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Matakehe. Different, strange in appearance. Tract near Utulau, village on 



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



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

 Matakiano. To spy in a marsh [mataki, to spy; ano, a marsh]. Tract on No- 



muka island (H). 

 Matakiata. To be seen at dawn [mata, to be seen; ki, at; ata, dawn]. Place 



on Eua island (T). The place where the diviner (tongafisi) Hama lived. 



within the tract Halahu. From this place he is reputed to have made ob- 

 servations which led to the discovery of Ata (Pylstaart) island, the most 



southerly land of the Tongan archipelago. Also tract in Folaha, village on 



Tongatabu island (T). 

 Matakiena. That traitor [mataki, traitor; ena, that]. Tract near Nukualofa, vil- 

 lage on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Matakieua. The edge towards Eua [mata, edge; ki, towards; eua, the island 



of Eua]. Place on southeastern shore of Tongatabu island (T). 

 Matakifisi. The edge towards Fiji [mata, edge; ki, towards; fisi, Fiji]. Tract 



near Foui, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Vahai, landlord. Also tract on 



Hunga island (V) — Fulivai, landlord. 

 Matakifoa. The edge towards Foa [mata, edge; ki, towards; foa, Foa island]. 



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

 Matakifotola. The edge towards Fotola [mata, edge; ki, towards]. Tract near 



Mataika, village on Vavau island (V). 

 Mataklfotula. The edge towards Fotula [mata, edge; ki, towards]. Tract in 



Lapaha, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 IVIatakihaamoa. The edge towards Samoa [mata, edge; ki, towards; haamoa, 



Samoa]. Tract near Leimatua, village on Vavau island (V) — Fotu, landlord. 

 Matakihunga. The edge towards Hunga [mata, edge; ki, towards; hunga, Hunga 



island, Vavau group]. Tract on Hunga island (V). Also tract near Tuanuku, 



village on Vavau island (V) — Ulukalala, landlord. 

 Matakilangi. The edge towards the sky [mata, edge; ki, towards; langi, sky]. 



Tract near Tuanuku, village on Vavau island (V) — Ulukalala, landlord. 

 IVIatakilaotala. The edge towards Laotala [mata, edge; ki, towards]. Tract on 



Tungua island (H) — Tui Haateiho, landlord. 

 Matakilikili. Boundary of black pebbles [mata, boundary; kilikili, small black 



pebbles used to decorate graves]. Tracts near villages on Tongatabu island 



(T) : near Haatafu, Kolovai — Ata, landlord, and Malapo — Luani, landlord. 

 Matakimango. Edge towards Mango [mata, edge; ki, towards; mango, Mango 



island, Haapai group]. Tract near Fahefa, village on Tongatabu island (T) — 



Veehala, landlord. Also tract on Tungua island (H). 

 Matakimoana. Edge towards the ocean [mata, edge; ki, towards; moana, ocean]. 



Tract on Tungua island (H) — Tui Haateiho, landlord. 

 IVIatakiniua. Edge towards Niua [mata, edge; kl, towards; niua, Niuatoputapu 



island]. Tract on Fonoifua island (H)— Tui Afitu, landlord. Also northern- 

 most headland of Vavau island (V). 

 Matakiofu. Edge towards Ofu [mata, edge; ki, towards; ofu, Ofu island, Vavau 



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



Ofu island (V) — Tui Lakepa, landlord. 

 Matakiono. Edge towards Ono [mata, edge; ki, towards; ono, a tract in Vavau 



island]. Tract on Ofu island (V) — Tui Lakepa, landlord. 

 Matakitau. War spy [mataki, spy; tau, war]. Fortress on Eua island (T). A 



fortified elevation more than 1000 feet above sea level, on southeastern part 



of Eua; said to have been fortified by hero Tuutaki. 



