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'o n.p used before nouns at the start of a sentence and in some other cases, no English equivalent — 'O le tusi: The book;
ō see alu
o n.p of (personal);
'ō1 num. zero; (similar to sero)
'ō2 lb. there — 'Ave le ma'a i 'ō: Take the rock over there;
'o le 'ā (also 'ole'ā) v.p future tense marker;
'o lo'o ('olo'o) v.p present tense marker;
ō mai see sau1
'oe pron. you — 'O ā mai 'oe?: How are you?;
ofi v. to fit — E lē ofi: It can't fit;
ofisa n. office; (from English office)
ofu n. clothing — Sui lou ofu: Change your clothes;
ofutino n. button-up shirt; (made from ofu + tino)
ofuvae n. pants, shorts;
ogā'umu n. oven; (see also 'umu)
oi int. oy!;
oka
I. int. expression of astonishment — Oka e!: O sheesh!;
II. n. meal made from raw fish — 'E te mana'o i se oka?: Do you want some marinated raw fish?;
'Oketopa n. October; (from English October)
ola
I. v. to live, to be in working order;
II. int. shows surprise, dumbfoundedness;
olaga n. life; (made from ola + -ga, similar to soifuaga)
'ole'ā see 'o le 'ā
olioli n. joy and happiness; (similar to fiafia)
'oloa
I. n. goods;
II. n. wealth, riches, treasure — 'O le Motu o 'Oloa: Treasure Island (Title by Robert Louis Stevenson);
'olo'o see 'o lo'o
'omo
I. n. pot-hole;
II. n. dimple;
III. n. dent;
onā adj. drunk;
ona1 see lona
ona2 v.p that, in order to — E mafai ona 'e tusi?: Can you write that?;
oneone n. sand;
ono num. six;
onosa'i adj. patient;
o'o v. to arrive;
'o'omi v. to press;
'o'omi'omi v. to press, type, knead; (see also 'o'omi)
o'ona
I. adj. sour, bitter;
II. adj. strong (of drinks);
(opposite of vaivai1)
oso v. to jump; (see also osooso)
osooso v. to poke out, protrude; (see also oso)
oti (pl. feoti)
I. v. to die;
II. n. death;
'oti1 adj. to cut;
'oti2 n. goat; (from English goat)
ou see lou
'ou pron. I;
o'u see lo'u
'oulua pron. you two;
'outou pron. you (plural);
'ova v. to go over something (said of balls in sport); (from English over)