E

• The second letter in the Samoan alphabet. Its sound is simple, like e in obey, but it is both long and short. E is used at the end of a line of poetry to prolong the sound, and to allow the voice to rest on it. ‘O afio mai Tagaloa i le lagi tuavalu e.

• E, interj. alas!

• E, a call to gain attention. E! sole, ina fa‘alogo mai.

• E. pron. those. ‘O e fai mai.

• E. v. 1. to forbid by calling e! pass. eina. 2. to drive away. E! e! ua eina i matou.

• E, the sign of the vocative, coming after the noun. Funa e, Olomanu.

• E, the sign of the infinitive mood. ‘Avatu le tuaefu e togisala.

• E, a verbal particle indicating the present tense, and implying that which is always the same. Se nu‘u e leai ni tagata.

• E, a verbal particle indicating the future tense. E toe sau ‘o ia.

• E, adv. yes. Syn. Ioe.

• E, prep. by. ‘Ua tele‘e e Tigilau.

• E, interj. an affirmative, used at the beginning of a sentence mostly in poetry, and expressing desire. E! ata tapa fua ia te ‘oe.

• E, s. loud laughter. Ona to ai lea o le e. See Toe.

• ‘E, pron. you, thou; with verbs. ‘Aua ne‘i ‘e alu.

• Ea, v. 1. to rise to the surface, as a diver. 2. To return home, as war captives. 3. To granulate, as a sore. 4. To rise to a level, as a hole being filled up.

• Ea, v. to beg, to implore. Ea e, ina aumai ia.

• ‘Ea, s. the name of a fish; the desire of one who, being sick, desires to eat fish. ‘Ua maua e le ‘ea.

• ‘Ea, the sign of a question. ‘O ai ‘ea ‘oe? Who are you?

• ‘E‘a, v. to do a thing deliberately; redup. ‘e‘a‘e‘a. See ma‘e‘a.

• Eaea, s. 1. the disease called thrush, aphthœ. 2. The eggs of the ‘alu‘alu.

• E‘e, v. 1. to abound, as fruit lying under the trees. 2. To raise on supports, as a canoe raised from the ground to keep it from rotting.

• ‘E‘e, v. to place upon, as Fa‘a‘e‘e.

• ‘E‘e, v. to pay respect to, to reverence; redup. ‘e‘e‘e‘e.

• ‘E‘e, s. reverence. Na ‘o le ma ma le ‘e‘e e pau i le ali‘i.

• ‘E‘e, v. 1. to be overscalded, as a pig when killed. 2. To be underdone, of the alili, and so not easily got out of the shell.

• ‘E‘e, v. 1. To be dead, of animals. 2. To be low tide, jocularly.

• ‘E‘e, v. to squeak.

• ‘E‘eu, v. 1. to ward off on every side, as spears thrown. 2. To be full of, as cocoa-nuts lying on the ground, and requiring moving to find a place for the foot. 3. To be tame, as pigs crowding around, and requiring to be thrust aside when fed. ‘Ua tau ‘e‘eu atu i pua‘a, ‘a ‘o lalata. 4. To put aside, as the claims of

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  a competitor, that the person may have all to himself.

• E‘efu, a. pl. of ‘efu, reddish brown.

• ‘E‘ega, s. 1. anything used to help a swimmer, as a life-belt. So ‘e‘etaga. 2. A number of snakes all coiled together. Syn. Fatiniga, also ‘e‘etaga.

• ‘E‘ela, a. pl. of ‘ela.

• ‘E‘eli, v. to press the feet firmly to the ground when about to fight.

• ‘E‘ema, a. pl. of ‘ema, to glisten.

• ‘E‘emo, v. pl. of ‘emo, to wink.

• ‘E‘ena, a. pl. of ‘ena, yellowish brown.

• ‘E‘ena‘i, v. emphatic of e‘e, to abound.

• ‘E‘enu, interj. pshaw! See ‘Enu‘enu. Syn. I‘ino.

• ‘E‘etaga, s. See ‘E‘ega.

• ‘E‘eti, v. See ‘Eti.

• ‘E‘etia, v. See Ne‘e.

• ‘E‘eva, v. to be weak in the joints, from illness, hunger, or long swimming.

• Eia, interj. That's it! giving approval and encouragement. So Ena.

• Eitu, s. used by some instead of aitu, which see.

• Eu, s. the point or corner of an axe.

• ‘Eu, v. to remove, to take out of the way; always referring to something bad, as filth; anything in the eye; the skin over a boil; the snuff of a lamp; redup. ‘eu‘eu.

• E ui ina, conj. although. E ui ina to‘atele o manaia, e fa‘asasano, &c.

• Eutasi, s. a felling axe.

• E fia? how many?

• Efu, s. dust.

• Efu, v. to become dust.

• ‘Efu, a. reddish brown; pl. ‘e‘efu.

• Efuefu, s. dust.

• ‘Ela, a. mattery; 1. applied to the eyes. 2. Also to the hands and mouth after eating baked cocoa-nut juice. 3. A term of reproach to a bastard. ‘O le ulu ‘ela‘ela; pl. ‘e‘ela; redup. ‘ela‘ela.

• ‘Ela, v. 1. to miss the mark, as a dart or stone thrown. 2. To miss catching a thing thrown.

• ‘Ele, s. 1. red earth. 2. Rust.

• ‘Elea, a. rusty.

• ‘Ele‘ele, s. 1. earth, dirt. 2. Blood, to chiefs. 3. Euphem. for the menses.

• ‘Ele‘elea, a. dirty.

• ‘Ele‘eleuli, s. good dark earth. (Applied to a firm conquering party, or to a man skilled in clubbing matches.)

• ‘Elei, v. to put the colour on native cloth; pl. ‘elelei.

• ‘Elemutu, s. a grub in rotten wood.

• Elemutua, a. worm-eaten, rotten.

• Elesi, v. to daub, as in marking siapo, or writing.

• ‘Eli, v. 1. to dig; pl. ‘e‘eli; pass. ‘elia. 2. To pull hard, in paddling a canoe; pl. fe‘eli. 3. To have a sharp pain. Malay, Gali.

• ‘Eliga, s. a digging. Le ‘eliga lua‘i lana.

• ‘Elilua, v. lit. to dig a hole; to swear, meaning, May I be buried if, &c.

• ‘Elisopo, v. 1. to dig down to the very end of a yam in taking it out of the ground. 2. To kill all in a war, so as to leave none to increase.

• Elo, v. to stink; pass. elosia.

• ‘Elo, a. reddish brown, regarded as a mark of beauty in those whose skins are thus.

• ‘Elo, v. to be reddish brown.

• ‘Ema, s. a piece of polished metal hung in the centre of a necklace; used as a comparison for anything black and shining. ‘Ua se ‘ema.

• ‘Ema, a. shining, black, as black siapo and marks of tattooing; pl. ‘e‘ema; redup. ‘ema‘ema.

• ‘Ema, v. to glisten, as a wet paddle in the sun seen afar off; pl. ‘e‘ema; redup. ‘ema‘ema.

• ‘Emo, v. 1. to wink the eye. 2. fig. To take a nap. 3. To flash, as lightning; pl. ‘e‘emo; redup. ‘emo‘emo.

• ‘Emo, s. a wink of the eye. ‘Ua se

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  ‘emo o le mata, It is but a wink of the eye—but a moment.

• ‘Emo‘emo, v. from ‘emo, 1. to wink repeatedly. 2. To flash repeatedly, as lightning. 3. To glisten, as glass in the sun.

• Ena, interj. that's it! denoting approbation and encouragement.

• ‘Ena, a. yellowish brown; pl. ‘e‘ena; redup. ‘ena‘ena.

• ‘Ena, s. a cocoa-nut with long fibres, used for making sinnet.

• Eneene, v. to tickle.

• ‘Enu, s. a net or basket used for catching atule and palolo, &c.

• ‘Enu‘enu, interj. pshaw! See ‘E‘enu.

• Epa, s. native mats and cloth on which a dead chief is laid in state, ‘Ua i epa, He is in his shroud, he is dead.

• Epu, v. 1. to stir about, to stir up, as water; pass. epua; redup. intens. epuepu. 2. To stir round, as arrowroot in preparing it.

• ‘Ese, a. 1. strange; different. ‘Ua aumai mea ‘ese i ali‘i; pl. ‘ese‘ese. 2. Tall. ‘Ua tino ‘ese; pl. ‘e‘ese.

• ‘Ese, adv. away from; different. Alu ‘ese, Go away.

• ‘Ese, v. to be different. ‘Ua ‘ese lana amio.

• ‘Ese‘esega, s. difference.

• Esi, s. the papaw (Carica Papaya).

• Esi, v. to drive away; pass. esia; intens, esiesi.

• ‘Ete, s. a basket. ‘Ua ete lasi. Syn. ‘Ato.

• Eteete, v. to be careful, to take care. See Fa‘aeteete. Ifo ia ma eteete a‘i. Vi‘i.

• ‘Eteomanu, s. lit. a basket full of prosperity, great prosperity.

• ‘Eteli‘i, s. a finely-made basket.

• ‘Etemamanu, s. an ornamental basket.

• ‘Eti, v. 1. to blow freshly; pl. ‘e‘eti; redup. ‘eti‘eti. 2. To forbid, as to a child; pass. ‘etia.

• Eto, v. to lick, to lap with the tongue; redup. etoeto.

• ‘Etu, v. to limp, to be lame; redup. ‘etu‘etu. As Setu.

• Eva, v. 1. to take a walk, especially by moonlight. 2. To go about. ‘Ua eva togafauina. 3. To walk at liberty. Le fia eva gatasi lava.

• Evaga, s. a moonlight walk, or games by moonlight.