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face (eyes) | mata; foliga; fofoga; fela (impolite) |
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faded (cloth) | matafi |
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faeces | tae |
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faint | matapogia |
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fair | feololo |
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fair weather | laofie |
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fairy tale | fagogo |
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faith (belief) | fa'atuatua |
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faithful | fa'amaoni |
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fall | pa'u; to'ulu; sulu; pa'uu |
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false witness | molimau pepelo |
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family | aiga |
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family leader | matai (titled) |
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famine | oge; mativa |
|
famous (renowed) | lauiloa; tauta'ua |
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fan (cooling fan) | ili (n); tapili; aloalo; fuefue |
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far | mamao |
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far apart (widely spaced) | vavamamao |
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farewell (parting) | fa'atofa; soifua; fa'amavaega |
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fast (quick) | vave |
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fast (go without food) | anapogi |
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fat (size) | puta; lapo'a; peti; pepeti (pl) |
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father | tam'a |
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fault | pona |
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fault finding | va'ava'ai pona; fai pona |
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favorite | ma'oi |
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favortism | fa'a'au'au |
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fear (afraid) | fefe |
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feast | aiga; taumafataga (resp) |
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February | Fepuari (Eng) |
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feed | fafaga |
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feed on milk | fa'asusu |
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feel (emotion) | loto |
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feel (touch) | tago'tago |
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feet | vae |
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fetch | a'ami; a'apo |
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fierce (wild; savage; vicious) | fe'ai |
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fight | fusu; tau |
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Fiji | Fiti |
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fill (to fill up) | utu; faatumu |
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filthy (vulgar) | palauvale; upuleaga |
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finality | gataaga; i'uga |
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fine | sala; fa'asalaga |
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finger | tamatama'ilima |
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fingernail | atigilima |
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finish (completed) | uma; mae'a |
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finish (the end) | muta'aga |
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finish, to | fa'a'uma; fa'amae'a |
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fire | afi |
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firewood | alala; fafie |
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firm (steadfast) | mau; mausa'lo; tumau |
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firmanent | va'nimonimo |
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first | muamua; mua'i; uluai |
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first-born | ulumatua |
|
fish | i'a |
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fish (dine on raw fish) | ota |
|
fish (wrap of cooked) | a'fi |
|
fish bate | maunu |
|
fish hook | matau |
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fishing | faiva; fagota; sausau |
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fishing line | manoa faiva |
|
fishing pole | ofe |
|
fit | ofi |
|
five | lima |
|
flag | fu'a |
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flash | emo |
|
flashing | emo'emo; e'emo |
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flashlight | mo'li'uila |
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flat (pane) | sa'lafalafa; ma'folafola |
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flatter | fa'avi'ivi'i; taufa'ase'e |
|
flee (escape) | sola |
|
fleet | fu'a |
|
flesh | a'ano |
|
flip | tafiti |
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floating | opeopea |
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floor | fola |
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flourish | olaola; uluola |
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flow | tafe |
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flower | fuga |
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fly | lele; felelei (pl) |
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fly (insect) | lago |
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fold | gaugau |
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fold-arms | pi'ilima |
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follow | mulimuli |
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food | mea'ai; to'anai'i; ava |
|
fool (imbecile) | vale |
|
footprint | tulagavae |
|
foot (body part) | vae |
|
foot (measure) | futu (Eng) |
|
forbid (prohibit; curfew) | vavao; faataga; faasa |
|
forbidden | tapu |
|
forest | vaomatua; togavao; gauta |
|
forehead | muaulu |
|
forever (eternally) | fa'avavau |
|
forget | galo |
|
forgotten | fa'agalo |
|
forgetful | fa'agalogalo |
|
forgive (pardon; freed) | fa'amagalo; magalo |
|
forget | galo |
|
fork | tui |
|
foundation (constitution) | fa'avae |
|
four | fa |
|
fourty | fa sefulu |
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fountain (spring) | punavai, vai puna |
|
free (unconstrainted) | sa'oloto; faitalia |
|
freedom (liberty) | sao'loto; sa'olotoga |
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fresh (unsalted) | magalo |
|
from | mai |
|
front | luma, tai |
|
Friday | Aso Faraile (Eng) |
|
friend | uo |
|
friends, to make | fa'auo |
|
friendly | masani |
|
friendly-call (boy or man) | sole |
|
friendly-call (girl or woman) | suga |
|
frighten (intimidate; threaten) | fa'amata'u |
|
frown (sulk; pout) | fa'a'u'u |
|
fruit | fua |
|
full | tumu; tutumu (pl) |
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full (from eating) | ma'ona; laulelei |
|
funnel | fa'atumu |
|
funny | malie |
|
future | lumana'i |
| G |
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game (sport) | ta'aloga |
|
gaze | tepatepa |
|
gaze (stare) | pulato'a, tulimatai |
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genealogy | gafa |
|
generation | tupulaga |
|
generous | matamau |
|
ghost | aitu |
|
girl | taine |
|
give | avane; avatu; tu'umai |
|
glance | tepa |
|
glass (eye glasses) | tioata |
|
glory (dignity) | mamalu |
|
go | alu; o (pl) |
|
go about | fealua'i |
|
goal | sini; tini |
|
goat | o'ti |
|
God | Atua |
|
gold | aulo; auro |
|
good | lelei |
|
Good Bye | Tofa; Suifua |
|
good-mannered | tausa'afia |
|
Gospel (Good News) | Tala Lelei |
|
gossip | faitala |
|
gout | gugu |
|
governed | pulea |
|
government | ma'lo |
|
governor | kovana (Eng) |
|
grace | tunoa; alofa tunoa |
|
grade (marks - exam) | togi |
|
grain (wheat) | saito |
|
grapes (grapevine) | vine (Eng) |
|
grasp (touch) | u'u; tago |
|
grass | mutia |
|
grasshopper | se |
|
grave (tomb) | tuugamau |
|
gray | lanu efu'efu; sina |
|
grease (lard) | ga'o |
|
greedy | fa'alotoloto |
|
green (color) | lanu mata; lanu lauava |
|
green fruit (uncooked) | mata; lau'ava |
|
grey hair | sina |
|
groan | oi |
|
grove | togala'au |
|
grow (occur; happen) | fa'atupu; tupu; tutupu |
|
grub | afato |
|
grumble | tomumu |
|
guess | taumate; mate |
|
guilty | sala |
|
guitar | kitara (Eng) |
|
gun | fana |
|
gutting (removing intestines or entrails of a fish) | kiau |
| H |
|
|
habit | masani |
|
hair | lau'ulu |
|
hair (feathers) | fulufulu |
|
haircut | sele lau'ulu |
|
halfcaste | afatasi |
|
hammer | samala |
|
hand | lima; a'ao (respect) |
|
handkerchief | solosolo |
|
handle | mulu |
|
handsome | aulelei; manaia; lalelei |
|
handwriting | tusilima |
|
hang | tautau |
|
happy | fia'fia |
|
harbor | taulaga |
|
hard (tough) | malo |
|
hard (hardness) | ma'a'a |
|
harm | leafaiga |
|
hat (cap) | pulou |
|
hate | ino'ino; feitaga'i; feisa'i |
|
haughty (contemptuous; frown) | fa'asiasia |
|
head | ulu; ao; fa'aao (leader) |
|
head towards, to | aga'i |
|
heal | fofo |
|
healthy | manuia |
|
heap (mound) | faupu'ega |
|
hear (listen) | fa'afofoga; fa'alogo |
|
hearing | fa'alogologo |
|
heart | fatu |
|
heart broken | momomo |
|
heat, to (hot) | fa'avevela |
|
heathen (unchristian) | fa'apaupau |
|
heaven | lagi |
|
heavy | mamafa |
|
heel of the foot | mulivae |
|
heir | suli |
|
hell (hades) | seoli (Eng), mati |
|
hello | talofa |
|
help | fesoasoagi |
|
here | i'inei |
|
hide (secret; conceal) | fa'alilo; na'na |
|
high | sili |
|
hill | mati'e; maualuga |
|
history | tala fa'asolopito |
|
hit (pound; knock; strike) | tu'i; fusu; ta; fasi |
|
hoist | sisi |
|
hold | u'u; pipi'i |
|
hole | pu; lua |
|
holy (sacred; dignified) | paia; mamalu |
|
Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost) | Agaga Paia |
|
homage | vivi'i; viivii; faaviivii |
|
hook | matau |
|
hop (skip) | musa |
|
hope (expectation) | faamoemoega |
|
hopeful | faamoemoe |
|
horse | solofanua |
|
hospital | fale'ma'i |
|
host (to receive as guest) | talia |
|
hot | vevela |
|
hour | itula |
|
house | fale; maota (chiefly) |
|
how | fa'apefea; fa'afefea |
|
humanity | tagatanu'u |
|
humor | tausua; fa'ataulaitu |
|
hundred | selau |
|
hunger | mole |
|
hungry | fia ai |
|
hunt (chase) | tuli, tutuli |
|
hunting | fanafana |
|
hurt | ti'na |
|
hurricane (storm) | afa |
|
hurry (haste) | fa'avave; fa'atopetope |
|
husband | toa'lua; taane |
|
hymn | viiga |
| I |
|
|
I | O'au, Oute |
|
ice | aisa (Eng) |
|
identity | fa'asinomaga |
|
idiot | soso |
|
idiotic (stupid) | faavalevalea; valea |
|
idle | nofonofovale |
|
idol | tupua |
|
if | afai |
|
ignite (start a fire) | tutu; tafu; pusa; fa'amu |
|
image | foliga |
|
imitate | fa'aa'oa'o; fa'ata'ita'i |
|
immature (green fruit) | moto; mata |
|
immerse | fa'atofu; lelemo |
|
implore | ai'oi; fa'atauanau |
|
improper | fa'aletatau |
|
impudent | tautala'ititi |
|
in | totonu |
|
incite | fa'aoso |
|
indebted | nofo aitalafu |
|
indented | omo |
|
India | Initia (Eng) |
|
infamous | ta'uleagaina |
|
infected (contagious; stained) | pisia; pipisi |
|
influenced | tosina |
|
inform | lapata'i |
|
inherited | tuufaasolo |
|
ink | vaitusi |
|
inland direction | ga'uta; iuta |
|
inside | totonu |
|
insignificant (trivial; inferior) | fa'atauva'a |
|
insist (strive; persevere) | tausisi; taumafa'i |
|
instruct | fa'atonu; poloai |
|
intelligent | atamai |
|
intercept (interrupt) | fa'afesalavei |
|
interest on an account | tului |
|
investigate | su'esu'e |
|
investigation | su'esu'ega |
|
invite | vala'au |
|
invitation | vala'aulia |
|
involved | a'afia; solofia |
|
iron (metal) | u'amea |
|
iron clothes, to | auli |
|
irritable (easily angered) | itagofie |
|
island | motu |
|
itch (itchy) | mageso |
| J |
|
|
jail | fale puipui |
|
January | Ianuari (Eng) |
|
Japan | Iapani (Eng) |
|
jealous (envious) | fua; matau'a; losilosivale; mutivale |
|
Jews | Au Iutaia (Eng) |
|
join (bring together) | soo |
|
joint (knot in wood) | pona |
|
joke (jest) | taufaalili; taufa'ase'e; ula |
|
journey (trip) | malaga; ta'amilosaga |
|
joy (happy; pleased) | oli'oli; fiafia |
|
Judea | Iutaia (Eng) |
|
judge | fa'amasino |
|
judgement (a trial) | fa'amasinoga |
|
July | Iulai (Eng) |
|
jump | oso |
|
jumpy | fe'osofa'i |
|
June | Iuni (Eng) |
|
Jupiter | Iao (*) |
