A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary
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Wade, v. [wed] asa.
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Wag, v. [weg] the head, lialia‘i.
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Wages, n. pl. [wej-es] totogi.
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Wail, v. [wel] aue, tagiaue.
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Waist, n. [west] sulugatiti.
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Waistcoat, n. [west-kot] ta‘ofu.
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Wait, v. [wet] tali, fa‘atali.
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Wake, v. [wek], ala; chiefs, maleifua; mataala, matamoe.
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Wake, v. a. [wek] fafagu.
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Walk, v. [woak] savali. Upu, walking-stick.
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Walking-staff, n. [woak-ing-staf] to‘oto‘o.
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Wall, n. [woal] pa, ‘aupa.
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Wallow, v. [wal-lo] ta‘afili.
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Wander, v. sese.
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Wane, v. [wen] gase.
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Want, v. mativa; mana‘o.
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Wanton, soan. fa‘amataitu.
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War, n. [woa] taua.
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War, v. tau le taua.
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Wariness, n. [wa-ri-nes] fa‘aeteete.
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Warm, soan. [woam] mafanafana.
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Warm, v. [woam] fa‘afana; oneself, mumulu.
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Warn, v. [woan] apoapoa‘i.
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Warning, n. [woan-ing] lapatai.
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Warp, n. [woap] ala.
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Warp, v. [woap] fa‘api‘o.
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Warrior, n. [wa-riâ] toa.
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Wart, n. [woat] tona.
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Wary, soan. [wa-ri] fa‘aeteete.
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Wash, v. fufulu, ta; the body, ta‘ele.
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Wasp, n. lagomumu.
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Waste, v. a. [west] fa‘amaumau.
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Waste, v. n. [west] fa‘atinovale.
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Watch, v. a. leoleo, lamalama, va‘ava‘ai.
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Watch, v. n. mataala, leoleo.
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Water, n. [woa-tâ] vai, suavai; to chiefs, taufa.
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Watercourse, n. [woa-tâ-koas] alia.
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Waterfall, n. [woa-tâ-foal] afu.
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Waterspout, n. [woa-tâ-spaut] asiosio.
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Watery, soan. [woa-tâ-ri] suavaia, vaivai.
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Wattle, n. [wat-tl] fa‘ati‘a.
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Wave, n. [wev] peau; breaker, galu.
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Wave, v. [wev] the hand, &c., tapa, talo.
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Waver, v. [we-vâ] luelue; of mind, fa‘alotolotolua.
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Wax, n. [waks] pulu.
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Way, n. [wei] ala.
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Waylay, v. [wei-le] lamalama, talialaina.
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We [wi], ‘o i matou or tatou; dual, ‘o i maua or taua.
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Weak, soan. [wik] vaivai.
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Weal, n. [wil] faalavalava o le ta.
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Wealth, n. [welth] ‘oloa e tele.
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Wealthy, soan. [wel-thi] mau‘oa.
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Wean, v. [win] fa‘ate‘a i le susu.
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Weapon, n. [wep-pon] au‘upega.
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Wear, v. [wea] ‘ofu.
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Weary, v. [wea-ri] lailoa, le lava, vaivai; of the ear or eye, pasi (as pasi i va‘ai).
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Weave, v. [wiv] lalaga.
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Web, n. spider's, apogaleveleve.
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Wed, v. of a man, faiava; of a woman, nofotane, nofo.
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Wedding, n. fa‘aipoipoga.
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Wedding-feast, n. [wed-dig-fist] tausamaaga.
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Wedge, n. [wej] tina.
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Wednesday, n. [wens-de] aso lulu.
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Wee, soan. [wii] laitiiti, nini‘i. ti‘i.
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Weed, n. [wid] vao.
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Weed, v. [wid] vele vao, ‘ini.
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Week, n. [wik] vai-ase sa.
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Weep, v. [wip] tagi.
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Weigh, v. [wei] fua.
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Weighty, soan. [wei-ti] mamafa.
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Welcome, v. [wel-kum] ofo.
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Well, n. vai‘eli.
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Well, soan. malosi; after sickness, malolo.
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Well, soav. lelei, ma‘eu.
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Well-nigh, soav. [wel-nai] toetoe.
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Well-spring, n. puna.
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Welter, v. la‘afili.
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Wen, n. patu.
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Wench, n. [wensh] teine; fafine talitane.
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West, n. sisifo, gagaifo.
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Wet, soan. su.
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Whale, n. [whel] tafola.
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What, soav. [whot] o le a? se a?
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Wheat, n. [whit] saito.
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Wheedle, v. [whi-dl] fa‘aoleole.
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Whelp, n. tama‘i uli.
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When, fut. pe a; interrog. past, anafea? fut. afea?
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Whence [whens'] maifea? naifea? ifea?
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Where, [whea] ‘o i fea? ‘o fea?
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Wherefore [whea-foa] ‘o le mea lea.
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Wherret, v. [whe-ret] nati, fa‘asoesa.
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Whet, v. fa‘amata, fa‘ama‘ai.
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Whether, [whe-thâ] pe, po.
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Whetstone, n. [whet-ston] fa‘amata.
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Which, ‘o le; ‘o le fea?
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While [whail] ‘a o; manu (only in expressions denoting fortunately, &c.)
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Whilst [whailst] ‘a o; manu (only in expressions denoting fortunately, &c.)
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Whip, n. and v. sasa.
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Whirl, v. lialia‘i.
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Whirlpool, n. [whirl-pul] vili.
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Whirlwind, n. asiosio.
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Whisker, n. [whis-kâ] ‘ava.
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Whisper, v. [whis-pâ] musumusu.
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Whistle, v. [whis-sl] mapu; a bird, valovalo.
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White, soan. [whait] sinasina, pa‘epa‘e.
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Whiten, v. [whait-en] fa‘asinasina.
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Whitewash, v. [whait-wosh] vali fa‘asinasina.
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Whither, [whi-thâ] i fea?
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Who, [hu] ‘o le; ‘o ai?
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Whole, soan. [hol] ‘atoatoa.
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Whom [hum] ia te ai?
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Whoop, v. [hup] u‘u‘u.
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Whore, n. [hoa] fafine talitane, fafian ta‘aaleala, fafine mulilua.
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Whose [hus] o ai?
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Why [whai] ai se a? se a le mea?
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Wick, n. [wik] vavae.
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Wicked, soan. [wik-ed] ulavale, leaga, agasala.
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Wide, soan. [waid] vateatea, lautele.
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Widen, n. [wai-den] fa‘alautele.
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Widow, n. [wi-do] fafine ‘ua oti lana tane.
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Wife, n. [waif] ava; chief's, faletua, masi ofo.
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Wild, soan. [waild] ‘aivao; fe‘ai; segisegi.
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Wile, n. [wail] togafiti pepelo.
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Will, v. loto; mana‘o; chief's, finagalo.
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Willing, soan. mafai, loto.
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Win, v. ‘ua sini, malo, &c.
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Wince, v. [winz] a‘a, me‘i.
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Wind, n. savili. matagi.
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Wind, v. [waind] ta‘ai, ta‘ata‘ai.
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Windbound, soan. [wiud-baund] puni, matagiina.
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Window, n. [win-do] fa‘amalama.
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Windpipe, n. [wind-paip] fa‘a‘i.
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Windy, soan. [win-di] savili.
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Wine, n. [wain] uaina.
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Wing, n. apa‘au.
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Wink, v. ‘emo.
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Wipe, v. [waip] fufulu, talimatu.
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Wise, soan. [wais] poto.
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Wish, v. mana‘o.
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With, i, ma.
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Withdraw, v. alu‘ese.
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Wither, v. [with-â] mamae.
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Withhold, v. taofi.
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Within [with-in'] i totonu, i fale.
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Without, soav. [with-aut'] i fafo, i tua.
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Without, soo upu [with'-aut] se‘i iloga, vagana.
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Withstand, v. tete‘e.
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Witness, v. molimau.
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Woe, n. [wo] aue, le paga, se paga.
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Wolf, n. [wulf] luko.
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Woman, n. [wu-man] fafine; old, lo‘omatua.
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Womb, n. [wum] manava.
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Wonder, v. [wun-dâ] ofo.
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Wonderful! upu ofoofo [wun-dâ-ful] ola! ma‘eu!
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Wont, v. masani.
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Wood, n. [wud] la‘au; vao matua.
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Woof, n. [wuf] fausa.
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Wool, n. [wul] fulufulu o mamoe.
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Word, n. [wurd] ‘upu; chief's, fetalaiga, afloga.
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Work, n. [wurk] galuega.
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Work, v. [wurk] galue.
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World, n. [wurld] lalolagi; “all the world,” salemausau ma lava.
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Worldly, soan. [wurld-li] fa alelalolagi, fa‘asalemausau.
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Worm, n. [wurm] anufe.
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Worm-eaten, soan. [wurm'-it&en] ‘atiatia.
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Worry, v. [wur-ri] fa‘alavelave, fa‘asoesa.
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Worse, soan. [wurs] e sili ona leaga.
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Worship, n. [wur-ship] ifo; fai le lotu.
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Worst, soan. [wurst] aupito leaga.
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Worsted, n. [wurst-ed] to‘ilalo, tulia, faiaina.
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Worth, [wurth] aoga.
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Worthless, soan. [wurth-les] le aoga.
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Wound, v. [wund] manu‘a.
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Wrangle, v. [ren-gl] fe‘upua‘i, femisa‘i.
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Wrap, v. [rap] aui.
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Wrapper, n. [rap-pâ] for loins, lavalava.
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Wrath, n. [roath] ita; of chief's, to‘asa, to‘atama[gap — reason: unclear]i.
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Wreath, n. [rith] pale.
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Wreathe, v. [rith] ta‘ata‘ai.
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Wrecked, soan. [rekd] tu‘ia.
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Wrench, v. [rensh] mimilo, fa‘i.
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Wrest, v. [rest] mimilo, fa‘i.
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Wrestle, v. [res-sel] fagatua.
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Wretched, soan. [ret-ched] malaia.
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Wriggle, v. [rig-gl] tafiti.
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Wring, v. [ring] mimilo.
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Wrinkle, n. and v. [rin-kl] ma‘a-numinumi.
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Wrist, n. [rist] tapu lima.
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Write, v. [rait] tusi.
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Writhe, v. [raith] vili, tafiti.
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Wrong, soan. [rong] sese.
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Wrong, v. [rong] agaleaga, sese.
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Wry, soan. [rai] pi‘o.



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