Samoan entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.FIA-INU Fiainu Thirst; to thirst (Prt)
PN.TAU-SOA Tausoa A burden carried on a stick by two; to carry a burden between two persons (Prt)
PN.TAU-TASA Tautasi To be one, alone, as the egg of a pigeon or an only child (Prt)
NP.SE.1 Se Indefinite article (used mainly in questions and negative statements): A, an, one, any (Mnr)
SO.MALIGA Maaliga/liga The temples (Prt)
PN.QALU.C Alu To go (Prt)
NP.ALEALE.C Aleale Young coconut in which the kernel is just beginning to form (Prt)
NP.KAU-QAMO Auamo To carry a dead chief about on a bier Uncertain Semantic Connection (Prt)
PN.LAU-MANU Laumanu/ina To have praise or blame shouted after one Uncertain Semantic Connection (Prt)
PN.LAU-MANU Laumanu/ʔia Be discussed, talked about Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mnr)
CE.RAU-KAWA Lauʔava Food eaten on the burial of a chief (Prt)
NP.WELO.2 Velo Afterdeck of a bonito-canoe (Prt)
CP.TUKU.A Tuʔu/tuʔu ifo To let down (Prt)
CP.TUKU.A Tuʔu To cut down (Prt)
CP.TUKU.A Tuʔu/tuʔu To lower; a style of fishing (Mnr)
PN.TUKU.C Tuʔu Leave, give up, let go, let have; give, grant, hand (over) (Mnr)
PN.TAPA.1B Tapa One of the white borders of a *siapo* (Prt)
NP.TAPA-TAI Tapatai Seaward (Prt)
PN.GOSE Gose A cat Uncertain Semantic Connection (Prt)
PN.SUA.4 Sua To tack a ship (Prt)
PN.POO.1B Poo Day (of 24 hours, i.e. unit of time reckoning...) (Mnr)
PN.TAU-.14 Taau/tolu Three hanging together, as a cluster of three oranges, or three wives, etc. (Prt)
PN.TUQA-A-MATA Tuaamata Eyelid. Eyebrow (Mnr). Upper eyelid (McP). (Prt)
NP.SUKI.B Suʔi/suʔia Stabbing pain in foot (Prt)
MP.SUKI.A Suʔi The stem of a cocoa-nut leaflet used as a fork (Prt)
MP.SUKI.A Suʔi To thread on a string, as beads; to twist sugar-cane leaf on to a reed, as in making thatch; to do needlework Uncertain Semantic Connection (Prt)
NP.TAA.1E Taa To wash clothes by beating (Prt)
PN.FAKA-RUA.1 Faʔalua Twice; be done twice (Mnr)
PN.FAKA-RUA.1 Faʔalua/ina Be doubled (Mnr)
PN.FAI-QAHAWANA Faiaavaa Marry (said of a man only); (man) living with his wife's kin (Mnr)
PN.SIKI.1E Siʔi To take oneself off in a grudge (Prt)
PN.NANU.A Nanu Stammer, pronounce wrongly (Prt)
PN.NANU.A Nani Talk indistinctly Phonologically Irregular (Prt)
NP.TAE.2A Tae Pick up, gather (Prt)
SO.KI-NEI ʔInei Here (Mnr)
SO.KI-NAA ʔInaa There (Mnr)
PN.SEKE.1A Seʔe/seʔe To drag oneself along sitting on the ground (Prt)
PN.SEKE.1A Se/seʔe To slide along sitting; to glide on the waves (Prt)
PN.KA-KAU.2 ʔAʔau Wooden handles (of fish- or birdnet) (Mnr)
PN.E.1B E Particle placed before numerals and certain other words referring to things which can be counted (Mnr)
PN.QUHI.3 Ui/ga An explanation; the meaning of anything (Prt)
SO.QEPU Epu-a To stir about, to stir up (as water); to stir round, as arrowroot in preparing it (Prt)
PN.MA-LEPE Malepe To be broken, come to pieces (of things which are put together or made, such as boats, boxes, houses). (Prt)
PN.TAU-TAMA Tautama/a To suckle (a Manu'a word for *faailele*). (Of woman) be excused from social duties owing to having an infant to care for (Mnr). (Prt)
PN.TAU-TONU Tautonu To come right, to come direct to a party. Score a hit, hit the target (Mnr). (Prt)
XW.FAI-TALIHA Faitalia Will, choice; to do as one chooses (Prt)
PN.SOIFUA Soifua Life, to live (of chiefs). Health (po.) (Mnr). (Prt)
NP.ALOA Aloa Interjection of joyful surprise (Oi aloā, 'a 'e sau!) (Prt)
NP.ALOA Aloa-ina To be treated with respect (Prt)
PN.LAAKEI Laʔei To wear a train; to dress for a review of troops; *ti* leaves tied to a stone to attract cuttlefish. (Prt)

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