Gifford — Tongan Place Names 227 



Tongamamao. Distant Tonga [mamao, distant]. Tract on Tungua island (H) 



— Tul Haateiho, landlord. In mythology, a land created by the primordial 



deities Piki and Kele, for their offspring. Also tract near Felemea, village on 



Uiha island (H). Also village on Niuatoou island (NF). 

 Tongamanatu. Anxious Tonga [manatu, anxious]. Tract near Nukualofa, village 



on Tongatabu island (T). Also tomb near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu island 



(T). Burial place of the Tui Lakepa. See Langitongamanatu. 

 Tongamopulotu. Tonga and Pulotu. Sanctuary near Makave, village on Vavau 



island (V). 

 Tongamovavau. Tonga and Vavau. Tract near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu 



island (T) — Pangia, landlord. 

 Tongaoi. Originating Tonga [oi, to originate, to set going]. Tract near Pahefa, 



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

 Tongatabu. Sacred Tonga [tabu, sacred]. Also called simply Tonga. Island 



Vavau island (V) — Tui Afitu, landlord. 

 Tongataeapa. Tonga without veneration [tae, without; apa, to venerate]. Tracts 



in and near Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tongatafe. The flowing Tonga [tafe, to flow]. Tract near Makave, village on 



(T). Also tract on Tungua Island (H) — Tui Haateiho, landlord. 

 Tongatoto. Blood of Tonga [toto, blood]. Tract near Lapaha, village on Tonga- 

 tabu island (T) — Pangia, landlord. 

 Tongatuai. Slow Tonga [tuai, slow]. Tract near Vaipoa, village on Niuatoputapu 



Island (NT)— Maatu, landlord. 

 Tongi. To carve or engrave. Tract near Tuanuku, village on Vavau island (V) 



— Ulukalala, landlord. 

 Tongia. To relieve for a time. Place in eastern Tongatabu (T). 

 Tongiatulanga. To set about carving the bonito [tongi, to carve; atu, bonito; 



langa, to set in motion]. House of the Tui Kanokupolu in the green (malae) 



near Kanokupolu, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tongofe. Tract near Feletoa, village on Vavau island (V). Also tract near 



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

 Tongolei. A tree. Tract near Tuanuku, village on Vavau island (V) — Ulukalala, 



landlord. 

 Tongoleleka. Ebbing tide mangrove [tongo, mangrove; leleka, ebbing tide]. Vil- 

 lage near Hihifo, village on Lifuka island (H). An earlier name for present 



village of Hihifo, though probably originally referring to only a part of it. 

 Tongoloa. Long mangrove tree [tongo, mangrove tree; lea, long]. Tract near 



Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tongololoto. Mangrove tree in deep water [tongo, mangrove; loloto, deep]. 



Place on Tongatabu island (T). On great lagoon. 

 Tongomotu. Broken mangrove tree [tongo, mangrove tree; motu, broken]. Place 



on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tongotongo. A kind of si shrub. Tract near Lapaha, village on Tongatabu 



island (T) — Pangia, landlord. 

 Tookau. To take by the stalk [too, to take; kau, stalk]. Tract near Holopeka, 



village on Lifuka island (H) — Tui Afitu, landlord. 

 Toomaiu. [Toomai, to pass it here.] Tract near Fakakakai, village on Haano 



Island (H). 

 Toone. To fall in the sands [to, to fall; one, sands]. Tract near Fetoa, village 



on Tongatabu island (T) — Luani, landlord. 

 Topa. A sore mouth. Tract near Uiha, village on Uiha island (H) — Malupo, 



landlord. 

 Topuili. Tract near Felemea, village on Uiha island (H). Also tract near Uiha, 



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



