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

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  • Ha! oi!

  • Habit, n. [hab-it] masani.

  • Habitation, n. [hab-i-te-shon] fale.

  • Habitual, soan. [hab-it-tiu-al] ma mni.

  • Habituate, v. [hab-it-tiu-et] fa‘amasani.

  • Hack, v. [hak] tipi.

  • Haft, n. ‘au.

  • Hair, n. [heâ] fulufulu; human hair, lauulu; of a chief, lanao

  • Hairy, soan. [heâ-ri] taufulufulu.

  • Hale, soan. [hel] malosi.

  • Half, n. [haf] vaeluaga, vaeluagalemu.

  • Half-dollar, n. [haf-dol-la] afatala.

  • Half-full, soan. [haf-ful] osaosa.

  • Half-way, n. [haf-wei] tuluaga o le ala.

  • Half-moon, n. [haf-mun] on the increase, matuatua; on the decrease, matofitele.

  • Hallow, v. [hal-lo] fa‘apaia, fa‘asa.

  • Halo, n. [he-lo] li‘o figota.

  • Halt, v. [hoalt] setu.

  • Halve, v. [hav] vaeluagalemu.

  • Hamlet, n. aai.

  • Hammer, n. [ham-ma] samala.

  • Hamper, v. [ham-pâ] fa‘alavelave.

  • Hand, n. lima; chiefs, ‘a‘ao.

  • Handbreadth, n. [hand-bredth] aga.

  • Handful, n. lu‘utaga.

  • Handkerchief, n. [hand-kâ-chif] solosolo.

  • Handle, n. [han-dl] ‘au.

  • Handle, v. [han-dl] tautagotago.

  • Handsaw, n. [hand-soa] ‘ili.

  • Handsome, soan. [hand-sum] manaia, ‘au lelei, of men only; lalelei.

  • Handy, soan. [han-di] limalima.

  • Hand-writing, n. [hand-rait-ig] tusi lima.

  • Hang, v. tautau.

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  • Hank, n. [hagk] i‘o fa‘a‘afaga.

  • Hanker, v. [han-kâ] nannau.

  • Happy, soan. [hap-pi] manuia.

  • Harangue, v. [ha-rag‘] lauga, fetalaiga.

  • Harbour, n. [ha-boa] ava, taulaga.

  • Hard, soan. [had] ma‘a‘a, malo; difficult, faigata.

  • Harden, v. [ha-den] fa‘ama‘a‘a.

  • Hardly, soan. [had-li] faigata.

  • Hark, v. [hak] se‘i fa‘alago atu!

  • Harlot, n. [ha-lot] o le fafine talitane; “Pa‘umotu.”

  • Harm, v. [ham] fa‘atauga.

  • Harpoon, n. [ha-pun] tao u‘amea.

  • Harsh, soan. [hash] taste, a‘ava; conduct, saua.

  • Haste, v. [hest] fa‘ataalise, vave.

  • Hasty, soan. [hes-ti] temper, itagofie.

  • Hat, n. pulou.

  • Hatch, v. [hatsh] fofoa.

  • Hatchet, n. matau, to‘i; to chiefs, fa‘a sagaese.

  • Hatchet-head, n. [hat-chet-hed] ulu to‘i.

  • Hate, v. [het], ‘ino‘ino.

  • Haughty, soan. [hoa-ti] fa‘asiasia, fa‘amaualuga.

  • Haul, v. [hoal] toso.

  • Haunch, n. [hoansh] nofoaga.

  • Haunt, v. [hoant] aitua.

  • Have, v. [hav] maua; t. t. had.

  • Haven, n. [he-ven] taulaga, lipoi.

  • Havoc, n. [hav-ok] fa‘atatuna, fa‘a‘uma.

  • Haze, n. [hez] asuasu.

  • He, suin. [hi] ‘o ia.

  • Head, n. [hed] nlu; chief's ao.

  • Head, soan. [hed] sili, pule.

  • Headland, n. [hed-land] tolotolo.

  • Headlong, soan. [hed-long] tito-ifo.

  • Headstrong, soan. [hed-strong] finau-vale.

  • Heal, v. [hil] fa‘amalolo.

  • Health, n. [helth] malolo.

  • Heap, n. [hip] faupu‘ega, faulaiga.

  • Hear, v. [hia] fa‘alogologo; to chiefs, fa‘afofoga.

  • Heart, n. [hat] fatu; seat of affections, loto; to chiefs, finagalo; of a tree, uso, tai.

  • Hearth, n. [hath] ta‘igaafl.

  • Heat, n. [hit] vevela.

  • Heated, soan. [hit-ed] as an oven, ‘a‘asa.

  • Heathen, n. and soan. [hi-then] fa‘apaupau.

  • Heave, v. a. [hiv] si‘i.

  • Heave, v. n. [hiv] polepolevale sapotuvale.

  • Heaven, n. [hev'-en] lagi.

  • Heavy, soan. [hev'-i] mamafa.

  • Hedge, n. [hedj] ai laau.

  • Heed, v. [hid] fa‘alogo.

  • Heel, n. [hil] mulivae.

  • Heifer, n. [hef-fâ], tama‘i povi.

  • Height, n. [hait] maualuga.

  • Heir, n. [eâ]. suli.

  • Hell, n. [hel] fafa, seoli.

  • Helm, n. foe-uli.

  • Help, v. fesoasoani.

  • Helve, v. [helv] ‘au.

  • Hem, n. afe.

  • Hemorriioids, n. [hem-oa-roids] sila‘ilalo.

  • Hen, n. matua-moa.

  • Henceforth, soav. [hens-foath] e ‘amata mai nei.

  • Her, suin. soan. lona, lana; ona, ana; ia te ia.

  • Herd, n. lafu.

  • Here, soav. [hia] i‘inei.

  • Hereafter, soav, [hia-afta] amuli.

  • Hereditary, soan. he-red-i-tari] disease, ala ma‘i ‘o le aiga.

  • Hermaphrodite, n. [hea-ma-frodait] s. fa‘afafine.

  • Hero, n. toa.

  • Heron, n. matu‘u.

  • Herring, n. atule.

  • Hesitate, v. [hes-si-tet] fa‘aletonu.

  • Hew, v. [hiu] tu‘u.

  • Hiccough, n. and v. [hik-koaf] to‘omaunu.

  • Hide, v. [haid] lafi, na.

  • Hide, n. [haid] pa‘u.

  • Hideous, soan. [hid-de-us] mataga.

  • High, soan. [hai] maualuga.

  • Highminded, soan. [hai-main-ded] fa‘amaualuga.

  • High-water, n. [hai-uata] fana‘e, tumu le tai.

  • Highway, n. [hai-uei] ala-tele.

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  • Hill, n. mauga.

  • Hillock, n. [hil-lok] mauti‘eti‘e, maupu‘epu‘e.

  • Hilly, soan. [hil-li] mauga.

  • Hilt, n. ‘au.

  • Him, suin. kas. aku. ia te ia.

  • Hinder, v. [hin-da] fa‘alavelave.

  • Hindermost, soav. [hain-da-most] aupito i tua.

  • Hindrance, n. [hin-drans'] ‘o le fa‘alavelave.

  • Hinge, n. [hinj] fa‘amau.

  • Hint, n. ta‘u fa‘atafatafa.

  • Hip, n. suilapalapa.

  • Hire, v. [haiâ] totogi.

  • His, suin. soan. lona, lana; ona, ana.

  • History, n. [his-to-ri] tala faasolopito.

  • Hit, v. a. ta.

  • Hit, v. n. lavea.

  • Hither and thither, i lea mea ma lea mea.

  • Hoard, v. [hoad], fa‘aputu.

  • Hoarse, soan. [hoas] fa le leo.

  • Hoary, soan. [hoa-ri] sina le lau‘ulu.

  • Hobble, v. [hob-bl] setusetu.

  • Hog, n. pua‘a.

  • Hoist, v. sisi i luga.

  • Hold, v. taofi.

  • Hold, n. of a ship, liu.

  • Hold! interj. sa‘ua! soia!

  • Hole, n. [hol] pu; lua.

  • Hollow, soan. [hol-lo] ‘o‘o.

  • Hollow, v. [hol-lo] shout, ‘alaga.

  • Holy, soan. pa‘ia.

  • Home, n. [hom] aiga moni.

  • Homesick, soan. [hom-sik] fa‘aaso-aso-fanua.

  • Honest, soan. fa‘amaoni.

  • Honey, n. [hun-ni] meli.

  • Honour, n. [on-nâ] mamalu.

  • Honour, v. [on-na] ava.

  • Hoof, n. [huf] atigi-vae.

  • Hook, n. [huk] matau.

  • Hooked, soan. [hukd] fa‘amatau.

  • Hoop, n. [hup] ta‘ai; piece of, taivai.

  • Hoop, v. [hup] whoop, ‘u‘u‘u.

  • Hoot, v. [hut] tuli uisa.

  • Hope, v. [hop] fa‘amoemoe, fa‘atuatuaga.

  • Horizon, n. [ho-rai-zon] tafatafa i luga.

  • Horn, n. [hoan] nifo.

  • Horrible, soan. [hoa-ri-bl] mata‘utia.

  • Horrified, v. soan. [hoa-ri-faid] mata‘utuia.

  • Horse, n. [hoas] solofanua.

  • Hospitable, soan. talimalo, tote.

  • Hot, soan. vevela.

  • Hot-headed, soan. [hot-hed-ed] lotoa.

  • Hour, n. [aua] itu-aso, oua.

  • House, n. [haus] fale.

  • Household, n. [haus-hold] aiga.

  • Householder, n. [haus-hol-dâ] matai.

  • House-warming, n. [haus-woaming] fa‘aulufalega.

  • Hover, v. [hov-vâ] fa‘apepe.

  • How, soav. [hau] fa‘apefea?

  • However, soav. [hau-ev-vâ] e ui ina mea.

  • Howl, v. [haul] ino, tagi aue.

  • How many? [hau-meni] e fia?

  • Hubbub, n. pisapisao.

  • Hug, v. fusi.

  • Huge, soan. [hiuj] matua tele.

  • Hum, v. and n. [hum] mumu.

  • Humane, soan. [hiu-men] alofo.

  • Humble, soan. [hum'-bl] fa‘amaulalo.

  • Humid, soan. [hiu-mid] su, malulu.

  • Humility, n. [hiu-mil-iti] fa‘amaulalo.

  • Humorous, soan. [iu-mo-rus] fainaga.

  • Humpback, n. [hump-bak] tuapi‘o.

  • Hundred, soan. selau.

  • Hunger, n. [hun-ga] fia‘ai.

  • Hunt, v. tuli.

  • Hurl. v. lafo.

  • Hurricane, n. [hur-ri-ken] afafulifao.

  • Hurry, v. [hur-ri] fa‘ata‘alise.

  • Hurt, v. fa‘atiga.

  • Husband, n. tane.

  • Hush,v. a. fa‘ana.

  • Hush! interj. soia le pisa ! fa‘alologo ! respectfully, ‘aua le to‘ia le va.

  • Hush-up, v. tanu, ufiufi.

  • Husk, n. aputi, pa‘u, pulu.

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  • Husk, v. fofo‘e, mele‘i.

  • Hut, n. fale o‘o.

  • Huzza, v. [hu-za] u‘u‘u.

  • Hymn, n. [him] pese, vi‘i.

  • Hypocrisy, n. [hip-pok-risi] pepelo.