A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary
Food and its Preparation
Food and its Preparation
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Ave le iʻa, ina faʻatiau ma unafi. Take the fish, gut, and clean off the scales.
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Ina tunu paʻua. Broil it on the coals.
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Tunu ma le gaʻo i le falai pan. Broil it with lard in the frying-pan.
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Puʻe se mea, fasi, futi, ma faʻatiau. Catch a fowl, kill, pluck, and pull it.
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Ave, ina tao i le umu. Take and cook it in the oven.
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Tunu se tufaaga puaʻa i le ʻulo. Boil a piece of pork in the sauce-pan.
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Fasi se ʻufi ma tunu. Cut up a yam and boil it.
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Toli mai ni ʻulu. Pick some bread-fruits.
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Valu ni popo ma tau le sua. Scrape some nuts and sweep out the juice.
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Fai se taufolo sami. Make some salt taufolo.
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Po ua pusa ea le umu?. Have you lit the oven?
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Tao ia le umu. Cover in the oven.
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Fuʻe ia le umu pe a ua vela. Uncover the oven if it is ready.
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Tunu le vai. Boil the water.
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Laulau mai le ʻai. Lay the dinner.