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fā1 num. four;
fā2 see tōfā
fa'a- pref. multi-purpose prefix;
fa'a adj. hoarse, croaky;
fa'aaloalo n. respect;
fa'a'aogā (pv. fa'a'aogāina) v. to use something; (made from fa'a- + 'aogā)
fa'a'aogāina see fa'a'aogā
fa'aapogāleveleve adj. in the manner of a spider; (made from fa'a- + apogāleveleve)
fa'aata n. mirror; (made from fa'a- + ata)
fa'aeteete v. to be careful;
fa'afafine n. male cross-dresser; (made from fa'a- + fafine)
fa'afeiloa'i v. to introduce; (made from fa'a- + feiloa'i)
fa'afetai v. to thank;
fa'afiafia v. to cheer somebody up; (made from fa'a- + fiafia)
fa'afīlēmū
I. adv. peacefully;
II. v. to be at peace;
fa'afou (pv. fa'afouina) v. renew, refurbish, return to original condition; (made from fa'a- + fou)
fa'afouina see fa'afou
fa'agalo v. to cause to/make somebody forget; (made from fa'a- + galo)
fa'aigoa v. to name; (made from fa'a- + igoa)
fa'aili n. band;
fa'ainu v. to make somebody drink something;
fa'aipoipo v. to marry;
fa'aipoipoga n. marriage, wedding; (made from fa'aipoipo)
fa'alapotopotoga n. organisation;
fa'alavelave (pv. fa'alavelaveina)
I. n. trouble;
II. n. funeral, wedding, or other life-interrupting event;
III. v. to cause trouble for, annoy somebody;
fa'alavelaveina see fa'alavelave
fa'aleaga (pv. fa'aleagaina) v. to degrade, ruin, cause to be bad;
fa'aleagaina see fa'aleaga
fa'alēfiafia v. to not really like something; (made from fa'a- + lē + fiafia)
fa'alelei (pv. fa'aleleia) v. to improve; (made from fa'a- + lelei)
fa'aleleia see fa'alelei
fa'aleuō adj. in the manner of a friend; (made from fa'a- + le + uō)
fa'aliliu (pv. fa'aliliuina) v. to translate;
fa'aliliuina see fa'aliliu
fa'alogo (pv. fa'alogoina) v. to listen;
fa'alogoina see fa'alogo
faalogologo v. to listen;
fa'alua adv. twice; (made from fa'a- + lua1)
fa'ama'a v. to recharge a battery; (made from fa'a- + ma'a)
fa'amāfanafana v. to warm up; (made from fa'a- + māfanafana)
fa'amālama n. window;
fa'amālamalama v. to explain; (made from fa'a- + mālamalama)
faamālōlō v. to put something to rest; (made from fa'a- + mālōlō)
fa'amālōsi (pv. fa'amālōsia) v. to strengthen, to become strong; (made from fa'a- + mālōsi)
fa'amālōsia see fa'amālōsi
fa'amamā v. to clean; (made from fa'a- + mamā)
fa'amamafa v. to lengthen, to add weight; (made from fa'a- + mamafa)
fa'amanatu v. to reminisce;
fa'amanatuga n. memorial; (made from -ga)
fa'amanuia v. to cause to be blessed, lucky; (made from fa'a- + manuia)
faamanuiaga n. blessing, good wish; (made from fa'amanuia + -ga)
fa'amāoni n. honesty;
fa'amāsima v. to salt, to make salty;
fa'amasino v. to judge;
fa'amasinoga n. judgement;
fa'amatai n. government by chiefs; (made from fa'a- + matai)
fa'amatala
I. v. to narrate, to tell a story;
II. n. narrator, story-teller;
fa'amau
I. n. button (of shirt);
II. v. to fasten, hold down;
(made from fa'a- + mau)
fa'amaumau (pv. fa'amaumauina) v. to thoroughly secure; (made from fa'a- + mau)
fa'amaumauina see fa'amaumau
fa'amavae n. to farewell, send off; (made from fa'a- + mavae)
fa'amavaega n. farewell, send-off; (made from fa'amavae + -ga)
fa'amoemoe v. to trust;
faamoemoega n. trust; (made from fa'amoemoe + -ga)
fa'amolemole int. please;
fa'anoanoa adj. sad; (opposite of fiafia)
fa'a'ova v. to cause something to go over — Fa'a'ova le polo: Put the ball over; (made from fa'a- + 'ova)
fa'apa'ia v. to bless; (made from fa'a- + pa'ia)
fa'apālagi (also fa'apapālagi)
I. n. European culture;
II. n. English language;
(made from fa'a- + pālagi)
fa'apalapalā v. to make something dirty; (made from fa'a- + palapalā)
fa'apāolo v. to shade;
fa'apapālagi see fa'apālagi
fa'apa'u v. to toast; (made from fa'a- + pa'u)
fa'apa'ū v. to cause to fall; (made from fa'a- + pa'ū)
fa'apea
I. adv. like this;
II. v. to say, suggest, offer one's opinion;
fa'apefea adj. how, by what method;
fa'apepepepe v. to flutter; (made from fa'a- + pepe2)
fa'aperetania n. English; (made from fa'a- + Peretania)
fa'apipi'i v. to stick, to glue or paste up;
fa'asā (pv. fa'asāina) v. to forbid — 'Ua fa'asāina lava pasi: Buses are totally forbidden; (made from fa'a- + sā1)
fa'asāina see fa'asā
fa'asala n. to punish; (made from fa'a- + sala1)
fa'asalaga n. punishment; (made from fa'asala + -ga)
fa'asalaina see fa'asala
fa'asamoa
I. n. Samoan culture and custom, "the Samoan way";
II. n. Samoan language;
(made from fa'a- + Sāmoa)
fa'asa'o v. to correct; (made from fa'a- + sa'o)
fa'aselau adv. one hundred times; (made from fa'a- + selau)
fa'asilasilaga n. notice, announcement;
fa'asino v. to show;
fa'asolo v. to wipe something down, to dry with a towel; (made from fa'a- + solo)
fa'asuka v. to add sugar; (made from fa'a- + suka)
fa'asusu
I. v. to add milk;
II. v. to breastfeed;
(made from fa'a- + susu)
fa'ata'amilomilo v. to cause something to go around, swing something in circles; (made from fa'a- + ta'amilomilo)
fa'atā'ele v. to bathe somebody; (made from fa'a- + tā'ele)
fa'atafa v. to leave;
fa'ata'ita'i n. to demonstrate, to give an example;
fa'ata'ita'iga n. example, demonstration; (made from fa'ata'ita'i + -ga)
fa'atali v. to wait; (see also fa'atalitali)
fa'atalitali v. to wait for something; (see also fa'atali)
fa'atalofa v. to greet; (made from fa'a- + talofa)
fa'atasi
I. adj. together;
II. adv. once;
(made from fa'a- + tasi)
fa'atau (pv. fa'atauina)
I. v. to exchange for money;
II. n. shopkeeper, seller;
(made from fa'a- + tau)
fa'atauina see fa'atau
fa'atīgā v. to hurt;
fa'atino n. to put into actions;
fa'atinoga n. demonstration; (made from fa'atino + -ga)
fa'atolu adv. three times; (made from fa'a- + tolu)
fa'atonu (pv. fa'atonuina) v. to instruct; (made from fa'a- + tonu)
fa'atonuga n. instruction; (made from -ga)
fa'atonuina see fa'atonu
fa'atuatua n. faith, belief;
fa'atumu (pv. fa'atumuina) v. to fill; (made from fa'a- + tumu)
fa'atumuina see fa'atumu
fa'auli n. steering or driving; (made from fa'a- + uli2)
fa'avae (pv. fa'avaeina) n. to found something;
fa'avaeina see fa'avae
fa'avalea v. to be fooled;
fa'avavau adj. eternal; (see also vavau)
fa'avave v. to hasten, speed up, cause to be fast; (made from fa'a- + vave)
fa'avela (pv. fa'avelaina) v. to cook;
fa'avelaina see fa'avela
fa'avevela v. to heat; (made from fa'a- + vevela)
fafana n. to feed;
fafao v. to slip something in (usu. a pocket);
fafine
I. n. woman;
II. adj. female (of animals);
(similar to tama'ita'i)
fafo lb. outside;
fagu n. bottle;
fagususu n. bottle of milk; (made from fagu + susu)
fa'i n. banana;
fai (pv. faia) v. to do, to make — 'O le ā 'e te fai i ai?: What are you doing?;
faia see fai
faiā'oga n. teacher;
faifai v. to insult;
faife'au n. pastor, church minister, preist; (made from fai + fe'au)
faiga n. method, way to do something; (made from fai + -ga)
faigaluega v. to do one's work; (made from fai + galuega)
faigatā adj. difficult (to do); (made from fai + -gatā, opposite of faigofie)
faigofie adj. easy (to do); (made from fai + -gofie, opposite of faigatā)
fainumera
I. n. digit, number;
II. v. to work with numbers;
faitau (pv. faitauina) v. to read;
faitauaofai n. census; (made from faitau + aofai)
faitauina see faitau
faitautusi v. to read a book; (made from faitau + tusi)
faitoto'a n. door;
fala n. mat, pineapple;
fala saina n. imported plastic mat (literally 'chinese mat'); (made from fala + Saina)
falaoa
I. n. bread;
II. n. flour;
(from English flour)
fale n. house, building;
fale'aiga n. restaurant, canteen; (made from fale + 'aiga)
faleā'oga n. school building;
falema'i n. hospital; (made from fale + ma'i)
falemanu n. barn, stable, kennel; (made from fale + manu)
falemeli n. post office; (made from fale + meli2)
fale'oloa n. shop; (made from fale + 'oloa)
falepuipui n. jail; (made from fale + puipui)
falesā n. church building; (made from fale + sā1)
faleta'avale n. garage;
faletua n. wife (polite); (made from fale + tua)
faletupe n. bank; (made from fale + tupe)
fālōlō v. to extend one's neck (as when looking over something);
fana n. gun;
fānanau see fānau
fānau (pl. fānanau)
I. v. to be born;
II. v. to give birth;
III. n. offspring — Ia to'atele sou fānau: May you have many children;
fanua n. land;
fao n. nail;
fasi
I. n. piece;
II. v. to beat;
fasifalaoa n. sliced bread;
fasiga n. beating; (made from fasi + -ga)
fasimoli n. bar of soap; (made from fasi + moli)
fasioti (pv. fasiotia) v. to kill; (made from fasi + oti)
fasiotia see fasioti
fasipē v. to kill (of an animal); (made from fasi + pē1, similar to tapē)
fasipovi n. beef, steak; (made from fasi + povi)
fasipua'a n. pork;
fata n. bench, shelf;
fatafata n. chest;
fatu n. heart;
fautasi n. longboat;
fea n. where;
fealua'i v. to hurry;
fealualua'i v. to hurry about; (similar to fealua'i, see also alu)
fe'au v. to wait on somebody;
fe'ausi see a'au
fe'e n. octopus (sometimes translated as 'devil fish');
fefe (pl. fefefe) v. afraid;
fefefe see fefe
fefevale v. to be afraid without cause;
feiloa'i v. to meet — Feiloa'i taeao: See you tomorrow. Toe feiloa'i: See you later; (made from ilo)
feiloa'iga n. meeting (of two people); (made from feiloa'i + -ga)
feinu see inu1358
felelei see lele1
feololo (feoloolo) adj. so-so, neither good nor bad;
feoloolo see feololo
feoti see oti
Fepuali see Fepuari
Fepuari (Fepuali) n. February;
fesili
I. v. to ask;
II. n. question;
fesoasoani v. to help;
feso'ota'i v. to communicate;
feso'ota'iga n. communication; (made from feso'ota'i + -ga)
fesuia'i v. to swap (of two things); (see also sui)
fetalai v. to speak (ch) — Mālō lava fetalai lou tōfā: Well spoken (to a talking chief); (see also fetalaiga)
fetalaiga n. speech, speaking; (see also fetalai)
fetogi see togi1
fetū n. star;
fia1 v. to want to do something;
fia2 num. how many, what quantity;
fia'ai n. hunger; (made from fia1 + 'ai)
fiafia
I. adj. happy;
II. v. to like something;
III. n. celebration;
(opposite of fa'anoanoa, ita)
fiafiaga n. celebration; (made from fiafia + -ga)
fiamoe n. tiredness; (made from fia1 + moe)
fīlēmū n. peace;
fili1 v. to choose; (see also filifili1)
fili2 v. to plait; (see also filifili2)
filifili1 (pv. filifilia) v. to choose;
filifili2 n. chain;
filifilia
filifiliga n. option; (made from filifili1 + -ga)
finagalo n. desire;
Fiti n. prop. Fiji;
fitu num. seven;
fofoga v. to listen (polite); (similar to fa'alogo)
fofola see fola
fogā- pref. expanse;
fogā'ele'ele n. field; (made from fogā- + 'ele'ele)
fo'i
I. v. to return;
II. also, and — 'O le ā fo'i?: What else?;
fola (pl. fofola) v. to unroll, roll out;
foliga n. face; (similar to mata1)
foloa n. floor; (from English floor)
fōma'i n. doctor; (see also ma'i)
fono n. meeting;
fou
I. adj. new — Sā 'ou alu e fa'atau mai se'evae fou: I went to buy new shoes;
II. adj. fresh (of bread etc);
fu'a n. flag;
fua1 n. fruit, egg, edible product (of plant, animal);
fua2
I. just, only;
II. adv. unrestricted;
fuālā'au
I. n. pill, tablet, medicine;
II. n. fruit;
(made from fua1 + lā'au)
fuālā'au'aina n. fruit and vegetables, edible plant products; (made from fuālā'au + 'aina)
fuāmoa n. chicken egg; (made from fua1 + moa1)
fugalā'au n. flower;
fulū n. flu, cold; (from English flu)
fusu v. to box, to hit with fist;