Entries from Milner 1966 in Pollex-Online
Milner, G. B. (1966). Samoan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samoan | Paʔia | Be (accidentally) touched |
| Samoan | Faʔamaaveʔuveʔu | To ruffle |
| Samoan | Fetooaʔi | Hesitant, irresolute; at cross-purposes, at loggerheads |
| Samoan | Fole | Mollusc (Pinna sp.) |
| Samoan | Tafola | Spread out (plural) |
| Samoan | Tafola | Shallow water (esp. over a sand bar) |
| Samoan | Savane | Name given to a fish of genus Lutjanus when about 1 ft. long |
| Samoan | Sugale | Wrasse (generic) |
| Samoan | ʔAnaʔanaalagi | Adult grey mullet when found in fresh water |
| Samoan | Ulapo | Lighter-coloure parrotfish (Scarus spp.) when about 6 inches long |
| Samoan | ʔUmiʔumia | Fish (Polydactylus sp.) |
| Samoan | Mamanu | Reddish-brown species of Scarus (parrotfish) when about 1 1/2 - 2 ft. long |
| Samoan | Mataʔele | Fish (Epinephelus sp.) |
| Samoan | Mataʔele/ʔele | Fish of genus Lethrinus when about 1 ft. long |
| Samoan | Pula | Fish (Pempheris sp.) |
| Samoan | Umelei | Name given to ume (Naso spp.) when about 6 inches long |
| Samoan | Taʔuo | Kind of large bonito caught by trawling from cutters |
| Samoan | Iai | Be (with reference to location), be placed, be situated; be present; be available; have |
| Samoan | Faʔanofo | Appoint, install (a matai, pastor etc.) in an office or appointment |
| Samoan | Na/i | (Often preceded by ni) Several; some, a few. Problematic |
| Samoan | Pau | Be limited, restricted to |
| Samoan | Pau | End, stop; be all, be all over and done with |
| Samoan | Siʔusiʔu | Tail (of mammal), tail-end (e.g. of needle) |
| Samoan | Fasi | Beat (child etc.), kill (an animal), slaughter |
| Samoan | Tua | Rougher, tougher side of a thing; behind, at (to) the back; beyond, outside |
| Samoan | Ofi | Go through, get into (narrow passage or space); be room; (of animals) mate |
| Samoan | Poi | Flinch, shrink from |
| Samoan | Segi/segi | First light, break of day (po.) |
| Samoan | Segi/segi | Be wary, cautious |
| Samoan | Asa | To ford, wade through; make one’s way across (bushetc.) |
| Samoan | Aasaga | Ford or fording place |
| Samoan | ʔA/ʔalu | Thick |
| Samoan | Oso | (of water) Run over, overflow |
| Samoan | Pogaiisu | Bridge of nose |
| Samoan | Fii/leemuu | Quiet, calm; mild, gentle, harmless; peace; silence |
| Samoan | Afio | (chiefly) Come, go; reside, dwell; be present; say |
| Samoan | Faaʔatu | Worry |
| Samoan | Ivituu | The spine |
| Samoan | Lelaa | Definite demonstrative pronoun...that (over there) Phonologically Irregular |
| Samoan | Lavaa | Be able to |
| Samoan | Peelaa | As if, as though |
| Samoan | Faʔa/peelaa | Like that |
| Samoan | ʔAua | Not, do not; don't! |
| Samoan | Aauga | Signs and symptoms of an illness Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Samoan | ʔAputi | Ear (of corn) |
| Samoan | ʔAulama | Bundle of dry coconut leaves (esp. used as a flare) |
| Samoan | Faʔasoa | Procure, obtain (esp. woman's favour) for a friend, act as a go-between |
| Samoan | Toli | (of fruit) Twist off and fetch down |
| Samoan | Moemoeao | K. shark, perhaps a basking shark |
| Samoan | ʔOgaatotonu | Centre, middle Problematic |
