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Siumafuauta. To seek sharks in a shoal of small fish near the shore [siu, to 

 seek sharks; mafua, a shoal of small fish; uta, shore]. Mound near Holeva, 

 a point of land east of Maufanga, village on Tongatabu island (T). For other 

 spellings of name of mound see Siamafuauta and Siamofuauta. 



Siumalu. To seek sharks when the wind is mild [siu, to seek sharks; malu, 

 mild (applied to the wind)]. Tract near Kolovai, village on Tongatabu island 

 (T) — Ata, landlord. Also district and beach on Lofanga island (H). 



Siumu. To seek mu fish [siu, to seek sharks; mu, a kind of fish]. Tract near 

 Tokomololo, village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Siuvakatele. A race with smoothed canoes [siu, a race with paddling canoes; 

 vaka, canoe; tele, to smooth off, to plane, to shave]. Tract near Kolovai, vil- 

 lage on Tongatabu island (T) — Ata, landlord. 



Sivesiva. A Tongan dance. Tract near Mua, village on Niuafoou island (NP). 



Soa. To feast and be awake [so, to feast; a, to be awake]. Tract near Haakame, 

 village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Sofata. To feast in a litter [so, to feast; fata, a bier, a litter]. Tract near Ko- 

 loa, village on Koloa island (V). 



Sokisoki. A spiny fish. Tract near Kapa, village on Kapa island (V). 



Solo. To loiter. Tract near Hihifo, village on Lifuka island (H). 



Solosolo. Said to be a Samoan word. Tract near Houma, village on Tongatabu 

 island (T) — Vaea, landlord. 



Sonau. Tract on Haafeva island (H) — Tuuhetoka, landlord. 



Sopi. Tract near Vaipoa, village on Niuatoputapu island (NT) — Maatu, landlord. 



Soso. A good many. Tract near Kolonga, village on Tongatabu island (T) — 

 Nuku, landlord. 



Sotoma. Said to be a Biblical name. Tract near Neiafu, village on Vavau island 

 (V). 



Supaata. Perhaps a misspelling of Sapata. Tract in Fuaaraotu, village on 

 Tongatabu island (T). 



Suva. Suva, the capital of Fiji. Tract in Neiafu, village on Vavau island 

 (V). 



Suvllolo. Tract near Pangaleounga, village on Foa island (H) — Niukapu, land- 

 lord. 



Taaemaka. To hew the stone [ta, to hew; ae, the; maka, stone]. A path across 

 the ford between Uoleva and Lifuka islands (H). 



Taaloalofa. To beckon at sea in a loving manner [taalo, to beckon at sea; a, of; 

 lofa, love]. Tract on Lofanga island (H). 



Taamaunau. Perhaps Taamaumau. Destructive taa fish [taa, the name of a fish; 

 maumau, destructive]. Tract near Mua, village on Niuafoou island (NF). 



Taanea. A town of warriors. Village on Vavau island (V). 



Taanevale. Foolish marriage of a chief [taane, marriage of a chief; vale, fool- 

 ish]. Tract near Nukunuku, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Tui Vakano, 

 landlord. 



Taanga. Wood cut down. Tract near Ohonua, village on Eua island (T). Also 

 place on Tongatabu island (T). On the weather shore. 



Taangakiki. The place of getting meat and fish for eating purposes [ta, the act 

 of getting; anga, place; kiki, term used of meat or anything eaten with vege- 

 tables]. Tract and district near Hihifo, village on Lifuka island (H). 



Taangaloa. Long pieces of wood being cut [taanga, to cut wood; loa, long]. 

 Tract near Nuapapu, village on Nuapapu island (V). 



Taangamotu. Broken cut-down wood [taanga, wood cut down; motu, broken.] 

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



