An Introduction to Samoan Custom
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lafo, a cane plant
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lagi, Heaven
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lagi, death ceremony
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lapalapa, coconut leaf midrib
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lau, sections of thatch
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lau, a method of fishing
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lauao, hair portion of head-dress
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laufao, wild banana
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laui'a, fish plaited in coconut leaf
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lau'ie, variety of pandanus
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laulau, table, base of head-dress
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laulautasi, a form of food presentation
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laumei, turtle
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lautalotalo, a plant
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lavalava, waist cloth
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lave, sticks of head-dress
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leoleo, policeman
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Letufuga, a family that practised mummification
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loloifa'i, bananas cooked with coconut cream
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loloitalo, sliced taro cooked with coconut cream
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lomilomi, massage
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lopa, a tree
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lotu, church (the institution)