Leimātuʻa

Ko Leimātuʻa ko e kolo lahi ia ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he tokelau ʻo e motu lahi ʻo Vavaʻu.

Ko e tofiʻa ʻo Fotu, mo e ngaahi tofiʻa ʻo Fulivai mo Tuʻipelehake ʻoku ofi.

ʻOku ʻiloa ʻa e hala ʻi loto Leimātuʻa, ko e manga ono ia, ʻalu ki he
tokelau, (hala lahi) ki he malaʻe vakapuna motuʻa (Lupepauʻu).
tokelauhahake, ki Holonga
hahake, ki Taʻanea
tongahahake, (hala lahi) ki Feletoa
tonga, ki he matātahi ʻo e Vaipūua
hihifo, hala matāfonua ki Tefisi

ʻOku pehē ʻe he tokotaha ko e mānaʻia ko Lepuhā naʻe nofo ʻi heni kae ʻikai ʻi Tapana.

Naʻe ʻi ai ha taimi fuofuoloa naʻe ʻosi pē ʻa e meʻakai ʻi Leimātua, ʻa ia ko e kiki. ʻAho ʻe taha naʻe ʻi ai ha kiki foʻou ʻi he falekoloa, ko e ngaahi kapa pulu ʻi he kapa lahi, kilo ʻe 3 (pāuni ʻe 6). Naʻe fiefia ʻaupito ʻa e tokotaha pea naʻe tā ʻe ia ʻa e kapa ki heʻene mauamau. Naʻe ʻi ai ha kiki ʻi he hala, ngaahi feituʻu kotoa pē. Ko e tauatea ia, naʻe tala ange ʻa e tangatá, maʻa e kapa koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai heni fuofuoloa.

Mei he taimi ko ia, ko e hingoa fakatenetene ʻo Leimātua ko e pāuni ono (heliaki: manga ono), pea ʻoku ʻi ai ha tukutala foʻou. Taimi kotoa lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi kātoanga, ko e meʻaʻofa ʻo Leimātuʻa ko e ngaahi kapa pulu ia.

Tataku
Tonga- Land, sea and people; Tonga research association, 2011; ISBN 9789829806215

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