MAWA 
mawa 3. v.i., to shout. 
mawataa, mawaha S., mawanga U., a 
shout, a loud cry; sungie mawataa, to 
lift up a shout. 
mawasidengi S., mawasideni U., a storm of 
wind; mawasidengi e taharara‘a, a storm 
swept down. 
mea(ku) 1. n.,a tongue, the blade of a paddle; 
meaka‘elu to‘ola ka‘elu, our tongues are 
our Own; ¢ rara mea, it burnt the tongue, 
hot (of a rebuke). 
meameaha S., meameata U., used with 
genitive i, ni; mu meameahai dunge, 
tongues of fire; meameatani ola, U., a 
huge thing. 
meali v. tr., to lick. 
mealila-(ku) gerund. 2. v. i., to be fierce 
(of fire); dunge ko mea, the fire is fervent. 
Mota gara-mweai, tongue; Maisin me. 
medo to be damp, wet. ha‘amedo. Motu 
medu, rain. 
me‘esu, me‘eme‘esu S., bush, forest. ma‘usu, 
U. dalo ni me‘esu, the paule tree; ola 
nt me‘esu, an uncultivated thing. 
mehu n., a fish caught near the rocks; hont 
_ mehu, U., one such fish. 
me‘i S., article, a, one: mga and mu may be 
prefixed; also used in a diminutive or 
depreciatory sense. masi,U. nga me‘i 
ola, a thing; me‘i wala, a word; mu me‘i 
wala; a me‘t wala, the Word; kele me‘i 
ola, a little thing; me‘i mwakana, dust; 
met keni reu, a handmaid; t‘emi mu 
me‘t ‘inoni, we humble folk. 
meimeile‘ini v. tr., e tale‘i meimeile‘ini, he was 
in destitution. 
melaha, melamelaha n., fierce flame; mu 
melahai dunge, flames of fire. Mota 
mera, red glow; Maori miramira, red 
heat. 
melu 1. pers. pron., plural 2, excl., we: more 
restricted in meaning than ki‘e. 2. pers. 
pron., plural 2, excl.: suffixed to nouns, 
our: suffixed to verbs and prepositions 
as object, us. lu. 
melu 3. n., a tree, the quandong (Eleocarpus 
sp.). 
melumelu sdéulehi melumelu, dusk. 
meiumelu‘a‘a adj., bluish, blackish, purplish; 
mdlu, shade. Sesake meluna _ tasi, 
depths of the sea. 
melumelu‘e S., adj., glorious. 
meme n., a ball of masticated food; hou meme, 
chewed areca nut with betel leaf and 
lime. 
memela‘ini v. tr., to masticate. Gilbert 
Islands mama, to masticate a ball of 
food for an infant; Viti mama, to chew; 
Niué mama, a mouthful. 
memelu‘a‘a as melumelu‘a‘a. 
memepusu S., a tree (Ficus sp.). mdimepusu. 
memeso v. tr., to break into powder, pili 
memesoa. 
mena to turn color (of leaves of deciduous 
trees); ‘alite ko mena, the ‘alite is 
turning red. Mota mena, ripe. 
menanga‘ini v. tr., to do a thing perfectly. 
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dau menasi, 
ha‘amena- 
menasi v. tr., to break into pieces. 
/' hite menasi, mamenamena, 
mena. 
mengo a shellfish (Oliva sp.). 
mere, mere‘i pers. pron., dual 1, excl., we two: 
used as subject or as object of verbs 
and prepositions; mere‘t is used also (a) 
following ‘emere‘i or i‘emere‘t as subject, 
and (b) suffixed to nouns. d&hutamere‘s. 
mero to be white in color; uwhune e lai mero, his 
hair is white. 
meru‘e S. as mere, used as subject of verb. 
mi 1. (‘Ahi‘a, U.), as ‘ami 1. 
mi 2. article, used only in the phrase mi sala, 
a piece of any cloth. 
mi 3. verb suffix, inu inumt. 
mimi 1. to make water, urine. 
Mota meme, to _ urinate; 
mimt. 
mimisi v. tr., to spurtle on (of juice, etc.); 
e mimisie maaku, it squirted in my face. 
mimisi maa 1. a tree (Exccecaria sp.). 2. the 
mantis, walking-stick insect, which 
spurts out a liquid when touched. Viti 
mimi mata, Mota memes mata. 
minga-(na, ni) S., as hikana; ‘o ngéu mingana, 
did you eat of it? 
miu pron., plural 2, suffixed to noun. 
mo plural article used with nouns beginning 
with the letter 0; mo ola, mo one, also 
colloquially mo ‘inoni; huni lu‘ue mo 
ola ineu, to remove my goods. 
moa S., v. i., to vomit. 
moana v. n., its vomit. 
moata‘ini tr. 
mode to be listless, to faint; saeku e mode, I 
am listless. 
moka to wax old, to be fusty (of bags, etc.). 
moke, momoke 1. a hand net used in openings 
(ta‘ataha) of the shore reef. 2. to usea 
hand net; moke ana pusu ‘esi, to net 
whales; i sarona moke dmu, in your 
sight, lit., opposite your net; uselte 
moke, to make a net; hu‘o ni moke, a 
casting net. 
mola 1. v. i., to heal (of a wound or sore). 
mola 2. v. i., to fail, to miss; used with poss. 3. 
ha‘amola. 
molahi tr., e molahie ‘oto, it failed. 
mola 3. a numeral, 10,000, used properly of 
yams, molai uhi; followed by genitive 
i, S., ni, U.; denotes also a countless 
number; may be used for counting men. 
hu‘e kire konie mola, a concubine; walu 
mola ni ola, all things. 
molata-(na) n., molatana nga ola, innumer- 
able things. Florida mola, a great 
number. 
mola 4. adv., merely, only; followed by genitive 
zt. lae molai rako, go gently; nga 
ta‘ata‘a ini mola, only one person; 
e ta‘ewau mola, e ta‘e mola wau, it makes 
no difference; ‘oto mola, ‘oto molana, S., 
‘oto molani, U., ‘oto mola ‘ie, S., ‘oto 
mola inihou, U., all mean just now. 
mola 5. ‘ano mola, good ground. 
2. the bladder. 
Polynesian 
