Samoan entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.KAWA-KAWA | ʔAvaʔava/aitu, ʔavaʔava/tua | Species of pepper (Piper insectifugum, latifolium, puberulum) | (Prt) |
| CP.TONO.2 | Togo | Creeping herb (Centella sp.); (Geophila repens) (Whr) Phonologically Irregular | (Mnr) |
| CP.WILI.1B | Vili(vili) | (Gyrocarpus americanus) | (Whr) |
| OC.IFI.2 | Ifi/lele | Large timber tree (Intsia sp.) | (Mnr) |
| MP.KIE.A | ʔIe | Kind of pandanus, the leaf of which is used for weaving fine mats | (Mnr) |
| EO.MANA-UI | Manaui | The name of a tree | (Prt) |
| PN.QAA-.2 | (ʔ)Aa- | Future prefix | (???) |
| PN.QAA-MURI | ʔAamulii | After death, in the last days | (Mnr) |
| SO.QAA-TAEAO | ʔAataeao | Tomorrow morning; in the morning (with reference to the future) | (Mnr) |
| PN.QII.1 | Ii | Feel empty, of stomach | (Prt) |
| PN.QUHI.2 | Ui/a | Go along, tread upon, go by way of, follow a road to | (Prt) |
| PN.FAKA-QILO | Faʔailo | To make known, to show | (Prt) |
| PN.QILO-GA | Iloga | Sign, distinguishing mark; be marked, distinguished | (Mnr) |
| PN.FAKA-QILO-GA | Faʔailoga | A sign, a mark; to mark, to distinguish | (Prt) |
| PN.FIA-KAI | Fia ʔai | Be hungry; hunger | (Mnr) |
| PN.MAGEHO.B | Magisu | Samoan nettle (Fleurya interrupta) Phonologically Irregular | (Phm) |
| PN.PALE.1B | Pale/pale | To hold up | (Prt) |
| PN.PALE-PALE | Palepale | A shelf made of sticks | (Prt) |
| PN.PALE-TUQA | Paaletua | A stick for the steersman to lean against | (Prt) |
| PN.HEKE-GA | ʔEʔega | Anything used to help a swimmer, as a lifebelt; a number of snakes all coiled together | (Prt) |
| PN.MA-TALA.B | Matala | (Of the mind) be sharp, keen | (Mnr) |
| PN.FAKA-MAWEUWEU | Faʔamaaveʔuveʔu | To ruffle | (Mnr) |
| PN.FE-TOKAKI | Fetooaʔi | Hesitant, irresolute; at cross-purposes, at loggerheads | (Mnr) |
| PN.FOLE | Fole | Mollusc (Pinna sp.) | (Mnr) |
| AN.PITO.1 | Pute | The navel Phonologically Irregular | (Prt) |
| OC.TA-FOLA.1 | Tafola | Spread out (plural) | (Mnr) |
| PN.TAFOLA.2 | Tafola | Shallow water (esp. over a sand bar) | (Mnr) |
| MP.MATA-WAI | Mataavai | A spring, a fountain | (Prt) |
| PN.LOO-LOO | Loo/loo | To be wet, as the clothes | (Prt) |
| PN.MAGAA | Maga | Fish sp. (Jordan & Seale 1906) | (???) |
| NP.SAWANE | Savane | Name given to a fish of genus Lutjanus when about 1 ft. long | (Mnr) |
| NP.SUGALE | Sugale | Wrasse (generic) | (Mnr) |
| NP.KANA-KANA-QA-LAGI | ʔAnaʔanaalagi | Adult grey mullet when found in fresh water | (Mnr) |
| OC.KULAPO | Ulapo | Lighter-coloure parrotfish (Scarus spp.) when about 6 inches long | (Mnr) |
| PN.KUMIKUMI-A | ʔUmiʔumia | Fish (Polydactylus sp.) | (Mnr) |
| PN.MAMANU | Mamanu | Reddish-brown species of Scarus (parrotfish) when about 1 1/2 - 2 ft. long | (Mnr) |
| PN.MATA-QELE | Mataʔele | Fish (Epinephelus sp.) | (Mnr) |
| PN.MATA-QELE | Mataʔele/ʔele | Fish of genus Lethrinus when about 1 ft. long | (Mnr) |
| NP.PULA.3 | Pula | Fish (Pempheris sp.) | (Mnr) |
| PN.QUME-LEI | Umelei | Name given to ume (Naso spp.) when about 6 inches long | (Mnr) |
| OC.TAKUA.1 | Taʔuo | Kind of large bonito caught by trawling from cutters | (Mnr) |
| PN.PATI.1 | Pati | To clap hands; to smite the hands together, a sign of grief on receiving bad news; also in wonder and joy | (Prt) |
| CC.SAKE.2 | Saaʔee | A naked dance | (Prt) |
| FJ.SAKE.1 | Sakee | A martial dance of Uvean origin introduced into Samoa in the early nineteenth century (Macpherson) Borrowed | (???) |
| SO.TEQE-AI | Leai | No, not. Be lacking, absent; be none (Mnr). | (Prt) |
| PN.AI.2 | Iai | Be (with reference to location), be placed, be situated; be present; be available; have | (Mnr) |
| PN.FAKA-NOFO | Faʔanofo | Appoint, install (a matai, pastor etc.) in an office or appointment | (Mnr) |
| SO.PAU.1B | Pau | Be limited, restricted to | (Mnr) |
| SO.PAU.1B | Pau | To be as far as, to reach to, to be bounded by | (Prt) |
| NP.PAU.1C | Pau | End, stop; be all, be all over and done with | (Mnr) |
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