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• Mad, soan. feʻai; valea, faʻavalemalosi.

• Maggot, n. ilo, anufe.

• Magistrate, n. [ma-jis-tret] faʻamasino.

• Magnify, v. [mag-ni-fai] faʻatele; viviʻi.

• Magnitude, n. [mag-ni-tuid] latele.

• Maid, n. [med] taupou.

• Maid-servant, n. [med-sâ-vant] ʻauʻauna fafine.

• Maimed, soan. [memd] mutu.

• Main, n. [mein] vasa.

• Main, soan. [mein] sili.

• Maintain, v. [mein-ten] taofi pea, tausi.

• Majority, n. [me-jor-iti] le toʻatele.

• Maize, n. [meiz] sana.

• Majesty, n. [maj-es-ti] afloga.

• Make, v. [mek] fai, t. t. made [med].

• Malady, n. [mal-e-di] maʻi.

• Male, soan. [mel] tane.

• Malediction, n. [mal-i-dik-shon] fetuʻu, tuʻi.

• Malefactor, n. [mal-i-fak-toa] pagota.

• Malice, n. [mal-is'] faʻalotoloto.

• Man, n. tagata, tane; old, toeaʻina.

• Man-of-war, n. [man-of-woa] manuao.

• Manage, v. [man-ej] pule.

• Mangle, v. [man-gl] faʻasaunoa.

• Mangrove, n. [man-grov] togo.

• Manlac, n. [me-ni-ak] vale malosi.

• Manifest, soan. aliali.

• Manifold, soan. sautualasi.

• Mankind, n. tagata.

• Manner, n. [man-nâ] amio.

• Mansion, n. [man-shon] maota.

• Manslaughter, n. [man-sloa-tâ] fasioti.

• Manufacture, v. [man-ui-fak-tiua] fai.

• Manumission, n. [man-iu-mis-shon] tuʻu-saʻoloto.

• Many, soan. [me-ni] tele; many men, toʻatele tagata.

• Mar v. [ma] faʻasaunoa.

• March, n. [mach] month, Mati; v. savali.

• Mare, n. [mea] solofanua fafine.

• Margin, n. [ma-jin] tafatafa; of a river or water, ʻauvai.

• Mark, n. and v. [mak] faʻailoga.

• Marry, v. [ma-ri] of the man, faiava; of the woman, nofo tane.

• Marriage, n. [ma-riej] ceremony, faʻaipoipoga.

• Marsh, n. [mash] taufusiga, taufusi.

• Marvel, n. [ma-vel] lo mea e ofo ai; vavega.

• Mash or Mesh, n. mata-ʻupega.

• Massacre, n. [mas-sâ-ka] soʻona fasioti.

• Mast, n. fana.

• Master, n. [mas-tâ] aliʻi; of a family, matai; of a school, aʻoaʻo; of a dog, taula.

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• Masticate, v. [mas-ti-ket] lamulamu.

• Mat, n. papa; sleeping mat, fala; fine mat, ʻie toga.

• Match, n. afi tusi.

• Match, v. tutusa.

• Matchless, soan. ʻua tasi lava, e leai sona tusa.

• Mate, n. [met] le toʻalua; soa aliʻi.

• Materials, n. pl. mea e fai aʻi.

• Matrimony, n. [mat-ri-mo-ni] ʻo le fai ava.

• Matron, n. [me-tron] tina.

• Matter, n. [mat-tâ] of a sore, alou; igoa. “What is the matter?” O le a le igoa?

• Mature, soan. [ma-tina] matua.

• May, n. [me] month, Me.

• May, v. [me] mafai; v. fes.; t. t. might.

• May-be, soav. [me-bi] atonu. Upu, perhaps.

• Me, suin. [mi] ia te aʻu.

• Meagre, soan. [mi-gâ] tinovale; animals, paʻeʻe.

• Meal, n. mili.

• Mealy, soan. [mi-li] mapo.

• Mean, soan. [miin] faʻatauvaʻa.

• Mean, v. [miin] manatu.

• Meaning, n. [miin-ing] niga.

• Meanness, n. [miin-nes] faivale.

• Means, n. pl. [miins] togafiti.

• Measure, n. [me-shuâ] fua.

• Measure, v. [me-shuâ] gafa; fua.

• Meat, n. [mit] tufaaga.

• Meddle, v. [med-dl] loto.

• Mediate, v. [mi-di-et] pupulu.

• Mediator, n. [mi-di-etoa] puluvaga.

• Medicine, n. [med-di-sin] vailaʻau.

• Meditate, v. [med-i-tet] mafaufau.

• Meek, soan. [mik] agamalu.

• Meet, soan. [mit] tatau.

• Meet, v. [mit] fetaiaʻi, feiloaʻi.

• Meeting, n. [mit-ig] faʻapotopotoga, fetaiaʻiga.

• Melancholy, soan. [mel-an-koli] faʻaʻumiʻuminoa.

• Mellow, soan. [mel-lo] ota.

• Mellow, v. [mel-lo] faʻaota.

• Melon, n. [mel-on], meleni.

• Melt, v. fat, usi; metals, liu sua vai.

• Memory, n. [mem-ori] manatu.

• Menace, v. [men-es] faʻamataʻu.

• Mend, v. toe teu; a net, fai masae.

• Mend, v. n. faʻafeoloolo.

• Mention, v. [men-shon] taʻu.

• Mercenary, soan. [mer-se-nari] manumanu.

• Merchant, n. le faʻatauʻoa.

• Merchandise, n. [mer-chan-dais] oloa.

• Merciful, soan. [mer-si-ful], alofa m[gap — reason: unclear]timutivale.

• Merciless, soan. [mer-si-les] le alofa, saua.

• Mercy, n. [mer-si] alofa.

• Merely, soav. [mea-li] na ona.

• Meridian, n. tutonu o le la.

• Merry, soan. [me-ri] ʻataʻata.

• Mesh, n. mata-ʻupega.

• Mess, v. ʻaʻai faʻatasi.

• Message, n. [mes-sej] feʻau.

• Messenger, n. [mes-sen-jâ] fai-feau.

• Metal, n. uʻamea.

• Metaphor, n. [met-a-foa] faʻatusa.

• Meteor, n. [mi-tioa] fetu-lele.

• Methought, v. [mi-thoat] fa te ʻau, faita (erroneously, perfect tense only).

• Metropolis, n. laumua, tumua, le pule.

• Mew, v. [miu] tagi (o le pusi).

• Midday [mid-de] tutonu o le la.

• Middle, soav. i totonu, i loto, tuloto.

• Middle-aged, soan. [mid-dl-ejd] pate.

• Middling, soav. faʻafeoloolo, faʻaleogalua.

• Midnight, n. [mid-nait] tulua o po ma ao.

• Midriff, n. [mid-rif] gaʻo punipu.

• Midst, soav. i totonu.

• Midway, soav. [mid-we] le tuluaga o le ala.

• Midwife, n. [mid-waif] le na te faatosaga le fanau.

• Might, n. [mait] malosi. (Vaai i le v. may)

• Mild, soan. [maild], filemu, agamalu.

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• Mildew, n. [mil-diu] taetaepalolo.

• Milk, n. sua-susu.

• Milkyway, n. [mil-ki-we] ʻaniva.

• Mimic, v. [mi-mik] faʻaaʻeaʻo.

• Mince, v. [mins] tipi niniʻi.

• Mind, n. [maind] atamai, mafaufau.

• Mind, v. [maind] faʻalogo; faʻaeteete.

• Mindful, soan. [maind-ful] manatu.

• Mine, suin. soan. [main], loʻu, laʻu, lota, lata.

• Mingle, v. [min-gl] palu fefiloi, faʻafefiloi.

• Minister, n. [min-is-tâ] faifeʻau; ʻauʻauna.

• Minority, n. [mai-no-riti] ʻo le toʻaitiiti.

• Mint, n. mili.

• Minute, n. [minit] minute.

• Minute, soan. [mai-niut] laitiiti.

• Miracle, n. [mi-ra-kl] vavega.

• Mire, n. [maia] palapala.

• Mirror, n. [mi-roa] faʻaata.

• Mirth, n. ʻataʻata.

• Misapprehend, v. faʻalogoʻese, sese.

• Misbehave, v. [mis-bi-hev] amio leaga, faʻalevao.

• Miscarry, v. [mis-ka-ri] papa.

• Mischievous, soan. [mis-chi-vus] faʻasaunoa mea.

• Miscount, v. [mis-kaunt] faitau sese.

• Misdemeanour, n. [mis-di-mi-noa] faʻasoesa.

• Miserable, soan. [mis-e-rebl] malaia.

• Misfortune, n. [mis-foa-tiun] mala.

• Misgive, v. [mis-giv] masalo.

• Misguide, v. [mis-gaid'] taʻitaʻi sese.

• Mishap, n. mala.

• Misinform, v. [mis-in-foam] faʻasese.

• Misinterpret, v. faamatala ʻese.

• Mislead, v. [mis-lid] faʻasese.

• Misrepresent, v. tala pepelo.

• Misspend, v. maumau.

• Miss, v. le iloa, le maua; sese; fesiliaʻi.

• Missionary, n. [mis-shon-eri] faifeʻau.

• Mist, n. puao.

• Mistake, n. [mis-tek] sese; in speaking, sasi.

• Mistrust, v. masalo.

• Misunderstanding, n. maseiga.

• Misuse, v. [mis-ius] faʻasaunoa.

• Mitigate, v. [mit-i-get] faʻamama, faʻafeoloolo.

• Mix, v. [miks] faʻafefiloi.

• Mixture, n. [miks-tuia] paluga.

• Moan, v. [mon] oi.

• Mock, v. [mok] tauemu.

• Moderate, soan. [ma-di-ret] feoloolo.

• Modest, soan. [mod-est] mata ma.

• Moist, soan. su.

• Moisten, v. faʻasusu.

• Mole, n. [mol] ila.

• Molest, v. faʻalili, faʻasoesa.

• Mollify, v. [mol-li-fai] faʻamolemole, faʻalaulei, faʻamalu.

• Monarch, n. [mon-ak] tupu.

• Monday, n. [mun-de] aso-gafua.

• Money, n. [mun-i] tupe.

• Month, n. [munth] masina.

• Monument, n. loa.

• Moody, soan. [mu-di] ita.

• Moon, n. [mun] masina, mauli.

• Moor, n. taufusiga.

• Moral, soan. amio lelei.

• More, soan. [moa] e sili, atili.

• Morning, n. [moan-ing] taeao.

• Morning-star, n. [moan-ing-sta] fetuao.

• Morrow, n. [mor-ro] taeao.

• Morsel, n. mama e tasi, fasi mea.

• Mortar, n. [moa-ta] panisina.

• Mosquito, n. [mus-ki-to] namu.

• Moss, n. limu.

• Mossgrown, soan. [mos-gron] limua.

• Most, soan. o sili ona tele, e ʻaupito tele.

• Moth, n. [moath] lelefua.

• Mother, n. [moth-â] tina.

• Mother-of-pearl, n. [moth-â-of-purl] tifa.

• Motherly, soan. [moth-â-li] fafine fai tama.

• Motion, n. [mo-shon] gaoioi.

• Mould, n. [mold] pologa; ʻeleʻele.

• Moulder, v. [mol-dâ] liu efuefu.

• Mouldy, soan. [mol-di] pologa.

• Moult, v. [moit] funa.

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• Mount, v. [maunt] aʻe; tiʻetiʻe.

• Mountain, n. [maun-ten] mauga.

• Mountainous, soan. [maun-te-nus] mauga.

• Mourn, v. [moan] faʻanoanoa.

• Mouth, n. [mauth] gutu; chief's, fofoga; of a river, mulivai.

• Mouthful, n. [mauth-ful] mama.

• Move, v. [muv] faʻagaoioi.

• Much, soan. tele.

• Mucky, soan. [muk-ki] savasava.

• Mucous, soan. [miu-kus] vavale.

• Mud, n. palapala.

• Muddy, soan. [mud-di]; v. faʻanenefu; faʻagaepu.

• Mulberry, n. [mul-bâ-ri] paper, tutuga.

• Multiply, v. [mul-ti-plai] faʻatupu; faʻatele.

• Multitude, n. [mul-ti-tiud] vao (as ʻo le vao tagata).

• Mumble, v. nanu.

• Munificent, soan. [miu-ni-fi-sent] matamau.

• Murder, n. [mur-dâ] fasioti.

• Murderous, soan. [mur-da-rus], totolima.

• Murmur, v. muimui.

• Muscle, n. [mus-sel] ʻaʻano.

• Muse, v. [mius] mafaufau.

• Musket, n. fana.

• Mussel, n. tofe.

• Mustard, n. [mus-tad] sinapi.

• Musty, soan. [mus-ti] polopologa.

• Mutable, soan. [miu-te-bl] fefoʻifoʻiaʻi, faʻaletumau.

• Mute, soan. [miut] gugu; faʻalologo; le gagana.

• Mutilate, v. [miu-ti-let] faʻamutu.

• Mutiny, n. [miu-ti-ni] fouvalega.

• Mutter, v. n. [mut-tâ] muimui.

• Mutual, fe prefix, and aʻi, i, or ni; suffixed, as fealofani, mutual love.

• Muzzle, n. gutu.

• My, suin. soan. [mai] loʻu, laʻu, lota, lata.

• Myriad, n. [mi-ri-ed] manomano.

• Myself, suin. [mai-self] aʻu lava.

• Mystery, n. [mis-te-ri] mea lilo.