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They all got up [he ea], climbed down [he turu], and arrived. They took off cape and loincloth (he hune i te hami).

Then they all hurried [he rerere] and mounted [he iri] the topside of a plank.

Garu. Surfing. Garuru, to feel dizzy, seasick; to have a sudden headache: he garuru te puoko. Vanaga. 1. To swim over the waves (see aruaru 2). P Mgv.: garu, foam, froth. Mq.: kaú, naútai, wave, billow. Pau.: puhi-garu, a bubble of water. In aruaru 2 is found another galu derivative. The sense of this garu is nowhere else encountered; the stem means simply the waves and involves no idea of swimming. We note, however, the Viti galo to swim; un uncertain identification. 2. Garu hoa, a friend of either sex. PS Sa.: galu, an number of young persons (galu teine, galu taulele'a). To.: ? gauta, many in number. Data fail for the comparison. The plural sense of the Samoan does not appear in Rapanui. The Tongan form involves the rather infrequent loss of an inner l and leaves the latter element ta unexplained. Garuru, headache, vertigo; puoko garuru, migraine. P Mgv.: garuru, nausea that persists. Mq.: naúú, kaúú, headache, migraine. Churchill. Aru. Áruáru, reduplication of aaru: to grab firmly. Vanaga. 1. To pursue. P Mgv.: aruaru, to run after, to chase, to follow. Ta.: aruaru, to pursue. 2. To raise in waves, undulation. P Pau.: puhigaru, a bubble of water. Mgv.: garu, foam, froth. Mq.: naú, waves. Ta.: aru, billow, wave, flood. 3. (haruharu). Churchill.

Eke. To climb, to mount, to mount (a female for copulating), to surface (of fish), and by extension, to bite; he eke te kahi the tuna bites. Vanaga. Trestle, stilt; to mount a horse, to go aboard. Hakaeke, to cause to mount, to carry on a boat. P Pau.: fakaeke, to transport, to carry, to hang up. Mgv.: eke, to embark, to mount upon an elevation. Mq.: eke, to rise, to go aboard; hakaeke, to heap up, to put upon, to raise. Ta.: ee, to mount, to go aboard; faaee, to hang up, to transport by water. Churchill.

Patu. 1. To abandon, to throw away, to quit, to omit; to unclothe, to let down the hair; pati ki te kahu, to undress; patu toona rake, immodest. Mq.: patu, to throw from one place to another, to throw with the fingers. Ta.: patu, to throw away. 2. To come into leaf, to unfold. 3. To lead away, to turn aside, to dodge; patu mai, to lead to, to bring. Patupatu, page. Churchill. Pau.: 1. Patu, to build, structure, wall. Ta.: patu, wall, to build. Ma.: patu, a wall. 2. To kill, to beat. Mgv.: patu, to strike, war. Ta.: patu, to strike with a mallet. Ma.: patu, to strike, to kill. Churchill. Mq.: Patu hakiuka, bloating of the body. Sa.: patu, a fatty tumor. Churchill.

Nua. 1. Mother; this seems a more ancient word than matu'a poreko. 2. Blanket, clothing, cape formerly made from fibres of the mahute tree. Vanaga. Cloak T. Churchill. Nu'a 1. Thick; piled one on top of the other, as leis, mats, or ocean swells; heaped; lush, thick-growing; much traveled, as a road; multitude, as of people, mass. Also hānu'a. Moena kumu nu'a, a sleeping mat made thick at one end to serve as a head rest; lit. 'mat piled beginning'. Nu'a moena, a heap of mats. Nu'a kanaka, many people. Haki nu'a ka uahi i ke kai, the spray breaks in masses in the sea. Ka nu'a o ka palai, the thick clump of palai ferns. Ho'o nu'a, to heap up; to give generously and continuously; to indulge, as a child; surging, rising in swells, as the sea. 2. A kind of seaweed. Nu'a-kea, a goddess of lactation. Wehewehe.

They all formed a line and looked toward the waves. When the wave began to rise, when it began to move faster and faster, they all turned the lower part of their body (? tiaeve) and coasted on top of the wave toward the right side [te rara].

Ketu. To bound, to climb over, to leap, to jump, to raise (keetu). Mq. ketu, to raise, to lift. Ketuketu, to spread out, hihi ketuketu, to turn back the eyelids. Churchill. Pau.: Ketuketu, to dig. Ta.: etuetu, id. Mq.: ketu, to dig up with the snout. Ma.: ketu, id. Churchill. Mq.: ketuketu, to snuff a candle. Sa.: eueu, id. Churchill.

Tata. 1. To wash something. 2. To go; he-tata-mai, to come, to appear, to show up. Vanaga. Tátá - see tá. Vanaga. 1. Agony, severe pain, apparent death. 2. Next, proximity; hakatata, to bring close together. 3. To strike; tata ei taura, to flog, to lash. 4. To wash, to clean, to soap, to rinse. 5. To appear, to approach, to advance, to present; hakatata, to advance, to propose, to accost. Churchill.

(Fast) as on a sled was the ride on the wave, and it brought [he tomo] them to the shore. The place where they landed was given the name 'Hanga Roa'.

Hira. To turn the eyes away, to leer. Hakahira; mata hakahira, squint-eyed. P Mq.: hiri, crosseyed. Ta.: hira, bashfulness; hihira, to look askance. To.: hila, to look askant. Churchill. Mgv..: hira, frank and hardy. Ta.: hirahira, bashful (sense-invert). Ma.: hihira, shy. Churchill.

Ragi, Ra'i, T. 1. Sky. 2. Palace. 3. Prince. Henry. 1. Sky, heaven, firmament; ragi moana, blue sky. 2. Cloud; ragipuga, cumulus; ragitea, white, light clouds; ragi poporo, nimbus; ragi hoe ka'i cirrus (literally: like sharp knives); ragi viri, overcast sky; ragi kerekere, nimbus stratus; ragi kirikiri miro, clouds of various colours. 3. To call, to shout, to exclaim. Vanaga. 1. Sky, heaven, firmament, paradise; no te ragi, celestial. 2. Appeal, cry, hail, formula,  to invite, to send for, to notify, to felicitate, precept, to prescribe, to receive, to summon; ragi no to impose; ragi tarotaro, to menace, to threaten; tagata ragi, visitor; ragikai, feast, festival; ragitea, haughty, dominating. 3. Commander. 4. To love, to be affectionate, to spare, sympathy, kind treatment; ragi kore, pitiless; ragi nui, faithful. Churchill. Modoc, a language used on the northwest coast of North America: 'A single word, lagi, was used both for the chief and for a rich man who possessed several wives, horses, armour made of leather or wooden slats, well-filled quivers and precious firs. In addition to owning these material assets, the chief had to win military victories, possess exceptional spiritual powers and display a gift for oratory.' (The Naked Man)

Pei. Grooves, still visible on the steep slopes of some hills, anciently used as toboggans. People used to slide down them seated on banana-tree barks. This pastime, very popular, was called pei-âmo. Vanaga. Like, as; pei ra, thus, like that; such, the same as; pei na, thus, like that; pei ra ta matou, proverb; pei ra hoki, likeness, similitude; pei ra tau, system; pei ra hoki ta matou, usage. PS Sa.: pei, thus. This is particuarly interesting as preserving one of the primordial speech elements. It is a composite, pe as, and i as demonstrative expressive of that which is within sight; therefore the locution signifies clearly as-this. Churchill. Mgv.: To juggle balls. Ta.: pei, id. Mq.: pei, id. Peiaha, jaws, gills of fish. Ta.: peihaha, peiha, gills. Ma.: piha, id.  Peipei, to approach. Churchill.