Entries from Pratt 1911 in Pollex-Online
Pratt, G. (1911). Pratt's Grammar & Dictionary of the Samoan Language. Apia, Western Samoa, Malua Printing Press.
Language | Item | Description |
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Samoan | Tooga | A grove, a plantation (always compounded with the name of the trees of which it consists). |
Samoan | ValaŹau | To call to; to invite, as passers by to come and partake of food Phonologically Irregular |
Samoan | La/lau | To speak, to make a speech |
Samoan | Taapena/pena | To carry off load by load |
Samoan | Taulaaitu | A priest of the *aitu*; a doctor, who worked by charms. |
Samoan | Taaula/ga | A sacred offering |
Samoan | Tau/laga | To endeavour to raise, as a swamped canoe, or a conquered party |
Samoan | 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). |
Samoan | Vaai/palolo | Wet season, beginning September-October |