Entries from Milner 1966 in Pollex-Online
Milner, G. B. (1966). Samoan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samoan | Puʔa | Large coastal tree (Hernandia sp.); (Hernandia nymphaeifolia) (Whr) |
| Samoan | Puʔa/puʔa | Large coastal tree (Guettarda sp.) |
| Samoan | Saʔe | Heel over, overturn (of a canoe) |
| Samoan | See | Stick-insect |
| Samoan | Talafalu | Small tree or shrub (Micromelum sp.) with oil glands on its leaves which are used for medicial purposes Phonologically Irregular |
| Samoan | Talie | Tropical Almond (Terminalia spp.) |
| Samoan | Tauleʔaleʔa (pl. tauleleʔa) | Young man, youth; untitled man (as opposed to matai) |
| Samoan | Tolo (pl. fe-tolo-fi) | Crawl, swarm (said of animals found in numbers); (of animals) steal food, by moving up to it surreptitiously |
| Samoan | Tou | (Cordia aspera) |
| Samoan | Tua | Back (of man or animal) |
| Samoan | Ua | Vein, sinew, artery |
| Samoan | Valo | Edible crab (Lysiosquilla sp.) |
| Samoan | Uu (pass. uu/tia) | Hold fast, grip (like a vise); bite on, sting (of insects) |
| Samoan | Maamaalava | Tree sp. including possibly Macaranga, Sideroxylon, Buchanania |
| Samoan | Togo | Creeping herb (Centella sp.); (Geophila repens) (Whr) Phonologically Irregular |
| Samoan | Ifi/lele | Large timber tree (Intsia sp.) |
| Samoan | ʔIe | Kind of pandanus, the leaf of which is used for weaving fine mats |
| Samoan | ʔAamulii | After death, in the last days |
| Samoan | ʔAataeao | Tomorrow morning; in the morning (with reference to the future) |
| Samoan | Iloga | Sign, distinguishing mark; be marked, distinguished |
| Samoan | Fia ʔai | Be hungry; hunger |
| Samoan | Matala | (Of the mind) be sharp, keen |
| Samoan | Faʔamaaveʔuveʔu | To ruffle |
| Samoan | Fetooaʔi | Hesitant, irresolute; at cross-purposes, at loggerheads |
| Samoan | Fole | Mollusc (Pinna sp.) |
| Samoan | Tafola | Spread out (plural) |
| Samoan | Tafola | Shallow water (esp. over a sand bar) |
| Samoan | Savane | Name given to a fish of genus Lutjanus when about 1 ft. long |
| Samoan | Sugale | Wrasse (generic) |
| Samoan | ʔAnaʔanaalagi | Adult grey mullet when found in fresh water |
| Samoan | Ulapo | Lighter-coloure parrotfish (Scarus spp.) when about 6 inches long |
| Samoan | ʔUmiʔumia | Fish (Polydactylus sp.) |
| Samoan | Mamanu | Reddish-brown species of Scarus (parrotfish) when about 1 1/2 - 2 ft. long |
| Samoan | Mataʔele | Fish (Epinephelus sp.) |
| Samoan | Mataʔele/ʔele | Fish of genus Lethrinus when about 1 ft. long |
| Samoan | Pula | Fish (Pempheris sp.) |
| Samoan | Umelei | Name given to ume (Naso spp.) when about 6 inches long |
| Samoan | Taʔuo | Kind of large bonito caught by trawling from cutters |
| Samoan | Iai | Be (with reference to location), be placed, be situated; be present; be available; have |
| Samoan | Faʔanofo | Appoint, install (a matai, pastor etc.) in an office or appointment |
| Samoan | Pau | Be limited, restricted to |
| Samoan | Pau | End, stop; be all, be all over and done with |
| Samoan | Siʔusiʔu | Tail (of mammal), tail-end (e.g. of needle) |
| Samoan | Tua | Rougher, tougher side of a thing; behind, at (to) the back; beyond, outside |
| Samoan | ʔAumai | Bring, get Phonologically Irregular |
| Samoan | Ofi | Go through, get into (narrow passage or space); be room; (of animals) mate |
| Samoan | Poi | Flinch, shrink from |
| Samoan | Segi/segi | First light, break of day (po.) |
| Samoan | Segi/segi | Be wary, cautious |
| Samoan | Asa | To ford, wade through; make one’s way across (bushetc.) |
