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Tuamasia. Tract near Palevai, village on Kapa island (V) — Fakatulolo, landlord. 

 Tuamatatoho. A fishing place: exterior of the dragged mesh [tua, exterior; mata, 



mesh; toho, to drag along]. Tract near Houma, village on Tongatabu island 



(T)— Vaea, landlord. 

 Tuamaumau. Destroying commoner [tua, commoner; maumau, to destroy]. Tract 



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

 Tuamoukau. Tract near Kolonga, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Nuku, land- 

 lord. 

 Tuanakinoa. To depend on nothing [tuanaki, to depend on; noa, nothing]. Tract 



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

 Tuanekivale. Village on Vavau island (V). 

 Tuanuku. Back of the land (tua, back; nuku, land]. District in southern part 



of Eua island (T). Also tract near Ohonua, village on Eua island (T). Also 



tract in Nukualofa, village on Tongatabu island (T). Also tract on 



Nomuka island (H), tract of the goddess Fehuluni. Also tract near Fotua, vil- 

 lage on Foa island (H). Also village on Vavau island (V). Also tract near Pa- 



taulua, village on Niuafoou island (NF). 

 Tuapauu. Mischievous commoner [tua, commoner; pauu, mischievous]. Tract 



near Longoteme, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Veikune, landlord. 

 Tuapeukai. A person of inferior rank who interferes to prevent the preparing 



of food for a chief. Tract on Niuafoou island (NF). 

 Tuapoloa. The back of Poloa island [tua, back]. Tract near Fahefa, village on 



Tongatabu island (T) — Veehala, landlord. Also tract near Vaotuu, village on 



Tongatabu island (T) — Tui Vakano, landlord. 

 Tuatala. A talking commoner [tua, commoner; tala, to converse]. Tract near 



Leimatua, village on Vavau island (V) — Tui Pelehake, landlord. 

 Tuatalahumaki. A talking commoner who pushes through [tua, commoner; tala, 



to talk; humaki, to push through]. Tract near Utulau, village on Tongatabu 



island (T). 

 Tuatalatau. A commoner talking of war [tua, commoner; tala, to talk; tau, 



war]. Tract near Utulau, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tuatango. Commoner who visits a woman under cover of night [tua, commoner; 



tango, to visit a woman under cover of night]. Tract near Mataaho, village 



on Niuafoou island (NF). Also recorded as Tuatangi. 

 Tuataono. A commoner who struck six [tua, commoner; ta, to strike; ono, six.] 



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

 Tuatekalo. A commoner who is always evading his rank [tua, commoner; te, 



always; kalo, to evade]. Tract near Fataulua, village on Niuafoou island 



(NF). 

 Tuatele. Back of a razor [tua, back; tele, razor]. Tract near Mataaho, village 



on Niuafoou island (NF). 

 Tuatol. Behind the toi tree [tua, behind; tol, a tree (Alphitonia excelsa)]. Tract 



on Eua island (T). 

 Tuatoma. A vain commoner [tua, commoner; toma, vain]. Tract near Houma, 



village on Eua island (T). 

 Tuatonga. The back part of Tonga [tua, back; tonga, Tongatabu island]. Coast 



on the weather shore of Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tuauha. Rain outside [tua, outside; uha, rain]. Tract near Tafahi, village on 



Tafahi island (NT). 

 Tuautu. Perpendicular back [tua, back; utu, perpendicular]. Tract near Hautu, 



village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Tuavahal. Commoner who separates by getting between the parties [tua, com- 

 moner; vahai, to separate by getting between the parties]. Tract near Tala- 



foou, village on Tongatabu island (T) — Lauaki, landlord. 



