Gifford — Tongan Place Names \77 



Niutuutaha. One coconut standing [niu, coconut; tuu, to stand; taha, one]. Tract 



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



Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu Island (T). 

 Niutuutapa. Standing coconut glittering in the sun [niu, coconut; tuu, to stand; 



tapa, to glitter in the sun]. Tract near Tuanuku, village on Vavau island (V). 



— Ulukalala, landlord. 

 Niutuuuau Two standing coconuts [niu, coconut; tuu, to stand; ua, two]. Tract 



in Hofoa, village on Tongatabu island (T). Also tract in Nukualofa, village on 



Tongatabu island (T). 

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

 Niuui. A kind of coconut [niu, coconut; ui, the name of one kind of coconut]. 



Islet (T). Also district and tract near Hihifo, village on Lifuka island (H). 

 Niuutu. Perpendicular coconut [niu, coconut; utu, perpendicular]. Tract near 



Nukunuku, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Tui Vakano, landlord. 

 Niuvai. A kind of coconut. Tract near Houma, village on Eua island (T). Also 



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



village on Tongatabu island (T) — Tungi, landlord. Also tract on Moungaone 



island (H). Also tract on Ofolanga island (H). Tract near Holonga, village 



on Vavau island (V). Also tract near Vaipoa, village on Niuatoputapu (NT) — 



Maatu, landlord. 

 Niuvalu. A kind of coconut. Tracts near villages on Tongatabu island (T) : 



near Haatafu, Kolovai — Ata, landlord, Haavakatolo — Ahomee, landlord, and Ko- 



longa — Nuku. landlord. Also tract on Oloua island (V). 

 Niuvela. Burnt coconut [niu, coconut; vela, to burn]. Tract near Hamula, village 



on Tongatabu island (T)— Pangia, landlord. 

 Noa. Worthless. Tract near Kanokupolu, village near Tongatabu island (T). 

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

 Nofoakauvaka. The seat of a boat crew [nofoa, seat; kauvaka, crew of a vessel]. 



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



on Hunga island (V) — Fulivai, landlord. 

 Nofoata. To dwell free [nofo, to dwell; ata, free]. Tract on Haafeva Island (H) 



— Tuuhetoka, landlord. 

 Nofoatoa. A seat of casuarina wood [nofoa, seat; toa, casuarina]. Tract near 



Falehau, village on Niuatoputapu island (NT). 

 Nofopule. To abide and govern [nofo, to abide; pule, to govern]. Tract near 



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

 Nokotu. Tract near Pangai, village on Lifuka island (H). 

 Nomuanga. Place of food made for infants [nomu, food made for infants; anga, 



place]. Islet (H). Exact location uncertain. 

 Nomuka. To grow well. Sometimes spelt Namuka. Island (H). 

 Nomukeiki. Little Nomuka [nomuke, modification of word nomuka); iki, little]. 



Tract near Hofoa, village on Tongatabu island (T). Also island (H). Some 



tales attribute the name to two individuals, a man Nomu and a woman Iki. 



Certain versions also state that they were Samoans. This type of derivation of 



place names is quite common in Samoa, e. g.. Tutu and Ila, two individuals 



whose names combined make Tutuila. Also tract near Uiha, village on XJiha 



island (H) — Malupo, landlord. 

 Nonu. Name of a tree. Tract near Fuaamotu, village on Tongatabu island (T) 



— Tungi, landlord. 

 Noosia. To be strangled. Tract near Ohonua, village on Eua island (T). 

 Note. To borrow (a canoe) and float [no, to borrow; te, to float]. Tract near 



Toula, village on Vavau island (V). 

 Nua. Tract near Falevai, village on Kapa island (V) — Fakatulolo, landlord. 



