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  • Wade, v. [wed] asa.

  • Wag, v. [weg] the head, lialia‘i.

  • Wages, n. pl. [wej-es] totogi.

  • Wail, v. [wel] aue, tagiaue.

  • Waist, n. [west] sulugatiti.

  • Waistcoat, n. [west-kot] ta‘ofu.

  • Wait, v. [wet] tali, fa‘atali.

  • Wake, v. [wek], ala; chiefs, maleifua; mataala, matamoe.

  • Wake, v. a. [wek] fafagu.

  • Walk, v. [woak] savali. Upu, walking-stick.

  • Walking-staff, n. [woak-ing-staf] to‘oto‘o.

  • Wall, n. [woal] pa, ‘aupa.

  • Wallow, v. [wal-lo] ta‘afili.

  • Wander, v. sese.

  • Wane, v. [wen] gase.

  • Want, v. mativa; mana‘o.

  • Wanton, soan. fa‘amataitu.

  • War, n. [woa] taua.

  • War, v. tau le taua.

  • Wariness, n. [wa-ri-nes] fa‘aeteete.

  • Warm, soan. [woam] mafanafana.

  • Warm, v. [woam] fa‘afana; oneself, mumulu.

  • Warn, v. [woan] apoapoa‘i.

  • Warning, n. [woan-ing] lapatai.

  • Warp, n. [woap] ala.

  • Warp, v. [woap] fa‘api‘o.

  • Warrior, n. [wa-riâ] toa.

  • Wart, n. [woat] tona.

  • Wary, soan. [wa-ri] fa‘aeteete.

  • Wash, v. fufulu, ta; the body, ta‘ele.

  • Wasp, n. lagomumu.

  • Waste, v. a. [west] fa‘amaumau.

  • Waste, v. n. [west] fa‘atinovale.

  • Watch, v. a. leoleo, lamalama, va‘ava‘ai.

  • Watch, v. n. mataala, leoleo.

  • Water, n. [woa-tâ] vai, suavai; to chiefs, taufa.

  • Watercourse, n. [woa-tâ-koas] alia.

  • Waterfall, n. [woa-tâ-foal] afu.

  • Waterspout, n. [woa-tâ-spaut] asiosio.

  • Watery, soan. [woa-tâ-ri] suavaia, vaivai.

  • Wattle, n. [wat-tl] fa‘ati‘a.

  • Wave, n. [wev] peau; breaker, galu.

  • Wave, v. [wev] the hand, &c., tapa, talo.

  • Waver, v. [we-vâ] luelue; of mind, fa‘alotolotolua.

  • Wax, n. [waks] pulu.

  • Way, n. [wei] ala.

  • Waylay, v. [wei-le] lamalama, talialaina.

  • We [wi], ‘o i matou or tatou; dual, ‘o i maua or taua.

  • Weak, soan. [wik] vaivai.

  • Weal, n. [wil] faalavalava o le ta.

  • Wealth, n. [welth] ‘oloa e tele.

  • Wealthy, soan. [wel-thi] mau‘oa.

  • Wean, v. [win] fa‘ate‘a i le susu.

  • Weapon, n. [wep-pon] au‘upega.

  • Wear, v. [wea] ‘ofu.

  • Weary, v. [wea-ri] lailoa, le lava, vaivai; of the ear or eye, pasi (as pasi i va‘ai).

  • Weave, v. [wiv] lalaga.

  • Web, n. spider's, apogaleveleve.

  • Wed, v. of a man, faiava; of a woman, nofotane, nofo.

  • Wedding, n. fa‘aipoipoga.

  • Wedding-feast, n. [wed-dig-fist] tausamaaga.

  • Wedge, n. [wej] tina.

  • Wednesday, n. [wens-de] aso lulu.

  • Wee, soan. [wii] laitiiti, nini‘i. ti‘i.

  • Weed, n. [wid] vao.

  • Weed, v. [wid] vele vao, ‘ini.

  • Week, n. [wik] vai-ase sa.

  • Weep, v. [wip] tagi.

  • Weigh, v. [wei] fua.

  • Weighty, soan. [wei-ti] mamafa.

  • Welcome, v. [wel-kum] ofo.

  • Well, n. vai‘eli.

  • Well, soan. malosi; after sickness, malolo.

  • Well, soav. lelei, ma‘eu.

  • Well-nigh, soav. [wel-nai] toetoe.

  • Well-spring, n. puna.

  • Welter, v. la‘afili.

  • Wen, n. patu.

  • Wench, n. [wensh] teine; fafine talitane.

  • West, n. sisifo, gagaifo.

  • Wet, soan. su.

  • Whale, n. [whel] tafola.

  • What, soav. [whot] o le a? se a?

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  • Wheat, n. [whit] saito.

  • Wheedle, v. [whi-dl] fa‘aoleole.

  • Whelp, n. tama‘i uli.

  • When, fut. pe a; interrog. past, anafea? fut. afea?

  • Whence [whens'] maifea? naifea? ifea?

  • Where, [whea] ‘o i fea? ‘o fea?

  • Wherefore [whea-foa] ‘o le mea lea.

  • Wherret, v. [whe-ret] nati, fa‘asoesa.

  • Whet, v. fa‘amata, fa‘ama‘ai.

  • Whether, [whe-thâ] pe, po.

  • Whetstone, n. [whet-ston] fa‘amata.

  • Which, ‘o le; ‘o le fea?

  • While [whail] ‘a o; manu (only in expressions denoting fortunately, &c.)

  • Whilst [whailst] ‘a o; manu (only in expressions denoting fortunately, &c.)

  • Whip, n. and v. sasa.

  • Whirl, v. lialia‘i.

  • Whirlpool, n. [whirl-pul] vili.

  • Whirlwind, n. asiosio.

  • Whisker, n. [whis-kâ] ‘ava.

  • Whisper, v. [whis-pâ] musumusu.

  • Whistle, v. [whis-sl] mapu; a bird, valovalo.

  • White, soan. [whait] sinasina, pa‘epa‘e.

  • Whiten, v. [whait-en] fa‘asinasina.

  • Whitewash, v. [whait-wosh] vali fa‘asinasina.

  • Whither, [whi-thâ] i fea?

  • Who, [hu] ‘o le; ‘o ai?

  • Whole, soan. [hol] ‘atoatoa.

  • Whom [hum] ia te ai?

  • Whoop, v. [hup] u‘u‘u.

  • Whore, n. [hoa] fafine talitane, fafian ta‘aaleala, fafine mulilua.

  • Whose [hus] o ai?

  • Why [whai] ai se a? se a le mea?

  • Wick, n. [wik] vavae.

  • Wicked, soan. [wik-ed] ulavale, leaga, agasala.

  • Wide, soan. [waid] vateatea, lautele.

  • Widen, n. [wai-den] fa‘alautele.

  • Widow, n. [wi-do] fafine ‘ua oti lana tane.

  • Wife, n. [waif] ava; chief's, faletua, masi ofo.

  • Wild, soan. [waild] ‘aivao; fe‘ai; segisegi.

  • Wile, n. [wail] togafiti pepelo.

  • Will, v. loto; mana‘o; chief's, finagalo.

  • Willing, soan. mafai, loto.

  • Win, v. ‘ua sini, malo, &c.

  • Wince, v. [winz] a‘a, me‘i.

  • Wind, n. savili. matagi.

  • Wind, v. [waind] ta‘ai, ta‘ata‘ai.

  • Windbound, soan. [wiud-baund] puni, matagiina.

  • Window, n. [win-do] fa‘amalama.

  • Windpipe, n. [wind-paip] fa‘a‘i.

  • Windy, soan. [win-di] savili.

  • Wine, n. [wain] uaina.

  • Wing, n. apa‘au.

  • Wink, v. ‘emo.

  • Wipe, v. [waip] fufulu, talimatu.

  • Wise, soan. [wais] poto.

  • Wish, v. mana‘o.

  • With, i, ma.

  • Withdraw, v. alu‘ese.

  • Wither, v. [with-â] mamae.

  • Withhold, v. taofi.

  • Within [with-in'] i totonu, i fale.

  • Without, soav. [with-aut'] i fafo, i tua.

  • Without, soo upu [with'-aut] se‘i iloga, vagana.

  • Withstand, v. tete‘e.

  • Witness, v. molimau.

  • Woe, n. [wo] aue, le paga, se paga.

  • Wolf, n. [wulf] luko.

  • Woman, n. [wu-man] fafine; old, lo‘omatua.

  • Womb, n. [wum] manava.

  • Wonder, v. [wun-dâ] ofo.

  • Wonderful! upu ofoofo [wun-dâ-ful] ola! ma‘eu!

  • Wont, v. masani.

  • Wood, n. [wud] la‘au; vao matua.

  • Woof, n. [wuf] fausa.

  • Wool, n. [wul] fulufulu o mamoe.

  • Word, n. [wurd] ‘upu; chief's, fetalaiga, afloga.

  • Work, n. [wurk] galuega.

  • Work, v. [wurk] galue.

  • World, n. [wurld] lalolagi; “all the world,” salemausau ma lava.

  • Worldly, soan. [wurld-li] fa alelalolagi, fa‘asalemausau.

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  • Worm, n. [wurm] anufe.

  • Worm-eaten, soan. [wurm'-it&en] ‘atiatia.

  • Worry, v. [wur-ri] fa‘alavelave, fa‘asoesa.

  • Worse, soan. [wurs] e sili ona leaga.

  • Worship, n. [wur-ship] ifo; fai le lotu.

  • Worst, soan. [wurst] aupito leaga.

  • Worsted, n. [wurst-ed] to‘ilalo, tulia, faiaina.

  • Worth, [wurth] aoga.

  • Worthless, soan. [wurth-les] le aoga.

  • Wound, v. [wund] manu‘a.

  • Wrangle, v. [ren-gl] fe‘upua‘i, femisa‘i.

  • Wrap, v. [rap] aui.

  • Wrapper, n. [rap-pâ] for loins, lavalava.

  • Wrath, n. [roath] ita; of chief's, to‘asa, to‘atama[gap — reason: unclear]i.

  • Wreath, n. [rith] pale.

  • Wreathe, v. [rith] ta‘ata‘ai.

  • Wrecked, soan. [rekd] tu‘ia.

  • Wrench, v. [rensh] mimilo, fa‘i.

  • Wrest, v. [rest] mimilo, fa‘i.

  • Wrestle, v. [res-sel] fagatua.

  • Wretched, soan. [ret-ched] malaia.

  • Wriggle, v. [rig-gl] tafiti.

  • Wring, v. [ring] mimilo.

  • Wrinkle, n. and v. [rin-kl] ma‘a-numinumi.

  • Wrist, n. [rist] tapu lima.

  • Write, v. [rait] tusi.

  • Writhe, v. [raith] vili, tafiti.

  • Wrong, soan. [rong] sese.

  • Wrong, v. [rong] agaleaga, sese.

  • Wry, soan. [rai] pi‘o.

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

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