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A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary

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  • Oar, n. [oa] foe papalagi.

  • Oath, n. [oth] tauto.

  • Obdurate, soan. [ob-diu-ret] loto maʻaʻa, finauvale.

  • Obedience, n. [o-bi-di-ens] o le usiusitaʻi.

  • Obese, soan. [o-bis] futamea, puta gaʻcle.

  • Obey, v. [o-be] usiusitaʻi, ʻanaʻana, ganaʻi.

  • Object, v. [ob-jekt] le mafai, vavao.

  • Obliging, soan. [o-blai-jig] agalelei, alofa.

  • Oblique, soan. [o-blik] faʻatafatafa, sipa.

  • Oblivion, n. [ob-li-vion] le iloa.

  • Obnoxious, soan. [ob-nok-shus] soesa.

  • Obscene, soan. [ob-sien] mataga, mataitu.

  • Obscure, soan. [ob-skiua] pouliuli.

  • Obsequious, soan. [ob-si-kui-us] faʻausiusitaʻi.

  • Observant, soan. mafaufau.

  • Observe, v. [ob-sirv] vaʻavaʻai; faʻalogo, tausi.

  • Obstacle, n. [ob-ste-kl] faʻalavelave.

  • Obstinate, soan. [ob-sti-net] finauvale.

  • Obstreperous, soan. [ob-strep-â-rus] pisa pisao.

  • Obstruct, v. [ob-strukt] pupuni.

  • Obtain, v. [ob-ten] maua.

  • Obtrusive, soan. faʻasoea.

  • Obvious, soan. [ob-vi-us] pupula mai, iloa tino.

  • Occasion, n. [ok-ke-shon] le mea na tupu aʻi.

  • Occasionally, soav. [ok-ke-shon-ali] seasea.

  • Occult, soan. [ok-kult] lilo.

  • Occupation, n. [ok-ku-pe-shon] faiva, galuega.

  • Occupy, v. [ok-ku-pai] mau, e taofi.

  • Ocean, n. [o-shian] vasa.

  • October, n. [ok-to-bâ] Oketopa.

  • Odd, soan. number, faisoa, (of cocoanuts) ʻese; o le mea e tasi i mea ua faitau taʻilua.

  • Odious, soan. [o-di-us] ʻinosia.

  • Odour, n. [o-dur] sweet, namu lelei, manogi; bad, manu leaga.

  • Of, soo upu, o, a.

  • Off, soav. [oaf] ʻese, as lele ʻese, to fly off.

  • Offence, n. [of-fens] agasala; mea e tausuaʻi ai.

  • Offend, v. faʻatiga le loto; agasala.

  • Offensive, soan. [of-fen-siv] faatiga loto; war, siʻi atu le taua.

  • Offer, v. [oaf-fa] folafola; ʻavatu.

  • Offering, n. [oaf-fa-rig] taulaga.

  • Office, n. [oaf-fis] tofi.

  • Officer, n. [oaf-fi-sâ] of a ship, soaalii.

  • Offspring, n. fanau.

  • Often, soav. soʻo.

  • Ogle, n. [o-gl] vaʻai faʻaninimo.

  • On! [o] oi!

  • Oil, n. uʻu, suauʻu, moli.

  • Old, soan. leva, loa; man, toeaʻina; woman, loʻomatua.

  • Omen, n. faʻailoga, sasa.

  • On, soo upu, i luga, i.

  • On, soav. i luma.

  • Once, soav. [uons] faʻatasi; atu tasi.

  • One, soan. [uon] tasi.

  • Onerous, soan. [on-i-rus] mamafa.

  • Onion, n. aniani.

  • Only, soan. [on-li] tau, na ʻo.

  • Onward, soav. [on-uad] i luma.

  • Ooze, [uz] v. tafetafe niniʻi.

  • Opaque, soan. [o-pek] nenefu, le manino.

  • Open, soan. tatala.

  • Open-handed, soan. [o-pen-hand-ed] lima lelei, matau au.

  • Opening, n. avanoa.

  • Openly, soav. [o-pen-li] faʻaaliali.

  • Ophthalmia, n. maʻi mata.

  • Opinion, n. manatu, taofi.

  • Opponent, n. le finau mai.

  • Opportune, soan. [op-poa-tun] taigalemu.

  • Oppose, v. [op-pos] teteʻe, faalavelave, finau.

  • Opposite, soan. [op-po-sit] feagai, fesagai.

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  • Oppress, v. faʻasaua.

  • Option, n. [op-shon] tuʻu faitalia.

  • Opulence, n. [op-iu-lens] mauʻoa.

  • Or, soo f. [oa] po, pe.

  • Orange, n. [o-ranj] moli.

  • Oration, n. [o-re-shon] lauga; chief's, fetalaiga, afioga.

  • Orator, n. [o-re-toa] failauga.

  • Ordain, v. [oa-den] tototi.

  • Order, n. [oa-dâ] sauniga, poloaʻiga, pule; fetalaiga; a rank or class, vasega.

  • Order, [oa-dâ] v. fai atu, pule, poloaʻi.

  • Ordure, n. [oa-dua] tae, otaota.

  • Orifice, n. [o-ri-fis'] pu.

  • Origin, n. [o-ri-jin] le mea na tupu ai, le ʻamataga.

  • Ornament, n. teuga; personal, tifiga.

  • Orphan, n. [oa-fan] matua oti.

  • Ostentatious, soan. [os-ten-teshius] faʻalialia.

  • Other, soan. [uth-â] le tasi, le isi.

  • Ought, v. [oat] tatau, tusa.

  • Our, suin. soan. [ana] dual, lo or la maua, or taua; pl. lo or la matou, &c.

  • Ourselves, suin. [aua-selvs] ʻo i matou lava, or ʻo i taton, taua, maua lava.

  • Oust, v. [aust] tuli, fao.

  • Out, soav. [aut] i fafo, i tua.

  • Out of, soo upu, nai, mai, ai.

  • Outcast, n. [aut-kast] taʻase, tulia, faʻatevaina.

  • Outcry, n. [aut-krai] uiʻo.

  • Outdo, v. [aut-du] faiaina.

  • Outer, soav. [aut-â] i fafo.

  • Outlet, n. [aut-let] avanoa, ala; pu.

  • Outrage, n. [aut-rej] faʻ[gap — reason: unclear]ga.

  • Outright, soav. [aut-rait] loa: matua.

  • Outrun, v. pass. tuʻuna.

  • Outsail, v. pass. tuʻuna.

  • Outside, soav. [aut-said] i fafo, le tua.

  • Outward, soav. [aut-uad] i fafo.

  • Oven, n. [uv-en] umu.

  • Over, soo upu, [o-vâ] i luga.

  • Overawed, v. t. t. [o-vâ-awd] mataʻutuia.

  • Overbearing, soan. [o-vâ-be-rig] faʻaaliʻi, faʻamaualuga.

  • Overcast, soan. [o-vâ-kast] of day, lagilagia; of night, lagivalea.

  • Overcome, v. [o-vâ-kûm] manumalo; passive. faiaina, toʻilalo.

  • Overdone, soan. [o-vâ-dun] afulu.

  • Overflow, v. [o-vâ-flo] oso; ricer. ala solo.

  • Overhang, v. [o-vâ-hang] faamalumalu.

  • Overhead, soav. [o-vâ-hed] i luga.

  • Overlook, v. [o-vâ-luk] vaʻavaʻai ifo.

  • Overmuch, soav. [o-vâ-much] sili sili ese.

  • Overplus, n. [o-vâ-plus] mea na totoe.

  • Overpower, v. [o-vâ-pauâ] faʻatoilalo.

  • Overreach, v. [o-vâ-rich] faʻaʻaimago.

  • Overrun, v. [o-vâ-run] v. n. soloa, utitia, osofia.

  • Overset, v. [o-vâ-set] fuli.

  • Overshade, v. [o-vâ-shed] faʻapaolo.

  • Oversleep, v. [o-vâ-slip] moeloa.

  • Overspread, v. [o-vâ-spred] soloa. utitia.

  • Overtake, v. [o-vâ-tek] maua atu or mai.

  • Overthrow, v. [o-vâ-thro] fuli i lalo; tuli; lafoia.

  • Overturn, v. [o-vâ-turn] lafotu, fuli i lalo.

  • Overwhelm, v. [o-vâ-whelm] lofia.

  • Owe, v. [o] le tania.

  • Owl, n. [anl] lulu.

  • Own, v. [on] e ona, e ana, &c.

  • Owner, n. [o-na] le ona, le ana.