Gifford — Tongan Place Names 191 



telho, landlord. Also tract near Hihifo, village on Lifuka Island (H). Also 



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



(V) — Tui Lakepa, landlord. Also tract near Neiafu, village on Vavau island 



(V). Also tract on Niuafoou island (NF). 

 Papalaloa. Long timber on which tapa is printed [papa, a long hollow piece of 



wood on which tapa is printed; loloa, long]. Tract near Fataulua, village on 



Niuafoou island (NF). 

 Papatai. To beat the sand level as a child does when playing on the beach 



[papa, plain, even as a road much trodden; tai, to beat, to strike]. Tract near 



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



Tungua island (H) — Tui Haateiho, landlord. Also tract near Tuanekivale, 



village on Niuatoputapu island (NT) — Maatu, landlord. 

 Papatea. Whitish papa fish [papa, a fish; tea, whitish]. Tract near Vaipoa, 



village on Niuatoputapu island (NT) — Maatu. landlord. 

 Papekinoa. To strike the one who has nothing [pa, to strike; pe, only; ki, to; 



noa, nothing. Tract on Tungua island (H) — Tui Haateiho, landlord. 

 Papiete. Papeete, Tahiti. Tract near Otea, village on Kapa island (V). Also tract 



near Utulei, village on Pangaimotu island (V). 

 Pasipasi. To have become incapable of exciting interest; to weary by the same 



thing over and over again. Tract on Lape island (V). Tracts near Matamaka 



and Nuapapu, villages on Nuapapu island (V). 

 Patapata. Rough. Tract near Feletoa, village on Vavau island (V). 

 Patavale. Foolish (to select?) gravel [pata, gravel; vale, foolish]. Tract near 



Mataaho, village on Niuafoou island (NF). 

 Patepate. A name given to small inferior yams. Tract in Lapaha, village on 



Tongatabu island (T). 

 Pato. The Muscovy duck. Tract near Matahau, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



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

 Pau. Confident, fixed, determined, certain, definite. Tract near Folaha, village 



on Tongatabu island (T). Also island (V). 

 Paumoleva. Mbau and Rewa, two Fijian towns [pau, Mbau; mo, and; leva, 



Rewa]. Tract in Neiafu, village on Vavau island (V). 

 Paunieono. Six pounds [pauni, pound; e, by; ono, six]. A modern name com- 

 memorating theft of six-pound tin of beef from store, by lessee of this tract. 



Tract on Nukunukumotu island (T). The ancient name was Laulaupehele. 

 Paunofo. Certain of dwelling [pau, certain; nofo, to dwell]. Tract near Hihifo, 



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



island (H). 

 Pautenl. Name of a tree. Tract near Houma, village on Tongatabu island (T) 



— Vaea, landlord. 

 Pauu. Mischief. Tract near Felemea, village on Uiha island (H). 

 Pava. The house or holy place (potu tapu) of the god Ngaoaa, located on the 



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

 Pavaka. Shield of a canoe [pa, shield; vaka, canoe]. Tract near Nukunuku, 



village on Tongatabu island (T) — Tui Vakano, landlord. Also tract near La- 

 paha, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Pangia, landlord. 

 Pavilloni. Pavilion. Tract in Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Pea. Bear. A fortified village on Tongotabu island (T), so named by the chief 



Takai to signify the strength of the fortress."' 

 Peapea. Island (H). 

 Peeslsio. Conquered ones (with) girdles going [pee, conquered one; sisi, girdle 



made of leaves and flowers; o, to go (applied to two or more)]. Tract near 



Neiafu, village on Vavau island (V). 



" Pea is mentioned in John Martin, An Account of the Natives of the Tonga 

 Islands', 2nd. ed., vol. i, p. 112, London, John Murray, 1818. 



