Entries from Milner 1966 in Pollex-Online
Milner, G. B. (1966). Samoan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samoan | Aasaga | Ford or fording place |
| Samoan | Analei/laa | Earlier today, a while ago (referring to the present day) |
| Samoan | ʔAalisi | Cricket, cicada |
| Samoan | Alelo | Uvula, Adam's apple (offensive word) |
| Samoan | ʔAua | Not, do not; don't! |
| Samoan | Aava | Respect, honour (n,v) |
| Samoan | ʔEne(ʔene) | Tickle |
| Samoan | Faigoofie | Easy, simple |
| Samoan | Faaloo | Stretch [body], reach (for); tug, pull |
| Samoan | Faagogo, faagono | Tale Phonologically Irregular |
| Samoan | Fanaiʔo | (Sterculia sp.) |
| Samoan | Faagogo, fagono | Tale |
| Samoan | Aga/a/nuʔu | Custom (s) |
| Samoan | Fasi | Beat (child etc.), kill (an animal), slaughter |
| Samoan | Fau | Hibiscus sp.; (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Whr) |
| Samoan | Fauui | A small tree (Grewia sp.). (Grewia crenata) (Whr). |
| Samoan | Fiitaa | Products of one's work (food, goods, etc.) |
| Samoan | Fiitaa | Difficult; strenuous, exacting |
| Samoan | Foo/maʔi | Doctor, assistant medical practitioner |
| Samoan | Na/i | (Often preceded by ni) Several; some, a few. Problematic |
| Samoan | Nonu fiʔafiʔa | Malay apple (Eugenia sp.) Problematic |
| Samoan | ʔAaile | First stage of the coconut (before the mosui stage). A cocoa-nut just formed (Prt). |
| Samoan | ʔA/ʔalu | Thick |
| Samoan | ʔAu | Stalk; shaft, axle; handle; weapons |
| Samoan | ʔOu/oʔu | First person singular exclusive conjunct verbal pronoun (pre-basic) |
| Samoan | Natu | Pointed stick (rubbed to and fro on a piece of soft wood to make fire by the 'fire-plough' method) |
| Samoan | ʔAve | Tentacle |
| Samoan | ʔE/e | Second person singular preposed pronoun |
| Samoan | ʔEli | Dig v; dig up, harvest; mine |
| Samoan | ʔIeʔie | Working clothes, old clothes; piece of cloth, rag |
| Samoan | Ta | 1 sg. inc. affective, conjunct verbal pronoun denoting selb-abasement, together with appeal for sympathy, love or help |
| Samoan | O/ʔu, aa/ʔu | First person singular possessive predicate. My, mine |
| Samoan | Aaʔega | Group of people returning at the same time |
| Samoan | Laaina | Be exposed to the sun; be weakened, starved; |
| Samoan | La/lagi | Place (esp.) banana or breadfruit leaves on hot stones to make them more supple (and therefore easier to use as wrapping material) |
| Samoan | Maʔomaʔo | Samoan honeyeater (Gymnomyza samoensis) |
| Samoan | Lilo | Be lost to view; concealed from understanding. Hidden, concealed, secret (Prt). |
| Samoan | Meo | Disappointed; disappointment |
| Samoan | Lue | Shake; rock; nod (in falling asleep) |
| Samoan | Maloaa | Noisy, noise Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Samoan | Mataʔitaliga | Hammer-head shark (Sphyrna sp.) |
| Samoan | Taʔale | Soft kernel of unripe coconut |
| Samoan | Mita/ʔi | Boast (of), show off |
| Samoan | Mi/mita | Proud, conceited |
| Samoan | Na/ia | Third person singular conjunct verbal pronoun (pre-basic) |
| Samoan | Ootai | Kind of food made with coconut meat and molasses |
| Samoan | Oti | Die |
| Samoan | Paʔi/vale/a | Get hurt accidentally Problematic |
| Samoan | Paʔia | Be (accidentally) touched |
| Samoan | Fai | Have, get [sleep, a meal] |
