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Talotatau. Resemblance to taro [talo, taro; tatau, resemblance]. Tract on Kotu 



island (H). 

 Talotunu. Roasted taro [talo, taro; tunu, to roast]. Waves on Tongatabu island 



(T). On the weather shore. 

 Talukua. Foolish lock of hair [talu, a lock of hair; kua, foolish]. Tracts in 



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



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



village on Haano island (H) — Tui Haangana, landlord. Also tract on Ovaka 



island (V). 

 Talumi. A canoe. Tract near Houma, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Vaea, 



landlord. 

 Tama. A child. Tract near Holonga, village on Vavau island (V). 

 Tamakumimai. A boy bringing two sheets of black tapa [tama, boy; kumi, two 



sheets of black tapa; mai, to bring]. Tract near Neiafu, village on Vavau 



island (V). 

 Tamamualoto. Child first in the center [tama, child; mua, first; loto, center]. 



Tract near Neiafu, village on Vavau island (V). 

 Tamanu. The name of a tree (Calophyllum burmanni). Tract near Taoa, village 



on Vavau island (V). 

 Tamasi. To hew the masi tree [ta, to hew; masi, a tree]. Tract in 



Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tamataipele. Boy strikes a pet [tama, boy; tai, to strike; pele, pet]. Tract near 



Lotofoa, village on Foa island (H) — Tui Pelehake, landlord. 

 Tamatangikai. Child crying for food [tama, child; tangi, to cry; kai, food]. 



Tract near Kanokupolu, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tamataua. To strike with two points [ta, to strike; mata, edge; ua, two]. A 



place on Eua island (T) connected with the hero Tuutaki. Two holes are 



said to be there where the two points of a double-headed spear entered the 



ground. 

 Tamateuteu. A child made ready [tama, child; teuteu, to make ready]. Tract 



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

 Tamatuumee. Boy who is about to perform dances [tama, boy; tuu, to stand; 



mee, a dance]. Tract on Lifuka island (H). 

 Tamatou. Child of tou wood [tama, child; tou, a tree]. The royal tomb Langi- 



tamatou near Makaunga, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tamole. A shrub. Tract in Tuanuku, village on Vavau island (V). 

 Tanafa. The name of a fish. Tract on Tungua island (H) — Tui Haateiho, land- 

 lord. 

 Tanaki. To collect. Tract near Pakakakai, village on Haano island (H). 

 Tanakitae. To collect excrement [tanaki, to collect; tae, excrement]. Tract near 



Tefisi, village on Vavau island (V) — Luani, landlord. 

 Tanoa. To forewarn. Islet (T). Also place on Tongatabu island (T). On the 



weather shore. Also island (H). Near Nomuka island. 

 Tanuamoa. To bury a chicken [tanua, to bury; moa, chicken. Tract near 



Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tanumaapa. To bury the dead by numbers and to venerate them [tanuma, to 



bury the dead by numbers; apa, to venerate]. Tract near Tufuvai, village on 



Eua island (T). Tract near Nukunuku, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Tui 



Vakano, landlord. 

 Tanumafili. To bury the enemy dead by numbers [tanuma, to bury the dead by 



numbers; fill, enemy]. Tract on Ovaka island (V). 

 Tanumahuhu. To bury the bleeding dead by numbers [tanuma, to bury the dead 



by numbers; huhu, to bleed]. Tract near Talasiu, village on Tongatabu island 



(T) — Tui Lakepa, landlord. 



