U

• The fifth letter in the Samoan alphabet. Its sound is that of oo in fool. It is both long and short.

• U, s. 1. a read. 2. An arrow. ‘O lana u. 3. A brother. ‘O lona u moni lava.

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• U, v. to direct towards, to turn to. ‘A ‘e ‘a‘e se niu, u i luga ou vae. See Ua‘i.

• U. v. to emit a hollow sound, to roar, as the waves on the reef, or the tramp of troops.

• U. v. to bite; pass. utia; recipr. feuta‘i. ‘Ua u ifo, ‘a e tau i le pa‘u. Proverb. Of family quarrels as if only piercing the skin.

• ‘U, v. to look angrily towards, to be sulky.

• Ua, Malay, Ujan, s. 1. rain. 2. The neck. Ona lafo lea i luga i le ua. 3. Sinews. 4. Veins. ‘O ua o le tino.

• Ua, v. to rain; pass. Uaina.

• ‘Ua, a verbal particle marking the present and perfect tenses.

• U‘a, s. 1. the paper mulberry. Syn. Tutuga (Broussonetia papyrifera). ‘O lana u‘a. 2. The bark of the plant, scraped for making siapo. 3. A young breadfruit; in full u‘a‘ulu. 4. The temporary fastening used in building canoes. 5. A net made of the bark of the breadfruit tree.

• U‘a, a. 1. tough, tenacious, glutinous; intens. u‘au‘a. 2. fig. Of an old man, scraggy.

• U‘a, v. to envy. See Matau‘a.

• ‘U‘a, s. 1. the name of a land crab. 2. A species of cray fish.

• Ua‘ale, s. a shower of rain.

• Uai, s. a chief's spear or walking-stick.

• Ua‘i, v. to turn towards; intens. of u. Ua‘i mai ou fofoga.

• U‘ai, v. to fasten the fono of the canoe with u‘a.

• Ua‘ono, v. to strain, as a young infant does.

• Uaua, v. to commence a plantation. Syn. Solisoli.

• U‘au‘a, a. See Fa‘au‘au‘a.

• Uaua, s. 1. a slight rain. 2. A lever. Syn. Taumoa. ‘O lau uaua.

• U‘au‘a, a. tough; intens. of u‘a.

• ‘Ua‘ua. v. to grunt.

• Uauata‘i, v. to raise by a lever.

• U‘au‘avale, v. to be envious; from u‘a.

• U‘a‘ulu, s. a young breadfruit tree. See U‘a 3.

• Uafa‘aaosi‘itia, s. a shower of rain.

• Uafa‘aafuafu, s. a slight shower.

• Uafaafogaupolu, s. East wind.

• Uafa‘ataimamasa, s. rain at low tide.

• Uafa‘ataufa‘alemanunu, s. rain confined to the mountains.

• Uafaataufanua, s. a shower coming from inland.

• Uainuitino, s. soaking rain.

• Uafana, s. a volley of arrows or musketry.

• Uaga, s. 1. heavy rain. Syn. Timuga. 2. The name of a very scaly fish.

• Uagagau, s. sickness, when spoken about before chiefs.

• Uagalu. Syn. Fuatagalu.

• Uagani, s. the name of a tree.

• Uagani, v. to divide or cut off, as the end of a post.

• Uala. v. 1. to be rainy with intermitting sunshine. 2. To have intermissions of pain and case.

• Ualolo, s. 1. rain causing a flood. 2. Crowds of people passing and repassing.

• Ualolo, v. 1. to have rain and flood. 2. To have crowds of people passing and repassing; recip. feualoloa‘i.

• Uamau, v. to be firm, as a house, or a government.

• U‘amea, s. 1. iron, 2. Beads. 3. Anything very good. ‘O le u‘amea le fanua.

• Uamuli, s. those who assist in providing food when there is to be an interchange of property.

• Uamuli, v. to prompt a speaker.

• Uasami, s. the spray of the sea rising like mist.

• Uatea, s. rain and sunshine together.

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• Uati, v. to act as a lever on both sides.

• Uatogi, s. a war-club.

• Uatolo, s. the taro tops first planted. Opposite of Taumuliga.

• Uatoto, s. bloody or red rain. Nainai lava toto le uatoto.

• Ue, interj. ah!

• Uea, s. the name of a tree.

• Uea, s. a handsome man. ‘Ua sau le uea lalelei.

• Uea, v. to be giddy; intens. ueuea. ‘Ua uea mata.

• Ui, a. dark coloured; mostly suffixed to the noun; as iliui, niui, &c.

• Ui, v. 1. to go along, to pass along. ‘Ua ui ane i le ala. 2. To breed, to have young. ‘Ua ui lelei la matou pua‘a. 3. To take off the tapui (tabu). ‘Ua ui le sa. 4. To pluck fruit, confined to sigano and fala. 5. To unloose a canoe fastened by a pole stuck in the sand. ‘Ua ui le taula i fanua. 6. To remove by rubbing in water, with a stone or other hard substance, the outer skin of the lomu and loli (Holothuriæ), and thus remove the bitter taste. Hence to forgive sin, a stronger term than magalo. 7. euphem. To go to stool. ‘Ua ui i le vao; pass. of 1. uia. 8. To strain the ‘ava.

• Ui, s. a call to come to visitors. Pa se ui, pa se alaga l myth.

• ‘U‘i, v. to solicit a woman. 2. To ask help to beat another, or for permission to beat another. 3. To solicit generally. Ia to‘a le nofo, ne‘i ai se ‘u‘igofie.

• Uia, v. pass. of ui, to be trodden on, walked on. ‘O le ala o manu le uia.

• Uiauta, v. to go by land.

• Uiautaga, s. a party travelling by land.

• Ui‘i, s. the youngest, the last born in a family.

• Ui ina, conj. although. E ui ina tele, ‘a e tusa ‘o le vagatai.

• Uio, v. to cry out, to howl. Ona uio lea ‘o Sinasegi.

• Uiuiese, a. very good.

• Uiuiga, s. the polite name of a chief's canoe or boat.

• Uiga, s. 1. an explanation, the meaning of anything. 2. Manner, way of acting.

• Uila, s. lightning. Ona emo lava lea ‘o le uila.

• Uila, v. to lighten.

• Uilelei, v. to be a good breeder.

• Uimoto, v. 1. to pluck the sigano, the fruit of the pandanus, before it is come to maturity. 2. fig. To die young.

• Uinofo, v. to pluck sigano, the fruit of the pandanus, while sitting.

• Uisa, v. to hiss at.

• Uisila, s. the name of a fish.

• Uitolu, v. to have three at a birth.

• Uituaina, v. pass. to be struck from behind.

• Uiva, s. the malauli in its stage of growth before becoming ulua.

• Uivale, v. to be a bad breeder.

• Uo, s. a friend, a bosom companion.

• ‘Uo, s. one of the lengths into which a tree is cut up in order to be easily carried, or for use.

• Uoago, s. the name of a fish.

• ‘Uo‘uo, s. the name of a fish.

• Uogo, v. to sting.

• Uogo, a. stinging.

• Üü, s. the robber crab (Birgus latro).

• U‘u s. oil; it was always scented with flowers, &c. ‘O lona u‘u. E, Satali e, ia palua le u‘u.

• U‘u, v. 1. to oil, to anoint with oil. 2. To use leaves as soap. 3. To smear the head, as with clay, &c.; pass. u‘uina.

• ‘U‘u, s. the name of a shellfish, a species of mussel.

• ‘U‘u, v. 1. to nudge with the shoulder in order to cause a person to move on. 2. To urge on. 3. To take hold of, to grasp; pass. ‘umia.

• ‘U‘u, v. 1. to cry gently, as a child. 2. To smell rankly, as a person who

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  has long been perspiring greatly without bathing himself.

• ‘U‘u, a. frowsy, rank.

• Üuu, interj. a shout of triumph or delight, as in surf-swimming, or when taking taufolo to a party.

• U‘uu‘uvalu, as U‘uvalu.

• ‘U‘ufatu, s. one kind of ‘u‘u, or mussel.

• U‘Ufisoa, v. to soap or wash with fisoa. ‘Ua u‘ufisoa o ‘latou loto.

• U‘ulaumea, v. to wash the head with native orange-juice.

• ‘U‘umala, s. one kind of ‘u‘u, or mussel.

• ‘U‘umanogi, s. a man held in good report, as rich, diligent, skilful, &c.

• ‘U‘umi, a. pl. of ‘umi.

• ‘U‘una‘i, v. to take hold of, to urge, morally or physically.

• ‘U‘unu, s. the name of a tree (Meryta).

• ‘U‘uti, s. one kind of a net.

• ‘U‘uso, a. thick; applied to pork, and to timber.

• U‘uvalu, s. the name of an odoriferous plant. Called also u‘uu‘uvalu.

• Ufa, s. 1. the rctum. 2. The posteriors.

• Ufaufa-ma-toa, s. a crowing hen that does not breed. [T. P.]

• Ufamea, s. the rectum.

• Ufi, Malay, Ubi, s. a yam. ‘O lana ufi (Dioscorea).

• Üfi, s. a lid, a cover.

• Üfi, v. 1. to cover. 2. To conceal; redup. intens. ufiufi; pass. ufitia, ufiufitia.

• Ufiata, s. a cloud covering the horizon when morning is dawning; lit. a covering of the dawn.

• Ufiatuli, s. a weed.

• Ufiula, s. Different kinds of yams (Dioscorea).

• UfimasoA, s. Different kinds of yams (Dioscorea).

• Ufipoa, s. Different kinds of yams (Dioscorea).

• Ufipula, s. Different kinds of yams (Dioscorea).

• Ufisina, s. Different kinds of yams (Dioscorea).

• Ufitau, s. Different kinds of yams (Dioscorea).

• Ufitoga, s. Different kinds of yams (Dioscorea).

• Ufivao, s. Different kinds of yams (Dioscorea).

• Ufila‘au, s. sweet cassava (Manihot palmata). It is also called Manioka.

• Ufilei, s. a sweet yam (Dioscorea).

• Ufilei‘afa, s. varieties of ufilei (Dioscorea).

• Ufilei‘ula, s. varieties of ufilei (Dioscorea).

• Ufilei‘ulu, s. varieties of ufilei (Dioscorea).

• Ufileise, s. varieties of ufilei (Dioscorea).

• Ufilola, s. 1. a yam half cooked, which is slippery when skinned. 2. A strong man difficult to be caught.

• Ufisau, s. the cloth covering the dead.

• Ufisasa, v. lit. to cover all over: to excel, to be excellent, as a good singer, a handsome man.

• Ufisoi, s. an edible soi, or wild yam (Dioscorea).

• Ufita‘i, v. to cover with; from ufi, and a‘i, the instrumental particle.

• UfitAfagafaga, a. abounding, widely diffused, covering extensively.

• Ufitia, pass, v. of ufi.

• Ufu, s. the name of a fish.

• Ufuufu, v. 1. to sniff up a pleasant smell; to blow out through the nose a bad one. 2. To smell about, as a dog. On Upolu.

• Uga, s. a soldier crab.

• Uga, v. to beg, as the use of tools, assistance in work, &c.

• Uga, a. rotten, of teeth.

• Ugauga, a. 1. to be partially grey, of hair. ‘O isi ‘ua ulusina, ‘o isi ‘ua ugauga le sina. 2. Small. O le fale ugauga.

• Ugamea, s. one kind of soldier crab.

• Ugatai, s. the name of a shellfish.

• Ugavai, s. the name of a fresh-water shellfish.

• Ula, s. 1. a term of respect to a woman. Le ula e! 2. A joke. 3. A cray fish. Malay, Ulai.

• Ula, Malay, Gurau, Ulah, v. to joke, to sport; pass. ulagia; redup. ulaula. Pe ula i le i‘a tuiogo.

• Ula, a. jocular, jesting. ‘O la‘u mea ula.

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• Ula, v. 1. to blow with the mouth. 2. To smoke tobacco; dimin. ulaula; pass. ulafia. 3. To blow, as a trumpet. ‘O le pu a ulafia ‘ua ta‘alili. Tupua.

• ‘Ula, s. 1. a necklace. Sea ‘ula e, a toli e, susu‘i, &c. ‘O lana ‘ula. 2. Erysipelas. On Tutuila.

• ‘Ula, v. to put on a necklace. ‘Ula i le paega.

• ‘Ula, a. 1. red. 2. Joyful; redup. ‘ula‘ula. ‘O le aso ‘ula lenei.

• Ulaafi, s. the time for blowing up the fire.

• Ulaula, redup. of ula, to smoke a little.

• ‘Ula‘ula, redup. of ‘ula, red.

• Ulaulaatu, v. a stinging mollusc.

• Ulaulafiti, s. a small sea shrimp.

• Ulafa, s. a term of familiarity applied to a man. ‘O le ulafa lena e ma‘eu. Syn. Ulala.

• Ulafia, v. pass. of ula.

• Ulafiti, s. a small species of ula (Squilla).

• Ulaga, a. joking. sporting. ‘A avane ‘ea ‘upu ulaga.

• Ulaga, s. a joking, jesting.

• Ulala, s. Syn. Ulafa.

• Ulapo, s. the fuga (a Holothuria) when full grown.

• Ulatai, s. a salt-water shrimp.

• Ulavai, s. a fresh-water prawn.

• Ulavale, a. 1. mischievous. 2. Fond of fun. 3. Dissolute; pl. ulavavale.

• Ulavale, v. 1. to be mischievous. 2. To be fond of fun. 3. To be dissolute; pl. ulavavale.

• Ulavapua. See Lavaulapua.

• Ule, s. membrum virile.

• Uli, s. sprouts from the taro.

• Uli, a. 1. black. 2. Dark blue. ‘O le moana uli. 3. Any dark colour; intens. uliuli.

• Uli, v. to steer; pass. uligia and ulia. E le ulia i tatou.

• Uli, s. a dog. Syn. Maile.

• Ula, s. a polite name for the peli. ‘Ua toia i le ulia, a sign of impending calamity.

• Uliuli, redup. of uli.

• Uliulipato‘i a. deep black.

• Uliulitauloto, a. black or ugly, but desired; as an ugly man by a handsome wife.

• Uliga‘i, v. to steer more before the wind.

• Ulima‘o, s. an incomplete rainbow. The representative of the god of Atua.

• Ulisega, s. the name of a fish.

• Ulito, v. 1. to steer right before the wind. 2. To persist in anger.

• Ulitu, v. to steer standing up. Se‘i ulitu mai sou va‘a.

• ‘Ulo, s. a pot, a caldron. A Tongan word.

• Ulu, Malay, Hulu, s. 1. the head of men and animals. The common word not used to chiefs. ‘O lona ulu. 2. The end of a tree or ladder nearest the ground; the end of a club furthest from the handle. 3. The handle end of a walking-stick. 4. A grove or clump of trees. ‘O le ulu niu, ‘o le ulu fa‘i, &c. 5. A sunken rock. Syn. Auma.

• Ulu, a. ten, used only in games. ‘Ua ulu la matou ‘au.

• Ulu, v. to enter, into a house; pass. ulufia.

• Ulu, v. 1. to make double, as a mat. 2. To repair a mat; pass. ulua, uluina. 3. To resound. ‘Ua ulu le pati.

• Ulu, v. to re-thatch a house.

• ‘Ulu, s. the breadfruit tree and fruit. There are many varieties, as ‘uluca, ‘uluma‘a, &c.

• Ulua, s. the name of the malauli when full grown.

• Ulua, a. excessive; applied to bad words, a fine, &c. ‘O le sala ulua.

• Ulua, v. to be in excess. ‘O ‘upu ‘ua ulua.

• Ulua, v. to have a head. E le ulua, He has no head.

• ‘Ulua, v. to be full of breadfruits, either trees or fruit.

• Ulua‘au, s. a jutting point of reef.

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• Ulua‘i, a. first. ‘O le ulua‘i tagata.

• Ulua‘iga, a. the first. ‘O le ulua‘iga ‘ia na ‘aifanua.

• Ulu‘ao, s. 1. a pig or a fish having a long head. 2. A man with a long small head.

• Ulu‘au, s. 1. taro leaves. 2. A native dish of food made of taro leaves. Syn. Palusami.

• Ulu‘aufui, s. taro leaves cooked in salt water.

• Uluago, s. the name of a wild yam (Dioscorea). Also taiuluago.

• ‘Uluea, s. the name of one kind of breadfruit.

• Uluelaela, s. a bastard. A term of reproach.

• Ului, v. to tempt, to urge on, to excite to something bad. Anei a ului ului, pa‘itinoa.

• Ulu‘ia, v. 1. to be overburthened. 2. To be strained, as by a fall, when the bones are put out of joint. 3. To be greatly increased, as property which was small at first.

• Uluia, v. from ulu, to enter, 1. to have a splinter in the body; as Ulufia. 2. To be pained at heart, as by bad conduct.

• Uluitino, v. lit. to enter the body, to possess, as by an aitu; also applied to heavy rain; pass. uluitinoina.

• Uluivale, v. See Ului.

• Uluola, v. 1. to grow luxuriantly, as trees. 2. To increase, of men.

• ‘Uluuea, s. See Uluea.

• ‘Uluui, s. one kind of breadfruit.

• Uluulu, s. 1. foliage[gap — reason: unclear]2. Anything spreading about, as a number of people. 3. The name of one kind of net. 4. One method of fishing. 5. The outer edge of the reef.

• Uluulu, v. 1. to be umbrageous, of trees. 2. To be bushy, of a beard.

• Uluulu, v. to remove the stones from the cooking-place before lighting the fire.

• Uluululua, s. See Ululua.

• Uluulumamau. See Fa‘auluulumamau.

• Uluulumatafolau, v. from ulu, mata, and afolau; 1. to enter house after house. 2. To go from heart to heart. Applied to the work of the Holy Spirit.

• Ulufa‘avai, v. not to be blamed. Opposite to ululemai.

• ‘Ulufau, s. one kind of breadfruit.

• Ulufafo, v. to go out of a house.

• Ulufale, v. to enter a house.

• Ulufalegase, v. to sit after entering a house, prepared to rise and give place to others who may enter afterwards.

• Ulufanua, s. the tops of the high trees. ‘Ua ligoligo le ulufanua.

• Ulufetti, v. to string up cocoanuts round a tree or pole.

• Ulufia, v. 1. pass. of ulu, to enter. 2. As uluia, to have a spear or splinter in the body. 3. To commit adultery, of a chief's wife. 4. To search diligently. ‘Ua ulufia le faleo‘o ma le faletele.

• Uluga, s. 1. a couple, a man and his wife. ‘O le ulaga tagata. 2. A couple of birds or fishes.

• Ulugaali‘i, s. a couple, a chief and his wife. ‘O Pua ma Sigano le ulugaali‘i.

• Ulufa‘i, s. a grove of bananas.

• Ulula, s. the top edge of a Samoan mat-sail.

• Ulula‘au, s. a grove of trees, a thicket.

• Ululau, 1. the end of the bamboo nearest the opening of the net. E tele a ululau. 2. The ends of thatch thrust into the next row of thatch. 3. The ends of thatch farthest from the reeds, applied to a large family who yet can do nothing.

• Ululasi, v. to be very numerous. Used in counting the width of siapo by upeti.

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• Ululeleva, a. long-haired.

• Ululemai, v. lit. the salt has entered the body, 1. to leave salt water unwashed from the body. 2. fig. To be highly criminal.

• Ululima, a. fifty upeti wide, of siape.

• Ululua, s. an unusually shaped head; also uluululua.

• ‘Uluma‘a, s. one kind of breadfruit full of seeds.

• Ulumalu, s. one kind of filoa.

• Ulumanu, s. one portion of the tattooing.

• ‘Ulumanu‘a, s. one kind of bread-fruit.

• Ulumatautu, s. a point of land running out into the lagoon.

• Ulumatua, s. the first-born.

• Ulupaga, s. the boundary-line on which the thrower stands in the game of te‘aga.

• Ulupale, s. the head of a club, cut out of a cocoa-nut leaf stem, used in club matches.

• ‘Ulupe, s. rotten-ripe breadfruit.

• Ulupi‘i, s. curly hair. O lona ulupi‘i.

• Ulupo‘o, s. the skull. O lona ulupo‘o.

• Ulusasa‘a, a. short-haired.

• Uluselau, a. a hundred widths of the upeti, in siapo.

• Ulusina. v. to be grey-headed. ‘O isi ‘ua ulusina, ‘o isi ‘ua teine muli.

• ‘Ulusina, s. one kind of ‘ulu.

• Ulusu, s. the dry stalk of a cocoa-nut leaf.

• Ulutega, s. the groin, the inner top part of the thigh. ‘O lona ulutega.

• Ulutipi, a. hatchet-headed, flat-headed.

• Uluto‘i, a. hatchet-headed, flat-headed.

• Ulutula, s. a bald head. ‘O lona ulutula.

• ‘Ulutunu, s. 1. a roasted breadfruit. 2. The name of a large Holothuria.

• Ulututuga, s. a bundle of the scraped bark of tutuga.

• Uluvao, s. the trees of the bush.

• ‘Uluvale, s. one kind of ‘ulu, called in some places malulu.

• Uma, s. a wide chest.

• Uma, v. to intend, to purpose. Applied to work or a journey purposed to be undertaken. It is confined in its use to questions asked by others; as Pe umauma alu afea lau malaga? When do you think of going on your journey? redup. UMA-UMA.

• ‘Uma, a. all.

• ‘Uma, v. to be finished, to be completed, to be done. ‘Ua ‘uma mai i latou. They have finished to come, i. e. they have all come.

• Umauma, s. an unfledged manumea (Didunculus strigirostris).

• Umauma, v. redup. of uma.

• ‘Umaga, s. the tattooing in the lower part of the belly.

• Umaga, a. flourishing. Ia umaga la tatou galeuga.

• ‘Umala, s. the sweet potato. Introduced.

• Umamea, redup. umaumamea. See Leumamea.

• Umatagata, s. 1. the trunk of the human body when disembered. 2. A cripple. A term of abuse.

• Ume, s. the name of a fish.

• Umealeva, s. the different kinds of ume.

• Umelei, s. the different kinds of ume.

• Umelolo, s. the different kinds of ume.

• Umele, s. the stand for the bamboo fishing rod.

• Umemasimasi, s. the Manu's name for the tuagau.

• Umete, s. 1. a wooden bowl. 2. The name of one kind of abscess.

• ‘Umetetatanu, s. a name for certain kinds of abscesses.

• Umi, v. 1. to lengthen out, as a string. 2. To desire, to make choice of; redup. umiumi. Ta‘u ane se ali‘i, po ‘o ai lua te nau i ai? Na umi ia Loitutumai. 3. To resemble. Syn. Foliga. 4. To have the appearance of. Syn. Mata 3.

• ‘Umi, a. long, in time or space; pl. ‘u‘umi; redup. ‘umi‘umi.

• ‘Umi, v. to take food or property to

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  family connections; recip. fe ‘umia‘i. Syn. Usi 4.

• ‘Umi, s. a length of ten fathoms.

• ‘Umia, v. pass. of ‘u‘u.

• Umiumi, v. redup. of umi.

• Umi‘umi, redup. of ‘umi.

• Umiti, s. 1. u, to bite, miti, to suck; good food. 2. An offering, on Manu‘a.

• Umu, s. 1. a cooking-house. 2. The food cooked there. ‘Ua fai lana umu, ‘ua tao le talo.

• Umuumua, a. dirty, smutty.

• Umufono, s. a quantity of food prepared by all the people of a village for visitors.

• Umusa, v. to give property and food to the carpenters on the completion of a house or canoe.

• Umusaga, s. property and food given on the completion of a house or canoe. ‘O le umusaga a le va‘a.

• Umuti, s. a large oven of the root of the ti (Cordyline terminalis).

• Umuto, s. a feast before shark-fishing. On Tutuila.

• Umutu‘uva‘a, s. the oven of food prepared when the canoe goes a voyage or to fight.

• Una, s. 1. the scale of a fish. 2. A plate of tortoiseshell.

• Una, a. scaly.

• Una. v. to be furnished with scales.

• Una, v. 1. to pinch. 2. To split off the taro top. 3. To fetch out a person privately; pl. unauna; pass. unafia, unatia, unaunatia.

• Una‘i. See ‘U‘una‘i.

• Unai‘a, s. 1. a fish scale. 2. A speck in the eye.

• Unaunatia, v. pass. of una, to be entreated for. Syn. Tatatuli. Lenei tama le unaunatia.

• Unafi, v. 1. to clean off the scales of a fish. 2. To pull up taro irregularly, one here and another there. 3. To kill off chiefs; pass. unafia. ‘O le tama ‘ua mata‘utuia e nofo i Samoa, a unafia.

• Unafia, v. 1. to begin to wane, of the moon. 2. Pass. of unafi. To be driven away.

• Unani, v. 1. to break off piece after piece of reserved food. 2. To fetch taro constantly from the plantation, without regard to the future. 3. To continue to do a thing. E unani unani i aso uma lava.

• Unatia, v. to be pinched with the fingers; pass. of una.

• Unavau, s. 1. the name of a poisonous fish. 2. fig. A tell-tale.

• ‘Une, v. to grant a request; pass. unea.

• Unefe, s. an intestinal worm. On Tutuila.

• Uni, s. the one who begins the game of tagati‘a. See Sauni.

• Unoi, s. a plant of the myrtaceous order.

• Uno‘o, s. a bruise. ‘O lona uno‘o.

• Uno‘o, v. 1. to be bruised. 2. To stink, of fish. 3. To be pained at heart.

• Unu, s. the strainer used in making oil, &c.

• ‘Unu, v. to have the face puckered from anger; redup. ‘unu‘unu.

• Unualuga, s. the upper stick of the unu or strainer.

• Unualalo, s. the under stick of the unu.

• Unuoi, s. the name of a tree (Myrtacea).

• ‘Unu‘unu, v. redup. of ‘unu.

• Unusi, v. 1. to pick out the fullgrown taro which ought to have been left for chiefs or visitors. 2. To get taro constantly without regard to the future. Syn. Unani 2.

• Unususu, v. to pine away for want of the breast; pass. unususua.

• Upa, s. the name of an insect, a parasite in pigeons.

• Upa, a. small, bad-conditioned, worm-eaten; applied to bananas.

• ‘Upega, s. 1. a net for fishing. 2. A net for catching birds. 3. fig. Anything used to entrap a person. ‘O lana ‘upega.

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• Upeti, s. the frame used for printing native cloth. ‘O lana upeti.

• Upolu, pron. I, me. ‘Ua leaga Upolu i le la, I am pained by the sun.

• Upolu, s. the name of the second island in size of Samoa, but containing the largest population. U and Polu, two of the crew of Pulotu, settled it.

• ‘Upu, s. a word, ‘O lana ‘upu. 2. Speech, language. 3. A space between the knots in a bamboo or sugar-cane. ‘O‘upu o le ‘ofe.

• ‘Upua, a. wordy.

• ‘Upua, v. to be wordy, of a long speech.

• ‘Upu‘atagia, a. facetious, comical.

• ‘upuia, v. to be often reproved; to be found fault with; redup. ‘upu‘upuia.

• ‘Uputoiavalevale, v. to speak as if to children, who act upon an angry and hasty expression which was not intended to be carried out; such as the beating of a person by the too willing followers of a chief.

• ‘Uputoina, v. to be cursed, to be devoted to destruction.

• ‘Uputu‘u, s. a tradition.

• Usaga, s. 1. a proper time, about the same time. 2. A proper result. 3. A proper portion to give. ‘O ona usaga ia. See Tusaga.

• Usi, s. 1. the name of a strong-smelling shrub (Evodia hortensis). 2. One kind of banana. 3. The oil of fa‘ausi.

• Usi, v. 1. to be green; applied to the ti leaf before it turns yellow. 2. To melt, as lard. 3. To make smooth by adzing. 4. To take food or property to family connections. Syn. ‘Umi. 5. To be ashamed in the presence of superiors. 6. To strain ‘ava. 7. To be in the prime of youth. Ua usi le malosi. Applied to young men. See Usiusi.

• Usi, v. to defer, to yield, to obey; redup. usiusi. Ia usi i le galu ma le au.

• Usi‘ulu, s. one kind of usi.

• Usiusi, s. the name of a fish.

• Usiusi, a. 1. sleek, in good condition. 2. Green.

• Usiusi, v. redup. of usi.

• Usiusita‘i, v. to obey; from usi, pl. usita‘i. “Ona usita‘i lea le nu‘u”.

• Usileaiga, v. to pay deference to a family by taking presents.

• Usise, s. different kinds of usi.

• Usitoga, s. different kinds of usi.

• Usituaniu, s. different kinds of usi.

• Usivao, s. the name of a shrub(Evodia Zanthoxylon var.).

• Uso, s. 1. the pith of a tree. 2. The heart of timber. 3. The root of the ‘ava. 4. A man's brother. 5. A woman's sister. 6. Brothers and sisters. 7. Cousins; if two, le uso; if more, le ‘au uso. 8.The umbilical cord. ‘O lona uso.

• Usoali‘i, s. brother chiefs; the immediate connections of a chief, who counselled and controlled him.

• Usoilei, s. the name given to three handsome brothers, chiefs of Upolu.

• Usoitama, s. the children of one father.

• Usoitama, v. to be the children of one father.

• Usoitina, s. brothers and sisters by one mother.

• Usoitina, v. to be brothers and sisters by one mother.

• Usogasea, s. the strong love of a wife or brother, leading such to die with the husband or brother.

• Usosoga. See Ousosoga.

• Usotaufeagai, s. the children of either the same father or the same mother.

• Usu, v. to start on a journey early in the morning; dimin. usuusu.

• Usu, v. to lead the singing; pass. usuina.

• Usu, v. 1. to go to a fono. ‘Ua usu le fono, ‘ua potopoto Atua. 2. To take food to visitors. 3.

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  To make masi; pass. usuia.

• Usu, v. 1. to be painful, of the mouth; (on Manu‘a.) 2. To be clear, as strained ‘ava.

• Usua‘i, s. a young manuali‘i.

• Usui, v. 1. to spear with the hands depressed, 2. To exaggerate, to boast.

• Usuia, v. to marry, to unite in marriage. Applied to chiefs. Na usuia e Sagapolutele ia Luafaletele.

• Usuiga, s. exaggeration.

• Usuisui, v. 1. to put a bait into the hole of an cel. 2. To urge to come, to urge on, to entice.

• Usuitau, s., a year or season.

• Usufono, v. 1. to go to a feno. 2. To die, of a tulafale.

• Usuga, s. 1. those who start off early to work. Le tala a le usuga ma le vai. 2. Food given to a travelling party. 3. A formal visit to a sick chief. 4. The preparing of masi. 5. Marriage alliances. ‘O usuga ia a Galumalemana.

• Usugafa, v. to marry into a family.

• Usugafono, s. the party going to a fono.

• Usugamasi, s. a party making masi.

• Usunoa, s. the first day of the appearing of palolo.

• Usupese, s. a singer, a leader of the singing.

• Usupo, v. to start off before daylight.

• Ususeu, v. to start very early, as in pigeon-catching.

• Ususui. See Usuisui.

• Uta, s. 1. ashore. 2. Inland opposed to tai, the sea. 3. The load of a canoe, or boat, or ship. 4. A landmark. 5. An opinion, a judgment on any matter. ‘Ua i ai le uta i lau tofa.

• Uta, v. 1. to be inland. E uta mamao le nuu nei. 2. To dwell. Afai ‘a le magalo, o uta ia i ‘Olo e.

• Uta, v. 1. to take heed to, to look ahead, to consider beforehand; redup. utauta. Pe a po li‘a vale e uta i ai manu ma mala. 2. To be a landmark. ‘O le mea e uta mai ai le alava‘a.

• Utafanua, s. 1. inland. Ana ‘ua tautapa‘ena Sina i le utafanua na. 2. A person living inland. 3. An ill-mannered person.

• Utalilo, v. to be concealed from view, to be far back from the road, as a plantation.

• Utatai, v. 1. to go from the plantation to fish. 2. To be pained with incesant work.

• Ute, s. 1. the tail part of a shellfish. 2. The best of anything. ‘O le ute o toga.

• Utefuiono, s. the inner segments of a nautilus shell used as an ornament.

• Utete, s. 1. the name of a humming plaything. 2. A jew's harp.

• ‘Uti‘uti, v. not to know how to make a speech, to have no command of words.

• Uto, s. 1. the small spongy substance inside of an old cocoa-nut. 2. The floats on the upper edge of a net. Le uto ma le maene e fetaufaoa‘i le ‘upega. Tupua. 3. The floating bait to catch flying-fish. 4. The head: a term of abuse. 5. The thing struck at in the game of tapalega.

• Utoi, v. to peck, as a fowl. Used on Tutuila and Manu‘a.

• Utouto, s. 1. the float of a fishingline. 2. A buoyant canoe.

• ‘Uto‘uto, s. the name of a shrub. Called also Aloalosina and Fauuta (Mussænda frondosa).

• Utogau, s. a cocoa-nut whose husk and shell are edible.

• Utoni, s. a buoy.

• Utu, s. 1. the right of succession to royalty. ‘O le utu a Taufau ‘ua tafea. 2. The name of a fish. 3. A ditch, a trench.

• Utu, v. 1. to draw water. E utu po le vai o tautai. 2. To fill a bottle. 3. To load a gun. 4. To stanch blood; pl. feutufa‘i; pass. utufia. 5. To dig up, as yams and arrowroot.

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• Utu, adv. unceasingly, without intermission. It is compounded with verbs, as ututau.

• ‘Utu, s. Malay, Kutu, 1. a louse. 2. An insect which eats the skin of the hands and feet. 3. The name of a kind of rush.

• ‘Utua, v. to be full of lice.

• Utuinatagi, v. to weep unceasingly.

• Utuutu, s. the sea close upon the shore.

• ‘Utu‘utu, s. 1. rushes (Juncus). 2. Duckweed.

• Utufaga, s. 1. a charge of gunpowder. 2. A pipeful of tobacco.

• Utufia, v. pass. of utu.

• Utufiti, s. a flea.

• Utuga, s. 1. a digging up. 2. The diggers.

• Utugia, v. pass. to be hated. Poetic for itagia. ‘Ua le ono naua mea leaga utugia.

• Utuma‘ona, v. to have a long continuance of an abundance of food; pl. utuma‘o‘ona.

• Utumalaia, s. a succession of miseries or misfortunes. ‘O e nofo i le utumalaia.

• Utupoto, s. a beam of a house.

• Utupoto, v. to consist of so many utupoto. ‘O le fale ‘ua utupoto fa.

• Utupupu, v. 1. to store up in a bamboo case. 2. To take great care of. Ina utupupu ia, ia matua fagumau lava.

• Ututaia, v. to be continually pained or afflicted. ‘Ua ututaia i matou i lona fou fa‘atautala.

• Ututaivalea, v. to be repeatedly conquered.

• Ututau, s. 1. a succession of wars. Nu‘u a ‘uma si ata satane i le ututau. 2. A cartridge.

• Utuva. See Leutuva.

• Utuvamua, s. the month answering to December—January.