Where that word is used as a salutation I give that form. In English usually written ‘taboo’: ‘tapu’ is the correct Tahitian form.—[Ed.] The reference is to Maka, the Gawaiian missionary, at Butaritari in the Gilberts. Elephantiasis. Arorai is in the Gilberts, Funafuti in the Ellice Islands.—Ed. Gin and brandy. In the Gilbert group. Copra: the dried kernel of the cocoa-nut, the chief article of commerce throughout the Pacific Islands. Houses. Suppose. |
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