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

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  • Yam, n. ufi.

  • Yard, n. [yad] vaefatafata.

  • Yawn, v. [yoau] mavava.

  • Ye [yi] ‘outoa; dual, ‘oulua.

  • Yea, soav. [ye] e, ‘ioe.

  • Year, n. [yea] tausaga.

  • Yearly, soan. [yea-li] lea tausaga ma lea tausaga.

  • Yearn, v. [yurn] mutimutivale.

  • Yell, v. uio.

  • Yellow, soan. [yel-lo] samasama.

  • Yes, soav. ioe, e, ‘oe.

  • Yesterday, n. [yes-tâ-de] ananafi.

  • Yet, soav. ioe, e, ‘oe.

  • Yield, v. [yild] usiusita‘i, gaua‘i.

  • Yoke, v. [yok] amo.

  • Yonder, io.

  • You [yu] sing. oe; dual, ‘oulua; pl. ‘outou.

  • Young, soan. [yung] child, tama; man, taule‘ale‘a; animals and birds, tama‘i; toloa‘i, ofaga; plants, &c. tama‘i.

  • Your [yoa] lau, lou; dual, la ‘oulua; pl. la ‘outou.

  • Youth, n. [yuth] taule‘ale‘a.

  • Youthful, soan. taule‘ale‘a, e le tele ona tausaga.

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

Author: Pratt, Rev. George

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