An Account of Samoan History up to 1918
The Moon, (O le Masina,) (O le Malama.)
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The Moon, (O le Masina,) (O le Malama.)
Atoa le masina. | Full moon. |
Aufasa | Full moon. |
Ave o le malama | Moonbeam |
Ataatai | Full moon setting after daylight. |
Atatai | Third day from full moon. |
Fano le masina. | Last day of moon. |
Fanaeilele | Fourth day from full moon when search made for land crabs called Mali'o. |
Fanoloa | Moon not visible. |
Faatolu | To be 3 days old of the moon. |
Faasagafulu | To be 10 nights old of the moon. |
Fana'ele'ele | The moon as if rising from the earth just after full. |
Fe'tetele | The moon a little past full. |
Goto le masina | The moon on the horizon. |
Gasetoto le Masina | Eclipse of the moon. |
Gase'ele'ele | To be eclipsed of the mon. |
Gālogālooa'aia | Moon appaarently setting and appearing again. |
Gase | To wane of the moon. |
Lio le masina | A halo round the moon. |
Lagivalea | The moon obscured by clouds. |
Le'alc'a | One night after full moon. |
Li'ofigota | A halo round the moon. |
Lotoatai | Moon rising in the dawn. |
Māuli. | The moon. |
Málama | The moon. |
Màsinaataalai | The moon 2 days after full. |
Matofi | Last quarter of the moon. |
Matuatua | First quarter of the moon. |
Moa | Name of a moon in wet season. |
Masina Fou | New moon. |
Malosi le masina | Between half and full moon. |
Oso le masina | Rising of the moon. |
Punifaga | To be nearly full of moon. |
Punifaga | The moon next to full moon. |
Popoloa | A dark night just before the new moon. |
Supa | Name of a moon in the wet season. |
Sauaeleata | The setting moon. |
Sulutele | Between half moon and the last day. |
Susulu | To shine of the moon. |
Tutonu le masina | To be overhead of the moon. |
Taelo | Name of a moon in wet season. |
Tilotilo | Rays of moon, sun or stars peeping through a rift in the clouds. |
Tulálupe | Name of a moon in the wet season. |
Tatao | Name of a moon in the wet season. |
Và:Lmsina | Time between the old and new moon the night on which there is no moon. |
Vaea le masina | Half way between half moon and no moon |