282 JOHN FRASER. 
Eight-livered; ‘ate-valu’; ate is ‘the liver’ and is here the seat of 
courage; in Hebrew and in Greek the ‘liver’ means the ‘mind.’ Fight; 
see Note XXXI., 7. 
Combat; fe-ta-iga ; fe, a reciprocal ; td, ‘to beat.’ 
Got a gash; soni, ‘to chop’; was cut off, motusia; was cut of, bi cag ; 
ransom, ‘togi-ola’; togi, ‘to cast,’ ola, ‘ alive.’ 
4. A fine mat; ‘lava,’ ‘an ornament worn over the shoulders.’ This 
fourth paragraph describes the mode of investing Moso with the ensigns 
of victory. In Rome the gaining of the spolia opima was attended with 
peculiar honour and ceremony. 
Water of sprinkling ; ‘ vai-lulu‘u’; vaiis ‘fresh-water’; lulu‘u means ‘to — 
take up a handful.’ This act of sprinkling removed the tabu or sacred- 
ness of a thing so as to let it be applied to a common use. It is curious 
to find such an observance as this in Samoa. 
Tafai is ‘ those privileged to sit on the right hand and the left hand of 
a titled chief.’ This privilege seems to have come from these Lava-sil 
who paid the ransom, ‘ the redeemers’; pa‘ia, ‘ sacred,’ is a term applied 
to a titled chief. Sii is ‘ to lift,’ ‘to levy a fine’; for ‘lava’ see above. 
5. Sport of floating ; ‘fa‘a-tafega’; this is another amusement and test 
of strength among the celestial Sa-Tangaloa; cf. the occupations of the 
‘einheriar’ of Valhalla. The river is in fresh, and the test of strength is 
to hold out against the current. 
In the midst of the water; this proves his strength and his stature. 
The flood; u, ‘to roar as the waves’; ‘ hell’ is fafa, the Samoan Hades. 
6. Shaking the water &c.; lialia‘, ‘to shake the head,’ as a dog shakes 
himself when he comes out of the water. 
No harm; 1é afa-ina, ‘they were not hurt or injured,’ from afa, ‘a storm.’ 
The proverb; ‘ole upu, lit., ‘the word’; ‘ hairiness’ is a reference to 
tolo, ‘the sugar cane,’ which is a tall stalk, somewhat hairy, and has a 
shaggy head. 
7. Rain-makers; fa‘a-ua-ga; fa‘a, ‘make’; ua, ‘rain’; this craftis found 
everywhere, either to make rain or to drive it away. 
Was not cold; this shows his power and endurance; for the Samoans 
dislike rain on their naked bodies ; see a previous note. 
Superior; laga, ‘to raise up,’ as a’conqueror may do. 
8. Names; these are—Tui, ‘ Prince,’ the leader of the party, called here 
Tui-mua-i-‘ava; for the ‘kava’ cup was always handed first to the chief 
highest in rank of those present; the other names are explained in the 
text. 
[A Poetical Version. | 
XXXIITI.—Ia te Mataca—A ‘Sufi.’ 
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