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

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  • Fable, n. [fe-bl] faʻataʻoto.

  • Face, n. [fes] mata; chiefs, fofoga.

  • Face, v. [fes] laʻasaga atu.

  • Fact, n. [fakt] upu moni.

  • Fade, v. [fed] winther, mamae.

  • Fag, v. [leg] lailoa.

  • Fail, v. [fel] ua leai.

  • Faint, v. [feint] mata-pogia; soan. fainting.

  • Fair, soan. [feâ] lalelei; weather, laofie.

  • Faith, n. [feth] taofi; faʻatuatua.

  • Faithful, soan. [feth-ful] faʻamaoni.

  • Faithless, soan. [feth-les'] pepelo.

  • Fall, n. [fawl] paʻu; t. t. fell.

  • Fallow, soan. [fal-lo] faʻavaoa.

  • False, soan. [fawls] pepelo.

  • Falsehood, n. [fawls-hud] tala pepelo.

  • Falter, v. [fawl-tâ] as the voice, nauu; faatopetope.

  • Famed, soan. [femed] taʻua.

  • Familiar, soan. masani.

  • Family, n. [fam-ili] aiga.

  • Famine, n. [fam-in] oge.

  • Famish, v. faʻamatelaina.

  • Famous, soan. [fe-mus] taʻua.

  • Fan, n. ili; v. aloalo.

  • Far, soan. and soav. mamao.

  • Fare, n. [fea] of conveyance, totogi; food, mea e ʻai.

  • Farewell, v. [fea-wel] tofa; n. faʻamavaega.

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  • Farthest, soav. [fa-thest] e aupito mamao.

  • Fashion, n. tu.

  • Fast, soan. mau; speedy, tele vave.

  • Fast, v. anapogi.

  • Fasten, v. faʻamau.

  • Fastening, n. fausaga.

  • Fast-handed, soan. quick, limavave.

  • Fastness, n. ʻolo.

  • Fat, n. gao; mea lololo.

  • Fat, soan. of men, puta; animals, peti.

  • Fatal, soan. [fe-tal] e oti ai.

  • Father, n. [fa-thâ] tama.

  • Fathom, n. [fa-thom] gafa.

  • Fatigue, n. [fa-tig'] lailoa.

  • Fault, n. [foalt] sese, pona.

  • Favour, n. [fe-voa] alofa, alofa tunoa.

  • Favourite, soan. [fe-voa-rit] pele.

  • Fawn, v. faʻatamai-maile.

  • Fear, v. [fea] mataʻu, fefe.

  • Fearless, soan. [fea-les] le mataʻu.

  • Feast, n. [fist] tausamiga.

  • Feather, n. [fe-thâ] fulu, fulufulu.

  • Fee, n. [fi] totogi.

  • Feeble, soan. [fi-bl] vaivai.

  • Feed, v. [fid] fafaga.

  • Feel, v. [fil] with the hand, tagotago; mentally, lagona.

  • Feign, v. [fein] faʻataga.

  • Felicity, n. [fi-li-siti], manuia.

  • Fell, v. a. faʻapaʻu; tuu i lalo.

  • Fellow, n. [fel-lo] toʻalua.

  • Felon, n. pagota.

  • Female, soan. and n. [fi-mel] fafine.

  • Fence, n. [fens] ai.

  • Ferment, v. fetete.

  • Fern, n. [firn] vao tuaniu; giant, nase.

  • Ferocious, soan. [fe-ro-shius] feʻai.

  • Fertile, soan. [fer-til] lafulemu.

  • Fervent, soan. naunau; ʻaʻasa.

  • Fester, v. [fes-tâ] faapepe.

  • Fetch, v. [fetsh] ʻaʻami, ʻau mai.

  • Fetid, soan, [fi-tid] sauga.

  • Feud, n. [fiud] maseiga, misa.

  • Fever, n. [fi-vâ] mai vevela.

  • Few, soan. [fiu] itiiti.

  • Fibre, n. [fai-bâ], of cocoanut, moiaʻa.

  • Fickle, soan. [fik-kl] fefoʻifoʻiaʻi.

  • Fierce, soan. [fieas] feʻai.

  • Fiery, soan. [fai-eri] temper, lotoa.

  • Fifteen, soan. [fif-tin] e sefulu ma le lima.

  • Fifth, soan. o le lima.

  • Fiftieth, soan. o le lima-gafulu.

  • Fifty, soan. [fif-ti] e lima-gafulu.

  • Fig, n. mati.

  • Fight, n. [fait] v. tau; with fists, fusu.

  • Figure, n. [fig-ur] tino; mata-i-numera.

  • File, n. [fail] ʻili.

  • Fill, v. faʻatumu.

  • Fillip, v. fiti.

  • Filter, v. [fil-tâ] faʻamanino.

  • Filth, n. mea leaga, sava, ʻeleʻele, otaota.

  • Fin, n. atuga.

  • Final, soan. [fai-nel] toe.

  • Find, v. [faind] maua.

  • Fine, soan. [fain] weather, laofie.

  • Fine, v. [fain] faʻasala, n. sala i tupe.

  • Finger, n. tamatamaʻi-lima.

  • Finger-nail, n. [fin-gâ-nel] atigilima, matiʻuʻu.

  • Finish, n and v. faʻauma, faʻaiʻu.

  • Fire, n. [faiâ] afi.

  • Fire, v. [faiâ] faʻamu; gun, &c., faʻapa.

  • Firebrand, n. [faiâ-brand] motumotu ʻo le afi.

  • Fireplace, n. [faia-ples] taʻiga-afi.

  • Fireshovel, n. salefu.

  • Firewood, n. [faiâ-uad] fafie.

  • Firm, soan. mau, malosi.

  • First, soan. muamua.

  • First-born, soan. [first-boan] ulumatua.

  • First fruits, n. [first-fruts] faʻapolopolo.

  • Fish, n. iʻa; v. fagota.

  • Fisherman, n. tautai.

  • Fishhook, n. [fish-huk] matau.

  • Fishy, soan. smelling, poapoa.

  • Fissure, n. [fis-shuâ] mavae.

  • Fit, n. puʻega.

  • Fit, soan. tatau.

  • Five, soan. [faiv] e lima.

  • Fix, v. [fiks] faʻamau.

  • Flabby, soan. [flab-bi] vaivai, venia.

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  • Flag, v. [flag] faʻaiva.

  • Flag, n. fuʻa.

  • Flame, m. [fleim] afi, mumu.

  • Flank, n. [flank] puimanava.

  • Flannel, n. and soan. ie mamoe.

  • Flap, v. wings, palalu.

  • Flash, v. and n. emo.

  • Flat, soan. salafalafa.

  • Flatter, v. [flat-tâ] faʻalupe.

  • Flavour, v. [fle-voa] manogi.

  • Flaw, n. [floa] pona.

  • Flay, v. [fle] fofoʻe le paʻu.

  • Flea, n. [fli] ʻutufiti.

  • Flee, v. [fli] sola.

  • Fleet, n. [flit] fua.

  • Fleet, soan. [flit] tele vave.

  • Flesh, n. and soan. nano.

  • Flexible, soan. [flek-si-bl] vavai.

  • Flinch, v. [flinsh] ne.

  • Fling, v. togi.

  • Flint, n. maʻa-afi.

  • Flirt, v. faʻateine, taʻalo.

  • Float, v. [flot] opeope.

  • Flock, n. [flok] lafu; of ducks, taʻaga; n. lafu.

  • Flock, v. [flok] lolofi ane; of children, lupepe.

  • Flog, v. sasa.

  • Flood, n. [flud] lolo; of river, tafega.

  • Flounder, v. [flaun-dâ] taʻafili.

  • Flour, n. [flana] falaoa (mata).

  • Flourish, n. [flan-rish] uluola.

  • Flow, v. and n. [flo] tale, fanuʻe.

  • Flower, n. [flau-â] fuga.

  • Fluent, soan. in speech, mauʻupu.

  • Fluid, n. sua.

  • Flute, n. [flut][gap — reason: unclear]gufagu.

  • Flutter, v. [flut-ta] as a bird, faʻapepepepe.

  • Fly, n. [flai] lago.

  • Fly, v. [flai] lelei; sola.

  • Foal, n. [fol] tamaʻi solo.

  • Foam, n. [fom] of the sea, piapia; from the mouth, faua.

  • Foe, n. [fo] le ita mai.

  • Fog, n. puao.

  • Foil, v. faiaina (passive only).

  • Fold, sautua (as twofold, sautualua).

  • Foliage, n. [fo-li-ej] lau laʻau.

  • Follow, v. [fol-lo] mulimuli.

  • Follower, n. [fol-lo-â] soʻo; le mulimuli.

  • Folly, n. [fol-li] valea.

  • Fond, soan. faʻapelepele. “Fond of” = fiafia i.

  • Food, n. [fud] mea e ʻai; to chiefs, mea e taumafa.

  • Fool, n. [ful] vale.

  • Foolish, soan. [ful-ish] faʻavalea.

  • Foot, n. [fut] vae; to chiefs, ʻaʻao; (12 in.) futu.

  • Footpath, n. [fut-path] ala.

  • Footprint, n. [fut-print] tulagavae.

  • Footstep, n. [fut-step] laʻasaga.

  • For, soo upu [foâ] mo, ma, ona ʻo.

  • Forage, v. [for-ej] faioso.

  • Forbear, v. [foa-bea] onosaʻi.

  • Forbid, v. [foa-bid] vavao.

  • Force, v. [foas] faʻamalosi.

  • Ford, n. asa.

  • Forefinger, n. [foâ-fin-gâ] lima tusi.

  • Forefoot, n. [foâ-fut] lima.

  • Forego, v. [foa-go] tuʻu atu.

  • Forehead, n. [foâ-hed] muaulu.

  • Foreign, soan. [fo-ren] papalagi; cloth, apapalagi.

  • Foreigner, n. [fo-re-nâ] papalagi.

  • Foreland, n. [foa-land] tolotolo.

  • Foremost, soan. [foa-most] muamua.

  • Forenoon, n. [foa-nun] oauli, aoauli, oatea.

  • Forest, n. vao matua, vao puanea, &c.

  • Foretell, v. [foa-tel] vavalo.

  • Forewarn, v. [foa-uoan] lapatai.

  • Forget, v. [foâ-get] galo; faagalogalo.

  • Forgive, v. [foa-giv] not to be angry with, loto malie; in reference to punishment, faʻamagalo.

  • Fork, n. tui.

  • Forked, soan. magamaga.

  • Forlorn, soan. [foa-loan] ausage.

  • Form, n. [foam] tino.

  • Form, v. [foam] fai.

  • Former, soan. [foa-mâ] le mea na mua.

  • Formerly, soav. [foâ-mâ-li] anamua.

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  • Fornication, n. [foâ-ni-ke-shon] faitaʻaga.

  • Forsake, v. [foa-sek] tuʻulofoaʻi.

  • Fort, n. [foat] ʻolo.

  • Fortitude, n. [foa-ti-tud] loto tele.

  • Fortnight, n. [foat-nait] e lua aso sa.

  • Fortunate, soan. [foa-tiu-net] manuia.

  • Forty, soan. [foa-ti] e fagafulu.

  • Forward, soan. [foa-uad] naunau.

  • Forward, soav. [foa-uad] i luma.

  • Foster, v. [fos-tâ] tausi.

  • Foul, soan. [faul] ʻeleʻelea, leaga.

  • Found [faund] maua, t. t. o le v. find.

  • Foundation, n. [faun-de-shon] faʻavae, noʻopa.

  • Founder, v. [faun-dâ] tofatumoanaina.

  • Fountian, n. [faun-ten] vaipuna.

  • Four, soan. [foa] e fa, e soani.

  • Fourfold, soan. [foa-fold] santuafa.

  • Fourfooted, soan. [foa-futed] vaefa.

  • Fourteen, soan. [foa-tin] e setulu ma le fa.

  • Fowl, n. [faul] moa.

  • Fowling-piece, n. [faul-ig-pis] fanamanu.

  • Fox, n. [foks] alope.

  • Fragile, soan. [fra-jil] magaugofie, taʻe-gofie.

  • Fragrant, soan. [fre-grunt] manogi.

  • Frail, soan. [frel] vaivai.

  • Frame, v. [frem] fai.

  • Franc, n. [frag] farani (tupe).

  • Frantic, soan. [fran-tik] valemalosi.

  • Fraud, n. [froad] pepelo.

  • Free, v. and soan. [fri] saʻoloto.

  • Freight, n. [freit] uta (o le vaʻa).

  • Frequent, soav & soan. [fri-kuent] soʻo.

  • Fresh, soan. not salt, magalo; new, fou.

  • Freshet, n. tafe aga.

  • Fresh-water, n. [fresh-uoatâ] vai auli.

  • Fretful, soan. ita-gofie; tagi-vale.

  • Friction, n. [frik-shon] femili.

  • Friday, n. [frai-de] aso falaile.

  • Friend, n. [frend] uo.

  • Fright, n. [frait] mataʻu.

  • Frighten, v. [frai-ten] faʻamataʻu.

  • Fringe, n. [frinj] pau.

  • Frisk, v. taʻalo.

  • Frivolous, soan. [fri-vo-lus] faʻatauvaʻa.

  • From, soo upu, mai, nai, ai.

  • Front, (frunt] i luma; “bold front” = mata le ma.

  • Front v. [frunt] fesagaʻi.

  • Frontier, n. [frun-tia] tuaʻoi.

  • Froth, n. [froath] piapia; from the mouth, faua.

  • Frown, v. [fraun] faʻanounou mata.

  • Frugal, soan. faʻatotomea.

  • Fruit, n. [frut] fua.

  • Fruitlessly, soav. [frut-les-li] fai fua, noa.

  • Frustrate, v. [frus-tret] faʻaleaoga.

  • Fry, n. [frai] a swarm of young small fishes, pine.

  • Fry, v. [frai] tunu; falai.

  • Fuel, n. [fui-el] fafie.

  • Fugh, interj. [fiu] isa!

  • Fulfil, v. taunuʻu.

  • Fulgent, soan. [ful-jent] pupula.

  • Full, soan. tumu.

  • Full MOON, n. [ful-mun] masina atoa.

  • Fumble, v. [fum-bl] vasivasi.

  • Fun, n. taʻaloga.

  • Funeral, n. tanuga; chiefs, falelauasi.

  • Furbish, v. faʻapupula.

  • Furious, soan. [fiu-ri-us] faʻavalemalosi.

  • Furniture, n. [fir-ni-tur] mea fale.

  • Further, soav. [fir-thâ] mamao.

  • Futile, v. [fiu-til] le aoga.

  • Future, n. [fiu-tiur] atali, amuli.

  • Fy [fai] isa!