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23 * p. 7 - Roots-long ...; Roots-navel ...; Short-roots ...; Roots-work ...; Roots-primary ...; Roots-secondary ...; Raise the house! Atanua This name refers to the foggy ( anu ) sky ( ata ). Eiao Ao means brightness and the word eiao indicates the daybreak. Hatuiva ou Fatuiva Hatuiva in the North, Fatuiva in the South, this name refers to the technique of "nine parts". It consists, at first to tie coconut palms together to form a row, then to take nine ( iva ) rows of palms and put them side by side to cover the roof of the house. Fatuiva or Fatu Hiva? Both, since hiva also means nine (9). It is older that iva . With hiva , Fatu Hiva would have another meaning: to tie ( fatu ) the rows of palms on the main beam ( hiva ). Hiva Oa indicates here the main beam, literally it means the long ( òa ) main beam ( hiva ). Mohotani Moho is a bird that does not fly, as for tani it means singing, ringing and screaming. Nuku Hiva means literally "to move aside", for nuku (to move) and hiva (aside), he indicates the opposite hillside of the valley. But nuku also means tribe. The island of Nuku Hiva would thus have another meaning: tribe of Hiva. The Hiva was warriors of tall sizes. They formed the bodyguards of the leaders. Oatea It consists of o and of atea . O is a particle used to indicate or name people. Nowadays, Oatea is commonly used. In atea , we have tea which means white, bright- ness. Oatea would mean: the day is there! Tahuata Tahu means to brighten and ata , sky. This is the dawn. In this expression, the sky takes a brighter appearance. Ua Huka Here, ùa means hole. Huka , meanwhile, means fragment. So, Ua Huka is the place where are buried the debris after the work was completed. Ua Pou Ùa comes from rua meaning two in Polynesian languages and pou , pillar. Glossary