Body Parts

1. Ko e ʻulu

   Head

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card; in Tonga the head is respected, so do not touch another person's head

2. Ko e louʻulu

   Hair

   Usage

   "Lou" (leaf) plus "ʻulu" (head); the word to use at a barber

3. Ko e mata

   Eye / face

   Usage

   Means both eye and face; the same word runs across Polynesia and into Fijian

4. Ko e telinga

   Ear

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card

5. Ko e ihu

   Nose

   Usage

   For a blocked or bleeding nose

6. Ko e ngutu

   Mouth

   Usage

   Use it at the dentist; it also means an opening in general

7. Ko e nifo

   Tooth

   Usage

   Show it and point at the tooth that hurts; the same form as in the nouns card

8. Ko e ʻelelo

   Tongue

   Usage

   Do not drop the initial fakauʻa (ʻ)

9. Ko e kia

   Neck

   Usage

   The same form as in the nouns card

10. Ko e uma

    Shoulder

    Usage

    In Tongan this is the shoulder; the identical Māori word "uma" means the chest instead

11. Ko e nima

    Hand / arm

    Usage

    One word for hand and arm; it is also the numeral five

12. Ko e tuiʻinima

    Elbow

    Usage

    "Tui" (joint) plus "nima" (arm), sharing its root with "tui" for the knee

13. Ko e fatafata

    Chest

    Usage

    For chest pain or breathing trouble; the same form as in the nouns card

14. Ko e kete

    Belly

    Usage

    The abdomen as a whole; the same form as in the nouns card

15. Ko e kongaloto

    Waist

    Usage

    For lower-back pain; it is also where the taʻovala mat is tied

16. Ko e tuʻa

    Back

    Usage

    It also means the outside or the rear; the same form as in the nouns card

17. Ko e alanga

    Thigh

    Usage

    The thigh; the same word also names the framework of a house

18. Ko e vaʻe

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    One word for leg and foot; the same form as in the nouns card

19. Ko e tui

    Knee

    Usage

    The root meaning a joint; the same form as in the nouns card

20. Ko e kili

    Skin

    Usage

    For sunburn or bites at the pharmacy; the same form as in the nouns card

21. Ko e uoua

    Muscle

    Usage

    For reporting a muscle ache or a strain

22. Ko e hui

    Bone

    Usage

    The same word as in "hui fasi" (broken bone) in the health set

23. Ko e toto

    Blood

    Usage

    For bleeding or a blood draw

24. Ko e mafu

    Heart

    Usage

    The same word as in "mahaki mafu" (heart disease) in the health set

25. Ko e ʻate

    Liver

    Usage

    From Proto-Polynesian *qate, cognate with Samoan "ate", Māori "ate", Hawaiian "ake"

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