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Notes.—To persons other than Samoans using this Vocabulary. (1.) Abbreviations for the Samoan names for English Parts of Speech have been used. Their meaning will be found in Note 1. below. (2.) Before using a word in this Part it is advisable to consult the meaning given in the Samoan and English Part of the Grammar and Dictionary. (3.) The nearest Samoan equivalents for the English word are given in ordinary type. The words in italics are intended for Samoans learning English. The explanations of English idioms will be found of service, not only to Samoans, but also to others using the Dictionary.

O Faatonuga mo le Faasologa Upu Peritania ua faia nei.

O faailoga faapuupuu ia:—n. = nauna (Noun); v. = vcape (Verb); soo upu = fesootaiga nauna (Preposition); soo f. = fesootaiga fuaiupu (Conjunction); soan. = soanauna (Adj.); soav. = soaveape (Adv.); suin. = suinauna (Pronoun); pl. = plural; sing. = singular (tasi); t. nei = taimi nei (present tense); t. t. = taimi tuanai (past tense); t. l. = taimi lumanai (future tense). Upu = upu e uiga faatasi, pe tali uiga faatasi ai. (Synonymes.)

O upu ua puipuia, o le ta‘u lea o isi upu e ta‘ugata. O upu faafalala (italics) ua i ai i le Faasologa Upu, o upu ia e fanmatalaina atili ai le niga o le Upu ua su‘eina.

O fasi fuaiupu ua faamatalaina e aoga ia i e faatoa faitau tusi Peritania.

O isi foi tulafono e faasino i le ta‘u o upu ma mataitusi papalagi e maua i le “Faamatalaga o le Gagana Peritania.” A e ao iua taofia ia upu:

(1)	g faa Peritania ua faapei o le g i le upu dog i isi upu, a e faapei o le j i isi upu; gentleman = jentleman. O le g faaSamoa = ng i le upu sing. O loo ua fai le ga faaSamoa i upu ua iloa ai le ta‘u o isi upu Peritania. Afai e tusia le g faaPeritania i ia upu o le a faapea, g. Abrogate [a-bro-get].
(2)	O nauna ua faai‘u i le fasi upu -tion, ua ta‘ua e peiseai ua faapea shon; action [ak-shón].
(3)	O le tele o upu papalagi ua faai‘u i le e e pei o le upu bake, e le ta‘ua lava le e, a o lena mataitusi e iloga ai le vaueli ua muamua i ai ua umi lea, bake = bek (tao). O le upu bad (leaga), ua ta‘u faapuupuu ai le a, a e peitai o le upu bade (poloai) ua faapea le ta‘u—bed.
(4)	O le fasi upu -ter ua i‘u ai isi upu e tele e faasino lea i le faia le galuega ua faasino i ai le veape ua pogai ai: e faapea, write, v. tusi, writer, n. o le tusi; love, v. alofa, lover, n. o le alofa; give, v. foa‘i, giver, n. o le foa‘i. O le fasi upu -er e tana e pei o le a: lover = lova.
(5)	y, pe a faai‘u se upu ua ta‘u pei o le i. J. E. N.

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