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alo to row, to paddle
alofa to love
alu to go
asu to smoke (give off smoke)
eto to lick
fa'afetai to thank
fa'amaulalo to lower
fa'amā to embarrass
faitau to count
fana to shoot
fefe to get scared
fia to want to do something
fili to choose, to pick
filifili to pick, to choose
fola to spread, to strew
galue to work
ifi to smoke a pipe
iloa to spot, to notice
inu to drink
la'a to step
lafo to throw
lama to fish by torchlight
leai to be absent, there is no
lele to fly
leoleo to be on guard
lia'i to whirl or swing around
logo to hear
mafu to ferment
malaga to travel, to journey
matagi to blow, to be windy
mate to die
mau to keep, to hold
miti to dream
moe to sleep
moetotolo to rape a sleeping woman
mālō to defeat
mālōlō to be well, to rest
mānava to breathe
māvaevae to be cracked
ola to live, to be alive
oti to die
pani to punch, to hit
puna to jump
siva to dance
solo to move forward
sulu to illuminate
susu to suck
sū to be moist
ta'avale to roll, to drive
tagi to cry
tala to tell, to recount
tanu to bury
tao to cook, to bake
tatau to wring out
tausi to care for
tofu to dive
toso to pull, to drag
tuli to chase
tunu to broil, to boil
tupu to grow
tusi to write
tā to strike, hit
tāu to wring out
tūlei to push, to shove
veve to be numerous
vevesi to bustle
āfuafua to become pregnant
āvaga to elope
'a'a to be obstinate
'oso to dig
'oti to cut
Aokuso August
Aso Faraile Friday
Aso Gafua Monday
Aso Lua Tuesday
Aso Sa Sunday
Aso Tofi Thursday
Aso To'ana'i Saturday
Fepuari February
Setema September
Tesema December
a'a root
a'atasi Polynesian cress
afafine daughter
afo fishing line
afā cyclone, hurricane
afī bundle of fish
agatonu correct behaviour
ago turmeric
aitu ghost, spirit
ali'i noble
aloe aloe
alomalala tattler (bird)
ane termite
ao day
aso day
atali'i son
ate liver
atiu cantaloupe, muskmelon
atua god, deity
atule jack mackerel
aualama unmarried girls, wives of untitled men
ava passage through a coral reef
fa'afanua map
fa'afāfine fa'afafine
fa'atama tomboy
fa'i banana
fafine woman
fagu bottle gourd, bottle
fai stingray
failāuga talking chief, orator
fala pandanus, woven mat
falaoa bread
fale house
fale ta'ele bathroom
fale'oloa shop, store
falema'i hospital
faleo'o hut
falesā church
faletua wife of a chief
fanua land, Earth
fao nail (metal)
fata shelf
fatu heart
fau cottonwood hibiscus
fe'e octopus
fetū star
fiafia competition, get-together
fitafita policeman
foe oar, paddle
fono assembly of headmen
fua egg
fue whisk (talking chief symbol)
fuga flower
fulu feather
fulū flu, influenza
futu tree of genus Barringtonia
fuāmoa hen's egg
fīnauga argument, dispute
gagana language
galu wave
gogo tern, noddy
ifilele ipil tree
ifoga ceremonial humiliation process
igoa name
ivi bone
i'a fish
kalama grammar
kapisi cabbage
keke cake
kirikiti cricket (game)
kitara guitar
kofe coffee
komiti committee
kukama cucumber
kusi goose
kāgalū kangaroo
kālone gallon
lagi sky, heaven
lago fly (insect)
lali log drum
lano lake
lanu color
lapata'iga warning
lau leaf
laulau table, tray
laulaufaiva tongue
lavalava lavalava
lega turmeric powder
leitiō radio
leo voice, sound
lima arm, hand
loi ant
lole candy, sweets
lotu church service
lua hole, pit
luko wolf
lulu barn owl
lupe dove, pigeon
masi fermented fruit meal
masini machine, engine
masiofo queen
maso muscle
mata eye
matai headman, chief
matau ax
matu'u heron
matuā parent
mauga mountain
mauli seat of emotions
mea thing, object
meli mail
moa chicken, fowl
moana ocean, deep sea
moega bed
mogamoga cockroach
motu island
mumua dolphin
mālolo flying fish
mālōfie male tattoo
māmā lung
mānaia beauty
māsina moon, month
mātau fishhook
naifi knife
namu mosquito
nifo tooth, tusk
niu coconut
nofu stonefish
nonu noni
nuanua rainbow
nusipepa newspaper
nāmeri leopard
olamatua old woman, grandmother
oneone sand
pa'a crab
pai pie
pakete bucket
paluni balloon
palusami coconut pudding
povi cattle, beef
pua'a pig
pule cowrie, shell
puletasi puletasi (two-piece dress)
pulu rubber, latex
pusa box
pāgotā prisoner
pālagi white person (clipping)
pālota election, vote
pō night
sa'ulā swordfish
saienisi science
sakete skirt
sapatū barracuda
sau fantail (bird)
sega lorikeet
seila sailor
sene cent
senituri century
setete state
siapo tapa cloth
sikareti cigarette
sikoni scone, muffin
sina grey hair
sinapi mustard
sisi cheese
soafafine female soa (envoy)
sokalate chocolate
solofanua horse
sosi sauce
sosisi sausage
supoketi spaghetti
tasi one
tolu three
fā four
ono six
fitu seven
valu eight
iva nine
sefulu ten
selau hundred
tālofa hello
tōfā goodbye
soifua goodbye, life (greeting)
fa'amolemole please
faafetai tele lava thank you very much
ioe yes
ou te I (subject pronoun)
a'u I, me
oe you (singular)
ia he, she
mātou we (exclusive)
tātou we (inclusive)
outou you (plural)
i lātou they
lelei good
leaga bad
tele big, large
la'ititi small
vevela hot
malulu cold
fou new
tuai old
mumu red
lanumoana blue
lanumeamata green
pa'epa'e white
uliuli black
samasama yellow
tigā painful, sore
fiaai hungry
fia inu thirsty
mativa poor
mauoa rich
umi tall, long
puupuu short
mamao far
latalata near
taeao morning
aoauli afternoon
afiafi evening
po night
asō today
ananafi yesterday
tausaga year
vaiaso week
tama boy, child
teine girl
tamā father
tinā mother
tuagane brother (of a woman)
tuafafine sister (of a man)
uso sibling (same sex)
avā wife
tāne husband
tama'ita'i lady
tagata person, man
matua parent, elder
fanau children, offspring
'āiga family
nu'u village
lotoifale homeland
sami sea, ocean
vai water
vaomatua forest
la sun
timu rain
afu waterfall
manu animal, bird
maile dog
pusi cat
tupe money
gaosiga work, industry
aoga school
faiaoga teacher
tamaititi children
pepa paper
va'a boat, canoe
uafu wharf
auala road, way
taavale car
vaalele airplane
lo'u my (o-class possessive)
uma all, every, entirely
atunu'u nation, country
vao forest, bush
talo taro
manaia nice, beautiful, lovely
tuaa ancestor
masina month; moon
'ai to eat
a'oa'o to teach, to learn
manatu opinion, thought, idea
manatua to remember
pese song; to sing
taimi time
talanoa to talk, to converse, to chat
tautala to speak; speech, language
totonu inside, within
taumafataga meal, food
fa'aaloalo respect; respectful
masani usual, ordinary, familiar
lauga speech, oratory
ala way, path, method
taua important; war