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Nualei. District near Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). Also tract on 

 Haafeva island (H) — Tuuhetoka, landlord. 



Nuanga. Beach on Tongatabu island (T). On weather shore. Also tract near 

 Pangai, village on Lifuka Island (H). 



Nuapapu. Island (V). Also village on Nuapapu island (V). West, in his "Ten 

 Years in South-Central Polynesia," calls this island Niuapapu. 



Nuapuli. Island (V). 



Nuhakau. To extract the stem of an arrow from the body [nuha, to extract a 

 piece of an arrow from the body; kau, the stem]. Tract on either Ofu or 

 Okoa island (V) — Tui Lakepa, landlord. 



Nuhamonuha. Equal and equal [nuha, equal; mo, and]. Two stones on the 

 weather shore of Tongatabu island (T), said to face each other. 



Nuifonua. Tract on Lofanga island (H). 



Nukonuka. Name of a tree. Tract near Holonga, village on Tongatabu island 

 (T). Also tract near Neiafu, village on Vavau island (V). 



Nuku. The land. Tract on Nukunukumotu island (T). Also islet near Nuku- 

 hltulu, village on Tongatabu island (T). In the great lagoon. Also island (T). 

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

 Also tract near Pukotala, village on Haano island (H)— Tui Haangana, land- 

 lord. Also tract near Falevai, village on Kapa island (V) — Fakatulolo, landlord. 

 Also island (V). Also tract on Okoa island (V). 



Nukualefa. Land of famine [nuku, land; a, of; lefa, famine]. Tract near Nukua- 

 lofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). An early name for the original village 

 of Nukualofa. 



Nukualofa. Land of love [nuku, land; a, of; ofa or lofa, love]. Village and dis- 

 trict on Tongatabu island (T). Capital of Tongan kingdom. The original 

 village of Nukualofa formerly bore successively the names Maufanga, Navua, 

 Nukualefa, and Nukualofa. The name Nukualofa is said to have been given 

 by Samoans who made war on Tonga. Another version is that it was so 

 named by shipwrecked Samoans who were given food there. Nukualofa was 

 originally just a little bit of ground opposite to Goodwin's house. There was a 

 boat anchorage there. 



Nukuate. The land of the long grass [nuku, land; ate, name of a long grass]. 

 Tract on Eueikl island (T). 



Nukuatea. Desert land [nuku, land; atea, desert]. Tract near Neiafu, village on 

 Vavau island (V). Also tract near Ahau, village on Niuafoou island (NF) — 

 Fotofili, landlord. 



Nukuea. Land that appears plainly [nuku, land; ea, to appear plainly]. Tract 

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

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

 Longomapu, village on Vavau island (V) — Veikune, landlord. 



Nukufaiau. Land arrived at [nuku, land; fai, to do, to perform; au, to arrive at]. 

 Island (H). 



Nukufeheaki. The land of going astray on both sides [nuku, land; feheaki, to 

 go astray on both sides]. Tract near Angaha, village on Niuafoou island (NF). 



Nukufetau. Land of the fetau tree [nuku, land; fetau, a tree]. Tract near Angaha, 

 village on Niuafoou island (NF) — Fotofili, landlord. Also tract near Petanl, 

 village on Niuafoou island (NF). 



Nukufotu. The land in sight [nuku, land; fotu, to appear in sight]. Tract on 

 Otea, village on Kapa island (V). 



Nukuha. The land in sight [nuku, land; ha, to appear in sight]. Tract near Ko- 

 longa, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Nuku, landlord. 



Nukuhake. The ascending land [nuku, land; hake, ascend]. Tract near Lapaha, 

 village on Tongatabu island (T) — Pangla, landlord. 



