222 Ka Ha7ia Kapa. 



Mati the tree Finis proli.va and its fruit. 



Maunu a j^ouug plant of tutuga, not grown sufficient!}' for barking. 



Milo a malvaceous tree common in the islands, Tlicspesia populuca. 



Molemole smooth, soft; the smooth surface of the beater. 



Nonu a species of Moriuda ; the Hawaiian 7ioiii^ M. citrijolia (Fig. ^~i y p. 145). 



Oa a tree, Bis/iofia Jazuiiiica, from which is obtained a brown dye for siapo 



(Fig. 85, p. 141). 

 Oai to mark or paint siapo. 



Oaiga marking native cloth or siapo; same as Elei. 

 OtUOtU stiff as applied to siapo. 

 Pala a black mud used as dj-e. 

 Paoa to use too much oa in coloring siapo. 



Papatiu to be overloaded with color; common condition of cheap modern siapo. 

 Papata large pattern; of coarse texture. 

 Penupenu soft siapo, soft from usage. 

 Piasua arrow-root cooked with juice of coconut; pia the ancient name of Tacca 



pi)iuatifida. 

 Potu a siapo screen behind which an aitu spoke; the white border of siapo. 

 Pulepule striped siapo. 



Pulupulu a large piece of siapo to wrap around the bodj'. 

 Punefu old dirty siapo (from its bad smell). 

 Punipuni to close up holes in tutuga. 

 Sei a small curved stick used as a stretcher for siapo. 

 Sema a red siapo. 



Siapo cloth made from Broitssonctia; also mosquito net made of the cloth (tainamu). 

 Sisili a maker of turmeric; this dye was used among the Pacific islanders for man}- 



purposes. 

 Soaa the mountain banana, Miisa uratiospatha. 

 Soliga a present in siapo given by a virgin. 

 Suluga siapo which relatives dwelling in a distant land bring at the death of their 



kinsman. 

 Suni the piece of tutuga used to sponge up the scented oil as it forms. 

 Taafiafi rags of siapo. 

 Tainamu a mosquito net made of siapo. 

 Talatna to give a second coat of black varnish to siapo. 

 Taloa a siapo of one color. 



Tapa a white border of siapo; to call or summon. 

 Tasitia a striped siapo (from Fiji). 

 Tata the rubber for putting on the colors of siapo. 

 Tauanave Cordia snbcorda/a (V\g. 90, p. 151). 

 TauapoapO to adjust a bad wrapper of siapo to cover the body. 

 TipUta a woman's upper garmeut, Tahitiau (Fig. 3, p. 11). 



