Fune de maitta is the same as fune cara maitta and fune ni notte maitta.
They also say fune cara maitta 'he came by ship' and cachi cara maitta 'he came on foot.
Fune had the epithet feai, or savage, added to his name, from the habit which he had of biting his finger-nails when he went to battle.
If Lafai commenced strife, Fune and Fotu united to put it down; if Fune took the initiative, then Lafai and Fotu united in restoring peace.
After a time they saw a fish nibbling at the fune or core of a bread-fruit, and from that they called another son of Vaasiliifiti Fune or "core.
In after-times it was arranged that Lafai was to live in one district, Fune in another, and the aunt Fotu between them to prevent quarrelling.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fune" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
