N

• The tenth letter in the Samoan alphabet. Pronounced as in English.

• Na, a particle used before verbs to mark the imperfect tense.

• Na, pron. he, she; used before verbs, as Na te sau.

• Na, pron. this, that, these, those. It always brings the accent of the proceding word on to the ultima, and causes a lengthening of the vowel. ‘O i le nuu na. ‘Ua fuaisisila lau amio na.

• Na, v. to quiet, to hush, as a crying child.

• Na, v. to conceal; pass. natia; redup. nana, nana. E nana fua, ‘a ‘e le lilo.

• Na‘a, s. the pole to which a net for pigeon-catching is fixed. ‘O lana na‘a.

• Nai, a. some: an endearing dimin. Ina o mai nai au pugavavalo. Talofa ai i nai tulafale.

• Nai, prep. See Mai.

• Naiufi, s. the name of a shark (rarely taken).

• Naifea. See Maifea.

• Nainai, v. to fix on, to select beforehand.

• Nainai, adv. no wonder. Nainai soania le fetuao. Syn. Soasoa, La‘ola‘o.

• Naito, s. the name of a tree.

• Naitolama, s. the name of a fish. See Maitolama.

• Na‘o, adv. only. Ma ne‘i na ‘o ia se nu‘u, e leai ni tagata.

• Naonao, s. the name of one kind of ant which eats the taro leaves.

• Naonao, v. to feel for, as for fishes in holes, by introducing the arm.

• Naonaoa, a. full of naonao.

• Naonaofaga, s. the fishes caught by naonao. ‘O lona naonaofaga.

• Nau, s. 1. the name of a bindweed. 1. fua mai le nau ina utupupu ia. 2. The name of a cat, from its cry. On Manu‘a.

• Nau, s. a chief's girdle of leaves.

• Nau, v. to desire earnestly, to long for; redup. naunau; pass. nautia, naunautia. Pe tou te naunautia ea nei amio? Ta‘u ane se ali‘i, po ‘o ai lua te nau i ai?

• Na‘ua, adv. very, exceedingly. Aue le sola sulusulu, ‘ua mata‘u tele na‘ua.

• Nauga, s. from nau, desire. ‘Ua ‘o le nauga ia Veve.

• Naumati, a. dry, destitute of water, as a country.

• Naumati, s. destitution of water. ‘O le naumati o si a‘u ta‘avaoga, e utupo le vai o tautai.

• Naunau, s. the name of a tree (Geophila reniformis).

• Naunau, v. to be very great, to exceed. Si ou lalelei ‘ua naunau.

• Naunauta‘i, v. to desire earnestly. Tou featani i le mala ‘ua naunauta‘i.

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• Nausosolo, s. the name of a creeping plant.

• Nafa, s. a native drum.

• Nafa, v. to appoint, as to be with one of the opposite party in seuga, or in a clubbing match; or to be the host and entertainer of a person.

• Nafa, s. the one appointed to be the opponent or host of another.

• Nafai, v. pret. Methought. Nafai a a‘u oti.

• Nafanafata‘i, v. to bear in mind, to lay up in memory.

• Naga, s. from na, to hide, the place where a net is hidden to catch fish.

• Namo, s. a place in the lagoon abounding in fish.

• Namu, s. the mosquito.

• Namu, s. a smell, an odour.

• Namu, v. to have a bad smell.

• Namua, a. full of mosquitoes.

• Namua, v. to abound in mosquitoes.

• Namualasi, v. to be poor. A depreciatory word of a party seeking assistance; professing poverty as an excuse. See Manua.

• Namulega, s. the name of a tree (Vites trifolia).

• Namumoto, v. to smell rankly, as wild yams on the second day.

• Namusala. See Lanamusala.

• Namusefa, v. to smell like sefa, in consequence of neglecting to bathe oneself.

• Namusese‘u, v. to emit a bad smell. 2. To have a bad taste in the mouth.

• Namuvasa, v. to smell of the sea.

• Nana, s. a swarm of soldier crabs.

• Nana, v. 1. to urge, to request, to persist in asking. 2. To boast; redup. nananana.

• Nana, v. redup. of na

• Nana, v. redup. of na.

• Nana, s. one method of fishing. Syn. Saosao‘o.

• Nanau, v. pl. of eau.

• Nanamu, v. to be fragrant, to give a sweet smell.

• Nanamu, s. fragrance. ‘O lona nanamu.

• Nananana, v. a word found in poetry; the meaning is lost. ‘E te nananana le tai o nana.

• Nanasu, v. 1. to grow rankly, as weeds on good soil. 2. To abound, as the dry sugar-cane leaf used for thatch.

• Nanati, v. pl. of nati.

• Nanea, v. to be sufficient for the purpose, as thatch for a house, wood to build a canoe, &c.

• Nanei, adv. by-and-by, presently.

• Naneinei ane, adv. presently, very shortly.

• Nani, v. to talk indistinctly, as a child; redup. naninani.

• Nanu, v. 1. to stammer, to pronounce wrongly. 2. To speak a foreign language; recip. fenanu‘i; dimin. nanunanu.

• Nanue, s. the name of a fish.

• Nanuga, v. to talk nonsense, as a delirious person.

• Nanugama‘itiga, v. to ask for property like one delirious. Applied to themselves by those who beg for property.

• Napagofie, v. to prepare beforehand, as materials for housebuilding.

• Napatia, v. to meet with a calamity. Syn. Pagatia.

• Nape, v. 1. to be entangled; redup. napenape; recip. pl. fa‘afenape. 2. To steer free. Syn. Lave.

• Nase, s. the giant fern (Angiopteris evecta; and another species, Marattia fraxinea).

• Nase, bad-flavoured, unsavoury, as the flesh of wild pigs.

• Nasu, v. to cover the earth round a taro plant with grass, leaves, &c.; redup. nanasu.

• Nasu, s. the grass, leaves, &c., used to nasu with.

• Nati, v. to tease, to be importunate; pl. nanati; redup. natinati.

• Nativale, v. to be unduly importunate.

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• Natonu. See Atonu.

• Navu, s. lime.

• Navu, v. to dress the hair with lime.

• Navua, v. to break the head. A jocular term.

• Ne, v. 1. to draw back, as from a disgusting or offensive object. 2. To keep back, as offensive words. 3. To withdraw in consequence of shame.

• Ne‘e, v. 1. to bear up, to lift up, as a boat lifted by the water. 2. To inflate, to puff up, as with pride; redup. nene‘e, ne‘ene‘e; pass. ne‘etia.

• Ne‘e, a. puffed up, proud; pl. nene‘e.

• Ne‘etaga, s. praises. flattering attentions. ‘O ana ne‘etaga.

• Nei, Malay, Ini, pron. 1. this. 2. pl. of lenei, these.

• Nei, adv. now.

• Ne‘i, adv. lest; not. Funa e, Olomanu, ne‘i fa‘i sa‘u totatau.

• Nefu, s. the name of a small fish.

• Nefu, v. to be stirred up, to be turbid, to be muddy; redup. nenefu; dimin. nefunefu.

• Nefua, v. to be pricked by the nefu.

• Nefunefu, s. the white blossom of the pandanus. Ua se nefunefu sigano ona vai atu.

• Nego, v. to make signs with the cyebrows, to beckon: redup. negonego.

• Nene, s. the name of a game of play.

• Nene‘a, v. to laugh heartily, to continue to laugh; redup. ne‘ane‘a.

• Nene e, v. to act the manaia. Syn. Fa‘amanaia.

• Nenefu, v. to be dim, to be indistinct.

• Neva, to wander about, having nowhere to go.

• Nena, a. friendless, destitute of relations. (A term of reproach); pl. nenena; recip. feneva‘i.

• Nevenene, s. mons veneris.

• Ni, a. some, any. ‘Ua iloa e ai ni la‘au e gugana.

• Niau, v. to desire, to long for.

• Ni‘ini‘i, a. small, minute. See Nini‘i.

• Ni‘o, s., the rope of a sailing canoe.

• Ni‘o, v. to bring the hand round behind in order to catch something. 2. To do things in a semicircle. 3. To cover up a bad word uttered; to say, and then deny the meaning attached. ‘Ua pi‘o ma ni‘o, to be all shapes.

• Niu, s., Malay, niyor and niula. 1. The cocoa-nut tree (Cocosnucifera). ‘O lona niu. 2. The fruit of the cocoa-nut. ‘O ana niu.

• Niua, a. full of cocoa-nut trees.

• Niuaimoa, s. the name of a plant.

• Niu‘afa, s. a large kind of cocoa-nut, the husk of which produces long fibres from which sinnet is made.

• Niualava, s. two kinds of cocoa-nut.

• Niuui, s. two kinds of cocoa-nut.

• Niuui, v. 1. to sprinkle with the juice of niuui in order to make common. 2. To pardon.

• Niuuigofie, a. forgiving.

• Niufafo, s. the bottom beam (wall plate) of a house on which the last thatch rests.

• Niufetepulu, s. cocoa-nut with much husk and a small nut.

• Niula‘ita. See La‘ita.

• Niule‘a, s. one kind of cocoa-nut.

• Niumagumagu, s. the name of popo (old cocoa-nuts) at Sapapalii.

• Niumea, s. one kind of cocoa-nut.

• Niuniupulu, v. taking husks instead of cocoa-nuts.

• Niupaoga, s. a tall cocoa-nut tree. ‘Ua gagau le niupaoga fatifati.

• Niupiu, s. the fan palm (Pritchardia Pacifica).

• Niusami, s. a cocoa-nut in the last stage before becoming a popo.

• Niutetea, s. lit. the albino cocoa-nut, a pale-leafed cocoa-nut.

• Niuvao, s. the name of wild palms (Kentia sp. pl.).

• Nifo, s., Malay, nifoa. 1. A tooth.

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  2. A tusk. 3. A horn. (1) Ona mafa‘ifa‘i lea ‘o nifo. ‘O lona nifo.

• Nifoa, a. having teeth.

• Nifoelo, a. having poisonous teeth, causing bad wounds, as dogs, or wild hogs.

• Nifouga, a. having rotten teeth.

• Nifoloa, s. the name of a cannibal god.

• Nifopu, a. having a vacant space in the row of teeth.

• Nifotuimanu, s. the eye-tooth.

• Nimo, v. 1. to be out of sight. Solo nofo i Leuo ninimo. 2. To be forgotten; to be unknown, of that which was known; redup. ninimo, nimonimo.

• Nimoaiina, v. to put out of sight. Ia e nimoaiina se toga i le aiga nei.

• Nifa, s. an occasion, an opportunity, an excuse. A Tutuila word.

• Nina, v. to converse together, as friends about to part. ‘Ua le se‘i nina ea?

• Ninanina, v. a poetic word, the meaning unknown. ‘E te ninanina lava le tai o nina.

• Nini, v. to daub, to smear; pass. ninia.

• Niniane, v. to be near.

• Nini‘i, a. small.

• Nini‘o, v. to be far off, in reference to something which at last comes upon a person. ‘Ne‘i nini‘o nini‘o lava, ui aue i le ‘alofaga e.

• Ninifi, v. to adorn. Syn. Titifi.

• Ninimo. See Nimo.

• Nininini, v. a poetic word, the meaning of which is lost. ‘E te nininini lava le tai o nini.

• Niniva, v. to be giddy; dimin. nivaniva.

• Nisi, a. some, any. ‘Ua o‘o i nisi aso, ona ta‘amilo, &c.

• Nivaga, s. a giddy height.

• Nivaniva. See Vinavina.

• No, v. to borrow; redup. nono; pass. nogia.

• Noa, v. to strangle oneself, to commit suicide by strangling.

• Noa, adv. 1. without object, without cause. Syn. Fua. 2. Without fastening, as ‘Ua ufi noa le ‘ato.

• Noa, s. a girdle of ti leaves. Used at Matautu for titi.

• Noa, a. of no account, as ‘o le tagata noa.

• Noamua, a. first fastened. ‘O le itu noamua.

• Noaunu, a slip-knot.

• Noanoa, a. calin, quiet, hushed, as the wind. ‘Ua noamoa le ulufanua.

• Noanoa, v. redup. of nonoa, to bind hand and foot.

• Noanoaga, s. bonds, fastenings. ‘O ona noanoaga.

• Noapala, See Titipala.

• Noataga, s. 1 a tie. 2. A place to tie to. 3. fig. A law; pl. noanoataga.

• Noati, v. pl. of nonoa, to tie up animals; redup. noanoati.

• Noia! int. sometimes used for Soia!

• Noimua, v. to show beforehand, as an opinion or determination.

• No‘o, s. the hips. ‘O ona no‘o.

• No‘oi, v. to answer back. ‘Aua e te no‘oi i ‘upu a lou tama.

• No‘oia, v. 1. to be pressed down, as under a heavy burden. 2. To be bent in, as the edge of a hatchet. 3. To be forbidden, as to continue a speech. 4. To be pained at heart.

• No‘opa, s. a foundation. Syn. Fa‘avae. ‘O lona no‘opa.

• No‘uno‘u, v. to bend down, to stoop, as under a burden, or from age.

• No‘utua, v. to bend down the back, as when eating (stooping to take the food from the ground), paddling a canoe, &c.

• Nofo, v. 1. to sit. 2. To dwell. 3. To live with. 4. To cohabit with, as a wife. Ona fanau lea ‘o le fafine ina ‘ua nofo ia Tafa‘i. 5. To remain; pl. nonofo; redup. nofonofo; pass. nofoia. Nofo is used in composition with other words, indicating a certain

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  condition, as nofolelei, to dwell peaceably.

• Nofoa, s. a seat. ‘O lona nofoa.

• Nofoa‘i, v. 1. to sit down. 2. To live in virginity.

• Nofoa‘iga, s. 1. the time during which a man bears the name or title belonging to his family. 2. A reign. ‘O lona nofoa‘iga.

• Nofoao, v. to be a titled chief. ‘E te le iloa le nofoao.

• Nofoafa, v. to have four pullers in a canoe.

• Nofoafono, s. a seat in the council. ‘O lo latou nofoafono.

• Nofoaga, s. 1. the place in which one sits. 2. The posteriors. ‘O ona nofoaga.

• Nofoali‘i, s. a chief's seat, a throne. ‘O lona nofoali‘i.

• Nofoalua, v. to have two pullers in a canoe.

• Nofoamu, v. to remain among the coral branches, as small fish.

• Nofoaseu, s. a seat used in pigeon-catching.

• Nofoatau, s. the war-stool. Tiliaui lea e fai ma nofoatau.

• Nofoatolu, v. to have three pullers in a canoe.

• Nofoi, v. to fall in a sitting posture.

• Nofoia, v. 1. to have an oppression on the chest, as from indigestion, pregnancy, &c. 2. To rise up, as black clouds hanging about on the horizon; redup. nofonofoia.

• Nofoife‘e, v. to be in the zenith, of the sun. A Manu‘a word.

• Nofoitau, v. to sit on the halfdeck of a canoe. Le nofoitau i le va‘a le to i le tai.

• Nofofala, v. to sit at the fala in order to play at lafoga.

• Nofofua, v. to be single, to be unmarried; of a woman.

• Nofogata, a. difficult of access, of a reserved and haughty person, or one with an uncertain temper.

• Nofogata, v. to be of a harsh and distant disposition.

• Nofogofie, a. accessible, of an easy disposition.

• Nofogofie, v. to be of an easy, accessible disposition.

• Nofolelei, v. to dwell in peace.

• Nofolua, s. a bigamist. In the same way other numbers are combined, as nofotolu, &c.

• Nofolua, v. to be a bigamist.

• Nofonofo, v. dimin. of nofo.

• Nofonofonoa, v. to be un prepared. 2. To be doing nothing.

• Nofonofotonu, v. to be prepared, to be waiting for.

• Nofonofovale. See Nofonofonoa.

• Nofopologa, v. to be a slave, to be enslaved.

• Nofosa‘o, v. to sit quiet; redup. nofonofosa‘o; pl. nofosasa‘o, nonofosa‘o.

• Nofosauni, v. to be prepared, to wait prepared.

• Nofosala, v. to be under condemnation.

• Nofotafa‘i, v. to sit on each side of the king.

• Nofotane, v. to be married, of the woman.

• Nofotasi, v. to dwell with one, as one wife. ‘O le a nofotasi lava Sina.

• Nofoto‘ilalo, v. to remain in a conquered, subject condition.

• Nofotonu. See Nofonofotonu.

• Nofu, s. the name of a stinging fish (Scorpæna sp.).

• Noga, v. 1. to be quiet, to be easy, as from pain. 2. To leave off, to leave, as work, speaking, &c.

• Nogata‘i, v. 1. to be quiet, to be easy, as from pain. 2. To leave off, to leave, as work, speaking, &c.

• Nono, s. 1. the name of the white ant when, being winged, it swarms. 2. The cord used to wind round a canoe. 3. The string attached to a stone taken down by a diver.

• Nono, v. to make a pause in a speech, waiting for the prompters. 2. To make a pause before doing something. ‘Ua nono le loto.

• Nono, v. redup. of no, to borrow.

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• Nonoa, v. to tie, to bind; pl. noati; pass. noatia; redup. intens. noanoa. I pu‘e, i tao, ma noanoa.

• Nonou, a. cross, surly-looking.

• Nonou, v. to look cross.

• Nonu, Malay, Nona, s. the name of a tree (Morinda citrifolia).

• Nonuui, s. the white kind of nonufi‘afi‘a (Eugenia Malaccensis).

• Nonu‘ula, s. the red kind of nonufi‘afi‘a (Eugenia Malaccensis).

• Nonu‘ulu, s. a species of nonu (Morinda citrifolia) having large fruit.

• Nonufi‘afi‘a. s. the Malay apple (Eugenia Malaecensis).

• Nonuvao, s. the wild nonu.

• Nuaga, s. a grating down, as of arrowroot or turmeric.

• Nuanua, s. a rainbow.

• Nu‘anu‘a, s. the name of a shrub (Nelitris Vitiensis).

• Nui, v. to be great, to increase, as wind or pain. ‘Ua nui i le po. 'Tis near night.

• Nu‘u, s. 1. a district, a town. 2. A country, an island. Aue Tutuila e, ‘o lota nu‘u e mamao. 3. People. Oi ta ‘ino‘ino i le nu‘u ‘ua au mai, &c.

• Nu‘u[gap — reason: unclear]o, adv. formerly, in olden times. ‘Oe le Atua o le nu‘utu.

• Nu‘utu, adv. formerly, in olden times. ‘Oe le Atua o le nu‘utu.

• Nu‘utuloto, s. an island. Syn. Nu‘ututai.

• Nu‘utumatafaga, s. a maritime place.

• Nu‘ututai, s. an islet near the mainland. See Nu‘utuloto.

• Numi, v. 1. to be involved, to be intricate. 2. To rumple, to crush together without folding up. 3. To be jabbled, as the sea; pl. nunumi; pass. numia; redup. numinumi.

• Numi, s. a gather of a dress.

• Numilefau, v. to be entangled, of the pigeons' string. Applied to counsels differing and dissenting.

• Nunu, v. to be silent from anger; applied to gods and chiefs.

• Nunu, s. a gathering, a concourse of people for feasting and interchanging property, as on occasion of a chief's marriage.

• Nunu, v. 1. to crowd together; redup. nunununu. 2. To grate down, as turmeric.

• Nunumi, v. pl. of numi.

• Nunuti, v. pl. of nuti.

• Nunuvale, v. 1. to be in confusion, as troops. 2. To go to a fono in which the party has not a voice.

• Nunuvale, s. a large concourse with little food.

• Nupani, s. the yaws. Syn. Tona. ‘O ona nupani.

• Nusa, conj. even although, notwith-standing. A nusa ‘ea le to‘ese, ‘a e manatu i tua e. See Anusa.

• Nuti, v. 1. to crush in the hand. 2. To break in pieces; pl. nunuti; pass. nutiia; redup. nutinuti.

• Nutimomomo, v. to crush to atoms. ‘O le loto ‘ua nutimomoia.

• Nutinini‘i, v. to break up very small.

• Nutipala, v. to crush to dust; pass. nutipalaina.