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- + + 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- + 1)
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 + 1, 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)
I. n. key;
II. v. to switch on — 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 — 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;
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 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)
1 v. to burst, to rupture — 'Ua 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)
2 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)
su'isu'i v. to sow; (similar to su'ilima)
suisui v. swap; (see also sui)
susū v. to come or go; (similar to maliu, afio, see also susuga)
1
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 1)
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 (2)
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;
(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 — le ulaula: No smoking. 'Ou te 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)
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;