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

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  • Pacify, v. [pas-i-fai] faʻalaulelei, faʻamolemole.

  • Pack, n. [pâk] ʻavega.

  • Pack, v. [pak] ten.

  • Packet, n. [pak-ket] taʻui.

  • Paddle, n. [pad-dl] foe.

  • Paddle, v. [pad-dl] alo. taualo.

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  • Pagan, n. [pe-gan] faapaupau.

  • Page, n. [pej] itu laupepa.

  • Pain, n. [pen] tiga.

  • Paint, n. and v. [pent] vali.

  • Pair, n. [peâ] e lua, one pair; e lua oa, two pairs, &c.; of pigs and nuts; uluga, of men and birds.

  • Palace, n. [pal-es] maota o le tupu.

  • Palanquin, n. [pa-lan-kin] fata.

  • Paling, n. [pe-ling] ai.

  • Pale, soan. [pel] sesega.

  • Palliate, v. [pal-li-et] faʻamama.

  • Palm, n. [pam] fan-palm, niu-piu; of the hand, alofilima.

  • Palpable, soan. [pal-pe-bl] tino.

  • Palpitate, v. [pal-pi-tet] sapotu-vale, polepolevale.

  • Palsy, n. [poal-si] supa.

  • Paltry, soan. [poal-tri] faʻatauvaʻa.

  • Pan, n. pani.

  • Pander, v. [pan-dâ] soa.

  • Pang, n. tiga.

  • Pant, v. gaʻegaʻe.

  • Pants, n. pl. ofu vae.

  • Pap, n. matasusu. Upu, breast.

  • Papau, n. [pa-pao] esi.

  • Paper, n. [pe-pâ] pepa.

  • Parable, n. [pâ-râ-bl] faʻataoto.

  • Parade, v. [pa-red] faʻalialia.

  • Paralytic, n. and soan. [pâ-râ-litik] supa.

  • Paramount, soan. [pâ-râ-maunt] silisili.

  • Parasol, n. faʻamalu.

  • Parcel, n. [pa-sel] taʻui, taʻuiʻui, afi.

  • Parch, v. a. [pach] paʻaʻa; faʻamu.

  • Pardon, v. faʻamagalo.

  • Pardon ME! vaeane ʻoe!

  • Pare, v. [peâ] fisi.

  • Parents, n. pl. [pa-rents] matua.

  • Parley, v. [pa-li] fai fetalaiga.

  • Paroxysm, n. [pa-roks-ism] puʻega.

  • Paroquet, n. [pa-ro-ket] sega.

  • Parry, v. [pâ-ri] tali, seu.

  • Parsimonious, soan. [pa-si-mo-nius] limavale.

  • Parson, n. [pa-son] faifeau.

  • Part, n. [put] nisi, se mea e tasi, tufaʻaga.

  • Part, n. [pat] tufatufa, tuʻu ʻeseʻese.

  • Part, v. n. [pat] faʻamavae.

  • Partake, v. [pa-tek] e maua se mea aumea.

  • Partial, soan. [pa-shi-al] faʻapito alofa.

  • Partially, soav. [pa-shi-ali] e le soʻo, e le ʻatoatoa.

  • Participate, v. [pa-ti-si-pet] ʻaumea.

  • Parting, n. [pat-ing] faʻamavaega.

  • Partition, n. [pa-ti-shon] tufatufaga.

  • Partner, n. [pat-nâ] le toʻalua.

  • Party, n. [pa-ti], e ʻau faʻatasi.

  • Pass, v. [pas] alu ane; sopo atu, alu loa.

  • Passage, n. [pas-sej] ala; boat, ava.

  • Passenger, n. [pas-sen-jâ] auoso, auʻeʻe.

  • Passing, soav. [pas-sig] silisili, matua.

  • Passion, n. [pas-shion], lotoa.

  • Past, soan. mavae atu.

  • Pastime, n. [pas-taim] faʻataʻaloga.

  • Pat, n. po.

  • Pat, soan. tatau.

  • Patch, n. [patsh] fono.

  • Pate, n. [pet] ulu.

  • Path, n. ala.

  • Patience, n. [pe-shi-ens] onosaʻi, faʻatoatoa, faʻapalepale.

  • Patriotism, n. lotonuʻu.

  • Pattern, n. faʻaaʻoaʻo.

  • Paucity, n. [poa-siti] itiiti.

  • Pave, v. [pev] tanu, fofola i maʻu.

  • Pavement, n. [pev-ment] paepae.

  • Paw, n. [poa] lima.

  • Pay, v. [pe] totogi, taui.

  • Peace, n. [piis] filemu, maninoa; ola le taua.

  • Peace! [piis] interj. faʻalologo! to chiefs, ʻaua le toia le va.

  • Peak, n. [pik] tumutumu.

  • Peal, v. [pil] taʻalili, gogolo.

  • Pearl, n. maa taua, in the eye, mualili.

  • Pebble, n. [peb-bl] ʻiliʻili.

  • Peck, v. [pek] togi.

  • Peculiar, soan. [pe-kiu-lia] faʻapito, fuʻatasi.

  • Pedigree, n. [ped-i-gri] gafa.

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  • Peel, n. [pil] paʻu.

  • Peel, v. [pil] fofoʻe fisi.

  • Peep, v. [pip] tilotilo.

  • Peerless, soan. [pea-les] e leai sona tusa.

  • Peevish, soan. [pi-vish] itagofie, tagivale.

  • Pelt, v. togi, fetogi.

  • Pen, n. fulu tusi.

  • Penalty, n. [pen-al-ti] sala.

  • Pencil, n. [pen-sil] peuitala.

  • Pendant, n. tautau.

  • Pending, soan. faʻaletonu.

  • Penetrate, v. [pen-e-tret] ʻati (when it passes quite through).

  • Penitence, n. [pen-i-tens] salamo.

  • Pensive, soan. [pen-siv] faʻanoanoa.

  • Penthouse, n. [pent-haus] faʻaseʻe.

  • Penury, n. [pen-iu-ri] mativa.

  • People, n. [pi-pl] nuʻu.

  • Peopled, soan. [pi-peld] pass. aina.

  • Peradventure, soar. atonu.

  • Perceive, v. [per-sîv] iloa.

  • Perch, v. [purch] tula.

  • Perchance, soav. [pur-chans] atonu.

  • Perdition, n. [pur-di-shon] malaia, maumau.

  • Peremptory, soan. [pur-em-tori] pule malosi.

  • Perfect, soan. [pur-fekt] ʻatoatoa, sao ona lelei.

  • Perfidious, soan. [pur-fid-ins], faʻalata.

  • Perforate, v. [pur-fo-ret] vili ia ʻati.

  • Perform, n. fai.

  • Permume, n. [pur-fium] mea manogi.

  • Perhaps, soav. atonu.

  • Perish, v. fano.

  • Perjury, n. [pur-ju-ri] tauto pepelo.

  • Permanent, soan. tumau.

  • Permit, v. tuʻu.

  • Perpetual, soan. [pur-pet-iu-al] faʻavavau.

  • Perpetuate, v. [pur-pet-iu-et] faʻatumau.

  • Perplex, v. [pur-pleks] faʻalavelave.

  • Perplexed, soan. [pur-pleks-ed] fememeaʻi.

  • Persecute, v. [pur-si-kiut] faʻasaua.

  • Persevere, v. [pur-si-viâ] fina-finau, filiga.

  • Persist, v. finafinau, tausisi.

  • Person, n. tagata.

  • Perspicuous, soan. [pur-spi-kiu-us] malamalama.

  • Perspire, v. [pur-spaia] afu.

  • Persuade, v. [pur-sued] faʻaoleole.

  • Pert, soan. [puit] alai.

  • Perturbation, n. [pur-tur-be-shon] atuatuvale.

  • Peruse, v. [pe-rius] faitau.

  • Perverse, soan. [pur-vurs] faʻapiʻopiʻo, finuavale.

  • Pervert, v. [pur-vurt] faʻaliliu ʻese.

  • Pest, n. soesa; faʻamaʻi.

  • Pestilence, n. [pes-ti-lens] faʻamaʻi.

  • Pet, n. animal, fagafao; child, pele.

  • Petition, n. [pe-ti-shon] ole, talosaga.

  • Petty, soan. [pet-ti] faʻatauvaʻa.

  • Phantom, n. [fan-tom] aitu.

  • Photograph, n. [fo-to-graf] ata.

  • Phlegm, n. [flem] fatutale.

  • Physic, n. [fi-sik] vailaʻau.

  • Physician, n. [fi-si-shian] fomaʻi.

  • Pick, v. [pik] filifili.

  • Picture, n. [pik-cha] faʻatagata.

  • Piece, n. [piis] fasi.

  • Pierce, v. [pieas] tutuʻi.

  • Pio, n. puaʻa; to chiefs, alou; manu vaogafa.

  • Pigeon, n. [pi-jon] lupe.

  • Pile, v. [pail] faupuʻe, faulaʻi.

  • Piles, n. pl. [pails] silaʻilalo.

  • Pilfer, v. [pil-fâ] gaoi.

  • Pill, n. vai-folo.

  • Pill, v. peel, fofoʻe, fisi.

  • Pillage, v. [pil-lej] vete.

  • Pillow, n. [pil-lo] native, ali; soft, ʻaluga.

  • Pilot, n. [pai-lôt] pailate.

  • Pimple, n. poʻu.

  • Pin, n. pine.

  • Pinch, v. [pinsh] una, ʻini.

  • Pinchers, n. pl. [pin-shias] iofi. Upu, pincers.

  • Pine, n. [pain] paina (laau.)

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  • Pine, v. [pain] tauau. faʻanoanoa.

  • Pine-apple, n. [pain-ap-pl] fala.

  • Pipe, n. [paip] pandean, faʻaili; (tobacco) paipa.

  • Pique, n. [pik] faʻaitaita.

  • Pish! isa!

  • Pit. n. lua.

  • Pitch, n. [pitsh] pulu.

  • Pitch, v. [pitsh] puluti.

  • Pith, n. uso.

  • Pitiful, soan. alofa mutimutivale; faʻatanvaʻa.

  • Pitsaw, n. [pit-soa] ʻili tele.

  • Pity, n. [pi-ti] alofa mutimutivale.

  • Placable, soan. [plak-ebl] e faʻamolemolegofie.

  • Place, n. [ples] mea, nuʻu, fasi.

  • Place, v. [ples] tuʻu; upon, faʻaeʻe.

  • Placid, soan. [plas-sid] filemu.

  • Plague, n. [pleg] faʻamaʻi; mala.

  • Plague, v. [pleg] faʻalili, faʻasoesa.

  • Plain, soan. [plen] laugatasi; pupula.

  • Plait, v. [plet] lalaga; sinnet, fili.

  • Plan, n. togafiti; faʻuautauta.

  • Plane, n. [plen] olo.

  • Planke, n. laupapa.

  • Plant, v. toto.

  • Plantain, n. [plan-ten] faʻi, moʻe, soaʻa.

  • Plantation, n. [plan-te-shon] faʻatoʻaga, maumaga, to (as, tofaʻi.)

  • Plaster, n. panisina, vaifusi.

  • Plaster, v. vali.

  • Plat, n. or plot, se fasi fanua.

  • Plat, v. lalaga; sinnet, fili.

  • Plaudit, n. [ploa-dit] faʻaneʻeneʻega, tini.

  • Play, v. [ple] taʻalo.

  • Plead, v. [plid] fautua.

  • Pleasant, soan. [ples-sant] faʻafiafia, malie.

  • Please, v. [plis] faʻalotolelei, faʻafiafia.

  • Plereian, soan. [pli-bi-an] tagatanuʻu; tagata lautele.

  • Plenty, n. [plen-ti] ʻo le mau.

  • Plenty, soan. [plen-ti] tele, taumafa.

  • Pliant, soan. [plai-ant] vavai; faigofie.

  • Plot, n. pulepulega.

  • Pluck, v. [pluk] segi, fufuti; fruit, toli, tau.

  • Plug, n. momono.

  • Plumage, n. [plu-mej] fulufulu.

  • Plump, soan. tino lelei, nsiusi.

  • Plunder, n. [plun-dâ] vete.

  • Plunge, [planj] v. a. lolomi.

  • Plunge, [plunj] v. n. oso.

  • Ply, v. [plai] tausisi, finafinau.

  • Pod, n. atigi.

  • Poet, n. fatu-pese.

  • Point, n. mata; of land, tolotolo.

  • Point, v. n. tusi, faʻasino.

  • Poison, v. a. faʻaona; pass. ona.

  • Poke, v. [pok] tui.

  • Pole, n. [pol] toʻo.

  • Police, n. [po-lis] leoleo.

  • Polish, v. faʻapupula.

  • Polite, soan. [po-lait] amio-aliʻi, faʻaaloalo.

  • Pollute, v. [pol-liut] faʻaleaga.

  • Polygamy, n. [pol-i-ga-mi] tauno-nofo.

  • Pomp, n. faʻalialia.

  • Pond, n. lepa.

  • Ponder, v. [pon-dâ] mafaufau.

  • Ponderous, soan. [pon-da-rus] mamafa.

  • Pool, n. [pul] lepa.

  • Poor, soan. [poa] mativa; faʻatauvaʻa.

  • Pop, v. pa.

  • Populace, n. [pop-iu-les] tagatanuʻu, tagata lautele.

  • Popular, soan. [pop-iu-la] manaʻomia, alofagia.

  • Populous, soan. [pop-iu-lus] tagata.

  • Pork, n. [poak] puaʻa.

  • Porpoise, n. [poa-pus] munua.

  • Port, n. [poat] taulaga.

  • Portent, n. sasa, faʻailoga.

  • Portion, n. [poa-shon] food, tufaʻaga; of a person, faʻaalumaga.

  • Portly, soan. [poat-li] malualiʻi, laluʻa.

  • Portrait, n. [poa-tret] ata.

  • Pose, v. [pos] faʻafememeaʻi.

  • Possess, v. maua.

  • Possible, soan. [pos-si-bl] mafai.

  • Post, n. pou; central, poutu; out side, pou fesisi.

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  • Posteriors, n. pl. [pos-te-ri-oas] muli, nofoaga.

  • Postpone, v. [post-pon] tolo, faʻatuai.

  • Pot, n. ulo.

  • Potato, n. [po-te-to] sweet, ʻumala.

  • Potent, soan. malosi.

  • Poultry, n. [pol-tri] moa.

  • Pound, [paund] v. tuʻi; n. pauni; pauna.

  • Pour, v. liligi, sasaʻa.

  • Poverty, n. [pov-â-ti] mativa.

  • Powder, n. [pau-dâ] gun, one.

  • Power, n. [pauâ] pule, malosi, mana.

  • Powerful, soan. [pau-â-ful] malosi, mamana.

  • Practice, n. [prâk-tis] masani.

  • Practise, v. [prak-tis] faʻamasani.

  • Praise, v. [preis] faʻaneʻeneʻe, viviʻi.

  • Prance, v. [prans] osooso.

  • Prate, v. [pret] tautala soʻo.

  • Pray, v. [pre] tatalo.

  • Prayer, n. [pre-â] tatalo, talosaga.

  • Preach, v. [prich] lauga.

  • Precarious, soan. [pre-ke-rius] faʻaletonu.

  • Precede, v. [pri-sid] muamua.

  • Precept, n. [pri-sept] pule.

  • Precious, soan. [pres-shus] aoga tele, taua.

  • Precipice, n. [pres-si-pis] tofe.

  • Precipitate, v. [pre-sîpi-tet] tiʻto; v. a. faʻatito.

  • Predict, v. [pre-dikt] vavalo.

  • Predominate, v. [pre-dom-i-net] faʻasilisili.

  • Pre-eminent, soan. silisili ʻese.

  • Prefer, v. filitaʻa.

  • Pregnant, soan. to.

  • Premium, n. [pri-mi-um] taui.

  • Preparation, n. [prep-a-re-shon] sauniga.

  • Prepare, v. [pri-peâ] sauni; for a journey, taoso.

  • Prepay, v. [pri-pe] luaʻi totogi.

  • Preponderate, v. [pri-pou-di-ret] faʻasilisili.

  • Preposterous, soan. [pri-pos-ti-rus] sese, ʻo le ulaga.

  • Presage, n. [pres-sej] iʻite, vavalo.

  • Prescribe, v. [pre-skraib] pule.

  • Presence, n. [pres-sens] i luma; to chiefs, alala, afioga.

  • Present, n. mea alofa, mea foaʻi fua.

  • Present, v. avatu, foaʻi atu.

  • Present, [pres-sent] v. e i ni.

  • Present, [pres-sent] soan. now, nei.

  • Presently, soav. [pres-sent-li] na-nei, nanei nei.

  • Preserve, v. [pre-surv] faʻaola, faʻasao.

  • Preside, v. [pri-said] pule.

  • Press, v. oʻomi, lolomi; urgency, tauanau.

  • Presumption, n. [pri-sum-shon] fai faʻamaualuga.

  • Pretend, v. faʻataga.

  • Pretty, soan. [prit-ti] lalelei, matagofie, manaia.

  • Pretty, soav. [prit-ti] feoloolo.

  • Prevail, v. [pri-vel] manumalo.

  • Prevalent, soan. [prev'-a-lent] taʻntele, aoao.

  • Prevaricate, v. [pri-va-ri-ket] pe-pelo.

  • Prevent, v. taofi, faʻalavelave, vavao.

  • Previous, soan. [pri-vi-us] mua-mua, muaʻi.

  • Price, n. [prais] tau, totogi.

  • Prick, v. [prik] tui.

  • Prickly, soan. [prik-li] tuitui, talatala.

  • Pride, n. [praid] faʻamaualuga.

  • Priest, n. [prist] faitaulaga.

  • Primary, soan. [prai-ma-ri] le mea muamua.

  • Prime, soan. [praim] le mea sili.

  • Prince, n. [prins] aliʻi, alo o le tupu.

  • Principal, soan. [prin-si-pal] sili.

  • Print, n. faʻailoga; of a foot, tulagavae.

  • Print, n. cloth, ie pulepule.

  • Print, v. lolomi.

  • Prior, soan. muamua, muaʻi, luaʻi.

  • Prison, n. fale puipui.

  • Private, soan. [prai-vet] lilo; toʻatasi. “Private prayer” = tatalo toatasi.

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  • Privately, soav. [prai-vet-li] faʻalilolilo.

  • Privilege, n. [pri-vi-lej] tofi.

  • Prize, n. [praiz] faailoga (i suʻega).

  • Probable, soan. [prob-e-bl] ai lava, atonu.

  • Probation, n. [pro-be-shon] faʻataitaʻi.

  • Probity, n. [prob-iti] faʻamaoni.

  • Proceed, v. [pro-sid] alu atu.

  • Proclaim, v. [pro-klem] talaʻi.

  • Proclamation, n. [prok-kla-me-shon] talaiga.

  • Procrastinate, v. [pro-kras-ti-net] faʻatamala.

  • Procure, v. [pro-kiua] maua.

  • Prodigal, soan. and n. [prod-di-gal] faʻamaumau.

  • Prodigious, soan. [pro-di-jus] silisiliʻese.

  • Produce, v. [pro-dius] fanau; fua; faʻaali.

  • Product, n. [pro-duk] le mea e tupu ai.

  • Productive, soan. [pro-duk-tiv] soil, lafulemu.

  • Profane, soan. [pro-fen] soli, faaleaga.

  • Profess, v. fai mai.

  • Proffer, v. ofo.

  • Proficient, soan. [pro-fi-shi-ent] poto.

  • Profit, v. aoga; mea ʻua maua ai.

  • Profligate, soan. [prof-fli-get] ulavale.

  • Profound, soan. [pro-faund] loloto.

  • Progenitor, n. [pro-jen-i-toâ] tupuga.

  • Progeny, n. [proj-jeni] fanau.

  • Prognosticate, v. [pro-nos-ti-ket] iʻite, vavalo.

  • Progress, n. and v. alualu.

  • Prohibit, v. vavao, faʻasa.

  • Project, n. [prod-jekt] togafiti.

  • Project, v. [pro-jekt] faʻasilisili mai, or atu.

  • Prolific, soan. [pro-li-fik] fanau tele, gaʻau fanau, tupu tele; soil, lafulemu; trees, fua tele.

  • Prolix, soan. [pro-liks] levaleva naua.

  • Prolong, v. faʻalevaleva.

  • Prominent, soan. faʻasilisili, tu mai.

  • Promiscuous, soan. [pro-mis-kiu-us] soʻona fefiloi, le faʻailogaina.

  • Promise, v. [prom-mis] folafola, taʻu.

  • Promontory, n. [prom-mon-tâ-ri] tolotolo.

  • Promote, v. [pro-mot] fesoasoani.

  • Prompt, soan. loa (as tali loa, a prompt answer).

  • Prompt, v. faʻalalo, vainiu.

  • Promptly, soav. faʻataʻalise.

  • Promulgate, v. [pro-mul-get] talaʻi, faʻailoa.

  • Prone, v. [pron] faʻanoʻunoʻu; fao; masani.

  • Prong, n. talu.

  • Pronounce, v. [pro-nauns] taʻu.

  • Proof, n. [pruf] mau.

  • Prop, n. teʻe.

  • Propagate, v. [prop-â-get] faʻatupu tele.

  • Propel, v. tulei, faʻaoso.

  • Propensity, n. tu.

  • Proper, soan. [prop-â] tatau, tusa.

  • Property, n. [prop-âti] mea (as ana mea, his property); ʻoloa.

  • Prophecy, n. [prof-fi-sai] valoaga.

  • Prophesy, v. [prof-fi-sai] vavalo.

  • Prophet, n. [prof-fit] perofeta.

  • Propitiate, v. [pro-pi-shi-et] faʻalelei.

  • Propitious, soan. [pro-pi-shi-us] agalelei, alofa.

  • Proportion, n. [pro-poa-shon] v. faʻatatau.

  • Propose, v. [pro-pos] tuʻu faʻatau.

  • Proprietor, n. [pro-prai-e-toâ] le ana, le ona.

  • Prosecute, v. [pros-i-kiut] finafinau, tausisi.

  • Prospect, n. [pros-pekt] vaʻaiga.

  • Prosperous, soan. [pros-pâ-rus] manuia.

  • Prostitute, n. [pros-ti-tiut] fafine talitane.

  • Prostrate, v. and soan. [pros-tret] taʻatia.

  • Protect, v. [pro-tekt] faʻamamalu.

  • Protract, v. [pro-trakt] faʻalevaleva.

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  • Protrude, v. [pro-trud] tuʻu mai, oso mai.

  • Protuberance, n. [pro-tiu-bâ-râns] patupatu, fufula, pona.

  • Proud, soan. [praud] faʻamaualuga.

  • Prove, v. [pruv] faʻamaoni, faʻataʻitaʻi, tofotofo.

  • Proverb, n. [prov-urb] muagagana.

  • Provide, v. [pro-vaid] sauni; for a journey, ta-oso.

  • Provident, soan. faʻatotomea.

  • Provision, n. [pro-vi-shon] for a journey, oso.

  • Provoke, v. [pro-vok] faʻalili, faʻaʻonoʻono, faʻaitaita.

  • Proximity, n. [proks-im-iti] latalata.

  • Proxy, n. [prok-si] sui.

  • Prudent, soan. fai faʻautauta.

  • Prune, v. [prun] tetele.

  • Pry, v. [prai] tilotilo.

  • Psalm, n. [sam] salamo.

  • Pshaw ! Upu ofoofo [shoa] isa!

  • Public, soan. [pub-lik] faʻaaliali.

  • Publish, v. talaʻi, faʻailoa.

  • Pucker, v. [puk-kâ] numinumi.

  • Puerile, soan. [piue-ril] faʻatamaitiiti.

  • Puff, v. ula.

  • Pugnacious, soan. [pug-ne-shius] fia tau, faʻamisa.

  • Pull, v. toso; down, lepeti, sofai; up, liaʻi.

  • Pully, n. [pul-li] polotata.

  • Pulp, n. ʻaʻano.

  • Pulpit, n. tulaga.

  • Pulse, n. [puls] manavanava o le ua.

  • Pulverise, v. [pul-vi-rais] tuʻi pala, tuʻi ia efu.

  • Pump, n. and v. pamu.

  • Pungent, soan. [pun-jent] feu, ʻaʻava.

  • Punish, v. faʻasala.

  • Punishment, n. sala.

  • Puny, soan. [piu-ni] laitiiti.

  • Pup, v. fanau.

  • Pupil, n. [piu-pil] soʻo; of the eye, ʻiʻoʻimata.

  • Puppy, n. [pup-pi] tamaʻi uli, si uli, tamaʻi maile.

  • Purchase, v. [pur-ches] faʻatau.

  • Pure, soan. [piuâ] lelei, mama; le suia.

  • Purge, v. [purj] faʻamama; faʻatutuʻu.

  • Purloin, v. gaoi.

  • Purple, soan. [pur-pl] pauli.

  • Purport, n. [pur-poat] uiga, iʻu.

  • Purpose, n. [pur-pos] manatu.

  • Purpose, n. [pur-pos] to no p. fai fua.

  • Pursue, v. [pur-siu] tuliloa.

  • Purulent, soan. aloua.

  • Pus, n. alou.

  • Push, v. tulei.

  • Pushing, soan. finau.

  • Pusillanimous, soan. palaʻai.

  • Pustule, n. [pus-tiul] poʻu.

  • Put, v. tuʻu; down, faʻapaʻu; off, faʻatuai; on (as clothes) faʻaʻofu; (oneself), ofu; out (as a light), tinei; (to expel), tuli; “to it,” fememeaʻi, popole; up, faʻaeʻe, teu; up with, onosaʻi, faʻapalepale.

  • Putrefy, v. [piu-tri-fai] pala, elo.

  • Puzzle, v. fememeaʻi.