — Tongan Place Names 155 



Maopoopo. Shut, compact, close. Tract near Haavakatolo, village on Tongatabu 

 island (T) — Ahomee, landlord. Also tract near Hihifo, village on Lituka 

 island (H). Also tract near Holopeka, village on Lifuka island (H). Also 

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

 village on Vavau island (V). Also tract near Vaipoa, village on Niuatopu- 

 tapu island (NT) — Maatu, landlord. 



Mapa. Name of a tree. Tracts near villages on Tongatabu island (T): near 

 Haakili, Napua, Houma — Vaea, landlord, Haakame, Maufanga, and Folaha. 

 Also tract near Pangai, village on Pangaimotu island (V). Also tract near 

 Koloa, village on Koloa island (V). 



Mapafisi. Flowering mapa tree [mapa, a tree; fisi, to flower]. Tract near 

 Lototoa, village on Foa island (H). 



Mapelumoelau. One who bows and speaks at the same time [mapelu, to bend, 

 to bow; moe, and; lau, to speak, to talk]. Tract in Nukualofa, village on 

 Tongatabu island (T). 



Mapitoa. Tract in Taoa, village on Vavau island (V). 



Mapo. Vain boasting. Tract on Niuatoputapu island (NT) — Tangipa, landlord. 



Mapuateiua. Tract near Ahau, village on Niuafoou island (NF) — Fotofili, landlord. 



Mapuatonga. To whistle of Tonga [mapu, to whistle; a, of; tonga, Tonga]. 

 Tract near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Pangia, landlord. Also 

 tract near Makaunga, village on Tongatabu island (T)— -Pangia, landlord. 



Mapuhanga. To whistle and to face [mapu, to whistle; hanga, to face]. Tract 

 near Kolomaile, village on Eua island (T). Also tract near Haano, village 

 on Haano island (H) — Tui Haangana, landlord. Also tract near Tuanuku, 

 village on Vavau island (V) — Malupo, landlord. Also tract near Toula, vil- 

 lage on Vavau island (V). 



Mapula. To whistle up the sail [mapu, to whistle; la, sail]. Tract near Nuku- 

 alofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Masei. Tract near Hihifo, village on Lituka island (H). 



Masi. Name of a tree. Tract near Houma, village on Eua island (T). Also 

 north gate of fortress Koloteekiu, near Teekiu, village on Tongatabu island 

 (T). Also tracts near villages on Tongatabu island (T) : near Nukuhitulu, 

 Hamula — Pangia, landlord, and Puaamotu — Tungi, landlord. Also tract on 

 Kotu island (H). Also tract near Pangai, village on Lifuka island (H). Also 

 tract in Falevai, village on Kapa island (V). 



Masia. Tract in Tuanuku, village on Vavau island (V). 



Masika. To flash along. Tract near Fatumu, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Masikona. A kind of tree. Tract near Faleloa. village on Foa island (H). 



Masila. Bamboo used as a fishing rod. Tract near Nukualofa, village on Tonga- 

 tabu island (T). 



Masilamea. To attend to the bamboo fishing rod [masila, a bamboo used as a 

 fishing rod; mea, to attend to]. Village on Tongatabu island (T). Also 

 tract near Pangai, village on Lifuka island (H). Also graveyard on Lifuka 

 island (H). On weather shore. Also tract near Neiafu, village on Vavau 

 island (V) — Lauaki, landlord. Also tract in Neiafu, village on Vavau island 

 (V). 



Masivaleva. Immediate poverty [masiva, poverty; leva, immediate]. Tract near 

 Kalaau, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Mataaho. Eye of day [mata, eye; aho, day]. Island in great lagoon of Tonga- 

 tabu island (T). So named in connection with the neighboring island of 

 Talakite. Talakite means "white tern saw" in reference to the discovery of the 

 sleeping pair. Tangaloa Eitumatupua and Ilaheva. by the white tern. This oc- 

 curred after day had dawned, so the name Mataaho was applied to the second 



