A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary

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  • Sabbath, n. sapati.

  • Sable, soan. [se-bl] uli.

  • Sable, n. [se-b[gap — reason: unclear]] pelu.

  • Sack, n. [sak] taga.

  • Sack, v. [sak] vete.

  • Sacred, soan. [se-kred] sa, pa‘ia.

  • Sacrifice, n. [sa-kri-fais] taulaga.

  • Sad, soan. fa‘anoanoa.

  • Saddle, n. [sad-dl] nofoa o le solofanua.

  • Safe, soan. [sef] sao.

  • Sage, soan. [saej] poto.

  • Sail, n. [sel] la.

  • Sail, v. [sel] about, felaulau; to set, faila.

  • Sake, n. [sek] ona (as ona ‘o ia, for his sake).

  • Salary, n. [sal-ari] totogi, fa‘a‘oloaga.

  • Sale, n. [sel] fa‘atau.

  • Saline, soan. [sal-ain] mai.

  • Saliva, n. [sa-lai-vâ] anu, feanuga.

  • Salivated, soan. [sal-i-ve-ted] sasao.

  • Sallow, soan. [sal-lo] samasama.

  • Sally, v. [sal-li] oso mai.

  • Salt, n. [soalt] masima (introduced).

  • Salt, v. [soalt] fa‘amasima.

  • Salt-water, n. [soalt-woata] suasami.

  • Salvation, n. [sal-ve-shon] olataga.

  • Salute, v. [sa-liut] ofo, feasogi.

  • Same, soan. [sem] lea lava.

  • Sanctify, v. [sauk-ti-fai] fa‘apa‘ia (introduced).

  • Sand, n. oneone.

  • Sandstone, n. [sand-ston] pugaone.

  • Sap, n. uso.

  • Sapient, soan. [se-pi-ent] poto, atamai.

  • Sapling, n. la‘au muli.

  • Sarcasm, n. [sa-kasm] ‘upu fa‘atauemu.

  • Satan, n. [se-tan] Satani.

  • Satcuel, n. tagatusi.

  • Satiate, v. [se-shi-et] ma‘ona; of eyes and ears, pasi.

  • Satisfactory, soan. [sat-is-fak-tori] lelei, malei.

  • Satisfy, v. [sat-is-fai] fa‘al mlelei, fa‘alotomalic.

  • Saturday, n. [sat-ur-de] aso to‘ona‘i.

  • Sauce, n. [soas] i‘i.

  • Sauce, v. [soas] ‘ina‘i.

  • Saunter, v. [soan-tâ] tafatafaovale, savali fa‘atauga.

  • Savage, soan. [sav-ej] fe‘ai.

  • Save, v. [sev] fa‘aola, fa‘asao.

  • Saviour, n. [se-vioa] fa‘aola.

  • Savour, n. [se-va] manogi.

  • Saw, n. [soa] ‘ili.

  • Sawdust, n. [soa-dust] ‘iliga-la‘au.

  • Say, v. [se] fai; to chiefs, fetalai.

  • Scab, n. [skab] pa‘upa‘u.

  • Scaffold, n. fatamanu.

  • Scald, v. [skoald] mu; manunu i le vai vevela.

  • Scale, n. [skel] una.

  • Scale, v. [skel] a‘e; fish, unafi.

  • Scalp, n. [skalp] le pa‘u o le ulu.

  • Scaly, soan. [ske-li] una.

  • Scamper, v. [skam-pâ] sola tele vave.

  • Scandal, n. [skan-del] fa‘afausua‘i.

  • Scant, soan. [skant] lauitiiti, fa‘atauva‘a.

  • Scar, n. [ska] ‘iliganoa.

  • Scarce, soan. [skeas] itiiti.

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  • Scarcely, soav. [skeas-li] toe ina le mafai.

  • Scarcity, n. [skea-siti] oge.

  • Scare, v. and n. [skean] fa‘amata‘u.

  • Scarlet, soan. [ska-let] mumu.

  • Scatter, v. [skat-tâ] salalau, ta‘ape.

  • Scent, n. [sent] manogi, namu.

  • Scent, v. [sent] sogisogi; to emit, pua‘iina.

  • Scheme, n. [skim] togafiti.

  • Scholar, n. [skol-lâ] so‘o.

  • School, n. [skul] a‘oga.

  • Schoolmaster, n. [skul-mas-tâ] a‘oa‘o; fai a‘oga.

  • Scissors, n. pl. [sis-soas] seleulu.

  • Scoff. v. [skof] tauemu.

  • Scold, v. [skold] ‘ote.

  • Scoop, v. [skup] sali.

  • Scope, soan. [skop] uiga.

  • Scorch, v. [skoâch] mu.

  • Score, n. [skoâ] luafulu; cocoa-nuis, seaea.

  • Scorn, n. and v. [skoan] ‘ino‘ino, ta‘ufa‘atauva‘a.

  • Scoundrel, n. [skaun-drel] pagota.

  • Scour, v. [skauâ] olo.

  • Scourge, v. and n. [skurj] sasa.

  • Scout, n. [skaut] asiasi ala.

  • Scowl, v. [skaul] matanono, popogi.

  • Scramble, v. [skram-bl] tanfao.

  • Scranch, v. or CRANCH [skransh] pa‘agugu.

  • Scrap, n. [skrap] momoi mea, fasi mea.

  • Scrape, v. [skrep] valuvalu.

  • Scratch, v. [skratsh] felau; pass. osia; valu.

  • Scream, v. [skrim] ‘i‘i.

  • Screen, n. [skrin] puipui.

  • Screw, n. [skru] fao fana; v. vili.

  • Scribble, v. [skrib-bl] so‘ona tusi.

  • Scribe, n. [skraib] tusi upu.

  • Scriptures, n. pl. [skrip-tuâs] tusi pa‘ia.

  • Scrofula, n. [skrof-iu-la] pato.

  • Scrub, v. [skrub] olo.

  • Scruple, n. [skru-pl] masalo.

  • Scrutinize, v. [skru-ti-nais] ‘ilo‘ilo, su‘esu‘e, fa‘amasipo.

  • Scuffle, n. [skuf-fl] misa.

  • Sculpture, n. [skulp-tiua] togitogi.

  • Scum, n. [skum] piapia.

  • Sea, n. [si] tai, sami, moana; vasa.

  • Seabreeze, n. [si-biiz] to‘elau.

  • Seacoast, n. [si-kost] rocky, tai pupu; sandy, faga oueone.

  • Seaport, n. [si-poat] tu‘u taula, taulaga.

  • Seasick, soan. [si-sik] pua‘i.

  • Seaside, n. [si-said] matafaga.

  • Seawater, n. [si-woatâ] suasami.

  • Seal, v. and n. [sil] fa‘amau.

  • Seam, v. and n. [sim] so‘o.

  • Search, v. [sirch] su‘esu‘e, sa‘ili.

  • Season, n. [si-sou] tau.

  • Seasoning, soan. [si-son-ig] ‘i‘i.

  • Seat, n. [sit] nofoa.

  • Seaward, soav. [si-wîd] gatai.

  • Seaweed, n. [si-wid] limu.

  • Secede, v. [se-sid] teva, vavae atu.

  • Second, soan. [sek-ond] le lua, lona lua.

  • Secret, soan. [si-kret] na, lilo.

  • Secretary, n. [sek-ri-teri] tusi upu.

  • Sect, n. [sekt] itu[gap — reason: unclear]iga.

  • Secular, soan. [sek-iula] mea fa‘aletino.

  • Secure, soan. [si-kua] saogalemu.

  • Secure, v. [si-kua] fa‘amau.

  • Sedate, soan. [se-det] filemu, faatoea‘iua.

  • Sediment, n. mea to‘a, ‘alu.

  • Seduce, v. [se-dius] ta‘ita‘i‘ese, fa‘asese.

  • Sedulous, soan. [sed-dui-lus] finafinau, gao.

  • See, v. [si] va‘ai, iloa.

  • See! interj. [si] fa‘auta!

  • Seed, n. [sid] fatu, fua.

  • Seek, v. [sik] sa‘ili.

  • Seem, v. [sim] peisea‘i; ataga; fa‘ataga.

  • Seemly, soav. [sim-li] ono, matagofle, napagofle.

  • Seine, n. [sein] ‘upega.

  • Seize, v. [siz] fao; pu‘e.

  • Seldom, soav. seasea.

  • Select, v. [se-lekt] filifili.

  • Self, lava [as a‘u lava, myself).

  • Self-conceited, soan. [self-koa-sit-ed] fa‘afinsili.

  • Selfish, soan. in food, fa‘aumuumua alofa papitoia te ia.

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  • Sell, v. tau, fa‘atau.

  • Semblance, v. [sem-blans] fa‘atusa, tino.

  • Senate, n. [sen-et] taupulega.

  • Senator, n. [sen-e-toa] faipule.

  • Send, v. au, fe‘au; for ‘a’ami.

  • Senior, n. and soan. [si-nioa] aupito matua; toea‘ina.

  • Sensible, soan. mafaufau.

  • Sensitive PLANT, n. la‘au fefe.

  • Sensual, soan. [sen-shu-al] fa‘aletino.

  • Sent, v. auina. t. t. o le, v. send.

  • Sentiment, n. manatu.

  • Sentinel, n. leoleo.

  • Separate, v. [sep-e-ret] tu‘u ‘ese-‘ese, vavae, alu ese.

  • September, n. Setema.

  • Sepulchre, n. [sep-pul-kâ] tu‘ugamau.

  • Sequel, n. [si-kuel] i‘u.

  • Serene, soan. [se-rin] filemu.

  • Sermon, n. [sâ-mon] lauga.

  • Serpent, n. [sâ-pent] gata.

  • Servant, n. [sâ;-vant] ‘au‘auna, tautua, tavini.

  • Serve, v. [sâv] ‘au‘auna.

  • Serviceable, soan. [sa-vis-ebl] aoga.

  • Set, v. a. tu‘u; aside, lafoa‘i; up, fa‘atu; plant, toto.

  • Set, v. n. alu ifo, goto.

  • Set ON FIRE, v. fa‘amu.

  • Settle, v. a. [set-tl] sauni lelei; totofi.

  • Settle, v. n. to‘a, mau.

  • Seven, soan. fitu.

  • Seventeen, soan. [sev-en-tin] e sefulu ma le fitu.

  • Seventy, soan. [sev-en-ti] e fitugafulu.

  • Sever, v. [sev-â] vavae, tu‘u ‘ese‘ese.

  • Several, soan. [sev-i-ral] e tele, ‘ese‘ese.

  • Severe, soan. [se-vea] saua, faigata.

  • Sew, v. [so] su‘i, tui.

  • Shade, n. [shed] paolo.

  • Shade, v. [shed] fa‘amalu, fa‘apaolo.

  • Shadow, n. [shâd-do] ata.

  • Shaggy-mat, n. [shag-gi-mat] ‘ie sina.

  • Shake, v. [shek] lulu, luelue.

  • Shake, v. n. [shek] gatete, tete.

  • Shallow, n. [shal-l[gap — reason: unclear]] fota.

  • Shallow, soan. [shal-l[gap — reason: unclear]] papa‘u.

  • Sham, soan. fa‘ataga, pepelo.

  • Shame, n. [shem] ma, masias[gap — reason: unclear].

  • Shame-faced, soan. [shem-fesd] matamuli.

  • Shameful, soan. [shem-ful] mataga.

  • Shameless, soan. [shem-les] le ma.

  • Shape, n. [shep] tino.

  • Shapely, soan. [shep-li] aulelei.

  • Shard, or SHERD, n. ta‘egaipu.

  • Share, n. [sheâ] tufa‘aga.

  • Share, v. [sheâ] tufatufa.

  • Sharer, n. [shea-ra] ‘o le pule, ‘o le fa‘asoa mea.

  • Shark, n. [shak] malie, tanifa.

  • Sharp, soan. [shap] ma‘ai.

  • Sharpen, v. [sha-pen] fa‘amata.

  • Shatter, v. [shat'-tâ] nutinini‘i.

  • Shave, v. [shev] tafi.

  • She, suin. [shi] ia.

  • Sheath, n. [shith] fa‘amoega.

  • Shed, v. a. sasa‘a.

  • Shed, v. n. maligi, masa‘a.

  • Sheep, n. [shiip] mamoe.

  • Sheet, n. [shit] ‘ie ‘afuloto.

  • Shelf, n. fata; at sea, a‘au, to‘a.

  • Shell, n. atigi; pule.

  • Shellfish, n. figota.

  • Shelter, n. [shel-ta] malu, lipoi, lafitaga.

  • Shelter, v. a. [shel-tâ] fu‘amamalu.

  • Shelter, v. n. [shel-tâ] lalafi.

  • Shelving, soan. tafato.

  • Shew, v. [sho] fa‘aali.

  • Shield, n. [shild] talita.

  • Shield, v. [shild] fa‘amamalu.

  • Shift, n. togafiti.

  • Shift, v. sui.

  • Shilling, n. seleni.

  • Shin, n. tuasivi-vae.

  • Shine, v. [shain] pupula.

  • Ship, n. folau, va‘a papalagi.

  • Shipwreck, n. [ship-rek] va‘a tu‘ia.

  • Shirt, n. ‘ofutino.

  • Shiver, v. a. [shiv-â] nutinini‘i.

  • Shiver, v. n. [shiv-â] tetemu.

  • Shoal, n. [shol] mea papa‘u, fota.

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  • Shoe, n. [shu] se‘evae.

  • Shoot, v. a. [shut] fana.

  • Shoot, v. n. [shut] as plants, totogo.

  • Shop, n. fale-fa‘atau.

  • Shore, n. [shoâ] matafaga, faga oneone.

  • Short, soan. sa‘asa‘a, pu‘upu‘u.

  • Shortly, soav. e le pine.

  • Shortwinded, soan. sela.

  • Shot, n. pulu-fana.

  • Shoulder, n. [shol-dâ] tau‘au.

  • Shoulder-blade, n. [shol-dâ-bled] ivisa.

  • Shout, v. [shaut] uio; vala‘au.

  • Shove, v. [shuv] tulei.

  • Shovel, n. [shuv-el] suo.

  • Shovel, v. [shuv-el] asu.

  • Show, n. [sho] fa‘alialia.

  • Show, v. [sho] fa‘aali.

  • Shower, n. [shau-a] ua‘ale.

  • Shired, n. fasi (‘ie).

  • Shriek, v. [shrik] ‘i‘i.

  • Shrill, soan. ‘i‘i.

  • Shrimp, n. ulavai, ulaula-fiti.

  • Shrink, v. meme‘i; from contact, ne.

  • Shrivel, v. ma‘anuminumi.

  • Shrub, n. la‘au iti.

  • Shudder, v. teteniu.

  • Shuffle, v. [shuf-fi] fe‘alo‘alofa‘i.

  • Shun, v. ‘alo ‘ese.

  • Shut, v. pupuni, puipui.

  • Shutter, n. [shut-tâ] pola.

  • Shy, soan. [shai] le lata, segisegi.

  • Sick, soan. and v. [sik] ma‘i; pua‘i.

  • Side, n. [said] itu; of a river, &c., ‘auvai.

  • Side, v. [said] ‘au.

  • Sideways, soav. [said-wes] fa‘asipa.

  • Siege, n. [sij] vagaia.

  • Sigh, n. [sai] mapuitiga, mapusela.

  • Sight, n. [sait] va‘ai; ‘o le mea e maimoa i ai; out of, galo, nimo.

  • Sightly, soav. [sait-li] matagofle.

  • Sign, n. [sain] fa‘ailoga, sasa.

  • Signal, n. fa‘ailoga.

  • Signal, soan. sili.

  • Signify, v. [sig-ni-fai] fa‘ailoa.

  • Silence, n. [sai-lens] le tautala, le gagana.

  • Silence, interj. [sai-lens'] fa‘alo-logo! ‘aua le to‘ia le va!

  • Silk, n. and soan. seliki.

  • Silly, soan. [sil-li] fa‘avalevalea.

  • Silver, n. [sil-va] ario.

  • Similar, soan. [sim-i-la] pei, tusa foliga.

  • Simile, n. fa‘atusa.

  • Simple, soan. [sim-pl] valea.

  • Simpleton, n. [sim-pl-ton] vale.

  • Sin, n. agasala.

  • Since, soo, f. [sins] talu.

  • Sincere, soan. [siu-sea] fa‘amaoni.

  • Sinew, n. [sin-lu] ua.

  • Sing, v. pese, vivi‘i.

  • Singe, v. [sinj] mu; a pig, tolo.

  • Singer, n. usupese.

  • Single, soan. [sin-gel] tasi, tautasi, to‘atasi; unmarried, ta‘ata‘unoa, fem, nofofua.

  • Singly, soan. [sing-li] ta‘itasi.

  • Singular, soan. [sin-gu-lâ] ‘ese, uiga ‘ese, tasi.

  • Sink, v. goto.

  • Sinner, n. [sin-nâ] tagata agasala.

  • Sip, v. miti, mitimiti.

  • Sir, n. ali‘i.

  • Sister, n. [sis-tâ] of a brother, tuafafine; of a sister, uso.

  • Sit, v. nofo; birds, moe.

  • Site, n. [sait] of a house, tulafale.

  • Six, soan. [siks] ono.

  • Sixpence, n. [siks-pens] sisipeni.

  • Sixteen, soan. e sefulu ma le ono.

  • Sixth, soan. [siksth] le ono, le ono a‘i.

  • Sixty, soan. [siks-ti] e onogafulu.

  • Size, n. [saiz] latele.

  • Skate, n. [sket] fai.

  • Skate, v. faasee (i le vai to‘a).

  • Skilful, soan. poto.

  • Skin, n. pa‘u, iliola.

  • Skin, v. fofo‘e.

  • Skinflint, n. limavale.

  • Skinny, soan. [skin-ni] iviivia, tinovale; animal, pae‘e.

  • Skip, v. musa.

  • Skipper, n. ali‘iva‘a.

  • Skirmish, n. taua.

  • Skirt, n. pito‘ofu.

  • Skittish, soan. segisegi; fa‘aulavale.

  • Skulk, v. lafi.

  • Skull, n. atigi ulu, ulupo‘o.

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  • Sky, n. [skai] lagi.

  • Sky-colour, n. [skai-kul-lâ] lanu moana.

  • Slabber, v. [slab-bâ] tafe le faua.

  • Slack, soan. [slak] sa‘unu.

  • Slacken, v. [slak-en] fa‘amatagataga.

  • Slander, n. and v. [slan-dâ] tu‘ua‘i, tu‘ua‘ifua, fatufua upu.

  • Slant, soan. fa‘alifa, fa‘atafatafa.

  • Slap, v. po.

  • Slash, v. tatipu.

  • Slate, n. [slet] ma‘atusi.

  • Slate-pencil, n. [slet-pensil] peni ma‘a.

  • Slaughter, n. [sloa-ta] fasioti.

  • Slave, n. [slev] pologa.

  • Slay, v. [sle] fasi, fasioti.

  • Sleek, soan. [slik] peti.

  • Sleep, v. and n. [slip] moe; of chiefs, tofa, to‘a.

  • Sleepy, soan. [slipi] fiamoe.

  • Slender, soan. [slen-dâ] laitiiti.

  • Slide, v. [slaid] se‘e.

  • Slight, soan. [slait] vaivai; fa‘a-tauva‘a.

  • Slight, v. [slait] le ava.

  • Slim, soan. laitiiti.

  • Slime, n. [slaim] palapala; pulu.

  • Sling, n. ma‘ata.

  • Sling, v. sasau.

  • Slink, v. alu ‘ese lemu, sola fa‘a-lilolilo.

  • Slip, v. se‘e.

  • Slipknot, n. [slip-not] matasele, noaunu.

  • Slippery, soan. mase‘ese‘e.

  • Slit, v. tipi fa‘aloaloa.

  • Slobber, v. tafe le faua.

  • Slope, n. [slop] ‘autafa.

  • Slope, v. [slop] sipa.

  • Sloppy, soan. [slop-pi] palapala.

  • Sloth, n. paie, musu.

  • Sloven, n. [sluv-en] fa‘ainaelo.

  • Slough, n. [slau] taufusiga.

  • Slough, n. [sluf] alou.

  • Slow, soan. [slo] gesegese, telemulu.

  • Slug, n. sea, lole.

  • Sluggard, n. tagata paie.

  • Slumber, v. [slum-bâ] moe; of chiefs, tofa, to‘a.

  • Slut, n. fafine fa‘ainaelo.

  • Small, soan. [smoal] laitiiti.

  • Smart, v. ma‘ini, tiga.

  • Smear, v. [smea] nini.

  • Smell, soan. bad, sauga.

  • Smell, v. sogisogi.

  • Smile, v. [smail] ‘ata; of chiefs, soisoi.

  • Smite, v. [smait] fasi.

  • Smitten, soan. toia.

  • Smoke, n. [smok] asu.

  • Smoke, v. a. [smok] fa‘aasua.

  • Smoke, v. n. [smok] ifi.

  • Smooth, soan. [smuth] lamolemole.

  • Smother, v. a. [smuth-â] fa‘amole.

  • Smutty, soan. [smut-ti] umuumua, tanu uli.

  • Snail, n. [snel] sisivao.

  • Snake, n. [snek] gata.

  • Snap, v. gaulua.

  • Snare, n. [snea] sele, mailei.

  • Snarl, v. [snal] gu.

  • Snatch, v. segi.

  • Sneer, v. [snia] tauemu.

  • Sneeze, v. [sniz] mafatua.

  • Sniff, v. isu miti.

  • Snip, v. sele motu.

  • Snivel, v. mona.

  • Snore, v. [snoa] tagulu.

  • Snot, n. isu alu.

  • Snout, n. [snaut] isu.

  • Snuff, n. of a lamp, matapa‘u.

  • Snuff, v. sogisogi.

  • So, soav. pei, fa‘apei, fa‘apea.

  • Soak, v. [sok] fa‘avai.

  • Soap, n. [sop] moli.

  • Soar, v. [soa] lele i luga.

  • Sob, n. masusu.

  • Sober, soan. [sobâ] fa‘atoea‘ina.

  • Sociable, soan. [so-shi-e-bl] nofo-gofie.

  • Soft, soan. [soaft] malulu.

  • Soil, n. ‘ele‘ele.

  • Soil, v. fa‘a‘ele‘elea.

  • Sojourn, v. [so-jurn] aumau.

  • Solace, v. [so-les] fa‘amatala-loto.

  • Sole, n. [sol] alotivae.

  • Sole, soan. [sol], to‘atasi, tasi, na ‘o.

  • Solicit, v. [so-lis-it] ‘ai‘oi.

  • Solicitude, n. [so-lis-i-tiud] popole.

  • Solitary, soan. [sol-i-ta-ii] ausage, to‘atasi.

  • Solve, v. [solv] fa‘amatala.

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  • Some, soan. [sum] nisi.

  • Somebody, n. [sum-bo-di] se tasi.

  • Something, n. [sum-thing] se mea.

  • Sometimes, soav. [sum-taims] se aso ma se aso; se[gap — reason: unclear]sea.

  • Son, n. [sun] atali‘i; of a chief, alo.

  • Son-in-law, n. [sun-in-loa] tane a le afafine; of a woman, tane a lana tama.

  • Song, n. pese, vi‘i.

  • Sonorous, soan. [son-o-rus] ta‘alili.

  • Soon, soav. [s[gap — reason: unclear]n] vave, le pine.

  • Sooth, v. [suth] fa‘alaulelei, fa‘amo-lemole.

  • Soothsay, v. [suth-se] vavalo.

  • Sooty, soan. [su-ti] taulia.

  • Sordid, soan. [soa-did] leaga, manumanu.

  • Sore, soan. [soa] papala.

  • Sore [soa], v. le atapa‘ia, tiga.

  • Sorrow, n. [sor-ro] fa‘anoanoa, tiga.

  • Sorry, [sa-ri] v. salamo.

  • Soul, n. [sol] agaga.

  • Sound [saund] n. logo, pao, ta‘alili, leo.

  • Sound [saund] soan. le ma‘i; malosi.

  • Sour, soan. [sauâ] ‘o‘ona.

  • Source, n. [soas'] ‘o le mea e tupu a‘i, puna, ala.

  • South, n. and soan. [sauth] le itu i toga.

  • South-east WIND, n. tuaoloa.

  • South WIND, n. toga.

  • Sovereign, n. [suv-â-rin] tupu.

  • Sow, n. pua‘a fafine, ‘aumatua.

  • Spacious, soan. [spe-[gap — reason: unclear]-us] vateatea, tele, lautele.

  • Spade, n. [sped] suo.

  • Span, n. aga.

  • Spare, v. [spea] fa‘asao.

  • Spark, n. [spak] aloiafi.

  • Sparkle, v. [spa-kl] iila, pupula.

  • Sparrow, n. [spa-r[gap — reason: unclear]] miti.

  • Spatter, v. [spat-tâ] pisipisi.

  • Spawn, n. [sp[gap — reason: unclear]an] fua o i‘a.

  • Speak, v. [spik] gagaua, tautala; to chiefs, fetalai.

  • Spear, n. [spea] tao.

  • Specify, v. [spe-si-fai] ta‘utino, fa‘aalitino.

  • Speckle, v. [spek-kl] ilaila.

  • Spectacle, n. [spek-ta-kl] mata‘aga.

  • Spectacles, n. pl. [spek-ta-kels] tioata.

  • Spectator, n. [spek-te-toa] maimoaga.

  • Spectre, n. [spek-tâ] aitu.

  • Speech, n. [spich] gagana, tautalaga; fetalaiga.

  • Speed, v. and n. [spid] fa‘ata‘alise, tele vave.

  • Spell, v. fa‘atatau (mataitusi).

  • Spend, v. fa‘a‘uma, maumau.

  • Spider, n. [spai-da] apogalevoleve.

  • Spider's-web, n. [spui-dâs-web] apugaleveleve.

  • Spill, v. a. sasa‘a, liligi.

  • Spill, v. n. masa‘a, maligi.

  • Spine, n. [spain] ivitu.

  • Spinous, soan. [spai-nns] talatala.

  • Spirit, n. agaga.

  • Spiritual, soan. [spi-ri-tiu-al] fa‘aleagaga.

  • Spit, n. feanu.

  • Spite, v. and n. [spait] fa‘alili.

  • Spittle, n. [spit-tl] anuga.

  • Splash, v. pisi.

  • Spleen, n. [splin] atepili.

  • Splendid, soan. matagofie silisili.

  • Splinter, n. malamala la‘au.

  • Splinter, v. nutinini‘i.

  • Split, v. a. isi.

  • Split, v. n. maisi, ta‘e.

  • Spoil, n. vete.

  • Spoil, v. fa‘aleaga.

  • Sponge, n. [spanj] omomi.

  • Spontaneous, soan. [spon-te-ni-us] fua.

  • Spoon, n. [sp[gap — reason: unclear]n] punu.

  • Sport, n. and v. [spoat] fa‘aulaula, ta‘alo.

  • Spot, n. ila.

  • Spotless, soan. e leai se ila, le pona.

  • Spotted, soan. ilaila.

  • Spouse, n. [spaua] ava.

  • Sprain, n. and v. [sprea] m[gap — reason: unclear]sui.

  • Spray, n. [spre] afusigalu.

  • Spread, v. [spred] fofola, sosolo.

  • Sprig, n. seuseu la‘au.

  • Spring, v. alu a‘e, puna, tupu a‘e.

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  • Spring-tide, n. [spring-taid] tae susu‘e.

  • Sprinkle, v. [sprin-kl] lulu‘u, sausau.

  • Sprit, n. te‘ela.

  • Sprout, n. [spraut] moemoe.

  • Spurn, v. ‘ino‘ino.

  • Spy, n. [spai] tagata agaga.

  • Spy, v. [spai] va‘ava‘ai, tilotilo; lamalama.

  • Spy-glass, n. [spai-glas] fa‘aata.

  • Squabble, v. [skuob-bl] misa.

  • Squalid, soan. [skua-lid] ‘ele‘elea.

  • Squall, v. and n. [skuoal] uio; ta‘uta‘u.

  • Squally, soan. [skuoal-li] to ta‘uta‘u.

  • Squander, v. [skuan-dâ] fa‘amaumau.

  • Square, soan. [skuea] fa‘atafafa.

  • Squat, v. [skuat] down, nofo i lalo.

  • Squeak, v. [skuik] ‘i‘i.

  • Squeeze, v. [skuiz] ‘o‘omi.

  • Squint, v. [skuint] matasipa.

  • Squirt, v. [skuirt] fanavai.

  • Stab, v. tutu‘i.

  • Stable, soan. [ste-bl] mausali.

  • Staff, n. to‘o to‘o.

  • Stagger, n. [stag-gâ] tautevateva.

  • Stagnant, soan. lepa.

  • Staid, v. [sted] mafaufau, fa‘atoe-a‘ina.

  • Stair, n. [stea] ala fa‘aapefa‘i.

  • Stake, n. [stek] la‘au.

  • Stale, soan. [stel] mati.

  • Stalk, n. [stoak] ‘au.

  • Stallion, n. solofanua po‘a.

  • Stammer, v. nanu.

  • Stamp, v. tatu.

  • Stanch, soan. tumau.

  • Stanched, v. utu.

  • Stanchion, n. [stan-shon] to ‘ai.

  • Stand, v. tu, tulai.

  • Standard, n. [stand-ad] fu‘a.

  • Star, n. [sta] fetu.

  • Starboard, n. [sta-boad] matau.

  • Stare, v. [steâ] pulato‘a.

  • Start, v. [stat] on a journey, ala usu.

  • Startle, v. [sta-tl] te‘i, maofa; fa‘ate‘i.

  • Starve, v. [stav] fa‘aotilaina, fa‘amatelaina, fa‘asalofia; oneself, fa‘apa‘upa‘u.

  • Statute, n. [sta-tiut] tulafono.

  • Stave, v. [stev], pass. tu‘ia.

  • Stay, v. [ste] nofo; fa‘amuli; tali mai.

  • Stayed, v. [steid] nofo; fa‘atali ta‘ofia.

  • Steadfast, soan. [sted-fast] mausali.

  • Steady, soan. [sted-di] mau, le gaoioi.

  • Steal, v. [stil] gaoi.

  • Stealthy, soan. [stel-thi] fa‘agaoi.

  • Steam, n. [stim] ausa.

  • Steamer, n. [sti-mâ] setima.

  • Steel, n. and soan. [stiil] sila.

  • Steep, n. [stip] tofe.

  • Steep, soan. [stip] tu.

  • Steep, v. [stip] fa‘avai.

  • Steer, v. [stia] foemuli, uli.

  • Steersman, n. [stias-man] tautai.

  • Stem, n. ‘au; taumua.

  • Stench, n. [stensh] elo, sauga.

  • Step, n. la‘asaga.

  • Sterile, soan. [ste-ril] pa; of land, lafulafua.

  • Stern, n. taumuli.

  • Stern, soan. countenance, matapau.

  • Stick, n. [stik] la‘au; to‘oto‘o.

  • Stick, v. [stik] tutu‘i; pipi‘i.

  • Stickle, v. [stik-kl] finauvale.

  • Sticky, soan. [stik-ki] apulupulu.

  • Stiff, soan. ma‘a‘a.

  • Stifle, v. n. [stai-fi] mole.

  • Still, soan. le gagana; malu; le gaoioi.

  • Still, v. fa‘anana.

  • Still, soav. pea.

  • Stillborn, soan. [stil-boan] fanau ‘ua oti.

  • Stillness, n. ta‘aligoligoa.

  • Stimulate, v. [stim-iu-let] fa‘aoso.

  • Sting, v. uogo.

  • Stingy, soan. [stin-ji] limavale.

  • Stink, v. clo, punefu.

  • Stipend, n. [stai-pend] totogi.

  • Stipulation, n. [stip-iu-le-shon] feagaiga.

  • Stir, v. seuseu; up, fa‘aoso.

  • Stock, n. [stok] ‘au.

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  • Stomach, n. [stum-ak] taga ‘ai, puta.

  • Stone, n. [ston] ma‘a, fatu.

  • Stone, v. [ston] fetogi.

  • Stony, soan. [sto-ni] gaoa, gaosa, fatufatua.

  • Stool, n. [stul] nofoa, tulagavae.

  • Stoop, v. [stup] fa‘ano‘uno‘u, punou.

  • Stop, v. a. taofi, pupuni.

  • Stop, v. n.

  • Store, n. [stoa] shop, fale fa‘atau.

  • Storm, n. afa.

  • Story, n. [stoa-ri] tala.

  • Stout, soan. [staut] malosi.

  • Straight, soan. [stret] sa‘o.

  • Strain, v. [stren] tatau; v. n. ‘o‘ono.

  • Strait, soan. [stret] apiapi.

  • Strand, n. matafaga.

  • Stranded, v. pa‘ulia.

  • Strange, soan. [strenj] ‘ese.

  • Stranger, n. [stren-ja] tagata ‘ese.

  • Strangle, v. [strau-gl] titina.

  • Strap, n. fusi pa‘u.

  • Stratagem, n. [strat-e-jem] togafiti.

  • Stray, v. [stre] se.

  • Streak, n. [strik] pulepule, tusitusi.

  • Stream, n. [strim] vaitafe.

  • Strength, n. malosi.

  • Strengthen, v. fa‘amalosi.

  • Stretch, v. falo.

  • Strew, v. [stru] fa‘ata‘ape, fa‘asalalau.

  • Strife, n. [straif] misa, finauga.

  • Strike, [straik] v. a. ta; with the fist, moto, tu‘i.

  • Strike, [straik] v. n. to‘a.

  • String, n. manoa.

  • Strip, v. fa‘atelefua.

  • Stripe, n. [straip] ta.

  • Stripling, n. tama le ta.

  • Strive, v. [straiv] finau, taumafai.

  • Stroke, n. [strok] ta.

  • Stroll, v. [strol] evaeva.

  • Strong, soan. malosi.

  • Struggle, n. [stru-gl] finauga.

  • Strumpet, n. fafine tali tane, ta‘ata‘a a le ala.

  • Strut, v. savali fa‘alialia.

  • Stubborn, soan. [stub-boan] finauvale.

  • Study, v. [stud-di] a‘oa‘o; n. potu tusi; potu e su‘esu‘e ai.

  • Stuff, v. tumu-saisai.

  • Stumble, v. [stum-bl] tausua‘i.

  • Stump, n. tagutu.

  • Stunted, soan. avilu.

  • Stupid, soan. [stiu-pid] valea.

  • Sturdy, soan. [stur-di] ma‘a‘a.

  • Stutter, [stut-tâ] nanu.

  • Sty, n. [stai] lo‘i.

  • Subdue, v. [sub-diu] fa‘ato‘ilalo.

  • Subject, v. [sub-jekt] fa‘ato‘ilalo.

  • Subject, n. [sub-jekt] mataupu.

  • Submerge, v. [sub-merj] fa‘agoto.

  • Submission, n. [sub-mis-shon] usiusita‘i.

  • Subscribe, v. [sub-skraib] the name, tusi le igoa.

  • Subsequent, soan. [sub-si-kuent] mulimuli.

  • Subserve, v. [sub-serv] fesoasoani.

  • Subside, v. [sub-said] to‘a, alu ifo, maui.

  • Substitute, v. and n. [sub-sti-tiut] sui.

  • Subterfuge, [sub-tâ-fuj] le mea e ‘alo ai.

  • Subtle, soan. [sut-tl] togafiti poto, pepelo.

  • Subtract, v. [sub-trak] ave‘ese, te‘ese.

  • Subvert, v. fuli i lalo.

  • Succeed, v. [suk-sid] mulimuli, suimanuia.

  • Success, n. [suk-ses'] manuia.

  • Successive, soan. [suk-ses-siv] auaua‘i.

  • Succour, v. [suk-koa] fesoasoani.

  • Succumb, v. [suk-kum] usiusita‘i, to‘ilalo.

  • Such, soav. fa‘apea.

  • Suck, v. [suk] miti; susu.

  • Sucker, n. [suk-kâ] tatupu.

  • Suckle, v. [suk-kl] fa‘asusu.

  • Sudden, soan. fa‘afuase‘i.

  • Sue, v. [su] fa‘atoga.

  • Suet, n. ga‘o.

  • Suffer, v. [suf-fa] onosa‘i; tu‘u atu.

  • Suffice, v. [suf-fais'] lava.

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  • Suffocated, soan. [suf-fo-keted] v. n. mole.

  • Sugar, n. [shu-ga] suka.

  • Sugar-cane, n. [shu-gâ-kën] tolo.

  • Suggest, v. [suj-jest] sa‘ulemu.

  • Suicide, n. [siui-said] toa‘i.

  • Suit, v. [suit] tatau, tusa.

  • Sulky, soan. [sul-ki] matanono, fa‘a‘u‘u.

  • Sultry, soan. [sul-tri] vevela.

  • Sum, n. ‘atoatoa.

  • Summit, n. tumutumu.

  • Summon, v. tala‘i, vala‘au.

  • Sun, n. la.

  • Sunday, n. [sun-de] aso sa.

  • Sunder, v. [sun-dâ] vaelua, tu‘u ‘ese‘ese.

  • Sundries, n. pl. [sun-dris] mea ‘ese‘ese.

  • Sunny, soan. [sun-ni] la.

  • Sunrise, n. [sun-rais] alu a‘e le la.

  • Sunset, n. goto le la.

  • Sunshine, n. [sun-shain] la.

  • Superabound, v. [siu-per-a-baund] taumafa.

  • Superfluity, n. [siu-pâ-flu-iti] silisili.

  • Superior, soan. [siu-pe-rioa] sili.

  • Supine, soan. [siu-pain] fa‘ataliaga; fa‘atitipa.

  • Supper, n. [sup-pâ] talisua.

  • Supple, soan. [sup-pl] vavai.

  • Supplicate, v. [sup-pli-ket] ‘ai‘oi.

  • Supply, v. [sup-plai] v. a. avane; sui.

  • Support, v. [sup-poat] lagolago.

  • Suppose, v. [sup-pos] masalo.

  • Suppress, v. fa‘ato‘ilalo; na.

  • Suppurate, v. [sup-piu-ret] aloua.

  • Supreme, soan. [siu-prim] silisili.

  • Sure, soan. [shoa] mau, fa‘amaoni.

  • Surface, n. [sur-fes] sea, fogatai; earth, foga‘ele‘ele.

  • Surfeit, v. [sur-fit] loia.

  • Surge, n. [surj] peau.

  • Surmise, v. [sur-mais] masalo.

  • Surpass, v. muamua, sili.

  • Surplus, n. mea ‘ua totoe.

  • Surprise, n. [sur-prais] fememea‘i, ofo, te‘i.

  • Surrender, v. tu‘u atu, ifo.

  • Surround, v. [sur-raund] si‘osi‘o, vaga vagai.

  • Survey, v. [sür-ve] va‘ava‘ai; fua.

  • Suspect, v. [sus-pekt] masalo.

  • Suspense, n. [sus-pens'] fa‘aletonu.

  • Sustenance, n. [sus-ti-nans] mea e ‘ai.

  • Swallow, v. [suol'-lo] folo.

  • Swamp, n. [suomp] fusi.

  • Swampy, soan. [suom-pi] taufusiga.

  • Swap, v. [suop] fesuia‘i.

  • Sway, v. and n. [sue], pule.

  • Swear, v. [suea] tauto.

  • Sweat, n. and v. [suet] afu.

  • Sweep, v. [suip] tafitafi.

  • Sweet, soan. [suit] suamalie.

  • Sweeten, v. [suit'-en] fa‘asuamalie.

  • Swell, v. [suel] fufula, fefete.

  • Swerve, v. [suerv] sese.

  • Swift, soan. [suift] tele vave, saosao.

  • Swim, v. [suim] ‘a‘au; opeope.

  • Swine, n. [suain] pua‘a.

  • Swing, n. [suing] taupega.

  • Swing, v. [suing] taopeope; taupe.

  • Switch, n. [suitch] sasa.

  • Swoon, n. and v. [suun] matapogia.

  • Swop, v. [suop] fesuia‘i.

  • Sword, n. [soad] pelu.

  • Symptom, n. [sim-tom] fa‘ailoga.

  • Syringe, n. [si-rinj] fana vai, fana taliga.