An Account of Samoan History up to 1918
Storms and Winds. — O le afā ma le matagi
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Storms and Winds.
Storms and Winds.
O le afā ma le matagi.
Afā | A Storm. |
Agi. | To blow. |
Agipō | To blow. at night |
Asiosio. | A whirlwind. |
Avalevale. | To blow gently. |
Eti | To blow freshly. |
Fisaga | Gentle N. W. wind. |
Foganu'u. | A night breeze from off shore. |
Fa'a[gap — reason: unclear]oi'a | Slight squalls. |
Fa'aalo | To begin to blow a gale. |
Faafogaupolu | Easterly winds. |
Faalaugasegase | To die away of the wind. |
Faanaunau | To be strong of the wind. |
Faasinunu | The name of a strong wind. |
Faatiu | A north wind. |
Faititili | Thunder. |
Iumatagi | The end of a storm. |
La'io'atoa | A west wind at full moon. |
La'ipupula. | A west wind at new moon. |
Laulaufalafa | A north wind. |
Lafalafamoana | A gentle west wind. |
Lutaluta | To be at height of storm. |
Mao | A lull in the wind. |
Matāupolu | An east wind. |
Matagi | Windy. |
Matagi | Wind. |
Matāmatagi. | Direction from which wind blows. |
Matū | Northerly gale. |
Mu[gap — reason: unclear]imatagi | Place where the wind ends. |
Ofaga | To blow a fair wind. |
Ogamatagi | Circumsoribed wind. |
Paolo | Name of a wind. |
Palapu | A wind from the land. |
Savili | A breeze |
Seafā | A strong wind. |
Siuamouli | An E. S. E. wind. |
Sulu | A S. W. wind. |
Taumalua | To be changebale of wind. |
Ta'uta'u | A squall. |
Talipupuni | To be shut off of the wind. |
To 'elau | N. E. Trade wind. |
To'elaulafalafa | One kind of To'elau wind. |
Toga | A south wind. |
Tota'uta'u | To be squally. |
Tuāotoa | S. E. wind. |
Uila | Lightning. |
Uafaafogaupolu | East wind. |
Vāinu'u. | N. E. wind. |