M

• The ninth letter in the Samoan alphabet; pronounced as the English.

• Ma, s. 1. shame. ‘O lona ma. 2. One kind of taro. 3. The name of a tree.

• Ma, a. clear, pure; bright red, as arterial blood. See Totoma, Pa‘epa‘ema.

• Ma, v. 1. to be ashamed. 2. To be all destroyed. Syn. Fa‘a‘umatia.

• Ma, pron. du. we two; for maua.

• Ma, Malay, me, forming the transitive. 1. a prefix to some active verbs, making them neuter; as liligi, to pour; maligi, to be spilt. 2. A prefix to denote ability: as fai, to do; mafai, to be able. It will not fit all verbs; some require the full form. E le mafai ona sau; not e le masau.

• Ma, prep. 1. for; in the sense of, for the use of. Avatu i laua e fai ma papa. 2. With. Lua te o mai ma ia. 3. From. ‘Ua te‘a ma le atunu‘u ‘[gap — reason: unclear]. 1. On account of, because of. Sau ma le la.

• Ma, conj. and.

• Ma‘a, s. a stone. ‘O lona ma‘a. Syn. Fatu.

• Ma‘a‘a, a. hard. strong.

• Ma‘aafi, s. a gunflint.

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• Ma‘aafisunu‘i, s. a percussion cap.

• Ma‘aafu, s. a heated stone of the oven. ‘O le ma‘aafu o le umu.

• Ma‘aala, s. a very hard compost stone.

• Ma‘aanoano, s. a stone having cavities, (volcanic stone).

• Ma‘ai, a. sharp, cutting; applied to tools, to fire, and to cutting words; redup. ma‘ama‘ai.

• Ma‘au, v. 1. to stretch out, as the neck in looking eagerly after. 2. To stretch out, as the hand in order to take hold of; a complimentary term for tago; redup. intens. ma‘ama‘au. ‘Ua ma‘au ona faia ‘o mea e ‘ai.

• Ma‘au, s. ma‘a and u, lit. a biting stone, the name of a poisonous stone found in the sea, the touch of which causes pain.

• Ma‘afala, s. one kind of breadfruit (Artocarpus incisa).

• Ma‘alaelae, s. the name applied to those who do not engage in seuga.

• Ma‘alasi, s. a stone thrown over the heads of others.

• Ma‘ale‘ale, a. 1. brittle, as some kinds of wood, glass, &c. 2. Tender, of pork.

• Ma‘ali, s. the name of a tree. Syn. Mafoa.

• Ma‘alili, s. cold.

• Ma‘alili, a. cold; pl. ma‘alilill.

• Ma‘alili, v. to be cold; pl. ma‘alilili.

• Ma‘aliligia, v. pass. to be cold. “Ne‘i mea ma‘aliligia lava le alo o Sina.”

• Ma‘alo, s. a part of the belly of the bonito taken to a chief.

• Ma‘aloalo, v. to appear and vanish. Ua ma‘aloalo atu le ata o le tagata.

• Ma‘ama‘a, s. small stones.

• Ma‘ama‘a, a. stony, full of small stones.

• Ma‘ama‘a. v. to moderate, of rain, to rain slightly.

• Ma‘ama‘au, v. redup. of ma‘au.

• Ma‘ama‘anoa, a. strong, hardy.

• Ma‘amulumulu, v. to be rubbed, to be frayed, to be fretted; as a man slipping down a cocoa-nut tree, and rubbing off the skin of his legs, &c.; as a half-cooked yam. only the outside skin coming off.

• Ma‘anao, a. gravelly, rough with small stones.

• Ma‘anumi, v. to be wrinkled, puckered, crimpled; intens. ma‘anuminumi; pass. ma‘anuminumia.

• Ma‘anumi, a. wrinkled, puckered; redup. ma‘anuminumi.

• Ma‘anunu, s. 1. the name of a gelatinous sea animal. 2. The name of a tree; also Manunu.

• Ma‘ape, a. spacious, extensive; applied to plantations.

• Ma‘ata, s. a sling. ‘O lana maata.

• Ma‘ata‘a, s. a loose stone.

• Ma‘ata‘anoa, s. a loose stone.

• Ma‘atusi, s. a slate. ‘O lana ma‘atusi.

• Ma‘avalu. See Fatuvalu.

• Ma‘ave, s. 1. a large branching coralline. 2. A good head of hair.

• Ma‘ave‘ave, s. the stalk and cluster of leaves forming a small branch of the breadfruit tree. ‘O ma‘ave‘ave o le ‘ulu.

• Ma‘ave‘avevale. s. small branches growing out of the trunk of the breadfruit tree, and which are broken off as useless.

• Ma‘ave‘ese‘ese, v. to have one father but different mothers; redup. ma‘ave‘ave‘ese‘ese.

• Mae, v. to be state, of fish; dimin. maemae.

• Maea, s. 1. a rope. ‘O lana maea. 2. The name of the popona tree on Manu‘a.

• Ma‘e‘a, a. 1. slow. 2. Well done, complete; redup. ma‘e‘a‘e‘a.

• Ma‘e‘a, v. 1. to be slow. 2. To be complete, to be well done; redup. ma‘e‘a‘e‘a.

• Ma‘e‘agalemu, v. to be all finished up and put to rights, as work, deliberations, &c.

• Maealalo, s. the sheet of a sail.

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• Ma‘e‘e, v. 1. to shiver, to quake. 2. To shrink, as wood.

• Ma‘e‘e, v. to be envious; pass. ma‘e‘etia. Syn. Matau‘a. ‘O Leauauga ‘ua ma‘e‘etia.

• Ma‘e‘e, s. envy. Aue le ‘upu a le ma‘e‘e.

• Ma‘eu, v. to exceed, to be superlative; mostly in a good, but sometimes in a bad sense.

• Ma‘eu, interj. excellent, superlative.

• Maefulu, v. 1. to be careful of its long tail-feathers, of the tropic bird (Phæton æt ereus. 2. fig. To be careful of one's property.

• Ma‘egalemu, v. to be appeased.

• Ma‘elega, s. zeal. ‘O lona maelega.

• Ma‘elega, a. zealous.

• Ma‘elega, v. to be zealous, to be earnestly desirous for; pass. ma‘elegaina; intens. ma‘ele‘elega. Ia ma‘elega i le ola.

• Ma‘eli, v. 1. to be rooted up. 2. To be dug in holes, as ground which has been dug up for wild yams, or been grubbed up by pigs; redup. ma‘eli‘eli.

• Ma‘ema. See Ma‘ema‘ema.

• Maemae, v. dimin. of mae.

• Ma‘ema‘e, a. 1. courageous. 2. Strong to work. 3. Having resources through family connections.

• Ma‘ema‘ea, s. anger, of high chiefs. ‘O lona ma‘ema‘ea.

• Ma‘ema‘ea, v. to be angry. Of a high chief.

• Ma‘ema‘ema, a. from ‘ema, shining, bright.

• Ma‘ema‘ema, v. to be bright, to be shining.

• Maemalo, v. to wish to keep on good terms with the malo. ‘Ua ta maemalo.

• Maemea, v. to be careful of, to take care of. Syn. Maefulu.

• Maene, s. the stones tied to the foot of a fishing-net. ‘O maene o le ‘upega.

• Maeva, v. 1. to walk about, from eva. 2. To be at work; to chiefs,

• Mai, a particle denoting action towards the speaker. ‘Ua maliu mai.

• Mai, v. to spring from, to come from. E ave i luga i lo‘u tama, ou te mai ai.

• Mai, prep. from.

• Mai, a. brackish.

• Mai, v. to be brackish.

• Ma‘i, s. sickness, disease, illness. ‘O lona ma‘i.

• Ma‘i, v. to be ill.

• Ma‘i, adv. very, as ma‘i ulavale, how very mischievous; as if it were a disease; also of good things.

• Maia, v. pass. of mama.

• Ma‘ialeala, s. lit. a disease of the road; a disease that admits of a remedy.

• Maiali‘i, s. paralysis. Syn. Supa.

• Ma‘i‘i, v. to be slow in doing anything; redup. ma‘i‘i‘i‘i.

• Maio, s. from io, a small piece of pork. ‘O lana maio.

• Maioa, v. expressive of negation, to be without, applied very generally to war, epidemics, wind, &c. Syn. Aunoa.

• Ma‘ioi, a. slow.

• Maioio, a. like the io of an atu, which is very distinct; distinct, clear, as the voice.

• Ma‘io‘o, s. lit. a disease that reaches, a fatal disease. Syn. Ma‘itasi.

• Mai‘u‘u, s. the finger nail. Syn. Mati‘u‘u.

• Maifea, adv. whence?

• Maifi, s. peditum.

• Ma‘ifofo, s. a disease admitting of being treated by a doctor.

• Ma‘iga, s. an epidemie.

• Maile, s. a chief's dog. ‘O lana maile. Syn. Ta‘ifau.

• Mailei, s. a trap. ‘O lana mailei.

• Mailei, v. 1. to entrap. 2. fig. applied to words; pass. maileia; redup. maileilei. ‘O ai le Fave o Samoa na mailei a‘u.

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• Maileilei, v. redup. of mailei, to entrap in talk.

• Maili, v. to commence to blow, to spring up, as a breeze; dimin. mailiili. Syn. Taili.

• Mailo, s. 1. a basket in which fa‘ausi is served up. ‘O lana mailo. 2. A spittoon, or spitting-dish for a sick person. ‘O lana ma‘ilo.

• Ma‘ilo, s. 1. a basket in which fa‘ausi is served up. ‘O lana mailo. 2. A spittoon, or spitting-dish for a sick person. ‘O lana ma‘ilo.

• Maima‘i, v. to have elephantiasis in the limbs.

• Ma‘ima‘i, v. to delight in; opposite to ‘ino‘ino. ‘Ua ta ma‘ima‘i.

• Ma‘ima‘iso‘o, v. to be often ill.

• Ma‘imaliu, s. epilepsy.

• Ma‘imalu, s. an ulcer. A mild term for papala.

• Maimoa, v. to look at, to view, as an object of curiosity.

• Maimoaga, s. a party of sightseers. ‘O la latou maimoaga.

• Maina, v. to shine, of fire. ‘Ua maina mai le afi.

• Ma‘ina, v. to be ashamed.

• Ma‘ini, v. to tingle, to smart, as on being beaten with a small rod; also the beginning of labour pains; redup. ma‘ini ini.

• Ma‘inofo, s. paralysis of the legs.

• Ma‘inofo, v. to have paralysis of the legs; pl. ma‘inonofo.

• Maise, v. to quiet, to comfort one weeping.

• Maisi, v. to be split, to be cracked. Syn. Gata‘e; this is generally used on account of the next word.

• Maisi, s. orificium vaginæ.

• Ma‘isoso, s. concupiscence.

• Maisu, s. the name of a black sea cucumber (Holothuria). 2. A dark-skinned native. ‘Ua se maisu lea tagata.

• Ma‘itaga, s. a lying-in, a confinement.

• Ma‘itasi. Syn. Ma‘io‘o.

• Ma‘ito, s. pregnancy. ‘O lona ma‘ito.

• Maitolama, s. the name of a fish, called by some naitolama.

• Maivaiva, v. to be lanky.

• Mao, s. 1. a lull in the wind or the waves. ‘O le mao o le ava. 2. The lull in the opening through the reef.

• Mao, v. 1. to come or to go fruitlessly. ‘Ua mao i ai fa‘i e lelei. 2. To do a thing accidentally or in ignorance.

• Mao, adv. 1. accidentally, to no purpose, by mistake. 2. It also intensities a prohibition. Ne‘i mao sau. Don't by any means come.

• Mao, v. to be far off; compounded with other words, for mamao; as ‘Ua maogauta.

• Mao, s. an accident.

• Ma‘o, s. the collective name of several trees. (One is Trichospermum Richei; another Melochia odorata.)

• Maoa, v. to make a chopping or hammering noise; redup. maoaoa.

• Maoa, a. dense, of the bush beyond the cultivated land. ‘O le vao maoa.

• Maoa, v. to scold.

• Maoa‘e, s. a large eel (Muræna).

• Maoa‘e, v. from mamao and a‘e, to be very high.

• Ma‘oa‘o, See ma‘oma‘o.

• Maoama, v. 1. to steer towards the outrigger. 2.To speak so as to give offence.

• Ma‘oi, s. particular kinds of food demanded from a conquered party.

• Ma‘oi, v. to act contrarily. Syn. pi‘oi.

• Ma‘o u, v. to be uneven, to be shrivelled, as siapo, bark of a tree. &c.; redup. ma‘o‘u‘o‘u.

• Ma‘oui, s. ma‘o and ui; one kind of ma‘o.

• Maofa, v. to be startled; redup. maofaofa. As ofa.

• Maofa‘aluga. See Manuanualuga.

• Maogauta, v. to be towards the land or shore. Ia maogauta atu lou va‘a i tuia i ‘amu.

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• Maogaga‘e, v. to be towards the cast.

• Maogagaifo, v. to be towards the west.

• Maogatai, v. to be towards the sea.

• Maomao, s. the name of a young pala‘ia.

• Ma‘oma‘o, s. the name of a bird (Leptornis Samoensis).

• Ma‘omalie, s. one kind of dance. On Upolu.

• Maomiomi, v. to be pressed in, as the roof of a house by a storm or a plank of a canoe.

• Maona, v. 1. to subside, as a wave. 2. To be appeased, of anger.

• Ma‘ona, v. 1. to be satisfied with food. 2. To be overloaded, of a gun. 3. To be inflated, as a bladder; pl. ma‘o‘ona.

• Ma‘onaone, v. to be overloaded, of a gun.

• Ma‘onafono, v. to be built high in the sides, as a canoe. Syn. Ta‘eleto.

• Maono, s. the name of a fish.

• Maopo, s. the name of one kind of breadfruit.

• Maopoopo, a. 1. compact, close in texture. 2. Retentive in memory. 3. Of one opinion, as a company of people.

• Maopoopo, v. 1. to be of a close texture. 2. To be of a retentive memory. 3. To hold together.

• Maosasa‘e, v. to be far to the east.

• Ma‘osi, s. a scratch.

• Ma‘osi‘osi, v. 1. To be scratched. 2. To obtain with difficulty; as food, especially in war time.

• Ma‘osina, s. one kind of ma‘o (Tiliaceæ).

• Maota, s. the name of a tree (Dysoxylon sp.).

• Maota, s. the premises of a chief. ‘O lona maota.

• Maotai, v. to be far off towards the sea.

• Maotamea, s. the name of a tree. Called also Mamala (Dysoxylon alliaceum).

• Ma‘otea, s. the name of a tree.

• Ma‘oti, v. 1. to cut off. as branches from a tree. 2. To be of one mind and purpose; redup. ma‘oti‘oti.

• Maotua, a. far back. as a deep cave. ‘O le aua maotua.

• Maotua, v. 1. to go far back, as a cave. 2. To be long since. 3. To be of a deep understanding.

• Mau, s. 1. abundance. 2. A testimony. ‘O lana mau.

• Mau, v. 1. to be firm. to be fast. 2. To have abundance of food; and by adding mea, ‘oa, toga, &c., meaning to possess plenty of such articles. 3. To dwell. ‘O le ali‘i lea e mau i le vao. 4. To be decided, to be unwavering.

• Mau, v. 1. to run off, to drain through. as water through sand. 2. To sink down, as the posts of a house. 3. To depart, to disperse, as a crowd of people. 4. To result, to terminate, as a fono.

• Maua, v. 1. to get, to obtain, to acquire. Ona fa‘aa‘oa‘o lea ‘o le leo o lona tina, ona maua lea. 2. To reach, to get to. Ne‘i le maua le nu‘u o Sinasegi. 3. To overtake. 4. To catch. Pe maua i le vavaloloa; pl. maua.

• Maua, pron. dual. we two, excluding the person addressed.

• Mau‘a‘a, v. 1. to get roots, to take root. 2. To have connections in a village, and through them a right to dwell there.

• Mauaeolima, thanks for a present of cocoa-nuts. Fa‘afetai, mauaeolima.

• Maua‘i, v. to be firm, as in a cranky canoe; or, in war, when the enemy is in sight.

• Mauaga, s. joking, sporting, dalliance; intens. maumauaga. ‘O lana mauaga.

• Maualalo. See Maulalo.

• Maualaniga‘i, v. from mau and alani; to get an excuse or pretext.

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  Se mea e maualaniga‘i ni ‘upu.

• Mau‘alofaga, v. to have a place to retreat to.

• Maualuga, a. high, elevated, tall; pl. maualuluga.

• Maualuga, v. to be high, to be tall; pl. maualuluga.

• Maui, v. 1. to ebb, of the tide. 2. To subside, as a swelling; also of war.

• Maui, v. 1. to fall down, as a cluster of cocoa-nuts. 2. To excel in the game of tagati‘a. 3. A word of salutation on Manu‘a. ‘Ua maui mai.

• Mau‘oa, a. rich.

• Mau‘oa, s. a rich mau, one who has plenty of property.

• Mau‘oa, v. to be wealthy.

• Mau‘oloa, a. as mau‘oa.

• Mau‘oloa, s. as mau‘oa.

• Mou‘oloa, s. as mau‘oa.

• Ma‘u‘u, s. grass and weeds used to cover round the roots of taro.

• Mau‘upu, v. to have a command of language, to excel in speaking.

• Ma‘u‘utoga, s. the name of a weed (Commelyna).

• Maufoe, v. 1. to grasp firmly the paddle. 2. To pull strongly.

• Mauga, s. 1. a hill, a mountain. ‘O le mauga o le nu‘u. 2. From mau, a residing at a place.

• Mauga, s. 1. from mau, the draining off, or running away, as of water. 2. The result. ‘O le mauga o le mea.

• Maugata, a. obtained with difficulty; redup. maumaugata.

• Maugata, v. to be obtained with difficulty.

• Maugofie, a. obtained easily.

• Maugofie, v. to be easily obtained.

• Maulalo, a. low, deep; pl. maulalalo.

• Maulalo, v. to be low, to be deep; pl. maulalalo.

• Maulaloatavai, short, like the tavai, but easily known by the pigeon. Of a chief, though short he is known as a chief.

• Mauli, s. the heart, used only in the expression ‘Ua segia lona mauli. Segia mai mauli, ‘ua ta fefe.

• Mauli, s. the moon.

• Maulu, v. 1. to creep under, to creep through. 2. To swim under water; redup. mauluulu. Ona oso lea ‘o Tigilau, ‘ua maulu, ona o‘o atu lea i le nu‘u.

• Ma‘ulu, v. 1. to sprinkle, as rain. 2. To drop as dew. 3. To fall through, as anything from a hole in a basket. 4. To shed the feathers, to moult.

• Ma‘uluola, v. to be very fatigued, as if about to drop to pieces.

• Ma‘ulu‘ulu, v. as Ma‘uluola.

• Ma‘ulu‘ulu, s. a kind of night-dance recently introduced.

• Ma‘ulu‘ulu, s. 1. the name of a tree. 2. A new kind of song.

• Maumau, v. to break one's own head with a stone.

• Maumau, v. to waste, to lose. Maumau ‘o teu ma tifiga, ‘a e a galo.

• Maumaua‘i, v. to be firm, to be unyielding in an opinion.

• Maumaua. pl. of Maua. ‘O ai ni e maumaua?—Whom have you got?

• Maumauaga, v. to practise buffoonery, to play tricks; pl. maumauaga. See Mauaga.

• Maumaula‘i. See Maumaua‘i.

• Maumauloto, v. to have the heart or will firm.

• Maumausolo, v. to move from place to place, to be unsettled.

• Maumaga, s. a plantation of taro. Se‘i ma o e asiasi lo tatou (or la tatou) maumaga.

• Maumauatu, v. to be thoughtful.

• Maumea, a. wealthy.

• Mauna, s. from una. a waning moon.

• Maunu, s. 1. a pigeon long tame, an old pigeon taught to entice wild pigeons. 2. Tutuga plants. ‘O ana maunu.

• Maunu, s. bait. ‘O lana maunu.

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• Maunu, v. to bait. Ia maunu i tautala. Bait him with words, in order to get him to talk.

• Maunualuga, v. to be clearsighted.

• Maupapa‘i, v. to remain stendfast.

• Maupipi‘i, v. to cling fast, to remain, to continue.

• Maupu‘epu‘e, s. a rising ground.

• Mausa, s. 1. an emblem of a chief or a people. 2. Ironically applied to conduct; ‘O lona mausa le gaoi.

• Mausali, v. to be firmly fixed, to be immovable.

• Mause, v. to get good, to be in luck.

• Mautaia, v. to know certainly.

• Mautali, v. to have an answer, to be able to answer, as to an accusation.

• Mautama‘ia, v. 1. to be caught unawares, as by sickness. 2. To get unexpectedly.

• Mauti‘eti‘e, s. rising ground. Syn. Maupu‘epu‘e.

• Mautinoa, v. to know certainly. Syn. Mautaia.

• Mautofu, s. the name of a plant (Urena lobata).

• Mautofutai, s. the name of a weed (Triumfetta procumbens).

• Mautoga, v. to possess native property in abundance.

• Mautu, v. to stand firm.

• Mafa, s. the brow of the table-land at Safotu. ‘O le mafa o le mauga.

• Mafa, v. to be disproportionately large in number or quantity, as many houses and few people. ‘Ua mafa fale.

• Mafa, s. orificium vaginæ apertum.

• Mafai, v. 1. to be able. 2. To be willing; pl. mafafai; pass. mafaia. E le mafafai nu‘u matutua ‘ua mumusu.

• Mafa‘i, redup. Mafa‘ifa‘i, v. to be broken out, to be extracted, to be wrenched out. Ona u lava lea ‘o le tutua, ona mafa‘ifa‘i lea ‘o nifo.

• Mafaufau, v. to meditate.

• Mafaufau, a. prudent, thoughtful, considerate.

• Mafaufauga, s. consideration, thought.

• Mafala, a. wide-spreading, umbrageous. ‘O ila se aoa mafala, ina a‘u fa‘apaologia.

• Mafamafa, a. dimin. of mamafa, somewhat heavy, applied to a number of things.

• Mafafa, s. a species of crab.

• Mafana, a. lit. warm, 1. applied to a married woman who is not allowed to marry again, even though she leaves her husband. 2. A husband who gets plenty of property his wives.

• Mafanafana, v. to be warm.

• Mafasi, v. to be split off.

• Mafasi, orificium vaginæ.

• Mafati, v. to be easily broken off, as branches of trees; redup. mafatifati.

• Mafatia, s. the distribution of property on the death of a tulafale. ‘O le mafatia o le tulafale.

• Mafatia, v. pass. of mamafa, 1. to be weighed down. 2. To be burdened, to be oppressed. 3. To be dead.

• Mafatifati. See Laumafatifati.

• Mafatua, v. to sneeze. Se‘i iloga e tu‘ia le pogaiisu, e mafatua ai. Proverb.

• Mafatua, s. a sneezing.

• Mafegaala, s. the joining of a branch road to the main road.

• Mafela, v. to spread out food before all are assembled.

• Mafela, s. as Mafa.

• Mafi, v. to be honoured; redup. mamafi.

• Mafimafi. See Fa‘amafimafi.

• Mafia, a. thick; redup. mafiafia.

• Mafia, v. to be thick; redup. mafiafia.

• Mafiuga, s. the origin, the cause.

• Mafileo, s. one who is great in shouting, but not in doing.

• Mafimafi. See Fa‘amafimafi.

• Mafine, s. a woman. A term of respect.

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• Mafiti, a. blustering, quarrelsome.

• Mafiti, v. to spring out, as a spark from the fire; to spring up, as a splinter of wood; redup. mafitifiti.

• Mafoa, s. the name of a tree. Syn. Ma‘ali.

• Mafo‘e, v. to be skinned; redup. mafo‘efo‘e.

• Mafola, v. 1. to be spread out. 2. To be extensive, to be wide. 3. To be plain, to be perspicuous, of a speech; redup. mafolafola.

• Mafu, s. 1. the fat of a pigeon. ‘O le mafu o le lupe. 2. The pieces of fa‘ausi.

• Mafu, a. stale, musty, applied to cooked food. Ave ma le tufa‘aga a mea mafu.

• Mafu, v. to be stale, to be musty; pass. mafua.

• Mafu, v. to heal up, of an ulcer.

• Mafu, v. 1. to burn. 2. To emit an odour either good or bad. ‘Ua mafu manogi mai le moso‘oi. ‘Ua mafu mai le elo o le mea mate.

• Mafua, v. to cause, to originate. Na mafua i le tauamoga o le al[gap — reason: unclear].

• Mafua, s. 1. scraped nut, left to get mafu, and then used as a bait to attract wild fowls. 2. The young fishes which serve as food for the larger, and are used as bait for them. 3. The ripe seeds and fruits of trees attracting pigeons, and thus making it easy to catch them.

• Mafuaga, s. the cause, the origin.

• Mafui‘e, s. an earthquake.

• Mafufi, v. to laugh suppressedly, to smile.

• Mafufi, s. vagina.

• Mafuli, v. 1. to be turned over, to be upsed. 2. To have the heart set on.

• Mafulifuli, v. to be cranky, of a canoe.

• Mafulilega‘au, v. to be injured internally, as from a fall.

• Mafulilelagi, v. to die. Applied to Mata‘afa.

• Mafulu, a. 1. disagreeable; applied to conduct, as lightness (talo), scolding; also to a foul wind. 2. Very fat, of a man. 3. The scab of tattooing coming off. Mafulufulu.

• Mafuna, a. rugged, not having a smooth surface; redup. mafunafuna.

• Mafuna, v. to peel off, as the skin.

• Mafuta, r. to rise up, as pigeons.

• Mafuta, s. communion, association, dwelling together. ‘O lo la mafuta fa‘atasi.

• Mafuta, v. 1. to be roused from sleep. 2. To dwell together. 3. To rise, as pigeons.

• Mafutaga, s. a flock of pigeons rising up.

• Mafutamoeafiafi, s. the early evening.

• Mafutamoeafiafi, v. to go to sleep early in the evening.

• Maga, s. 1. a branch, as of a tree, a river, a road, or anything forked. 2. The curved or hooked part of an artificial fly-hook. ‘O le maga o le pa, &c.

• Maga, s. a mouthful of ‘aea chewed ready for mixing with water to make the drink. ‘O lana maga.

• Magaala, s. a branch road.

• Magaegae, v. to be loose, to be movable, as a tooth, a stone, &c.

• Magai, v. to sit astride.

• Magaugau, v. to be broken.

• Magaugau, a. brittle, of some kinds of wood.

• Magauli, s. the name of one kind of taro.

• Magaulipute, s. different kinds of magauli.

• Magaulitalamoli, s. different kinds of magauli.

• Magagalo, v. pl. of magalo.

• Magalafu, s. the hearth. Syn. Avagalafu.

• Magalo, a.1. fresh, not salt. 2. Sweet, not sour, as the vi.

• Magalo, v. 1. to be fresh, not salt. 2. To be sweet, not sour. 3. To

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  be forgiven, to be freed from punishment.

• Magalo, s. 1. one kind of taro. 2. The name of a plant, the leaves of which are cooked and eaten along with taro leaves (Solanum oleraceum).

• Magalogalo, v. dimin. of magalo, to be somewhat fresh.

• Magalua, a. having two branches.

• Magamaga, a. branched, forked.

• Magamaga, orifleium vaginæ.

• Magamagalima, s. the divisions between the fingers.

• Magamagavae, s. the divisions between the toes.

• Magamate, s. the bamboo, so called in presence of chiefs instead of ‘ofe.

• Magamati, s. one kind of taro.

• Magana‘a, s. 1. the fork of the na‘a. 2. A large kind of taro. Talo o le magana‘a.

• Magapa, s. the branch of a fly fishhook.

• Magasiva, s. a branching taro.

• Magavai, s. a branch of a river.

• Magava‘ai, v. to see double, to be failing in the eyesight.

• Mageo, s. 1. the name of a shellfish. 2. The shell of the same used to scrape the bark of the tutaga.

• Magele, s. the name of a tree.

• Mageso, s. 1. the prickly heat. 2. The itch.

• Mageso, a. itching, of anything which irritates the skin, as raw taro, nettles, &c.

• Magi, a. light, nimble; redup. magimagi.

• Magiagia, v. to be set on edge, of the teeth.

• Magimaginoa, s. 1. the bait for a shark tied to a net. 2. Applied to a convalescent from sickness.

• Mago, s. 1. a small kind of eel. 2. The name of a fern.

• Mago, a. dry; pl. mamago.

• Mago, v. to be dry; pl. mamago. dimin. magamago. Sama ‘o se mago. Let him who is first dry use the lega. Win who can.

• Mago, s. one kind of shark. ‘Ua tuliluliloa. ‘Ua ‘o le mago i Foa.

• Magomagoa, a. 1. persisting in, as work, war, &c. 2. Envious. Syn. Matau‘a.

• Magoni. See Manogi.

• Magoto, v. 1. to be sunk low, as a deep-laden canoe, or one badly built. 2. To be sunken in the ground. 3. To have the property of sinking, as heavy wood; redup. magotogoto.

• Magotogoto, v. to be uneven, to be full of hollow places, in the road or in the lagoon.

• Magu, a. dried up, as grass in the sun, or blood in a wound; redup. magumagu.

• Magu, v. to be dried up, to be parched; redup. magumagu.

• Magugu, v. 1. to be scranched. 2. To be scranchable. 3. To be cracked or broken, as a bone. 4. To make a grinding noise, as in walking over gravel; redup. magugugugu.

• Maguti, a. diligent, persevering. On Manu‘a.

• Mala, Malay. Mala,[gap — reason: unclear] and Ma[gap — reason: unclear].[gap — reason: unclear]. ‘O lona mala. Ina[gap — reason: unclear], ma le fa‘anunu mai o mala.

• Mala, a. soft, as fau mala, fu‘afu‘a mala.

• Mala, s. a new plantation.

• Malae, s. 1. an open space in a village, where public meetings are held. ‘O le malae o le nu‘u. E to‘atama‘i, a e tau ina ta i malae. 2. The centre piece of a necklace, as a piece of polished metal. ‘O le malae o le lopa.

• Malae‘ese, v. to be fighting on the side of the malae, where it was not usual to fight at a club match. Lena lo ‘ua malae‘ese ona ‘o Samoa.

• Mala‘ese, v. to have a different calamity. E le mala‘ese ‘i inei, e

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  le mala‘ese o. We will all share in the same misfortune.

• Mala‘i, v. to keep doing one thing only to the neglect of others. Mostly used to reproach an idle person.

• Mala‘i s. the name of a fish.

• Malaia, s. a calamity ‘O lona malaia.

• Malaia, a. unhappy, unfortunate, miserable.

• Malaia, v. 1. to be unfortunate. Pe tu‘u ou te malaia ia te oe[gap — reason: unclear]2. To die, to be dead. Se‘i malaia ane se tagata ‘ua taumuamua.

• Malaise, s. a block for beating cocoa-nut fibre on to make sinnet. A new name for it instead of saga.

• Mala‘itai. v. to be unlucky in fishing. Tau ina mala‘itai, ‘a e alu e fai faiva.

• Malau, s. names of fishes of the genera Myriprisits and Holocentrum.

• Malauau, s. names of fishes of the genera Myriprisits and Holocentrum.

• Malauatu, s. names of fishes of the genera Myriprisits and Holocentrum.

• Malauo, s. names of fishes of the genera Myriprisits and Holocentrum.

• Malau‘ula, s. names of fishes of the genera Myriprisits and Holocentrum.

• Malaulau, a. 1. new, fresh, as food cooked the first time. 2. fig. Applied to a young man.

• Malaufaiumu, s. as malaumatapua‘a.

• Malaufalaula, s. names of fishes mostly of the genera Myripristis and Holocentrum

• Malauli, s. names of fishes mostly of the genera Myripristis and Holocentrum

• Malauloa, s. names of fishes mostly of the genera Myripristis and Holocentrum

• Malaumatapua‘a, s. names of fishes mostly of the genera Myripristis and Holocentrum

• Malaumataputa, s. names of fishes mostly of the genera Myripristis and Holocentrum

• also Malau‘ulu. s. names of fishes mostly of the genera Myripristis and Holocentrum

• Malaupu‘u, s. names of fishes mostly of the genera Myripristis and Holocentrum

• Malautala s. names of fishes mostly of the genera Myripristis and Holocentrum

• Malautea, s. names of fishes mostly of the genera Myripristis and Holocentrum

• Malautui, also called Malauau, s. names of fishes mostly of the genera Myripristis and Holocentrum.

• Malauvai, s. the name of a freshwater fish.

• Malafatu, s. one kind of banana.

• Malaga, s. 1. a journey. ‘O lana malaga. 2. A travelling party. ‘O i tai le malaga a taimaita‘i.

• Malaga, v. to cause, to originate.

• Malaga, v. 1. to rise from its nest, as a hen. 2. To rise from[gap — reason: unclear]bush, as troops. 3. To raise a swamped canoe. 4. To luff.

• Malaga‘auseuga, s. a party going about begging implements for seuga ‘O la latou malaga‘au seuga

• Malagaupu s. words compared to travellers

• Malagafaga, s. a party going about begging fly fish-hooks. Pe lä sau malagafaga.

• Malala, s. charcoal. Malala[gap — reason: unclear]le afi.

• Malala, v. to be reduced to charcoal

• Malalaola, s. live coals.

• Malali, a. smooth, slippery, level; applied, 1. to a road or rock. 2. To a noseless face. 3. To the deck of a canoe having no places to tie on white shells: redup. malalilali.

• Malalia‘a, s. the name of a fish.

• Malalilali, v. to be much scratched, as a person thrown on the reef by a wave.

• Malama, s. 1. the moon. Amuia sau a le malama. Malay, Malam, night. 2. A light, a lamp. Tofoi[gap — reason: unclear]ma malama

• Malama, s. the ninth month of pregnancy ‘Ua o‘o[gap — reason: unclear]ona ma lama.

• Malama, v. to be light, as at daydawn, or from a fire.

• Malamaatua‘a‘au, v. 1. to appear shallow, as the bottom of the sea, 2. To appear to be morning before it is so. 3. To appear to be deserted, to those attacking a fort.

• Malamaisaua, s. the moon. Only in poetry

• Malamala, s. 1. chips of wood. 2. Small pieces of fish. ‘O malamala o le la‘au

• Malamala, v. to have a bad taste in the mouth from eating poisonous food. ‘Ua malamala gutu.

• Malamalaatu, s. small broken pieces of the bonito.

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• Malamalagofie, v. to be brittle.

• Malamalama, Malay, Tamarama, s. from lama, light. ‘O lona malamalama.

• Malamalama, v. 1. to be light. 2. To be a ware of ill-doing and not forbid it, hence by implication to be guilty; pass. malamalamagia.

• Malamalatoa, a. lit. chips of toa wood, hard; applied to taro, ta‘amu, and atu.

• Malasia, v. 1. to have a bad taste in the mouth from the mamala tree. 2. To be difficult to satisfy, as a child always eating. ‘Ua le au malasia.

• Malasina, s. 1. refuse of turmeric. 2. A dish of food made from the above and expressed cocoa-nut juice.

• Malatoimea, s. a calamity coming on animals.

• Malava, s. a large kind of lo.

• Male, s. a chief's cough. ‘O le male o le ali‘i.

• Male, v. to cough, of a chief; redup. malemale.

• Male, s. a native game.

• Maueifua, v. to awake. Used to chiefs instead of ala. Ina maleifua ane ia, ‘a e taumafa se ‘ava.

• Malefu, v. to disperse, to break up, as an assembly.

• Malele, s. one kind of ve‘a.

• Malele, v. to propose something in a speech, in order to satisfy the public, without intending to carry it out.

• Malele, v. to let fly, as a spear.

• Malelega, s. the flight of a tame pigeon. ‘O lona malelega.

• Malelelele, a. overhanging, as a precipice.

• Malemale, v. 1. to have a cough, of a chief. 2. To pretend to cough, as when desiring to call attention.

• Malemo, v. 1. to be under water, of things. 2. To be drowned. 2. To be extinguished, of the eye; pl. malelemo.

• Malemolemo, v. to die away in the distance, as the voice of one shouting.

• Malemulemu. Syn. Malomilomi.

• Malena, a. swelled out, as a basket crammed full; redup. malenalena. Syn. Malona.

• Malepe, v. to be broken, to come to pieces; applied to things which are put together or made, as boats, boxes, houses, &c.; dimin. malepelepe.

• Malepelepe, v. dimin. of malepe, 1. to be partially broken, to be ricketty. 2. To be very weak, of an old man. See Tu‘umalepelepe.

• Malia‘i. See Mamali.

• Malie, s. a shark. ‘O lana malie. ‘O le malie ma le tu‘u.

• Malie, a. well, agreeable.

• Malie, v. to be right, to be proper, to beagreeable. ‘A elimalie ‘ea lava?

• Malie, adv. slowly, agreeably. Faifai malie, Do it slowly.

• Malie, v. 1. to be satisfied with drink, to have the thirst quenched. 2. To thank. ‘Ua malie agalelei. 3. To fly high, of tame pigeons; pl. malilie.

• Malie, s. a good message. Pe ni malie, pe ni tama‘i?

• Maliealo, s. the lagoon shark.

• Malietua, s. the deep-sea shark.

• Mali‘o, s. a land-crab. ‘O lana mali‘o.

• Mali‘olagi, s. one kind of land-crab which is said to break off its own leg when polluted by filth.

• Mali‘olagi, v. to abominate exceedingly.

• Maliu, v. 1. to go, when followed by atu; to come, when followed by mai. 2. To die, of chiefs; pl. maliliu; recip. femaliua‘i. ‘Ua maliu mai. A salutation on arriving.

• Maliu, s. epilepsy. ‘O le mai maliu.

• Maliuga, s. death, of a chief. Se‘ia o‘o ane i le maliuga o tagata.

• Maliuga, s. a privy.

• Maliuliu, v. to be able to turn.

• Malifa, a. sloping. ‘O le ala malifa.

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• Malifalifa, s. a hollow, a sunken place in the ground.

• Maligaliga, s. the temples. ‘O ona maligaliga. Syn. Manifinifi.

• Maligi, v. to be spilled, to be poured down; dimin. maligiligi.

• Maligi, a. pouring, of rain. ‘O le ua maligi.

• Maligiligi, v. intens. of maligi. to pour out tears, to weep abundantly.

• Malila, s. 1. the name of a plant. 2. Common people. Tu i le ‘auva‘a malila.

• Malili, v. to drop from a tree. Applied to fruits dropping immaturely.

• Malili, s. the name of a tree.

• Maliliu, v. pl. of maliu.

• Malimali, v. redup. of mamali.

• Malivao, s. an insect that burrows in timber.

• Malo, s. a narrow girdle worn in war.

• Malo, v. to hang down the tail, as a dog when afraid.

• Malo, s. the name of a tree. Called also Lalaui.

• Malo, s. 1. a conquering party. Ma lota mata‘u i le malo. 2. Visitors. 3. The government. E osi lona malo.

• Malo, v. 1. to be visitors in war or games. 5. To be strong, as to pull, to walk, to work. ‘Ua malo oalo; pass. maloa, to have visitors.

• Malo, a. hard; redup. malolo.

• Malo, v. to be hard; redup. malolo.

• Maloa, v. to be a great talker; redup. malomaloa.

• Maloa, v. 1. to get no bonito. 2. To be free from visitors.

• Maloa. Syn. Pisa.

• Maloa, v. from malo, to have visitors.

• Malo‘u, v. to bend down, as a branch of a tree. Malo‘ulo‘u.

• Malofie, s. 1. the tattooing of a chief. 2. Moonlight sports. 3. A club match.

• Malolo, v. to be subdued, to be conquered. Si vaivai e, tatou te malolo ai pea.

• Malolo, s. the flying-fish. Tu‘u mai le tai o malolo.

• Malolo, a. redup. of malo, hard.

• Malolo, v. 1. to rest. 2. To be recovered from sickness, to be well. ‘Ua malolo ‘ea? Is he recovered? O malolo ea? Is he in health?

• Malologa, s. a resting-place. ‘O lona malologa.

• Malomaloa, v. to be very ill, to be in great pain. (Of a chief.) Syn, Louloua.

• Malomilomi, a. that which may be squeezed: 1. soft to the feeling; 2. Weak of conduct.

• Malona, v. to be filled out, to be swelled out, as a basket. Syn. Malena.

• Malopopo, s. a stable government.

• Malosi, s. strength.

• Malosi, a. strong; pl. malolosi.

• Malosi, v. to be strong; pl. malolosi; dimin. malosilosi.

• Malosi, v. to smart, to tingle, as a sore.

• Malosigutu, v. to be stronger in talking than at work.

• Malosilosi, v. dimin. of malosi, to be a little strong, to be gaining strength.

• Malotu, s. a firm government.

• Malu, s. 1. a shade. E fatipo lenei malu e. 2. A shelter.

• Malu, v. 1. to be shaded. 2. To be sheltered, to be protected. 3. To be tight, to be impervious, as a house not leaky. 4. To grow dark, as at night. ‘A malu afiafi, ‘ua tagi alise.

• Malu, Malay, Maru, a. 1. soft. 2. Ulcerated; of chiefs. ‘O lona gasegase malu. 3. Gentle, easy, of conduct; redup. malulu. See Agamalu.

• Malu, v. 1. to be soft. 2. To be

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  calm, to be lulled, of the wind; redup. malulu.

• Malu, a. 1. cool. E agi le fa‘atiu. e malu naua lea matagi. 2. Eased, of pain; redup. malulu.

• Malu, v. 1. to be cool. 2. To be easy from pain; redup. malulu.

• Malu, s. water, so called instead of vai, when taken in a bonito canoe.

• Malua, s. a hole in the reef in which the fe‘e lives.

• Maluauli, v. to return safe from war.

• Maluafiafi, v. to be shaded in the evening; thought to be bad for plants.

• Maluali‘i, a. 1. stout, large-bodied. 2. Dignified.

• Maluali‘i, v. 1. to be stout. 2. To be dignified.

• Maaluapapa, s. a sheltering rock.

• Maluelue, v. n. to shake.

• Maluia, v. pass. of mamalu.

• Maluia mai, s. a form of salutation in the evening.

• Maluopeaua, of the moon soon after it has risen. “Hidden by the waves.”

• Malufanua, v. to be hidden, or to be protected under the shelter of the land, as a boat at sea.

• Malulaufa‘i, v. to be overshadowed, as ground by the leaves of banana plants.

• Malulaufa‘i, s. a name given to Manono.

• Malulauii, s. a name given to Falealili.

• Malulu, a. See malu.

• Malulu, s. See ‘Uluvale.

• Malulu, v. to be possible to be shaken.

• Malulu, v. 1. to be cool, to impart a feeling of coolness. 2. To be damp and cool; pass. malugia; malulugia.

• Malulu, a. 1. cool. 2. Damp cool.

• Maluluvaoa, v. to be very cold, as a corpse, or cold cooked vegetables.

• Malumaunu, v. to be shaded by tame pigeons. A word of pigeon-catching. ‘O le fogatia ua malumaunu.

• Malumalu, a. overcast, cloudy.

• Malumalu, s. 1. the residence of a deity, whether a house or a tree. 2. A temple.

• Malumoea, v. 1. to be overshadowed so as to hinder the growth, of trees. 2. fig. Applied to good-looking men or women, as overshadowing others.

• Malupo, s. the shades of evening.

• Malutaeao, v. to be shaded in the morning. Thought to be good for plants.

• Malutia, v. pass. of mamalu.

• Mama, s. 1. a ring. ‘O lana mama. 2. A leak, in a canoe. ‘O le mama o le va‘a. 3. A mouthful. ‘O le mama a le ita.

• Mama, Malay, Mamah, v. to chew; pass. maia. Au mai i fale i maia.

• Mama, v. n. to leak, of a canoe, water-bottle, &c.

• Mama, a. 1. clean, of the body, clothes, vessels, &c. 2. Free from weeds, as a plantation.

• Mama, v. 1. to be clean. 2. To be free from weeds. 3. To be free from tona. 4. To be all cleared off, to be destroyed. 5. pl. of ma, to be ashamed.

• Mama, a. 1. light, not heavy. 2. Trilling.

• Mama, s. the lungs. ‘O lona mama.

• Mama, v. to be light, to be not heavy; intens. mamasagia; pass. mamatia.

• Mama‘a, v. to be trodden down. as grass from people walking over it.

• Mamae, s. one kind of banana.

• Mamae, v. 1. to wither, to fade, as a leaf. 2. To take great care of, to make much of. ‘Ou te mamae i lo‘u va‘a, ne‘i leaga.

• Mamae, a. beloved. ‘O lana ‘aumea mamae.

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• Mamae‘ula, s. one variety of the nuimae (banana).

• Mama‘i, v. pl. of ma‘i.

• Mamaiavegasi‘i, s. a burden that seems light when first lifted, but is found heavy when the road is long.

• Mamao, v. to be far off, to be distant. E pipili tia, ‘a e mamao ala. Proverb.

• Mamao, adv. far off, distant.

• Mamau, v. pl. of mau, 1. to be fast, to be firm. 2. To be costive.

• Mamafa, s. weight. ‘O lona mamafa.

• Mamafa, v. to be heavy; pass. mafatia, to be burdened.

• Mamafi, v. to be honoured.

• Mamafu, v. pl. of mafu.

• Mamafeuluna‘i, v. to be leaky all over, of a canoe.

• Mamagi, s. 1. a creeping plant (Faradaya amicorum). See Mamalupe. 2. The name of a disease of the penis.

• Mamago, v. pl. of mago.

• Mamala, s. 1. the name of a tree (Dysoxylon alliaceum). 2. Food given to visitors. So called by the visitors in returning thanks. 3. A name for masi in lands where the chief's name is Masi.

• Mamala, a. disease-producing, applied to a husband or wife who is supposed to communicate disease to the partner; also to a mother or wet nurse.

• Mamala, v. See Malamala.

• Mamala, interj. well done!

• Mamalava, s. the name of a tree.

• Mamali, v. to be disrespectful to; redup. malimali.

• Mamalu, s. influence. ‘O lona mamalu.

• Mamalu, a. overshadowing, influential. Fa‘anaunauga i nai toe tane mamalu.

• Mamalu, v. 1. to overshadow. 2. To protect; pass. maluia, malutia. E mamalu ia te ‘oe.

• Mamalupe, s. 1. the fruit of a plant (Faradaya amicorum). See Mamagi. 2. Food prepared for seuga. ‘O le mamalupe a le nu‘u.

• Mamami, v. See Mami.

• Mamana, s. supernatural power, See Mana.

• Mamana, v. to do wonders. See Mana.

• Mamana, v. to desire, to love, of the sexes. Syn. Manamea.

• Mamanu, See Manumanu.

• Mamanu, s. the name of a fish.

• Mamanu, s. figured work in cloth, clubs, sinnet, &c.

• Mamanu, v. to be worked in figures, to be carved.

• Mamapo, v. to show off, to put on airs.

• Mamapo, interj. shut your mouth! a word of recrimination to a reprover who is himself faulty.

• Mamapoelo, a word of abuse to one making presents to strangers. From mama, to chew, mapo and elo. (Before chewing the ‘ava they rinse the mouth). Applied to proud boasters.

• Mamapu, v. pl. of mapu.

• Mamapu, s. a flute or whistle made of bamboo.

• Mamasa, v. redup. of masa.

• Mamasagia, v. intens. of mama, 1. to be light, to be very light. 2. To be made light of.

• Mamasi, a. 1. smarting, tingling, as a wound. 2. Also from grief. Syn. Malosi.

• Mamata. See Matamata.

• Mamate, v. pl. of mate.

• Mamatia, v. from mama, 1. to be easily settled, to be a light matter. 2. To treat as a light matter.

• Mamatoigutu, s. a mouthful taken from the mouth. Applied to things once possessed and lost.

• Mamea, s. 1. the name of a fish. 2. The name of a fern. (On Manu‘a.)

• Mami, v. sugere in coitu; redup. mamami.

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• Mamo, s. the name of a fish.

• Mamoe, s. a sheep (Tahitian). ‘O lana mamoe.

• Mamulu, v. to slip through, to slip off. ‘Ua toe mamulu ia te ia le mea aoga tele.

• Mana, s. supernatural power. Sau ma le mana a Tuimanu‘a.

• Mana, v. to exert supernatural power; redup. mamana.

• Mana, pron. with the prep. ma and ana, for him, for her.

• Manaia, s. 1. a good-looking man. E ui ina to‘atele o manaia, e fa‘asasano Sina ia Tigilau. 2. A polygamist.

• Manaia, a. fine-looking, handsome.

• Mana‘o, v. to desire, to wish; pass. mana‘omia.

• Mana‘o, s. a desire. ‘O lona mana‘o.

• Mana‘omia, a. desirable, desired.

• Mana‘ona‘o, v. to desire continually.

• Mana‘ona‘oga, s. carnest desire.

• Manaui, s. the name of a tree.

• Manafa, a. 1. industrious; having many trades; redup. manafanafa. 2. Having chickens, prolific. See Tinamanafa.

• Manafanafa, spoken of the plantation of an industrious man. “Ua tupu ai ua manafanafa.—Solo i le va.

• Managata, s. the name of a pig, before chiefs.

• Managofie, v. to be easily settled, as a quarrel confined to a family or a single village.

• Manamana, v. to bear constantly in mind, to treasure up in the memory. Ia manamana i loto. Ne‘i manamana toe sau. Never, never return.

• Manamanailoto, v. to cherish the remembrance.

• Manamanaloloa, v. to hold in the breath, as in diving.

• Manamanatu, s. the name of a fish.

• Manamatua, s. the supernatural power of a parent bringing a curse on a disobedient child.

• Manamatuaina, v. pass. to have the curse of a parent come upon a child.

• Manamea, s. a beloved one.—Of the sexes.

• Manamea, v. to love, to desire; of husband or wife.

• Mananu, v. to talk together in a low voice; redup. manamananu.

• Manapau, s. the name of a tree.

• Manase, s. the name of a fish. Syn. Anae.

• Manatu, s. a thought. It takes either o or a. ‘O lona manatu. ‘O lana manatu.

• Manatu