A

The first letter of the Samoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Samoa

Alternative form of Sāmoa: Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


ao

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Tagalog araw).


ao

From Proto-Polynesian *qao, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?] (compare Hawaiian ao).


i

used to mark the following (noun or noun phrase) as a direct object


one

From Proto-Polynesian *qone, from Proto-Austronesian *qənay.


alo

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp.


pato

Borrowed from Spanish pato (“duck”). Cognate of Tagalog pato.


ia

From Proto-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Oceanic *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

E fanau mai e ia le tama tane, e te faaigoa foi ia te ia o Iesu; aua e faaola e ia lona nuu ai a latou agasala.

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.


ia

Precedes a name to mark it as a direct object


tuna

From Proto-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa.


fuga

From Proto-Oceanic *puŋa (“flower; bossom”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).


manu

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.


lagi

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.


ago

From Proto-Polynesian *aŋo, from Proto-Oceanic *yaŋo. Cognate with Tongan ango.


ono

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.


lua

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.


lua

From Proto-Polynesian *lua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ.


toga

See also Malay tengah (“centre”) and Maori tonga (“south”)


meli

Ultimately from Latin mel, perhaps via Spanish miel.


fou

Derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh.


pule

From Proto-Polynesian *pule, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.


moa

From Proto-Polynesian *moa₄ (compare with Tongan moa).

banana blossom, flower at the end of its bunch.


lima

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.


masi

From Proto-Polynesian *masi₁ (“product of fermentation”) (compare with Tahitian mahi (“paste/meal of fermented breadfruit”) and Maori māhī (“to ferment”)) from Proto-Oceanic *maqasin (“salt”) (compare with Tongan māsima and Fijian masima, doublet of māsima; all “salt”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin (compare with Malay masin (“salty”) and Tagalog asin (“salt”)).

cog

meal of fermented ripe fruit from either ʻulu or bananas


logo

From Proto-Oceanic *roŋoR (compare Hawaiian lono (“news”), Fijian rogo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *deŋeʀ (compare Indonesian dengar (“to hear, listen”)).

(intransitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear)

(transitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear)

(intransitive) to listen (to pay attention to a sound)

(intransitive) to listen (to wait for a sound)

(intransitive) to listen (to accept oral instruction)


Iesu

→ Tokelauan: Iehu (learned)


'o

Placed at the beginning of nominative phrases to signify that they are declarative


aso

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalejaw. Compare Hawaiian ao (“daylight, day”), Maori ao (“daytime”), Malagasy andro (“day”), Manggarai leso (“sun, day”), Tetum loro (“sun”), Tagalog araw (“sun”).


lupe

From Proto-Polynesian *lupe, from Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian ruve).


uso

a relative of the same generation and gender

pith (the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees)

root of the kava plant (Piper methysticum)


tuli

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.


tuli

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.


tuli

plover; sandpiper; curlew; godwit; whimbrel; small shorebird


fale

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.


Amerika

United States (a country in North America)


Toga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


togo

From Proto-Polynesian *toŋo, from Proto-Oceanic *toŋoʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.


mata

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Hawaiian maka and Tokelauan mata.


iva

From Proto-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Oceanic *hiwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.


vasa

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian wasa).


tae

From Proto-Polynesian *taqe, from Proto-Oceanic *taqe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqay. Compare Fijian de, Tongan taʻe and Hawaiian kae.


afi

From Proto-Polynesian *afi, from Proto-Oceanic *api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.


povi

→ Tokelauan: povi

From Latin bovis, genitive singular of bōs.


vai

From Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.


ā

ʻO le ā le mea lea?


ivi

From Proto-Polynesian *hui, from Proto-Oceanic *suʀi/ruʀi (“thorn, splinter, fish bone”), from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”).


mala

From Proto-Polynesian *mala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.


so'a

crossbeam (horizontal pieces of wood in a house)


Suva

Borrowed from Fijian Suva, from suva (“mound”), from Proto-Central Eastern Oceanic *supa.


fala

From Proto-Polynesian *fala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Indonesian pandan, Hawaiian hala).

Pandanus tectorius
Pandanus tectorius#Translingual

the screw pine, pandanus (Pandanus tectorius)

a woven mat made from the leaves of the pandanus


niu

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.


masina

From Proto-Polynesian *masina (cognate with Maori māhina), from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ (compare with Malay sinar), from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.


oti

From Proto-Polynesian *qoti, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qəti, from Proto-Austronesian *qəCi.


tanu

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəm (“plant”), from Proto-Austronesian *CaNəm (“bury”). Compare Indonesian tanam, Chamorro tanom.


namu

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.


tolu

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.


atua

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Hawaiian akua, Maori atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Malay tuhan).


susu

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.


fili

From Proto-Polynesian *fili (compare with Tongan fili and Maori whiri), from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Fijian vili (“to pick, to gather”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (compare with Malay pilih, Tagalog pili and pumili), from Proto-Austronesian *piliq.


tā

From Proto-Polynesian *ta, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.


tā

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

we (you and I only)


tagi

From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.


alofa

From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Cognate with Hawaiian aloha.


lega

From Proto-Polynesian *renga, from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian reʻa, Tongan enga and Maori rengarenga (“Arthropodium cirratum”).


ina

Marks the imperative mood, for positive commands


puna

From Proto-Polynesian *puna (“spring of water”), from Proto-Oceanic *puna (“spring of water”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puna (“source; origin”), from Proto-Austronesian *puna (“source; origin”). Cognate to Hawaiian puna, Maori puna.


fana

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq, from Proto-Austronesian *panaq.


lau

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).


sene

→ English: sene


fā

From Proto-Polynesian *fa, from Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.


mā

we (he/she and I, but not you)


tou

second person plural; you (three or more)


lafo

cloth used as gratuity for a talking chief


lano

From Proto-Polynesian *rano, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danaw, from Proto-Austronesian *danaw.


Sini

Sydney (the capital of New South Wales, Australia)


fue

whisk (symbol of talking chiefs/orators)


tasi

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.


afe

From Proto-Polynesian *afe₂. Cognates include Tokelauan afe, Tuvaluan afe and Tongan afe.


veve

leaves placed over an oven as insulation

(in the presence of a chief) a pig's liver


valu

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.


iʻa

From Proto-Polynesian *ika, from Proto-Oceanic *ikan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.


lā'au

From Proto-Polynesian *raʻakau (compare Maori rākau), from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (compare Malay dahan kayu).


soga'imiti

The traditional Samoan tattoo, used for the duty of a high chief to get a male tattoo.


soa

an ambassador from a boy to the object of his affections


timu

From Proto-Polynesian *timu, from Proto-Oceanic *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.


-ga

Used to make a verb into a noun with a related meaning.


falesa

church (building used for religious worship)


fau

From Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu. Cognate with Malay baru and Hawaiian hau.

Talipariti tiliaceum
Talipariti tiliaceum#Translingual

Hibiscus tiliaceus
Hibiscus tiliaceus#Translingual

cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)


siapo

From Proto-Polynesian *tapa. Cognate to Hawaiian kapa.


nifo

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.


talie

From Proto-Polynesian *talise (compare with Fijian dalice, Tongan telie) from Proto-Oceanic *talise, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talisay (compare with Malay talisai, Tagalog talisay)

Terminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa#Translingual

Indian almond or tropical almond, Terminalia catappa.


ʻoe

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu. Cognate with Indonesian kau, Tagalog ikaw.


fa'a

E mana'o Fiti e tautala fa'a Samoa.

Fiti wants to learn to speak in the manner of Samoa.

in the manner of; in (a specified) fashion


luko

→ Tokelauan: luko (learned)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos).


ʻau

From Proto-Polynesian *kau, from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.


fafine

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine, from Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.


va'a

From Proto-Polynesian *waka, compare Maori waka, Rapa Nui vaka, Tongan vaka.


tuafafine

female relative of a male who belongs to the same generation


tuagane

male relative of a female who belongs to the same generation


laititi

Laititi a'u.

1982-3 (transcribed 1987), From the land of Nāfanua, Even Hovdhaugen, p. 112

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

E iai ia ma'a e lua 'olo'o i le a'au, 'o le ma'a lapo'a o mata o Faga, 'a le ma'a laititi 'o mata o Tele.


gagana fa'aaloalo

special vocabulary used when speaking respectfully, often when addressing chiefs.


tamā

any household male of one's parent's generation


aualama

the social class of unmarried girls and wives of untitled men


umu sa

sacred oven brought to a newly completed house

the ceremony accompanying its presentation


fa'alupega

ceremonial salutation composed of the list of local courtesy titles


ifoga

ceremonial humiliation process used to ask pardon


aumaga

the social class of untitled men (mostly young men)


ta ilo

Contraction of ta te le iloa (“I don't know”)..


fa'atama

From fa'a (“in the manner of”) + tama (“boy”).

compound

Coordinate term: fa'afafine

a tomboy; more generally, a biologically female person who behaves as a male socially


a'u

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.


tapui

hieroglyphic sign put on personal property to render it taboo to others


lava-lava

Reduplication of lava from Proto-Polynesian *lawa₃ (“loincloth, skirt”) (compare with Tongan lavalava (“to bind”); Tongan vala (“loincloth”)) related to Proto-Polynesian *lawa₂ (compare with Maori whakarawa (“to fasten”), Hawaiian lawa (“to bind, fasten securely”), Tongan lalava (“to braid with a sennit, to wrap”)) from Proto-Oceanic *lawaq₂ (“spider”) (compare with Fijian lawalawa (“cobweb”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq (“spider”) (compare with Malay labah-labah and lelabah, Tagalog alalawa)


tāʻua

we (you and I only)


ʻoutou

second person plural; you (three or more)


māʻua

we (he/she and I, but not you)


mātou

we (we, but not you)


tātou

we (we including you)


'ailao

traditional demonstration of a warrior's prowess by dancing with knives


pālagi

Uncertain. Possibly from Malay barang, as the term seemingly originally referred to (foreign) cloth, but the comparison with Persian فرنگی (farangi), which has descendants throughout Southeast Asia, has attracted much attention, as has a folk etymology identifying the word with Europeans' guns.


matapapa'e

Zosterops sp., especially Zosterops samoensis (Samoan white-eye)


'avapuhi

Zingiber zerumbet
Zingiber zerumbet#Translingual


ʻofe

From Proto-Polynesian *kofe. Compare Hawaiian ʻohe, Rarotongan ko'e.

Bambusa vulgaris
Bambusa vulgaris#Translingual

A species of bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris), (common bamboo)


pua'a

→ Tokelauan: puā

From Proto-Polynesian *puaka. Cognates include Hawaiian puaʻa and Tokelauan puaka.


'ulu

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuluʀ. Related to Maori kuru, Hawaiian ʻulu, Malay kulur.


fe'e

From Proto-Polynesian *feke. Cognate with Maori wheke, Rapa Nui hehe, Hawaiian heʻe, Tongan feke.


sefulu

From Proto-Polynesian *-fulu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa-puluq, from Proto-Austronesian *sa-puluq.


muamua

Compare Wallisian mu'a (“first”) and Anuta mua (“front”).


gagana

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ŋaŋana, from Proto-Polynesian *ŋana (“to chatter”). Compare Tuvaluan ngangana.


mauga

From Proto-Polynesian *maquŋa. Cognate with Maori maunga, Hawaiian mauna, and Tongan moʻunga.


ufi

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (compare with Hawaiian uhi, Maori uhi), from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare with Fijian uvi) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi.


fitu

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.


moso'oi

Cananga odorata
Cananga odorata#Translingual


tālā

→ English: tala


sigano

The fragrant male flower of the pandanus


aitu

From Proto-Polynesian *qaitu. Cognates include Maori aitu and Tokelauan aitu.


Sāmoa

Uncertain. Suggestions include:
* From sā (“sacred”) + moa (“center”).
* A toponymic derivation of moa (“chicken, fowl”).
* The name of a local chieftain.

Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


Eleni

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


matuā

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.


Ali'i

Capitalization of ali'i (“noble”) coined for the Samoan Bible.


ʻo

Placed at the beginning of nominative phrases to signify that they are declarative


aʻu

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.


seki a

cool, great, excellent, the best, wonderful (popular Samoan exclamation).


lāʻau

From Proto-Polynesian *raqakau (compare Maori rākau), from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (compare Malay dahan kayu).


Sepania

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


sinapi

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σίνᾱπι (sínāpi).


tafolā

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tafolaqa. Compare Hawaiian koholā (“humpback whale”).


ifi

A tree with edible nuts, the Tahitian chestnut, Inocarpus fagifer


galu

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋalu (“mounting wave, ocean wave”) (compare with Hawaiian nalu, Maori ngaru, Tahitian ʻaru, Tongan ngalu), from Proto-Oceanic *ŋalun (“mountain wave”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun (“long rolling wave; swell”) (compare with Malay alun, Tagalog álon).


ekalesia

the church (a Christian religious organization)


perofeta

From Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).


Savai'i

→ English: Savai'i


fuāmoa

From fua (“egg, fruit”) + moa (“poultry”).


ʻoti

→ Rotuman: ʻoti

→ Tokelauan: oti

Borrowed from Tongan koti (modern kosi), itself borrowed from English goat.


oneone

Reduplication of one (“sand”). Compare Tokelauan oneone and Tongan ʻoneʻone.


galue

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋarue. Cognates include Tuvaluan galue and Tokelauan galue.


igoa

From Proto-Polynesian *hingoa, compare Maori ingoa, Tahitian iʻoa, Hawaiian inoa.

O ai lou igoa?


la'a

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Tongan laka, Malay langkah).


fa'afafine

From fa'a (“in the manner of”) + fafine (“woman”). Cognate with Hawaiian hoʻowahine, Maori whakawahine, Niuean fakafifine, Rarotongan ‘akava‘ine, and Tongan fakafefine.

compound

Coordinate term: fa'atama

fa'afafine (a biologically male person who behaves as a female socially)


fagu

From Proto-Polynesian *faŋu₁ - cognate of Tongan fangu. Sense of bottle product of semantic broadening, compare with said Tongan cognate and Hawaiian hue for similar patterns.

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual

bottle gourd or calabash, Lagenaria siceraria


samala

Borrowed from Tongan hamala, from English hammer, with the s- by sound correspondence with the Tongan word.


Ausetalia

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Niu Sila

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Toi

English: Toi


matalafi

→ English: matalafi

Psychotria insularum
Psychotria insularum#Translingual

Wedges used to tighten sennit fastenings of a canoe.


Fiti

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


'elefane

From Latin elephas, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas).


Mamona

Mormon (a person who believes in Mormonism)


tagī

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic *taŋiʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋiʀi.


afā

From Proto-Polynesian *afa, from Proto-Central-Pacific *avaa, from Proto-Oceanic *apaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“southwest monsoon”).


ma'anunu

A tree species of the family Rubiaceae, Tarenna sambucina var. sambucina.


Pasila

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


tulei

From Proto-Polynesian *tulaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak.


Peleseuma

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Peretānia Tele

From Peretānia (“Britain”) + tele (“big”).

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q23666

(geographical) Great Britain (an island and sometimes including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe made up of England, Scotland, and Wales.)


Iunaite Sitete o Amerika

United States of America
United States of America#English:_Q30

United States of America (a country in North America, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and including Alaska, Hawaii, and several territories)


Suisilani

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Potukale

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


Sikotilani

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England)


Aialani

Ireland (a republic occupying the majority-area of the island of Ireland, with Northern Ireland occupying the rest of the island)

Ireland (a large island in northwestern Europe)


Uelese

constituent countries
constituent country

Wales (One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality)


Iapani

Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)


Kolea i Saute

From Kolea (“Korea”) + i + saute (“south”).

South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)


Suetena

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Europe)


Nouei

Norway (a country in Scandinavia, in northern Europe)


Siamani

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Finelani

Finland (A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe)


Netalani

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)


fale ta'ele

fale (“house”) + ta'ele (“bath; shower”)


filifili

From Proto-Polynesian *fili (compare with Tongan fili and Maori whiri), from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Fijian vili (“to pick, to gather”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (compare with Malay pilih, Tagalog pili and pumili), from Proto-Austronesian *piliq. Doublet of fili.


pereketa

bor

Hebrew בּרֶקֶת


kīsila

Hebrew כְּסִיל


'ulo

From Proto-Oceanic *kuron (“cooking pot”) (compare with Tongan kulo and Fijian kuro), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kudən, from Proto-Austronesian *kudən.


Aso To'ana'i

From aso (“day”) + to'ona'i (“preparation, food prepared for a feast”), in reference to the preparations done on Saturday for the feast held after Sunday morning church services.


Aso Faraile

aso (“day”) + Faraile, derived from English Friday.


Aso Tofi

From aso (“day”) + tofi (“split, share”), as Thursday is the middle day when taking Monday as the start day, splitting the week into two three-day periods.


ʻupu

From Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“node”)), from Proto-Oceanic *puku by metathesis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Originated as "word" comes from metaphorical comparison of segments of speech with culms of bamboo.


masiofo

wife of a Samoan paramount chief (tamaʻaiga)


ʻaoʻao

From Proto-Polynesian *kao-kao (“rib, flank”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻaoʻao and Maori kaokao and Tongan kaokao).


tānoa

From Proto-Polynesian *taa-noqa (compare with Hawaiian kānoa, Tongan tānoa)