Samoan entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.WAI-WAI Vaaivai Weak (of the body); easily broken, as a stick of wood. Weak (of people or things); soft; tired; timid, faint-hearted; light, pale (of colours); faint (of sounds). (Prt)
NP.PALOLO.B Vaai/palolo Wet season, beginning September-October (Prt)
SO.PEQE-SI.A2 Peesi-a Rage (of epidemic, storm) (Prt)
SO.PEQE-SI.A2 Pesi Come with forcce (as a storm, an epidemic) (Prt)
NP.PEQE-SI.A3 Pei Break coconuts. Crack (nuts) (Mnr). (Prt)
SO.PEQE-SI.A2 Peesi (pass. peesi/a, freq. pe/pesi) Strike with great violence, rage (of epidemic or storm). (Mnr)
SO.TELE.3A Te/tele, tele/ʔaʔi Walk briskly or quickly, hurry (Mnr)
PN.ALA-FIA Alafia To be able to head for (of canoe or boat sailing); to be able to get at (a tree, to cut it down)... Uncertain Semantic Connection (Prt)
PN.KAPA.1 Apa Coitus Problematic (Prt)
PN.KAPA.1 Lee/ʔapa (lit.) Not reach to; to have no more right in. (Prt)
OC.KAPA-KAPA.A ʔApa (of bird's wing, turtle flipper, etc.) Beat, lash (Mnr)

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