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1. The middle, between, among. Tīpūa te ika ki rotopū. Cut the fish in the middle (i.e. In two). E kōputa iā rotopū i te rākau. Make a hole in the middle of the piece of wood. I tōna pupu‘i‘anga kua puta ki rotopū i te tāpa‘o. When he fired, he hit the bullseye. Kua ‘aere mai ‘aia ē kua tū ki rotopū ia māua. He came and stood between us. I rotopū i te ora iva ē te ora nga‘uru i tae mai ei ‘aia. It was between nine and ten that he got here. Kua no‘o ‘aia ki rotopū ia mātou ē ‘oki ‘ua atu ‘aia. He stayed with us until he had to go. Nā tēta‘i i rotopū ia kōtou i rave i teia ‘anga‘anga. It was one of you (some of you) who did this. I rotopū i te rima iāti. Within five yards.

1. (n.) 1) land, island. 2) placenta, afterbirth. 3) public, people. Ingoa henua placename. Hare tikotiko nō te henua public toilet. (Syn. Ngutu, puta, henū. ǁ Rar. 'enua . PP *fenua 'land', *fenua 'placenta'.) nōku ua henua nei mei tai ki uta. This land is mine from the sea to inland. nōku tēia henua. This [piece of] land is mine. ¶According to the traditional idea in Penrhyn, the placenta is a piece of land where a fetus grows as a fruit grows. People bury the placenta in the earth and plant a coconut tree on it. The coconut tree is the sibling of the fetus (which is now a baby), who also grows on the piece of land. cf. hua. ¶Placenames are inherited names; people never coin a new placename. If a piece of land is divided among the heirs, each division keeps on the name of the original piece with a specific attribute. For instance, a piece of land called pāhonu was divided into 3 divisions that are called as follows: pāhonu i tua 'ocean-side Pahonu' (Syn. ko tua i pāhonu.), pāhonu i rotopū 'middle Pahonu' (Syn. ko rotopū.) and pāhonu i tai 'lagoon-side Pahonu' (Syn. ko tai i pāhonu.). People memorize the divisions saying: pāhonu i tua nō maireriki, pāhonu i rotopū nō nāporohaki, ko tai soakore. The ocean-side Pahonu is Maireriki's, the middle Pahonu is Naporohaki's, the lagoon-side Pahonu is Soakore's. Generally speaking, the divisions os a piece of land are explained: 1) ko tai nō mea. The lagoon-side is of such-and-such. 2) ko tua nō mea. The ocean-side is of such-and-such. 3) ko tokerau nō mea. The northern side is of such-and-such (the owner's name). 4) ko tonga nō mea. The southern side is of such-and-such.

1. (n.) The make-run (a horse) see Rarotongan 'Oro'enua (run on land) NB in Oneroa middle 'o' changes to an 'i' sound .

1. (n.) The span of a hand, with the fingers extended from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger .

1. Exactly in the middle (right within from both ends) ka'i pu koe i tera vaevae, cut that foot right off .

1. (v.i.) Strip off middle of coconut leaf .

1. (n.) A measurement of length, using the middle finger .

1. (n.) Midnight, the middle of the night .

1. The youngest fish, the middle size is the karau or va‘ava‘a and the smallest is the tarao and also the groper family .

1. (n.) A variety of the barracuta fish; mōtau; rarely caught, but short, broad in the middle and rich in fat; well known in Tahiti .

1. (n.) A prayer .

1. (n.) A short cord tied to the middle of a hook, which is used to tie the bait in order to hold it onto the hook .

1. (n.) A fish, an edible lagoon fish which is light pink in colour with a black spot in the middle .

1. middle finger .

The third finger on the hand. / Ko te toru o te mangamangā rima.

1. (n(pn)) the leader of a group that peopled Tongareva or Penrhyn in the middle of the 15th century (PB: 19). His wife in Rakahanga was Roriki (roriki). He departed from Rakahanga and went to Tahiti first; then from there he arrived at Tongareva. His canoe was named Tevaimea (te vaimea). He settled on the islet of Tepuka (te-puka) and was buried there. Pandanus and coconut were said to be brought by him to Tongareva. (PB: 16, 17, 18.) .

1. 1) inside. 2) lagoon. 3) swamp, pond. 4) the middle one.  .

roto ava / milkfish pond in which the water is fresh or brackish.
roro ika / fish pond.
roto o te korekore / the 22nd night of the lunar month.
roto o te rākau / the 19th night of the lunar month.
roto o te sāmita / the 5th night of the lunar month.

1. middle, between.

i roto pū i nā niu / between the coconut trees.
i roto pū i te henua / in the middle of the island.

1. (n(tn)) the deepest passage in Penrhyn, located at the north-west corner of the atoll, close to the village of Omoka.

1. (n.) midnight, dead of the night. (Var. tūruai pō, tūruāi pō. Phonemic form is very unstable. || Syn. roahanga pō. || Rar. tūruā'ipō 'middle of the night'.) kua tūruahipō. It is 12 midnight. (Syn. kua tangi te tuaero i te pō.) .

1. (v.i.) Manga1. Branch, fork repeatedly. Kua mangamanga ‘aere taku au ‘uri kuru i tanu ei i tēia mata‘iti i topa ake nei. Those breadfruit saplings of mine that were put in last year are branching out now; Kāre e meitaki tēnā au rākau mangamanga ‘ei koro. Those forked sticks won’t be any good for the walls.