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.