'afa, sennit

afi, package (cooked fish)

afolau, long house

agaga, soul, disembodied spirit

agai'ava, the kava 'aumaga

'ai, a form of food presentation

'aiava, a form of food presentation aiga, family

Aiga-i-le-Tai, The Family-in-the Sea, a district of Samoa

ailao, public acknowledgment of gift

'aisi, to beg

'aisiga, party of entertainers

aitu, spirit

alagalima, forequarters of pig

alagavae, hindquarters of pig

alava, coconut-stem fibres

Alei, an ancestor of Aleipata

ali'i, chief

ali'i and faipule, chiefs and orators

alo, belly flap of pig

amo, yoke

amoga, burden

amo'ulu, a form of food presentation

'ana, a small seaweed

anae, mullet

'apa'apa, fin, flipper

apofu, a fresh-water fish

'asi, coconut-shell scraper

asiga, a form of food presentation

Aso To'ona'i, Saturday

atua, a class of gods

atule, a fish

aualuma, unmarried daughters of chiefs and orators

'Au'auna, Catholic Mission publication

'aulama, coconut-leaf torches

'aumaga, untitled men of village

'aumaga, kava party

Auva'a, one of the priests of Nafanua

'ava, kava

avaga, run-away marriage

avasa, feast celebrating the completion of a fishing net

avataeao, another term for laulautasi

esi, papaya

fa'alenu'u, social organisation of village

fa'alupega, ceremonial forms of address

Fa'amasino, Judge

fa'aoso, food for a journey

fa'atau, discussion to choose speaker

fa'aulufalega, church opening

fa'ausi, grated taro cooked with coconut cream

fa'avevela, method of ripening bananas

Fafa, Hades

fagafao, pet pig

fa'i, banana

fai'ai, brain, cooked coconut cream

fai'ai i'a, fish cooked with coconut cream

faiganu'u, social organisation of village

failauga, orator

Failautusi, Clerk

Faipule, representative of District

Faipule Faitulafono, Member of the Legislative Assembly

faisua, clam

fala, mat

fale, house

fale fono, meeting house

fale lalaga, weaving house

fale moe, sleeping house

fale o'o, subsidiary house

fale tele, guest house

falelauniu, coconut-leaf shelter

faletua ma tausi, wives of chiefs and orators

Fatu-osofia, jumping-off place for spirits

fau, a tree

fau, kava strainer

fautasi, Samoan long-boat

Fautua, Adviser to High Commissioner and Member of Council of State

feagaiga, agreement, a specific ceremonial relationship

fe'e, octopus

Fe'e, a war-god

fesilafa'iga, welcome ceremony

Fetu Ao, Methodist Mission publication

figota, general term for shell-fish, molluscs, crustaceans, etc.

fili, twist of Samoan tobacco

filoa, a fish

fofo'e, banana peeler

folafolaga, ceremonial proclaiming of food gifts

fono, council

Fono of Faipule, Council of Faipule

fu'afu'a, a tree

fuauli, ceremonial term for taro

fue, fly-whisk

gapia, a form of food presentation

gogo, ceremonial cut from back of shark

i'a sa, sacred or forbidden fish

'ie o le malo, state mat

'ie fau, fau bast mat

'ie lavalava, waist cloth

'ie sina, fau bast mat

'ie toga, fine mat

'ie 'ula, feather ornamentation of head-dress

ifoga, ceremonial apology

inaga, fry of fresh-water fish

io alo, ceremonial cuts from side of fish

io tua, ceremonial cuts from back of fish

Ioane, John

i'ofi, coconut-stem tongs

ipo, edible mud worm

itu mea pale asu o le tuala ceremonial divisions of pig

itu mea tele o le o'o, ceremonial divisions of pig

i'u, tail of shark or other large fish

'ivi muli ulu, ceremonial divisions of pig

'ivi o'o, ceremonial divisions of pig

'ivi tuala, ceremonial divisions of pig

lafo, a cane plant

lagi, Heaven

lagi, death ceremony

lapalapa, coconut leaf midrib

lau, sections of thatch

lau, a method of fishing

lauao, hair portion of head-dress

laufao, wild banana

laui'a, fish plaited in coconut leaf

lau'ie, variety of pandanus

laulau, table, base of head-dress

laulautasi, a form of food presentation

laumei, turtle

lautalotalo, a plant

lavalava, waist cloth

lave, sticks of head-dress

leoleo, policeman

Letufuga, a family that practised mummification

loloifa'i, bananas cooked with coconut cream

loloitalo, sliced taro cooked with coconut cream

lomilomi, massage

lopa, a tree

lotu, church (the institution)

Mafui'e, a god of the underworld

ma'i suka, diabetes

malae, ceremonial area of village

Malamalama, Congregational Church publication

malaga, journey, patrol

malauli, a fish

malie, shark

mamalu, dignity

manaia, chief's son

manu fata, ceremonial term for pig

manuia, toast before drinking kava

manumea, tooth-billed pigeon

masi, fermented conserve

masoa, starch

mata, eye-hole of coconut

Mata'afa, a family that practised mummification

matai, head of family

matai tufuga, head carpenter

Matavanu, volcano in Savaii

maumaga, taro plantation

mautofu, a cane-like plant

Me, an annual collection by certain Missions

mele'i, husking stick

mimiti, sucking method of drinking coconut

miti, a sauce

moa, fowl

monotaga, the family obligation to supply food for village purposes

moso'oi, a tree

muli, rump

Nafanua, Goddess of war

nifo 'oti, Samoan beheading knife

Nifoloa, a long-toothed demon

niu, coconut

niu'afa, a variety of coconut

nofoi, rump

nonu, Samoan apple

no'o, respectful portion of fowl

'o a, a tree

'ofu leaf wrapping in which food is cooked

'ofu o le fa'afaleolo, cooked heart of pig

'oloa, goods made by men

o'o, saddle of pig

o'o, spongy growth inside sprouting coconut

oso, food for a journey

pale fuiono, frontlet of the headdress

palolo, edible sea worm

palusami, taro shoots cooked with coconut cream

paogo, a variety of pandanus

paopao, canoe

papa, coarse mat

papalagi, European

papalaufala, a floor mat

Papali'i, a Samoan title

Pata, an ancestor of Aleipata

pe'epe'e, coconut cream

pene, penny

pepe, baby

piasua, starch cooked with coconut cream

poi, ripe bananas crushed into coconut cream

pola, blinds

polavai, coconut leaf mat

pou, post, hair knot for base of head-dress

pu'a, a tree

Pulefa'ato'aga, Plantation Inspector

Pulenu'u, village official

Pulotu, the underworld

puputa, a variety of banana

sagamua, fore-flippers of turtle

sagamuli, hind-flippers of turtle

sai, container of Samoan tobacco

sai fa'i, container of dried bananas

Sa-le-Fe'e, Hades

sa'o, leader of the usoali'i

sa'oaualuma, the title of the leader of the aualuma

sao'aumaga, the leader of the 'aumaga

saofa'i, ceremony of appointment to title

saofa'iga, assembly of chiefs and orators

sauali'i, a class of spirits

Savali, Government Gazette

Saveasi'uleo, Lord of the underworld

sea, entrails of a mollusc

siapo, bark cloth

si'ilaulau, a form of food presentation

soa'a, a variety of banana

soa'ase, a variety of banana

soifua, toast before drinking kava

sua, a form of food presentation

sua ta'i, see sua

sua taute, see sua

suaesi, ripe papaya cooked with starch and coconut cream

suafa'i, ripe bananas cooked with starch and coconut cream

suapeau, turtle gravy

sulasula, a variety of banana

Sulu, London Missionary Society publication

sului, cigarette paper of dried banana leaf

ta'a paepae, ceremonial term for fowl

ta'alolo, ceremonial food presentation

ta'amu, a large tuber

Tagaloa, a leading deity

ta'iola, a form of food presentation

taisi, a form of food presentation

ta'ita'i malaga, leader of the malaga party

taivai, grass-cutting tool

tala, end section of house

Tala Moni, Seventh Day Adventist Mission publication

talae, a fish

talifaufau, a form of food presentation

taliga, a form of food presentation

talo, taro

talo fa'ataisi, a method of cooking taro

talo pa'ia, a form of food presentation

taloloa, communal taro patch

talomua, first fruits from taloloa

talotasi, a form of food presentation

Tamafaiga, a despot of the last century

tane, encrustation inside kava bowl

tanoa, kava bowl

taualuga, ridge of house, finale in dance item

taufolo niu, hot mashed bread-fruit with coconut cream

taufolo sami, hot mashed bread-fruit with coconut cream and sea water

tauga, a form of food presentation

tauga o le ma'i, a form of food presentation

taulaitu, priest

taule'ale'a, untitled or young man

taupou, ceremonial virgin

tautai, head fisherman

tautoga, oath

tia, burial mound

titi, girdle

toe o le uso, right of surviving brother to inherit title

toga, goods made by women

togo, mangrove

toi, a tree

to'ona'i, to prepare food for the next day

to'oto'o, orator's staff

tua, back of turtle

tuala, a ceremonial portion of pig

tuaniu, coconut leaflet midrib

tufaso, a tree

tugase, dried kava root

tuiga, head-dress of human hair

tulafale, orator

tulafale ali'i, orator chief

tunoa, cooking house

Tupa'i, a priest of Nafanua

tupe, a variety of seed

tupua, a class of gods

Tupualegase, a god of Atua district

tusigaigoa, subscription list

tu'ua, a leading orator

ufi, yam

'ula, necklace

ulu, head

ulua, a fish

umu, oven

umusaga, feast on completion of house

uso, stringy kava roots

usoali'i, group of related chiefs

usuga, formal visit by village to chief on his return

utufaga, cigarette

utupoto, beam of a long house

Va'a-o-Fonoti, Ship-of-Fonoti, a district of Upolu

va'aalo, bonito canoe

vaisalo, a starch soup with coconut meat

vi, fruit of a tree