‘aela, ‘ae‘aela (continued). 
ning to spoil; e tola ‘aela aku, it was bad 
for me. 
‘aelahaana gerund, its badness; ‘aelahaana 
mu i‘e, the bad fish. 
‘aelasi v. tr., to cause to be no good, to 
spoil; used with déu 1; sae ‘aelasi, to 
bear malice. Not connected with tata- 
‘ala. cf. M. L., p. 54; probably ‘ae 1, 
with la 3. 
‘aelulu v. i., to step over, to neglect; used with 
prep. haahi; ‘ce 1. 
‘aena cf. ‘ae 3. ‘aeni. cf. ‘ae 6. 
aha 1. n., a sparrow hawk. 
aha 2. v. i., to cut, to score, to notch, to mark 
by incising. 
ahasi v. tr. 
ahasila-(ku) gerund. Wango aha. 
aha 3. to recede, to dry up (of water). 
aha 4. v. tr., aha tahani, to warn. 
aha tahanila-(ku), gerund. 
ahaa 1. v.i., to be bitter to the taste; ‘e‘e ahaa, 
wild areca nut. 
ahaa 2. n., salt water, salt; me‘? ahaa, some salt 
water. Bugotu aha. 
ahala‘i, ahaahala‘i partic., removed, changed 
in position; sae ahala‘i, vexed at heart, 
unsettled, provoked. 
ahala‘ini v. tr., to provoke. ha‘aahala‘ini. 
‘ahali partic., broken off (of boughs); ‘a 6, 
hali 1. 
ahare awalosi i ahare, the northeast wind. 
‘aharo 1. v. i., to conduct a betrothal or wed- 
ding ceremony. 
‘aharo 2. n., relations by marriage; ‘aharo inau, 
my relatives by marriage. Heuru, 
S. C., aharo. 
‘aharota v. n., a wedding feast; dau ‘aharota 
ana kalena, wedding feast of his child; 
kara ni ‘aharota, a large yam pudding 
for bridals. 
‘ahe 1. n., surf, currents from wind or tide, tide- 
rip; ‘ahe hiru, an eddy; hirune ‘ahe, 
troublesome waves; ‘ahe hirune i 
Nielaha‘u, the tide rip at Cape Zélée; 
‘ahe ko hurosieu, the surf whirls me 
about; ‘ahe kosi tola, the current sets; 
‘ahe léuleu, strong current; ‘ahe e 
lomosie ‘iola, the surf buffeted the canoe; 
‘ahe lulu, boiling tide; ‘ahei niu tangalau, 
a tide rip between Ulawa and Sa‘a; holo 
‘ahe, to divide the waves by incantation 
and make a way for a canoe. 
‘ahela adj., strong current; e ‘ahela, there is 
a strong current. 
‘ahesi v. tr., to cause to drift; e ‘aheste, it 
has drifted. 
‘ahesila-(ku) gerund. Polynesian tahe, to 
flow; Viti ndave, Mota ave, Florida tahe. 
‘ahe 2. v. i., to melt away, to waste, to dis- 
appear; wa‘e ‘ahe, to waste. 
‘ahela‘ini v. tr., to cause to disappear. 
‘ahe 3.n., acrab. Mota gave. 
‘ahe S., 4. ‘ahe tangalau, to bear bountifully (of 
a garden). 
‘ahelidu, ‘ahe‘ahelidu S., v. i., to congregate. 
‘ahelidunge v. n., congregating. 
AHU‘I 
aheta v. i., to stretch out the arms with weari- 
ness, premonitory of malaria. 
‘aheulao v. i., to be a fornicator, fornicating; 
ulao. 
‘ahewa‘a v.i., to be fleeting, vanishing, melting 
away; ‘ahe 2. wa‘a 4. 
‘ahi n., closet, chamber. 
‘Ahinga U., v. n., chamber; mwai keni ana 
‘ahinga, women fond of staying in their 
¥ chambers. 
‘Ahi‘a the southernmost village on the west 
coast of Ulawa. 
‘dhi‘e S., ‘éhi‘a U., n., Malay apple (Eugenia 
sp.); puli ‘ehi‘e, orange cowrie. Mota 
gaviga, Viti kavika. 
‘ahihi partic., crouching, groveling (of a dog); 
hthi. 
ahimawa v.i., to yawn. 
Ahina‘i U., Ahina‘i amau the name of a canoe 
in a story. 
‘ahisu, ‘ahi‘ehisu partic., out of joint, fallen 
out of place. hisuhisu. maaku ko 
hini‘t ‘ehi‘ehisu ‘oto, my eyes nearly 
fell out. 
aho v., to be abraded (of skin). 
‘aho‘a partic., separate, apart from; used with 
poss. 3; ‘aho‘a aku, far off me. ‘a 6, 
ho‘a 2. 
ahoaho (na, ni) U., n., the inner shell of the 
canarium nut, film. 
‘ahola partic., broad, wide. ‘a 6, hola 1. 
‘aholanga v. n., breadth, width. 
‘aholo v. i., to fish for garfish (mwanole) with 
a kite; sa‘o nz ‘aholo, the kite. 
‘aholonga v. n., fishing with a kite. 
holo 2. 
ahonga U., v. n., making trial, tentative, used 
with tau 1; tola ahonga, to tempt; name 
ahonga, taste and try. malaahonga. 
ahowa n., open space of sea and sky. Wango 
ahowa. 
ahu falo ahu, a war band, fighting company. 
ahu, ahuahu UV. 1, v.i., to be complete, perfect 
(of numbers); Ghu mae, to cease hostili- 
ties; ma‘uru Ghu, to be sound asleep; 
talo Ghu, to amass. 
ha‘aahu v., to complete, to finish. 
ahusi v. tr., to affect completely, to extend 
all over, to encompass; Ghusie mu le‘u, 
everywhere; e dhusie hdnue, it has 
affected the whole place. Lau afu, 
complete; Maori ahu, to heap up; 
ahuatia, completed; Mota av, to pile; 
Ambrym ahu, ten; M. L., p. 458; Motu 
ahu, to inclose. 
aéhu 2. v.i., to bring forth fruit. 
ahuhu v., to fade away, to droop. 
ahuhu‘e S., n., crumbs of food; mu ehuhu‘et 
ngeulaa. 
ahui 1. n., a dancing club; mao pe‘e Ghui, to 
dance holding the Ghui. M.A., p. 333. 
cf. mao hidehide. 
ahu‘i 2. determ., from Ghu 1, used as preposi- 
tion, around, protecting; hule ahu‘t, to 
come for; lio Ghu‘i, to protect; para 
Ghu‘i, to protect with a fence; puli ehu's, 
to gather in a crowd round a person; foto 
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