Babai

Ko e babai ko e fuʻu ʻakau ia mei Mikolonisia, meimei tatau mo e kape. ʻOku ʻikai te ne tupu ʻi Tongá ni, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai hano hingoa ʻi he lea fakatonga; ko e babai ko e lea fakakilipasi ia.

ʻOku ne tupu lelei ʻi he ano. ʻOku tō ʻa e babai ʻe he kau Kilipasi ʻi he ngaahi kato fakalouniu mo e lou ʻakau popo. Naʻe ʻauhē ʻa e babai kotoa ʻi Tarawa ʻe he puke, ka toe lahi ʻi he ngaahi motu kehe.

ʻOku te haka ʻa e babai tatau mo e talo, ka ʻoku toe fefeka ʻa e foha.

 Hingoa ʻi he ngaahi lea kehe 
 iaraj (lea fakamasolo)
 cyrtosperma merkusii

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