VA, n. 1. a space between. see I LE VA, 2.

relationship. O a mai la oulua va ma Sina?

Hows your relationship with Sina?

VA'A, n. 1. a boat, a ship, a canoe. lona vaa, 2. polite word for casket.

VA'AALO, n. a bonito fishing canoe. lona vaaalo.

VAALELE, aeroplane.

VA'AI, v.i. to look pl. vaai,pass vaaia. redup. vaavaai/ syn. TAGAI. see MATAMATA;

MAIMOA; TILOTILO.

VA'AVA'AI PONA, v.i. to look for fault. syn.

TILOTILO MASAE. see FAI PONA.

V_APIAPI, adj. narrow, of a space between two

things. ant. VATELE, see LAUITIITI.

VA'ATOFU, n. submarine. syn. vaamaulu.

VAE, n. foot or leg. lona vae. see AAO.

VAE ANE, v.i. to divide off. an expression used when answering a question in a respectful manner,

or in apology when about to say something

which might be offensive. syn. VAE ATU.

VAE ATU see VAE ANE.

VAEA, n. hero that is a legend in Samoa.

VAEGA, n. a part a division, a portion; a group lo

matou vaega; our group, the portion

which he divided or apportioned, the group he leads.

VAELUA, v.t. to divide in two. also VAETOLU;

VAEFA. etc. see VAEVAE; VAEGA.

VAEVAE, v.t. to divide, to divide in parts, to cut up. (into three or more parts) see VAVAE; VAEGA.

VAEPI'O, n. a crooked leg. lona vaepio.

VAEPI'O, adj. possessing a crooked or deformed leg.

VAI, n. 1. water 2. medicine 3. any liquid. lona vai.

VAIASO, n. a week o le vaiaso o le koneferenisi, the week of the conference.

VAIASO A SAU, n. next week syn. VAIASO LEA.

VAIASO UA TEA, n. 1. last week, VAIASO TALU AI; VAIASO UA MAVAE.

VAILA'AU, n. 1. medicine see FUALAAU 2. liquid chemicals of any kind,liquid products of herbs.

VAI LEPA, n. a pond, stagnant water. see VAI

TULOTO.

VAI MILI, n. liniment, salve.

VAI PUNA, n. spring water, o le vaipuna o le nuu see PUNAVAI.

VAIT_, n. a word used in telling time, as ua ta le vait_ o le sefulu ma le sefulu tasi, it is half past ten (va-i-ta, the space between strikes)

VAITAIMI, n. 1. a period of time, a space of time 2. a o le vaitaimi o Atamu.

VAITAFE, n. a river, a creek o le vaitafe o le nuu.

VAI TULOTO, n. a lake.

VAITUSI, n. ink. lana vaitusi.

VAIVAI, adj. 1. to be weak, to be tired 2. easily

broken, weak, as a stick. 3. to be dying.

VAIVAI, adj. 1. soft 2. loose, as a rope. see MALU; MALO.

VAIVAI, n. a puddle of water, o vaivai o le auala.

VAO, n. 1. bush, weeds, grass, vegetation 2. a forest,

A wilderness o le vao o le itu i uta. see

MUTIA.

VA'O, v. casual term, less polite for `eat'.

VAOGAT_, adj. disobedient. see FAALOGOGATA.

VAOMATUA, n. a forest, the deep forest. o le

vaomatua o le motu.

VA FEAGAI, n. one's relationship with another, a close, personal relationship, an

association (of people)_ lo tatou va

feagai.

VA FEALOAI, n. a respectful relationship, as

between individuals associated in business,

between organisations, between nations, etc.

lo latou va fealoai.

VAGAN_, conj. except, unless. see SEI ILOGA.

VALA'AU, v.t. 1/ to call, to summon, to shout. pass valaaulia.

VALA'AULIA, n. an invitation. lana valaaulia, which

he gave. lona valaulia which he received,

those who are invited.

VALA - siapo.

VALAVALA, adj. to be wide apart, to be widely

spaced (nofo valavala, to live away from

your family etc.) to be so thin that you can

see through (of cloth).

VALEA, adj. foolishly, needlessly, without good cause, vainly.

VALE, n. a fool, an imbecile.

VALEA, adj. ignorant, stupid. pl. valea, valelea.

VALI, v.t. to paint, to stain. pass valia.

VALI, n. paint. lana vali.

VALOAGA, n. a prediction a prophecy lona valoaga. syn. PEROFETAGA. see VAVALO.

VALU, adj. eight.

VALU, v.t. 1. to scratch. pl. valu pass. valusia, redup valuvalu 2. to scrape, as taro, to scrape out,

as coconuts. pl. valu pass valua.

VALUAP_, n. night, late night.

VALUSEFULU, adj. eighty.

VANE, v.t. to dig out.

VANIMONIMO, n. the distant sky, the firmament.

VANU, n. a valley, a ravine, a chasm, a canyon. o le

vanu o le oti.

VASA, n. 1. the ocean 2. a specific ocean, as o le vasa Pasefika. see SAMI; MOANA.

VASALOLOA, n. the deep wide ocean.

VASE, v.t. to rule lines.

VASE, n. a ruler, lana vase. syn. LULA.

VASEGA, n. a class (in school, etc.) lana vasega.

VATEATEA, adj. to be wide, spacious.

VATELE, adj. wide (in distance between things) wide

apart see VATEATEA; VAAPIAPI; VALAVALA; LAUTELE.

VAVAE, v.t. to divide, to separate, to cut off, to divide off. (into two parts) pass. vaea see VAEVAE; VAVAEESEINA.

VAVAE, n. 1. cotton, kapok 2. the kapok tree 3. a

lamp wick, a gass mantle. lana vavae.

VAVAE'ESEINA, v.t. to cut off, to cut off from the presence of, separated from. see VAVAE.

VAVAO, v.t. to forbid, to prohibit, to curfew. pass vaoia, vaosia. ant. FAATAGA see FAASA.

VAVAO - noisy.

VAVALALATA, adj. to be near together closely

spaced.

VAVAMAMAO, adj. to be far apart, widely spaced.

VAVALO, v.t. to prophesy, to predict. pass valoia,

syn. PEROFETA. see VALOAGA.

VAVE, adj. quick pl. vavave.

VAVE, v.i. to be quick. pl. vavave.

VAVE, adv. quickly. see FAAVAVE; LISE;

TAALISE; TOPE; FAANATINATI.

VAVEAO, n. early morning before sunrise. o

vaveao uma o le vaiaso. syn. TAEAO PO.

VAVEGA, n. a miracle. lna vavega.

VE'A, n. bird (banded rail)

VELA, v.i. to be cooked, of food. see FAAVELA.

VELE, v.t. pull up, as weeds, to weed pass velea. pl. vevele.

VELI, n. veil. O le veli a le teine faaipoipo. The bride's veil.

VELO, v.t. to cast a dart or spear pass. velosia redup. velovelo.

VELOVETA, a. velvet. O le ofu veloveta. a velvet

dress.

VETE, v.t. to ransack, to take spoil, to take booty pass. vetea.

VEVE, n. leaves for covering oven adj. looking scuffy (of hair).

VEVELA, adj. hot, of the sun, food, fire, climate etc. see AASA.

VEVESI, v.i. (plural) to be disturbed, to be excited, to be inconfusion, to be in disorder.

VI - name of a fruit.

VI'I, n. praise in a form of a song.

VIIGA, n. 1. praise 2. a hymn lona viiga.

VILI, v.t. to wind. to bore, a hole, pl. vili pass. vilia.

v.t. to telephone.

VILI, n. a drill.

VILITA'I, v.i. to desire earnestly, to persevere. redup. vilivilitai.

VINA - to urge on those at work.

VINE, n. grapes, a grapevine. lana vine.

VIVII, v.i. to praise pass viia redup. viivii see FAAVIIVII.

VIVINI - to crow.