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A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary

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  • Labour, n. and v. [le-bur] galuega mamafa.

  • Labourer, n. [le-bûr-â] ʻo le fai galuega.

  • Lack, v. [lak] mativa, leʻi ʻatoa.

  • Lad, n. tama.

  • Ladder, n. [lad-dâ] apefaʻi.

  • Lade, v. [led] a boat, laʻu le uta.

  • Lady, n. [le-di] tamaʻtaʻi.

  • Lag, v. [lag] faʻagesegese.

  • Lagoon, n. [la-gun] aloalo.

  • Lamb, n. [lam] tamaʻi mamoe.

  • Lament, v. aue.

  • Lamp, n. lamepa.

  • Land, n. fanua.

  • Land, v. tuuta, tuta.

  • Landing-place, n. [land-ig-ples] tuutaga.

  • Landslip, n. solo.

  • Language, n. [lan-guej] gagana.

  • Languish, v. faʻavaivai, fuʻaiva.

  • Languor, n. [lân-gua] tino gagase.

  • Lap, v. etoeto.

  • Larboard, n. [la-boad] i ama.

  • Lard, n. [lad] gaʻo.

  • Large, soan. [laj] latele.

  • Larynx, n. [la-rinks] faʻai.

  • Lascivious, soan. [las-siv-ius] mataitu.

  • Lash, v. sasa; to fasten, fusifusi.

  • Lass, n. teine.

  • Lassitude, n. [las-si-tiud] tino gagase.

  • Last, soav. tupito.

  • Lasting, soan. anagata, tumau.

  • Last-night, soav. [last-nait] anapo.

  • Latch, n. [latsh] faʻamau.

  • Late, soav. [let] tuai; in the day, ʻua po.

  • Laud, v. [load] viviʻi.

  • Laugh, v. [laf] ʻataʻata; chiefs, soisoi.

  • Launch, v. [lansh] toso le vaʻa.

  • Laundress, n. [lan-dres] taʻofu.

  • Law, n. [loa] tulafono.

  • Lawful, soan. [loa-ful] taga, le ta.

  • Lawless, soan. [loa-les] le taupulea.

  • Law-maker, n. [loa-me-ka] faipule.

  • Lay, v. [le] tuʻu.

  • Lay-waste, v. [le-uest] faʻatafuna.

  • Lazy, soan. [le-se] paie.

  • Lead, n. [led] pulu.

  • Lead, v. a. [lid] taʻitaʻi.

  • Lead, v. n. [lid] muamua.

  • Leader, n. [lid-â] taʻimua.

  • Leaf, n. [lif] lau.

  • League, n. [lig] feagaiga.

  • Leak, v. [lik] mama; of a house, tutulu.

  • Lean, v. [liin] lagolago.

  • Lean, soan. [lun] tinovale; animals, paʻe, iviivia.

  • Leap, v. [lip] ʻoso.

  • Learn, v. [lirn] aʻoaʻo.

  • Least, soav. [list] ʻaupito itiiti.

  • Leather, n. [le-thâ] paʻu mauu.

  • Leave, n. [liv] tuʻu faitalia.

  • Leave, v. [liv] tuʻu.

  • Leave off! [liv oaf] soia!

  • Leaven, n. [lev-en] faʻafefete.

  • Leavings, n. pl. [liv-ings] toe mea.

  • Lecherous, soan. [lech-e-rus] faʻamataitu.

  • Leer, v. [lia] faʻasiʻula [ona vaai].

  • Lees, n. [lis] ʻalu.

  • Left, soan. side, tauagavale.

  • Left, v. t. t. behind, tuʻua.

  • Left-handed, soan. tauagavale.

  • Leg, n. vae; chief's, ʻaʻuo.

  • Legend, n. [le-jend] tala a le vavau.

  • Legislator, n. [leg-jis-le-toa] faipule.

  • Leisure, n. [leʻ-shua] paganoa, nofo ʻaunoa.

  • Leisurely, soan. [leʻ-shua-li] faifaimalie.

  • Lend, v. avatu e toe ʻaumai.

  • Length, n. ʻumi.

  • Lengthen, v. things, faʻaʻumi; time, faʻalevaleva.

  • Lenity, n. [len-iti] agamalu.

  • Leper, n. [lepʻ-â] lepela.

  • Less, soav. [les] e itiiti lenei i leua.

  • Lessen, v. faʻaitiiti.

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  • Lesson, n. o le mataʻupu e aʻoaʻo ai.

  • Lest, ina neʻi.

  • Let, v. allow, tuʻu; hinder, faʻalavelave.

  • Letter, n. [let-tâ] mataʻi-tusi; tusi.

  • Level, soan. [lev-el] laugatasi.

  • Level, v. [lev-el] faʻalaugatasi.

  • Lever, n. [li-vâ] uaua, taumea.

  • Levity, n. [lev-iti] tato.

  • Lewd, soan. [liud] faʻamataitu.

  • Liar, n. [laiâ] ʻo le tala pepelo.

  • Liberal, soan. [lib-i-tal] matamau.

  • Liberty, n. [lib-â-ti] saʻolotoga; tuʻu-faitalia.

  • Libidinous, soan. [li-bid-i-nus] faʻamataitu.

  • Lice, n. pl. [lais] ʻutu.

  • License, n. [lai-sens] tuʻu-faitalia; laiseni.

  • Lick, v. [lik] etoeto.

  • Lid, n. ufi.

  • Lie, n. [lai] tala pepelo.

  • Lie, v. [lai] down, taʻoto.

  • Lie in wait, v. [lai in uet] lamalama.

  • Life, n. [laif] olaga, ola; chief's, soifua.

  • Lift, v. siʻi.

  • Light, n. [lait] malamalama.

  • Light, soan. [lait] mama.

  • Light, v. a. [lait] faʻamamasagia (make light).

  • Light-headed, soan. [lait-hed-ed] valea, fasa.

  • Lightning, n. [lait-ning] uila.

  • Like, soan. [laik] pei, faʻapei, tusa.

  • Like, v. [laik] manaʻo; fiafia i.

  • Liken, v. [laik-en] faʻatusa.

  • Likeness, n. [laik-nes] foliga.

  • Limbo, n. fafa.

  • Lime, n. [laim] panisina; bird-lime, pulu.

  • Lime, n. [laim] tree, tipolo.

  • Limit, n. tuaʻoi; le mea e gata mai ai.

  • Limp, v. setusetu.

  • Limpid, soan. manino.

  • Line, n. [lain] fishing. taʻa, afo.

  • Line, v. a. [lain] basket, &c., afei.

  • Lineage, n. [lin-i-ej] gafa.

  • Linen, n. and soan. lino.

  • Linger, v. [lin-gâ] faʻatuai.

  • Liniment, n. vai-mili.

  • Lion, n. [lai-on] leona.

  • Lip, n. laugutu; lau.

  • Liquefy, v. n. [li-kui-fai] liu suavai.

  • Liquid, n. [li-kuid] faʻasuavai.

  • Lisp, v. nanu.

  • Listen, v. faʻalogologo; to chiefs, faʻafofoga.

  • Litter, n. [lit-tâ] toloaʻi.

  • Little, soan. and soav. [lit-tl] itiiti.

  • Live, v. [liv] ola; chief's, soifua.

  • Liver, n. [liv-â] ate, finagalo.

  • Lizard, n. [liz-ad] pili; moʻo.

  • Lo! faʻauta.

  • Load, n. [lol] amoga; carried on the back, avega.

  • Load, v. [lod] a gun, utu; a boat, faʻacʻe le uta.

  • Loaf, n. [lof] potoi.

  • Loathe, v. [loth] ʻinoʻino.

  • Lock, n. [lok] of hair, sope, fuafuati lauulu; of a door, &c., loka.

  • Lodge, v. a. [loj] api.

  • Lofty, soan. [lof-ti] maualuga.

  • Log, n. oga-laʻau.

  • Loins, n. pl. sulugatiti, tauʻupu.

  • Loin-cloth, n. [loiu-kloath] lavalava.

  • Loiter, v. [loi-tâ] tafatafao.

  • Lonely, soav. [lon-li] ausage.

  • Long, soan. umi, loloa; time, leva

  • Long, v. naunau, tinou.

  • Long-suffering, soan. onosaʻi.

  • Look, v. [luk] vaʻai; to look into, suʻesuʻe iloilo.

  • Look! [luk] faʻauta; to chiefs, silasila.

  • Looking-glass, n. [luk-ig-glas] faʻaata.

  • Loose, v. [lus] tatala.

  • Loosen, v. [lus-en] faʻamatagataga faʻaoʻo.

  • Looseness, n. [lus-nes] matalatala; diarrhœa, manava tata.

  • Loop, n. and v. [lup] faʻalave.

  • Lop, v, ta, sala.

  • Loquacious, soan. [lo-kue-shi-us] tautala soʻo.

  • Lord, n. [load] aliʻi.

  • Lord, v. [load] pule faʻamaualuga.

  • Lose, v. [lus] le iloa; t. t. lost.

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  • Lost, soan. persons, sese.

  • Loud, soan. [laud] leo tele; taʻalili.

  • Love, v. and n. [luv] alofa.

  • Lounge, v. faʻapaie.

  • Louse, n. [laus'] ʻutu.

  • Low, soan. [lo] maulalo; not loud, leo itiiti.

  • Lower, v. [lo-â] tuʻutuʻu ifo.

  • Lower, v. n. [lau-â] faʻamalumalu ifo.

  • Lowly, soan. [lo-li] faʻamaulalo.

  • Low-water, n. [lo-ua-tâ] tai masa.

  • Lucid, soan. [lu-sid] pupula.

  • Lucky, soan. [luk-ki] manuia manu.

  • Luff, v. malaga.

  • Lug, v. toso.

  • Lukewarm, soan. [luk-woam] faʻale ogalna.

  • Lull, v. a. faʻamoe.

  • Lu[gap — reason: unclear]l, v. wind, moe.

  • Luminous, soan. [lu-mi-nus] pupula

  • Lunatic, n. [lu-na-tik] valc.

  • Lunatic, v. [lu-na-tik] valea, fasa.

  • Lungs, n. pl. mama.

  • Lure, v. [liuâ] mailei.

  • Lurk, v. lamalama, lafi.

  • Lust, n. tuʻinanan.

  • Luxation, n. [luks-e-shon] seʻe le ivi.

  • Luxuriant, soan. uluola, tauluulu ola.