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Utalofanga. Land of many landing places [uta, land; lo, many; fanga, landing 

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



Utamotahi. Land and sea [uta, land; mo, and; tahi, sea]. Tract near Utulau, 

 village on Tongatabu island (T). Also tract on Lofanga island (H). Also 

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

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



Utatonu. Fixed land [uta, land; tonu, fixed]. Tract on Lotanga island (H). 



Utavavau. Land of Vavau [uta, land; vavau, an island of the Vavau group]. 

 Tract near Holopeka, village on Lifuka island (H). 



Utongau. To chew the juice out of the spongy kernel of the coconut when 

 germinating [uto, spongy kernel of the coconut when germinating; ngau, to 

 chew the juice out of anything]. Tract near Utungake, village on Utungake 

 island (V) — Tuita, landlord. 



Utu. To carry. Tracts near villages on Tongatabu island (T) : near Teekiu — 

 Motuapuaka, landlord, Vaotuu — Tui Vakano, landlord, and Haakame, Also tract 

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

 on Haano island (H) — Tui Haangana, landlord. 



Utua. Ebb tide. Tract near Haalaufuli, village on Vavau island (V) — Afu Haalau- 

 fuli, landlord. 



Utuafu. Overcooked utu fish [utu, a fish; afu, overcooked]. Pool. Uncertain It 

 on Vavau island; at least in Vavau group. 



Utuaka. To gather the aka shrab [utu, to gather in; aka, a shrub]. Tracts in 

 and near Matafonua, village on Tongatabu island (T)— Tui Vakano, landlord. 



Utualea. Perpendicular shore where people meet, to converse together [utu, 

 perpendicular shore; alea, to converse together]. Tract near Holopeka, vil- 

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



Utuanifo. Horns or teeth at ebb tide [utua, ebb tide; nifo, horn, tooth], per- 

 haps in reference to exposed jagged rocks. Tract near Angaha, village on 

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



Utuangiangi. Perpendicular shore where the breeze springs up [utu, perpen- 

 dicular shore; angiangi, to spring up as a breeze]. Tract near Nukualofa, 

 village on Tongatabu island (T). 



Utuatea. To have a whitish reflection like glass [utua, to reflect as glass; tea, 

 whitish, light in color]. Tract near Napua, village on Tongatabu island (T). 

 Also tract and peninsula near Makave, village on Vavau island (V) — Tui Afitu, 

 landlord. 



Utufakatoka. To run ashore at a perpendicular cliff [utu, perpendicular, as the 

 weather shore of Vavau; fakatoka, to run ashore, to ground]. Tract near 

 Muitoa, village on Haano island (H) — Tui Haangana, landlord. 



Utufufu. To draw water secretly [utu, to draw water; fufu, secretly]. Fresh- 

 v/ater on Tongatabu island (T). On the weather shore. 



Utui. To shelter the king [u, to shelter; tui, king]. Village on Vavau island 

 (V). 



Utul<akai. Populous perpendicular cliff [utu, perpendicular cliff; kakai, populous]. 

 Place on Eua (?) island (T). 



Utukakala. Rocky shore of sweet-scented flowers [utu, rocky shore; kakala, 

 sweet-scented flowers]. Tract near Uiha, village on Uiha island (H) — Malupo, 

 landlord. 



Utukalongalu. The shore that avoids the dangerous waves [utu, shore; kalo, to 

 avoid danger; ngalu, waves]. An underground stream on Vavau island (V). 



Utukape. Perpendicular place with kape leaves [utu, perpendicular place; kape, 

 the plant (Arum costatum)]. A place below the plateau of Moko on Eua 

 island (T). There dwelt the hero Tuutaki, who fought and destroyed the people 

 of his wife's brothers who lived near the eastern shore of Eua. Tuutaki made 



