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the Lama, the Sovereign Pontiff of Thibet, orthe Pope of Rome 
(vol. ii., p. 110). The carnal intercourse of atuas and females is 
the common belief of both races. The way that gods speak 
to men, by whistling from the roof of houses, (vol. ii., p. 124), 
is also the same. The customs of widows committing suicide, 
and of burying in a sitting posture, are identical. 
The rnalai corresponds with the marae, being the principal 
court in a pa, or the open space before the priest’s houses, 
where strangers are received, and all their grand councils held. 
The word for a king in Tonga is how, although there is 
no similar dignity in New Zealand, and therefore the word is 
naturally not to be found, yet there are others derived from 
this root; of such is the Jcai waka howhow, the person who 
gives command in a war canoe to the paddlers, and regulates 
the time. Kauhow, to teach, to instruct, or direct. In Tonga, 
an adept in anything has the prefix of kau : a kau-tang-ata , is 
a skilful man ; a kau-mocma, a skilful sailor. In New Zealand 
he is called au moana ; the word is found in kau-matua, an elder. 
The description of the tapu, and of their feasts, will do for 
either race. 
The custom of cutting the person with shells or obsidian, 
and allowing the blood to dry on the person, is also the same, 
although in New Zealand it is chiefly practised by the women, 
and confined to the forehead or chest. 
Elegiac ballads were also written in honour of great chiefs, 
and most frequently by their widows. 
In all these particulars, and many others, the identity of the 
Tonga natives with those of New Zealand is evident; in fact, 
the language is so nearly alike, that the natives can make 
themselves understood to each other. Tonga is the name given 
by the Maori to the south wind. The highest mountain is 
also honored with the same, being called tonga riro.* 
The points of agreement between the Feegee and Maori are 
not so evident; there are, however, many particulars in which 
they likewise agree. The following were received from a 
* Tonga riro simply means Tonga, which has left or departed from its old 
position in the Tonga Islands. 
