HAHA 
haha (continued). 
earth, the downward side; hahani 
‘ono‘onoma, a measure, a yard. 2. 
prep. (ku); 4 hahamu, underneath you. 
Wedau wava, west; Wango bahai, 
Samoa fafa, Vaturanga vava, Mao. haha 
earth. 
haha 3. v. tr., to carry a person on the back. 
Samoa fafa, Niué fafa, Viti vava. 
haha 4. hahai walo, a thicket. 
hahatiteli S., v. tr., to distinguish, lio 
haha‘iteli. 
haha‘itelila-(ku) gerund. 
haha‘itelinge‘ini tr., to single out, to par- 
ticularize; e ka‘a haha‘itelinge‘inie ike 
le‘une, it was not confined to that par- 
ticular instance. 
hahale n., a cave. hale 1. 
hahalisi S., n., grass. cf. hélisi. Mota valis. 
hahaore‘e U., adj., very small, diminutive. 
haora. 
hahari n., a bifurcation, used with genitive 7 
S.,niU. hari2. haharii tala, branch- 
ing roads. 
hahi v. tr., to cook in an oven with leaves and 
hot stones: a layer of hot stones on 
bottom, then the kara, etc., and then 
leaves to cover all. The floor of oven is 
level with the ground. 
hahinge v. n., a cooking in an oven. 
hahila-(ku) gerund. 
hahiteli U., v. tr., to distinguish, to separate 
between. haha‘iteli, S. 
haho (ku) 1. prep., above; dinge ta‘i hahona, the 
day after it; with locative 7: 7 haho, on 
top; tlengi i haho, in the sky above. 
2.n., U., uplands; mwa hahoi Rahumaea. 
Fagani fafo, Lau fafo, Mota vawo. 
haho 3. n., a reef lying off shore. 
hahota S., n., used with déu 1; dau hahota, to 
deceive, to act the hypocrite; déu 
hahotanga, v. n. haho 1. 
hahuilala U. 1. v. i., used with poss. 3, to 
exemplify. 2. n., a sign, an example. 
hahure‘i v. tr., hdhure‘t maa, to lift up the 
eyes; hdhure‘i ‘elinge, to incline the 
ears. 
hahuroto v. i., to be clear, of unimpeded vision; 
est ne‘i maa hahuroto, his eye became 
clear; lio hahuroto, to see clearly. 
hahuto‘o v. i., to cast lots, to test by lots: a 
leaf of red dracaena (‘apaz dili) is held 
in the fingers and pulled; the judgment 
is given according as the leaf breaks 
easily or with difficulty. cf. ilala. 
hahuto‘onga v. n. 
hai 1. numeral, four; hai awala, forty is used 
as a unit in counting men. Mota vat, 
Maori wha. 
hai 2. contraction of hao i; hai ‘ano, on the 
ground; haz la‘ona, within; hai le‘une, 
down there; hai nume, down in the 
house; hai tei, down where? 
hai 3. exclamation of reproof; hai raona, well 
I never; hai mwaena, I say, you! 
hai 4. art., one, a; probably a contraction of 
héu 4 and 4 2; hdidinge, a day; mu 
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hai 4 (continued). 
heidinge, days; hdiwala, a word; hdi 
naho, a wave, a breaker; hdi rodo, a 
night; Adi holaa, a calm; hadi lama, a 
pool; hai tege, a bamboo; nga hai ini, a 
length of bamboo. 
hai, hadihei 5. v. tr., to scratch with the nails 
(of birds, dogs, etc.); kokoko ko hei, the 
brush-turkey scratches; hdi nate, to dig 
up worms for bait for z‘e ni sane. 
ha‘i 6. participial ending. erehd‘i. Mota vag. 2. 
ha‘i 7. suffix to verbs, used intransitively: to 
make it transitive ni is added, hd‘ini. 
ha‘i 8. prefix, may be doubled hd‘ihe‘i. (a) 
expresses reciprocity. (b) used with 
nouns of relationship; ro hé‘i (mu le‘t) 
ma‘amana, father and son; kirerue hé‘i 
maeloonga, they two are at enmity. 
(c) het, S., expresses repetition or con- 
tinuance; mwane kire he‘i ‘unue lo‘u, they 
must not ever say it again; e sa‘a he's 
aopa lo‘u, it will never be different; ko 
he‘i sapeie, adds more to it; ha‘t mai, U., 
to add to; kira‘elu a ta‘e ha‘ ‘clie‘t. they 
embark on their return journey. (d) 
denotes relative action: hda‘i ‘amasi, to 
pity. M.L., p. 531, 186. of. Florida 
vet arovi. Motu he, Viti vei, Florida 
vet, Wango ha‘i. The pronunciation 
hé‘t may have been adopted in order 
to distinguish it from hadi 4. cf. hau 1 
(Mota vatu) and ha‘u 6 (Mota van). 
ha‘i S. 9. used occasionally where Ulawa uses 
ha‘a. cf. hé‘imaani. 
ha‘i U. 10, v. i., to call attention to; used with 
poss. 3. 
haia exclam., I say. 
ha‘i‘a‘auhi v. tr., to deliver, to help. 
ha ‘i‘ade‘i v. i., to make a spectacle of, to look 
on at. 
ha‘i‘ade‘inge v. n., a spectacle. 
ha‘i‘alama‘i v. i., to consent mutually, to be 
agreed upona policy. Wangohaiaramai. 
ha‘i‘alama‘inge v. n. 
ha‘i‘amasi to be merciful. 
ha‘iaopa‘i adj., different, various; mx ola 
hi‘iaopa'i, different things. 
had‘iare U., v. tr., to proffer help, to push one- 
self forward. e hd‘iarea maraana, he 
pushed himself forward: not considered 
good form. 
ha‘idada U., v. i., to be level. 
ha‘idadanga U., v. n., used as verb or adverb: 
used with poss. 3 equal to, agreeing with, 
sufficient. sadanga, S. e hé‘idadanga 
maia, equal to it; e hé‘idadanga ana, it 
corresponds to it. 
ha‘idengie‘i S., ha‘idenie‘i U., partic., until 
daylight. 
hdidinge S., n., a day; mga hdidinge; mu 
heidinge, days; suli heidinge, daily; e 
topoa héaidinge, to set a day. 
ha‘i‘epu‘i v. tr., to propitiate a person, to 
smooth down temper. 
ha‘ihe‘i 1. reduplication of hé‘z 8. 
ha‘ihe'i 2. S., hé‘ihe‘it niu, a log of coconut 
wood. héd‘uhe'u, VU. 
