Chapter 30

FOOTNOTES:

FOOTNOTES:

[1]Kataafa is king of Kapua.

[1]Kataafa is king of Kapua.

[2]Tupu—King.

[2]Tupu—King.

[3]Talofa, Alii—Good-day, chief.

[3]Talofa, Alii—Good-day, chief.

[4]Papalangi—White person.

[4]Papalangi—White person.

[5]Tapa—Native cloth beaten out of mulberry bark.

[5]Tapa—Native cloth beaten out of mulberry bark.

[6]Felinge—Literally friend, a benefactor.

[6]Felinge—Literally friend, a benefactor.

[7]Tapau—Princess of a village.

[7]Tapau—Princess of a village.

[8]Leonga Alii—Bad chief.

[8]Leonga Alii—Bad chief.

[9]Kapua Uma—The real Kapua.

[9]Kapua Uma—The real Kapua.

[10]Papasea—A waterfall.

[10]Papasea—A waterfall.

[11]Suva—A town in the Fiji.

[11]Suva—A town in the Fiji.

[12]Sea-lawyer—A sailor socialist.

[12]Sea-lawyer—A sailor socialist.

[13]Salt-horse—Salt pork.

[13]Salt-horse—Salt pork.

[14]Lava-lava—Loin cloth.

[14]Lava-lava—Loin cloth.

[15]Kava Fa’a Kapua. Kava—A drink something like oat-meal water. Fa’a—Native custom.

[15]Kava Fa’a Kapua. Kava—A drink something like oat-meal water. Fa’a—Native custom.

[16]Alii—Chief.

[16]Alii—Chief.

[17]Fomai—Doctor.

[17]Fomai—Doctor.

[18]Strainer—Made of vegetable growth.

[18]Strainer—Made of vegetable growth.

[19]Hipu—Cup.

[19]Hipu—Cup.

[20]Fui—A bunch of long horsehair on the end of a short stick—used by Kapuan chiefs to fan away the flies.

[20]Fui—A bunch of long horsehair on the end of a short stick—used by Kapuan chiefs to fan away the flies.

[21]Tonga-fiti—A native word for a stratagem.

[21]Tonga-fiti—A native word for a stratagem.

[22]Kowtow—Chinese word for humbling oneself.

[22]Kowtow—Chinese word for humbling oneself.

[23]Buscar—Sailor and soldier slang to hunt for.

[23]Buscar—Sailor and soldier slang to hunt for.

[24]Lanai—A covered porch.

[24]Lanai—A covered porch.

[25]Talofa, Alii—Good-night, sir.

[25]Talofa, Alii—Good-night, sir.

[26]Savvys—Understands.

[26]Savvys—Understands.

[27]The Tapau is the leader of the dance called the Siva-Siva, that requires much grace and dexterity.

[27]The Tapau is the leader of the dance called the Siva-Siva, that requires much grace and dexterity.

[28]Fono—Native council.

[28]Fono—Native council.

[29]Kataafa is the king of Kapua.

[29]Kataafa is the king of Kapua.

[30]Alii papalangi—White chiefs.

[30]Alii papalangi—White chiefs.

[31]Meliti—Native for American.

[31]Meliti—Native for American.

[32]Cry—Appeal.

[32]Cry—Appeal.

[33]Turning off—Springing the trap.

[33]Turning off—Springing the trap.

[34]Malae—Square.

[34]Malae—Square.

[35]Solomon Islanders are black; Kapuans are brown.

[35]Solomon Islanders are black; Kapuans are brown.

[36]Tofa, Alii—Good-bye, chief.

[36]Tofa, Alii—Good-bye, chief.

[37]Amuck—A form of insanity where the person affected desires to kill.

[37]Amuck—A form of insanity where the person affected desires to kill.

[38]Talola—A ceremony of giving presents to the one honored.

[38]Talola—A ceremony of giving presents to the one honored.

[39]Fa’a moli-moli—Excuse me.

[39]Fa’a moli-moli—Excuse me.

[40]Faimalosi—Go it.

[40]Faimalosi—Go it.

[41]The prevailing wind in the islands of the South Seas is southeast—so “windward” or “leeward” means easterly or westerly in direction.

[41]The prevailing wind in the islands of the South Seas is southeast—so “windward” or “leeward” means easterly or westerly in direction.


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