Pakopako

Ko e pakopako ko e fuʻu ʻakau siʻi ia. ʻOku ʻikai kau ki he ngaahi mohuku. ʻOku tapatolu hono kau. ʻOku sai ʻene manongi ʻo e aka maʻa e lolo (ʻikai pako failolo pē).

Ngaahi faʻahinga kehekehe
pakopako, tupu ʻi ʻuta
pako; tupu ofi ki he tahi
tuise pe pakopako
pakopako ano, Cyperus compressus, C. polystachyas
pakopako fakamalu
pako failolo, Fimbristylis cymosa (Cyperaceae)
pakopako, vakai ki he pakaka

Hingoa ʻi he ngaahi lea kehe
mumuta (lea fakahaʻamoa) ?

Tataku
Hokohoko ngaahi ʻakau; Vaʻa fekumi ngoue Vainī
Tongan dictionary; C.M. Churchward
Flowers of the Pacific island seashore; W.A. Whistler; ISBN 978-0-8248-1528-8