Verbs

fufulu v. to wash;

a'ao

I. n. arm, leg, limb (polite);

II. v. to walk (polite);

a'au (pl. fe'ausi) v. to swim;

afio (pl. afifio) v. be present, to move — Afio mai: Welcome; (similar to susū, maliu

, alu

, see also afioga)

afu

I. n. waterfall;

II. v. to sweat;

'afu v. to cover oneself;

'ai (pl. 'a'ai, pv. 'aia) v. to eat;

ala₁ (pl. āla)

I. adj. awake;

II. v. to wake up;

alo₁ v. to row — alo alo alo lou va'a i luga o le sami: Row, row, row your boat on the sea;

alofa (pl. alolofa) v. to love — 'Ou te alofa iate 'oe: I love you;

alu

(pl. ō) v. to go; (opposite of sau₁)

amata v. to start;

amio v. to behave in a certain way;

a'o v. to learn, to teach; (see also ā'oga)

ao₂ (pv. aofia) v. to collect something;

aoāuli v. afternoon;

aofia

I. n. population;

II. v. to gather a group;

asiasi v. to visit;

'ata

v. to laugh;

'aua v. don't — 'aua le ulavale: Don't be nasty;

'aumai v. to bring;

'ave

v. take, send, carry;

'ave'ave v. to drive; (see also 'ave

)

'ave'ese (pv. 'ave'esea) v. to take away; (made from 'ave

+ 'ese)

eva

v. to walk or sit without purpose;

fa'a'aogā (pv. fa'a'aogāina) v. to use something; (made from fa'a- + 'aogā)

fa'aeteete v. to be careful;

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'agalo v. to cause to/make somebody forget; (made from fa'a- + galo)

fa'aigoa v. to name; (made from fa'a- + igoa)

fa'ainu v. to make somebody drink something;

fa'aipoipo v. to marry;

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'aleaga (pv. fa'aleagaina) v. to degrade, ruin, cause to be bad;

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'aliliu (pv. fa'aliliuina) v. to translate;

fa'alogo (pv. fa'alogoina) v. to listen;

faalogologo v. to listen;

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'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'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'amanuia v. to cause to be blessed, lucky; (made from fa'a- + manuia)

fa'amāsima

v. to salt, to make salty;

fa'amasino v. to judge;

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'amoemoe v. to trust;

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'apalapalā v. to make something dirty; (made from fa'a- + palapalā)

fa'apāolo v. to shade;

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'apepepepe v. to flutter; (made from fa'a- + pepe₂)

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'asa'o v. to correct; (made from fa'a- + sa'o)

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'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'atau (pv. fa'atauina)

I. v. to exchange for money;

II. n. shopkeeper, seller;

(made from fa'a- + tau

)

fa'atīgā v. to hurt;

fa'atonu (pv. fa'atonuina) v. to instruct; (made from fa'a- + tonu)

fa'atumu (pv. fa'atumuina) v. to fill; (made from fa'a- + tumu)

fa'avalea v. to be fooled;

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'avevela v. to heat; (made from fa'a- + vevela)

fafao v. to slip something in (usu. a pocket);

fai

(pv. faia) v. to do, to make — 'O le ā 'e te fai i ai?: What are you doing?;

faifai v. to insult;

faigaluega v. to do one's work; (made from fai

+ galuega

)

fainumera

I. n. digit, number;

II. v. to work with numbers;

faitau (pv. faitauina) v. to read;

faitautusi v. to read a book; (made from faitau + tusi

)

fālōlō v. to extend one's neck (as when looking over something);

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;

fasi

I. n. piece;

II. v. to beat;

fasioti (pv. fasiotia) v. to kill; (made from fasi

+ oti)

fasipē v. to kill (of an animal); (made from fasi

+ pē₁, similar to tapē

)

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;

fefe (pl. fefefe) v. afraid;

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)

fesili

I. v. to ask;

II. n. question;

fesoasoani v. to help;

feso'ota'i v. to communicate;

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)

fia₁ v. to want to do something;

fiafia

I. adj. happy;

II. v. to like something;

III. n. celebration;

(opposite of fa'anoanoa, ita)

fili₁ v. to choose; (see also filifili₁)

fili₂ v. to plait; (see also filifili₂)

filifili₁ (pv. filifilia) v. to choose;

fofoga v. to listen (polite); (similar to fa'alogo)

fo'i

I. v. to return;

II. also, and — 'O le ā fo'i?: What else?;

fola (pl. fofola) v. to unroll, roll out;

fusu v. to box, to hit with fist;

galo v. to forget;

galue (pl. galulue) v. to work — Mālō galue: Good work;

gaoi (pv. gaoia) v. to steal;

ia₃ v. to let;

iloa

v. to know;

inu₁₃₅₈

(pl. feinu) v. to drink;

ita v. to be angry; (opposite of fiafia

)

kī

I. n. key;

II. v. to switch on — Kī mōlī fa'amolemole: Switch on the lights please;

III. n. switch, control;

(from key)

kiki (pv. kikia) v. to kick; (from kick)

kiliki v. to click; (from click)

kisi v. to kiss; (from kiss)

koma

I. n. comma;

II. v. to take a break — E mamafa le mea, koma: The thing is heavy, take a break;

(from comma)

kopi v. to copy; (from copy)

lauiloa v. famous; (made from lau₂ + iloa

)

lava v. enough;

lele₁ v. to fly;

leoleo

(pv. leoleoina)

I. v. to guard;

II. n. policeman, watchman;

ligi v. to pour;

liliu v. to change, alter;

liu (pv. liua) v. to change, alter;

logona v. to hear;

lolomi

I. v. to press repeatedly;

II. v. to print;

lotu

(pl. lolotu)

I. n. church service — Sā gaogao le lotu: The church service was empty;

II. n. prayer — Fai le lotu: Say the prayer;

III. v. to worship, attend chuch — Fia lotu 'oe?: You want to go to church?;

lue v. to move;

luelue v. to move; (see also lue)

lūlū (pv. lūlūina)

I. v. to shake;

II. n. raffle, lottery;

mafai (pv. mafaia) v. to be able to do something;

magalo v. to let go, forgive; (made from galo)

malaga

I. n. journey — Manuia le malaga: Have a good trip;

II. v. to travel;

mālamalama

I. v. to understand;

II. adj. clear, transparent;

III. n. light;

malemo v. to drown;

mālie

(pl. mālilie)

I. v. to agree;

II. adj. agreeable, nice;

maliu

(pl. maliliu)

I. v. to come or go;

II. v. to die;

(similar to afio, susū, alu

)

mālō

I. n. government;

II. v. well done;

mālōlō (pv. mālōlōina) v. to rest; (opposite of galue, see also mālōlōga)

mana'o (pl. manana'o)

I. v. to want something;

II. n. will, wish, desire;

mana'omia v. to need; (see also mana'o)

manatua

v. to remember;

manū v. to have good luck; (see also manuia)

manuia v. to have good health, good luck, success — E manuia 'oe?: Are you good?;

manūmālō v. to win; (made from manū + mālō)

ma'omi v. to press, to squash; (made from 'o'omi)

masani v. to be familiar;

matamata v. to watch; (made from mata₁)

mau v. to keep, to fix to something, to set fast;

maua (pv. mauaina) v. to get;

mavae v. to set off on a journey;

mili v. to race;

mimitavale v. to show off;

misa v. to fight, bicker;

miti₁

I. v. to suck;

II. v. to get somebody's attention by making a sound with your lips;

III. v. to have a sip, whiff, or gulp of something;

moe

(pl. momoe) v. to sleep;

mo'e v. to run; (see also tamo'e)

moei'ini v. to close (of eyes); (opposite of pupula)

mole v. to crave food;

momoli v. to take somebody along;

mū v. to burn;

musu v. to be unwilling, to not want to do something;

musumusu v. to whisper;

nofo

(pl. nonofo)

I. v. to sit — Nofo i lalo: Sit down;

II. v. to stay;

nofogofie v. easy to live in; (made from nofo

+ -gofie)

nofonofo v. to stay; (see also nofo

)

ofi v. to fit — E lē ofi: It can't fit;

ola

I. v. to live, to be in working order;

II. int. shows surprise, dumbfoundedness;

o'o v. to arrive;

'o'omi v. to press;

'o'omi'omi v. to press, type, knead; (see also 'o'omi)

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;

'ova v. to go over something (said of balls in sport); (from over)

pā₁ v. to burst, to rupture — 'Ua pā le ato: The bag has burst;

pa'i (pl. papa'i) v. to touch;

pasi₂ v. to pass (esp. a ball) — Pasi mai!: Pass it to me!; (from pass)

pati v. to clap;

patipati v. to clap; (see also pati)

pa'ū v. to fall;

pelē v. to play cards; (from play)

pepelo v. to lie;

pese (pl. pepese)

I. v. to sing;

II. n. song;

piki v. to pick something up; (similar to pikiapu, from pick)

pikiapu

I. n. pickup, ute, vehicle with tray on back;

II. v. to pick something up;

(similar to piki, from pickup)

pō₂ v. to slap;

popole v. to worry;

popolevale v. to worry too much, esp. over something out of ones control; (made from popole + -vale)

potopoto v. to gather;

pu'e

I. v. to capture;

II. v. to catch;

puipui (pv. puipuia) v. to contain;

pule (pv. pulea)

I. n. boss — 'O le pule a 'oe: you're the boss;

II. v. to be in charge;

puna

I. v. to jump;

II. v. to bubble, boil (of water);

pupula v. to open (of eyes);

saini (pv. sainia) v. to sign something; (from sign)

saka

I. v. to boil — Saka le talo: Boil the taro;

II. n. parts of a meal which are boiled — Fai le saka: Boil the food;

sala₁ v. to be punished;

salaga v. to punish;

salusalu v. to sweep something outside;

sasa v. to hit;

sau₁ (pl. ō mai) v. to come — 'O fea 'e te sau mai ai?: Where do you come from?; (opposite of alu

)

savali (pl. savavali) v. to walk; (see also savalivali)

savalivali v. to go for a walk; (see also savali)

sefe v. to save; (from save)

se'i v. to pull;

siaki₁ v. to check; (from check)

silafia v. for your information;

siva

(pl. sisiva) v. to dance;

solo (pv. soloina)

I. n. towel;

II. v. to sweep, wipe, go back and forth;

III. adv. around;

solosolo

I. n. handkerchief, small towel;

II. v. to wipe something;

soso v. to move, shuffle over;

soso'ese v. to disperse, spread; (made from soso + 'ese)

su'e v. to search;

su'esu'e v. to explore, investigate, experiment; (see also su'e)

sui

I. v. to swap, change;

II. n. change (of money);

(see also suisui)

su'ilima v. to sow; (similar to su'isu'i)

suisui v. swap; (see also sui)

su'isu'i v. to sow; (similar to su'ilima)

susū v. to come or go; (similar to maliu

, afio, see also susuga)

tā₁

I. v. to strike;

II. v. to play (instrument);

III. v. to type;

ta'a v. to roam wild;

ta'alo (pl. tā'a'alo) v. to play;

ta'amilo v. to go around; (made from ta'a-, see also ta'amilomilo)

ta'amilomilo v. to go around and round; (made from ta'amilo)

ta'avale

I. n. car;

II. v. to roll;

(made from ta'a- + -vale, similar to vili

)

tā'ele

v. to bathe, shower, or swim; (see also fa'atā'ele

)

tafao (pl. tafafao) v. to roam, to visit as a tourist;

tafatafao v. to go for a wander; (similar to tafao)

tafe (pv. tafea) v. to flow, float on water;

tagi

I. v. to cry;

II. v. to ring (of telephone);

tala

I. v. to talk;

II. n. story — 'O le ā lau tala?: What are you saying?;

talanoa v. to converse;

tali

I. n. answer;

II. v. to answer, wait for an answer;

talofa v. hello, greetings;

talosia v. to pray, hope, or cross ones fingers for something; (see also talosaga)

tamo'e (pl. tāmomo'e) v. to run;

tā'oto v. to lie down;

tapē

I. v. to switch off (lights, electronic devices);

II. v. to extinguish;

III. v. to erase;

IV. v. to kill (animals);

(see also pē₁)

tapena v. to tidy up, esp. in preparation for a guest;

tapuni (pv. tapunia) v. to close; (opposite of tatala)

tatala v. to open; (opposite of tapuni)

tatalo v. to pray;

tatau

I. v. to be necessary, a must;

II. v. to squeeze, to wring;

taumafa v. to eat, drink, consume (polite); (similar to 'ai)

taumafai v. to try, attempt;

taunu'u v. to arrive;

tautala v. to talk; (see also talanoa, tauloto)

teu v. to decorate;

ti'eti'e v. to ride;

tilotilo v. to glance, take a look;

timu v. to rain — 'Ua timu: It's raining;

tipi v. to cut off;

tōfā (fā₂)

I. v. to sleep;

II. v. bye — Tōfā soifua: Goodbye;

III. n. polite way of addressing orators;

togi₁

(pl. fetogi, pv. togia₁) v. to throw;

togi₂

(pl. totogi, pv. togia₂, totogia) v. to pay;

tolotolo v. to crawl;

toso v. to pull, to drag;

tosotoso v. to drag;

tū

(pl. tūtū) v. to stand;

tui

I. n. fork;

II. v. to poke, jab;

tusi

(pv. tusia)

I. n. book;

II. v. to write;

(see also tusitusi)

tusiata v. to draw;

tusitusi v. to write; (made from tusi

)

tu'u (pv. tu'uina, tu'ua)

I. v. to stop;

II. v. to put something down — Tu'u i lau ato: Put it in your bag;

ula₁

I. v. to blow;

II. v. to smoke;

(opposite of miti₁)

ulaula

v. to smoke regularly, to be a smoker — Sā le ulaula: No smoking. 'Ou te lē ulaula: I don't smoke;

uli₂ v. to steer, to drive;

ulufafo v. to exit; (opposite of ulufale)

ulufale v. to enter; (opposite of ulufafo)

uō

I. n. friend;

II. v. to befriend;

usu₁ v. to leave in the early morning;

usu₂ v. to sing; (similar to pese)

va'ava'ai v. to supervise;

vali

I. v. to paint;

II. n. paint;

vave

I. adv. fast, quickly — Inu vave inu loa: Drink fast, drink now;

II. v. quick;

vili

I. v. to spin, drill;

II. v. to dial using a telephone;

(see also vilivili)

vilivili v. to spin, twist, drill; (see also vili

)

vivi'i v. to praise, honour, glorify;

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