Gagana Sāmoa NCEA lvl 1

‘a’a

roots

‘a’ai, nu’u

village, city

‘a’au

to swim

‘afa

half, sinnet (plaited fibre or grass)

‘ai (‘a’ai)

to eat

‘aiga

feast

‘āiga

family

‘āiga potopoto

extended family

‘alaga

to call, calling (noun)

‘ana

if, unless

‘ata

to laugh, ava roots

‘au ālova’a

rowers

‘au’auna

servant, to be served

‘aufa’afiafia

performance group

‘aufitafita

soldiers

‘aufōlau

travellers via boat or canoe

‘aufusu

boxing team

‘aulotu

congregation

‘aumaga

untitled men in a village

‘ause’epapa

weavers

‘ausiva

dance group

‘autalavou

youth

‘auva’a

ship crew

‘ave

to take

‘ea

Air

‘ela

to fail to hit something, to miss (in kilikiti)

‘ele

Rust

‘ele’ele, palapala

Soil

‘ele’elea

dirty

‘elea

rusty

‘ēlei

tapa design

‘eli

to dig

‘ese’esega

difference

‘i’ila

shiny

‘ili

to saw, to cut, chainsaw

‘oe

you, second person singular

‘ulu

breadfruit

‘umi

long (time)

‘umī

long (time)

‘umī atu

longer, taller (comparison)

a uma

afterwards

a’a, kiki

to kick

a’e

to climb

ā’ega

slope

a’o

to teach

a’o, ma

and

a’o le’i

Before

a’oa’i

and

a’oa’o

to learn, to teach

afafine

fathers daughter

afai

if, when

afiafi

evening

afiafipō

early evening

āga

action

agalelei

kind, caring

aganu’u

culture

agasala

sins

ai, ufiufi

to cover

ai’ū

stingy

ala (feala)

to wake up

ālaga pua’a

pig’s leg

alalafaga

village (respectful term)

alo

to paddle

aloalo

lagoon

alofa’aga

best wishes, regards

aluga

pillows

āna

cave

ana leilā

earlier

ananafi

yesterday

ananei, nei

today, now

ao

daylight, cloud, to collect

aoauli

afternoon

āsa

to go through

āsi

To visit

asiasiga

visit

aso uma

everyday

ata

picture

ata tifaga

movie

atali’i

fathers son

auā, ona

because

āualuma

female group in a village

auleaga

ugly

aulelei

beautiful, handsome

aulelei atu

more beautiful, handsome

aumai

to bring

autafa, tafatafa

beside

āvā

wife

ave atu, avatu

to take it

e lava, e tele

it’s enough

e lē lava

it’s not enough

e lē tele

it’s not many

e leai nisi

there is no one

e tumu

it’s full

elo

to stink

esi

pawpaw

i

here

i’inā

over there

i’inei

over here

ifo

to bow (head)

ila

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