Gifford — Tongan Place Names 173 



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



Navosa. The speech. Tract in Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). Also 

 tract near Utulei, village on Pangaimotu island (V). 



Navua. Full of lime [navu, lime]. Tract on Tongatabu island (T). An early 

 name for the original village of Nukualofa. 



Navutoka. A sediment of lime for cleaning the head [navu, a preparation of lime 

 for cleaning the head; toka, sediment]. Village on Tongatabu island (T). 



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



Neheu. To stir. Tract near Tufuvai, village on Eua island (T). 



Neiafu. Village and tracts near villages on Tongatabu island (T) : near Haakili, 

 Napua, and Kolonga — Nuku, landlord. Also tract on Nomuka island (H). Also 

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

 Lotofoa, village on Foa island (H). Village on Vavau island (V), the capital 

 of the Vavau group. 



Neiafutahi. Neiafu by the sea [tahi, sea]. Tract in Neiafu, village on Vavau 

 island (V). 



Nekesi. To prompt, to incite, nekesia. Tract on Tungua island (H) — Tui Haatei- 

 ho, landlord. 



Neukini. New Guinea. Tract on Fetoa Island (H). 



Niato. Tract near Malapo, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Luani, landlord. 



Nimatamaki. Bruised hands [nima, hand; tamaki, bruised]. Tract near Fuaa- 

 motu, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Tungi, landlord. 



Niniva. To rub the head with the finger ends and laugh and make a noise [nini, 

 to rub the head with the finger ends; va, to laugh and make a noise]. Tract 

 near Fahefa, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Veehala, landlord. Also tract 

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

 on Lofanga island (H). 



Niu. The coconut. Tracts near villages on Tongatabu island (T): near Foui — 

 Vahai, landlord, Masilamea, and Nukuhitulu. Also tract near Pukotala, village 

 on Haano island (H) — Tul Haangana, landlord. Also tract near Fue, village 

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

 (NF). 



Niua. A great number of coconut trees. Tracts near villages on Tongatabu island 

 (T): near Haatoa, Nukunuku — Tui Vakano, landlord, Houma — Vaea, landlord, 

 Pea — Lavaka, landlord, Maufanga — Fakafanua, landlord, and Navutoka — Tungl, 

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

 Also tract and district near Pangai. village on Lifuka island (H). Also tract 

 near Fotua, village on Foa island (H) — Tui Pelehake, landlord. Also tract near 

 Fakakakai, village on Haano island (H). Also tract near Haano, village on 

 Haano island (H) — Tui Haangana, landlord. Also tract near Haalaufuli, village 

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

 Fotu, landlord. 



Niuaemoa. Coconut for the fowls [niu, coconut; ae, the; moa, fowl]. Tract near 

 Koloua, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Niuafoou. New Niua [foou, new]. Tract near Folaha, village on Tongatabu 

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

 tract on Tungua island (H) — Tui Haateiho, landlord. Also tract on Fotuhaa, 

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

 island (NF). 



Niuafoousiisii. Poor little Niuafoou [sii, poor; siisiiange, little, smaller, or less]. 

 Tract on Niuafoou island (NF). 



Niualalo. Lower Niua [lalo, below, beneath]. Tract near Navutoka, village on 

 Tongatabu island (T) — Tungi, landlord. 



