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Common Words - Chief's Language

`Ai - (eat) taumafa, tausami, tali le sua, taute

`Ata - soisoi (laugh)

`Ava - agatonu (kava)

Ava a le tamaloa - (man's beard) soesa

Ala mai - (wake up) malei fua mai

Alafau, mata, taliga isu, gutu - (face) fofoga

Ita - (angry) toatamai

Ie toga - (fine mats) malo

Ofu - (clothes)laei

Oti - (die) ua tuua le malo, maliu

`Oti o le lauulu - cut the hair, faafuga le lauao

Ulu - (head) ao

Umu - (oven) suavai

Faausi - momoe ma le tae or momoe ma le usi

Fafano - (wash hands) tatafi

Fale e gasese ai meaai - (kitchen) tunoa or paito

Fale o le alii - (chief's house) maota

Fale o le faifeau - (pastor's house) maota o le faafeagaiga

Fale o le tulafale - (orator's house) laoa

Fale mo tagata mamai - (hospital) maota o gasegase

Falesa - (church) malumalu

Fale moe - (sleeping house) fale tofa

Fale puipui - (jail) to'ese

Fana - (gun) laau malosi

Fanau mai - (give birth) faaolatia le maitaga, soifua mai

Fu'e le umu - uncover the oven, susue le suavai

Lauulu - (hair) lauao

Lima, vae - aao

Ma'i - (sick) faatafa gasegase, (uagagau) applies to the person speaking

Manava - (stomach) laualo

Maona - (satisfied) laulelei

Matua - (parents) tua'a

Moa - (chicken) taa i le paepae (taapaepae)

Moe - (sleep) tofa

Naifi - (knife) agaese, `o'e

Nuu - alalafaga, afioaga

Nofo i lalo - (sit down) alaala i lalo

Nofoaga - alalafaga, nuu

Povi - manu papalagi or ta'iola

Puaa ola - (live pig) mea i tuaolo

Puaa vela - (cooked pig) manufata

Sai puaa - (pig sty) lo'ilo'i

Sau - (come) susu maia, afio maia, tala mai aao

Siva - (dance) saasaa, sausaunoa

Taaloga - (sports) faaga tama

Taele - (bath) faamalu, auau

Taulelea - (young men of the village) aumaga, malosi o le nuu

Tautala - (speak) saunoa, fetalai, tulei saunoa, malele, tanoa

Taupou - (chief's daughter) sa'oao, `auga faapae (only after bwing titled)

Tagi - (cry) tutulu

Talo - (taro) fuauli

Tamaitai - (women) aualuma - orator's daughter, sa'oao - chief's daughter

Ti o le taeao - malu o le taeao

To'i - (axe) matau, faaolafanua

Tuiga - lauao

Vaa - (boat) sa

Vaai - (see, watch) tagai, silasila, maimoa

FAITAUGA O MEA TAUMAFA

 

  1. FAITAUGA O TALO
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  3. FAITAUGA O ULU MATA
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  5. FAITAUGA O NIU
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  7. FAITAUGA O AUFA棚
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  9. FAITAUGA O MEA AI MAI LE SAMI
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  11. FAITAUGA O I但
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  13. FAITAUGA O AFI
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  15. FAITAUGA O PA但 MA ULA

 

 

Faitauga o Talo

 

1 talo = tasigamata

3 talo = tolugamata

10 talo = matagafulu

20 talo = matalua

100 talo = mataselau

taloveal = fuauli

 

 

Faitauga o Ulu Mata

 

1 ulu = tasigafua

2 ulu = luagafua

10 ulu = fuagafulu

20 ulu = fualua

100 ulu = fuaselau

 

 

Faitauga o Miu (Oa)

 

1 niu = tasigaoa

2 niu = luagaoa

10 niu = oagafulu

20 niu = seaea

30 niu = seaea ma le oagafulu

40 niu = lua seaea

50 niu = lua seaea ma le oagafulu

60 niu = tolu seaea

Upu faaaloalo mo le niu = vailolo

 

 

Faitauga o Aufa段

 

1 aufa段 = tasigaau

2 aufa段 = luagaau

10 aufa段 = autasi

20 aufa段 = aulua

100 aufa段 = atolili

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