A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary
9. Interjections
9. Interjections
oi! oh! | maʻeu! excellent! | |
oi, oi, oi! oh! oh! | ola! wonderful! | |
ʻue! exclamation of delight. | ena! well done! | |
isa! of contempt. Get out! | alili! atiti! | }pshaw! |
faʻauta! behold! | ʻeʻenu! ʻenuʻenu! | |
tafefe! lit., I fear. Alas! | taʻinoʻino, lit., I hate, abominable! | |
maumau! what waste! | se paga! what a pity! |