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• Baby, n. [bebi] tama meamea, teme meamea. Upu, babe.

• Babyish, soan. faapei o se tama meamea.

• Back, n. [bak] tua. “Go back” = toe foʻi.

• Backbite, v. [bak-bait] tuaupua.

• Backbone, n. [bak-bon] ivi-tu.

• Backdoor, n. bak-dor] faitotoa i tua fale.

• Backslide, n. [bak-slaid] tuumuli, pau.

• Backwards, soav. tuumuli.

• Bacon, n. [bekon] itu puaa va faamasimaina.

• Bad, soan. leaga; amioleaga.

• Bag, n. taga.

• Bait, n. [bet] maunu.

• Bake, v. [bek] tao.

• Baker, n. o le fai falaoa.

• Bald, soan. tula.

• Baldness, n. tula.

• Bale, n. [bel] taʻui.

• Bale, v. asu. tata.

• Ball, n. [boal] 1. polo e taalo ai; mea ua tino lapotopoto. 2. Siva.

• Ballot, n. and v. palota (tofiga ua faia e tagata i le tagafiti faalilolilo ina ua taitasi ma tuu i se pusa sona taofi ua tusia, po o se polo ua iloga ai taofi taitoatasi).

• Ballad, n. pese (e faasino i se tala ua fatua faapese).

• Bamboo, n. [bambu] ʻofe.

• Banana, n. faʻi.

• Band, n, 1. fusi; 2. ʻau.

• Bandage, n. [ban-dej] fusi (i manuʻa, &c.).

• Bandy-leg, soan. [bandileg] faasaesae.

• Bang, n. and v. tuʻi.

• Banish, v. faateva, tuli.

• Banishment, n. o le aunuua.

• Bank, n. [bagk] (o se vaitafe) ʻauvai; panaki (o le fale e teu ai tupe e tului ai i tausaga); v. faafaupuʻe (eleele); avane tupe i le fale e teu ai.

• Banner, n. [ba-na] fuʻa. Upu, flag.

• Banter, v. ula.

• Banyan, u. [ban-ian] aoa.

• Baptism, n. papatisoga.

• Baptize, v. [bap-taiz] papatiso.

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• Bar, n. faamau; o le mea e pupuni aʻi; o se vaega i musika (pese); faupuʻega oneone i mulivai o vaitafe, &c.; v. punitia.

• Barb, n. tala.

• Barbarous, soan. saua.

• Bard, n. [bad] fatu-pese.

• Bare, soan. [bea] tele fua; le ufitia.

• Barefoot, soan. le ufitia vae.

• Bargain, n. [ba-gen] feagaiga (i faatau).

• Bark, n. [bak] 1. paʻu; 2. ou (of a dog); v. 1. fisi, fofoʻe. 2. ou (of a dog).

• Barley, n. [ba-li] karite (gr.).

• Barometer, n. fua matagi, parometa.

• Barque, n. [bak] vaa tila tolu.

• Barrel, n. paelo.

• Barren, soan. animals, women, pa; trees, le fua; land, lafulafua.

• Barricade, u. [ba-ri-ked] ʻolo; o le mea e punitia ai se ala; v. pupuni le ala.

• Barter, v. and n. faatau.

• Base, soan. [bes] faatauvaa; leaga; n. faavae; o le malu i pese. (Upu, bass.)

• Bashful, soan. ma, mata-muli.

• Bashfulness, n. o le ma.

• Basin, n. pesini (eng.).

• Bask, v. taoto i le la.

• Basket, n. ʻato, ete.

• Bass, n. [bes] malu.

• Bastard, n. tama toifale.

• Bat, n. 1. peʻa, apaʻau vae; 2. pati (kirikiti.)

• Bath, n. taelega, o se mea e taele ai.

• Bathe, v. [beth] taʻele; to chiefs, faamalu, ʻauʻau.

• Batten, n. fasi laupapa lauitiiti.

• Batter, v. tuʻi-pala.

• Battle, n. taua.

• Bawl, v. [boal] alaga.

• Bay, n. [be] faga.

• Be, v. [bi] (See English Grammar for Samoans, pp. 29, 30).

• Beach, n. [bich] faga, matafaga.

• Bead, n. [bid] uʻamea; string of, lopa.

• Beak, n. [bik] gutu.

• Beam, n. [bim] laʻau, utupoto; of the sun, ave (o le la).

• Bean, n. [bin] pini (fua a sc laau).

• Bear, v. [bea] ave. tauave. Upu, endure, onesaʻi; “bear fruit” = fua mai; “bear children” = fanau mai tama; n. urosa (lat..

• Beard, n. [biad] ava; of chiefs, soesa.

• Bearer, n. “bearer of message” = ave feʻau; “bearer of burden” = ave avega.

• Beast, n. [bist] manu.

• Beat, v. [bit] ta, fasi, sasa.

• Beautiful, soan. [biutiful] la lelei (woman); matagofie (things).

• Beautify, v. [bintifai] fai ia matagofie, faamatagofie.

• Becalmed, soan. [bekamd] maninoa.

• Became, v. t. t. o le v. Become.

• Because, soo f. aua, ona o, ma.

• Beckon, v. negonego, talo.

• Become, v. [be-kum] avea, liu, fai ma.

• Bed, n. moega.

• Bedridden, soan. faasugalugalufale.

• Bedstead, n. moega laau, &c.

• Bedroom, n. potu moe.

• Bedtime, n. [bed-taim] o le ituaso e moe ai.

• Bee, n. [bi] lago-meli.

• Beetle, n. mogamoga. Upu, cockroach.

• Beef, n. [bif] fasi pulumakau.

• Befall, v. e tupu i; t. t. befell; soan. befallen.

• Befitting, soan. e tatau i ai. Upu, becoming.

• Before, soo upu, i luma o —.

• Befriend, v. [bi-frend] alofa, fesoasoani.

• Beg, v. aisi, faatoga, ole, aiʻoi.

• Beget, v. fanaua; t. t. begot.

• Beggar, n. o le faatoga.

• Begin, v. ʻamata, afua; t. t. begun.

• Beginning, n. ʻamataga.

• Begone, v. alu, sc.

• Beguile, v. [be-gail] pepelo, faasese.

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• Behave, v. [be-hev] amio.

• Behaviour, n. [be-hev-ia] amio; o le ala e tausisi ai le amio.

• Behead, v. vavae le ulu.

• Behind, soo upu, i tua.

• Behold, v. vaai. Behold! faauta! t. t. beheld.

• Being, soan. o le v. “be” ola; n. o le ola.

• Belch, v. totomamala.

• Belief, n. [be-lif] taofi. faatuatua.

• Believe, v. [be-liv] in a promise, faatuatua. Upu: credit, ua manatu e moni.

• Bell, n. logo uʻamca, tagitagi.

• Bell-man, n. o le ta logo.

• Bellow, v. uio.

• Bellows, n. tapili.

• Belly, n. manava; of a chief, alo.

• Belong, v. e ana, e ona, e ou, e au, &c.

• Beloved, soan. alofaina, pele.

• Below, soo upu and soav. i lalo.

• Belt, n. fusi, tali sela.

• Bemoan, v. tagi, saʻafi.

• Bench, n. nofoa laau.

• Bend, v. loloʻu; make crooked, faapiʻo; t. t. bent.

• Beneath, soo upu and soav. i lalo.

• Benediction, n. manuia.

• Benefactor, n. le agalelei.

• Beneficial, soan. [benefishul] aoga.

• Benefit, n. aoga; v. agalelei.

• Benevolence, n. [bene'vole'ns] loto alofa, agalelei.

• Benight, v. [be-nait] pogia.

• Bereave, v. [beriv] aveese (i le pule a le Atua); t. t. bereaved, bereft.

• Berry, n. fua a laau.

• Beseech, v. [be-sich] aiʻoi; t. t. besought.

• Beset, v. siʻomia.

• Besetting, soan. siʻomia pea; “besetting sin” (o le agasala e pau soo ai se tasi).

• Beside, soo upu [be-said] i tafatafa.

• Besides, soav. totoe, toe ai.

• Besiege, v. [be-sij] vagai.

• Besmear, v. [be-smia] panupanu.

• Bespeak, v. muaʻi fai atu.

• Besprinkle, v. sausau.

• Best, soan. faatatau sili o le upu “good.” E sili ona lelei.

• Bestow, v. avatu, foaʻi.

• Bet, n. tupe ua fai ma faʻaʻai i pele, tausinioga, &c.; v. e faaʻai i tupe.

• Betray, v. [be-trei] faalata.

• Betroth, v. faufautane.

• Better, soan. faatatau lua o le upu “good.” E lelei lenei a e leaga lena.

• Between, soo upu, i le va, e va aʻi.

• Bewail, v. [be-uel] tagi aue, faanoanoa.

• Beware, v. [be-uea] faaeteete. Ia oe!

• Bewilder, v. fememeaʻi.

• Beyond, soo upu, i tala atu.

• Bible, n. [bai-bl.] tusi paʻia.

• Bid, v. fai atu, fai mai.

• Bidding, n. o le upu ua fai atu.

• Bier, n. fata mo tagata oti.

• Big, soan. latele.

• Bigamy, n. nofo lua.

• Bill, n. o le tusi a le faatau.

• Billow, n. peau.

• Bind, v. [baind] fusifusi; t. t. bound.

• Binding, n. faavaa o tusi; fusi, fusiga.

• Bird, n. manu.

• Birth, n. fanauga.

• Biscuit, n. [bis-kit] masi papalagi.

• Bishop, n. epikopo.

• Bit, n. faagutu. Upu: piece, fasimea.

• Bite, v. [bait] u; t. t. bit; soan. bitten.

• Bitter, soan. oʻona.

• Black, soan. uliuli.

• Blacken, v. faauliuli.

• Blackboard, n. laupapa e fai ai aʻoga.

• Blacksmith, n tuʻi-fao.

• Bladder, n. taga-mimi.

• Blade-bone, n. [bled-bon] ivi foe.

• Blame, v. [blem] taʻu sese.

• Blamable, soan. ua i ai le sese.

• Blameless, soan. le sese; le taʻu seseina.

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• Blameworthy, soan. e tatau ona taʻu sese.

• Blank, soan. paʻepaʻe “blank paper,” pepa le tusia.

• Blanket, n. ie mamoe.

• Blaspheme, v. [blas-fim] faifai i le Atua.

• Blasphemy, n. [blas-femi] o le faifai i le Atua.

• Blaze, v. [blez] faʻamumu, n. mumu.

• Bleach, v. [blich] faapaʻepaʻe i le la, &c.

• Bleak, soan. le punitia (i nuu maalili); maalili.

• Bleat, v. [blit] tagi (a mamoe).

• Bleed, v. [blid] toto; let blood, tuʻu le lima; t. t. bled.

• Bless, v. faamanuia.

• Blessed, soan. Amuia!

• Blessing, n. manuia (alofa o le Atua).

• Blind, soan. tauaso; to chiefs, tanvale.

• Blink, v. faasegosego.

• Bliss, n. manuia e silisili.

• Blister, v. manunu.

• Bloated, soan. venia.

• Block, n. o se ogalaau tele; o se polatata; v. pupuni; faalavelave.

• Blood, n, [blud] toto.

• Bloody, soan. totoa; toto lima.

• Blossom, n. fuga. Upu, bloom.

• Blot, v. nini; n. o le vaitusi ua eleclea ai le laupepa. “Blotting paper” = miti vai.

• Blotch, n. poʻu.

• Blow, v. with breath, ula; of the wind, matagi; agi le matagi or savili; n. o le ta.

• Blue, soan. [blu] lanu moana, uli, &c.

• Blunder, n. sese tele.

• Blunt, soan. mata-tupa, tulali, tugagi.

• Blush, v. and n.

• Bluster, v. fapaatapata.

• Boar, n. poʻa.

• Board, n. laupapa.

• Boast, v. [bost] mitamita.

• Boat, n. [bot] tulula.

• Body, n. tino.

• Bog, n. fusi.

• Boil, n. maʻi faafoa.

• Boil, v. tunu.

• Boiler, n. ulo.

• Boisterous, soan. 1. afa, savili. 2. e fai ma faatusa i le amio.

• Bolt, n. faamau.

• Bone, n. [bon] ivi.

• Bonfire, n. o le afi tele e fai i le aso e faafiafia ai le nuu.

• Bony, soan. [boni] iviivia, paeʻe; of persons, tino vale.

• Book, n. [buk] tusi.

• Boom, n. [bum] puma, teʻi la (o vaa).

• Boor, n. [bor] utafanua, faʻalevao.

• Boot, n. [but] seevae.

• Booty, n. [buti] vete.

• Border, n. [boa-da] of country tuaʻoi; of garment, tafatafa.

• Bore, v. [boa] vili.

• Born, v. fanau.

• Borrow, v. nono.

• Bosom, n. [bu-som] fatafata.

• Botany, n o le Tala i laau.

• Both, suin. ʻo i laua ʻuma.

• Bottle, n. [bottl] fagu; for water, vai.

• Bottom, n. taele.

• Bough, n. [bau] la laau.

• Bought, v. t. t. o le v. “buy” [baut] faatau.

• Boundary, n. [baun-dá-ri] tuaʻoi.

• Bountiful, soan. [baun-ti-ful] matamau.

• Bow, v. [bau] ifo; n. o itu vaa i le taumua.

• Bow, n. [bo] aufana.

• Bowels, n. pl. [bau-els] gaʻau.

• Bowl, n. [bol] tanoa.

• Bowstring, n. [bo-strig] fuʻa.

• Box, n. [boks] atolaau, pusa or puha.

• Boy, n. [boi] tama.

• Boyish, soan. faatama itiiti.

• Brace, n. [bres] o le mea o sisi aʻi, pe taofi aʻi; v. fusi; nonoa; faamau.

• Bracelets, n. pl. [bres-lets] taulima.

• Bramble, n. laʻau tuitui.

• Brackish, soan. mai, faʻasualua, taitainono.

• Brag, v. mitamita.

• Brain, n. [bren] faiʻai.

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• Branch, n. la (laʻau).

• Brand, v. fa[gap — reason: unclear]mu i se uʻamea; faailoga.

• Brandish, v. ailao.

• Brass, n. ʻapa pupula.

• Brave, soan. [brev] toa, loto tele.

• Brawl, v. misa.

• Breach, n. [brich] of treaty, &c., tuumavaega; in a wall, solo.

• Bread, n. [bred] falaoa; areto (gr.)

• Breadfruit, n. [bred-frut] ʻulu.

• Breadth, n. [bredth] lau.

• Break, v. [brek] gau; cups, &c., taʻe; t. t. broke.

• Breaker, n. [breka] galu.

• Breakfast, n. [brek-fast] o le taumafataga e fai i le taeao.

• Breast, n. [brest] moa, fatafata, susu.

• Breastbone. n. ivi fatafata.

• Breath, n. [breth] o le manava.

• Breathe, v. [brith] manava.

• Breathless, soan. sela.

• Breeches, n. pl. [bri-ches]. Upu: trowsers. ʻOfu vae.

• Breed. v. [brid] fanau.

• Breeze, n. [briz] savili.

• Bribe, v. [braib] avane mea alofa ia liliu ai le taofi.

• Brick, n. [brik] maa ele, maa omea.

• Bride, n. [braid] faatoa nofo tane; teine o le a faaipoipo, pe faatoʻa faaipoipo.

• Bridegroom, n. faatoa fai ava; tane faatoʻa faaipoipo.

• Bridge, n. [bridj.] faa, ala-niu.

• Bridle, n. [brai-dl.] faagutu.

• Brief, soan. [brif] saasaa.

• Bright, soan. [brait] pupula.

• Brighten, v. [braiten] faapupula.

• Brim, n. lau (o le ipu, &c.).

• Brimful, soan. tumu saisai.

• Brimstone, n. teio. Upu: sulphur.

• Bring, v. ʻau mai.

• Bring-forth, v. fanau.

• Brink, n. ʻanvai.

• Brisk, soan. titio.

• Bristle, v. tutu le fulufulu.

• British, soan. faa-peritania.

• Brittle, soan. taʻe-gofie.

• Broad, soan. vateatea, lautele.

• Broil v. tunu; n. misa.

• Brood, n. [brud] toloaʻi.

• Brood, v. as chickens, ofaofataʻi.

• Broom, n. [brum] pulumu, tafi.

• Brother, n. uso, tuagane (of a sister.)

• Brought, v. t. t. o le v. “bring,” ʻau mai.

• Brow, n. [brau] muaulu.

• Brown, soan. [braun] ʻena, ʻenaʻena

• Browse, v. [braus] ʻai vao.

• Bruise, v. [brus] unoʻo.

• Brush, n. palasi, tafi; v. tafitafi.

• Brushwood, n. [brush-uad] vao iti.

• Brutal, soan. faʻasaua.

• Bubble, n. puta o le vai.

• Bud, v. togo; n. moemoe.

• Buffet, v. tuʻi.

• Build, v. [bild] fau, fai; as a wall, ati.

• Builder, n. [bilda] tufuga; to chiefs, mataisau.

• Building. n. [bildig] fale.

• Bull, n. pulumakau poʻa.

• Bullet, n. pulu-fana.

• Bully, v. faamisa.

• Bun, n. keki la itiiti.

• Bunch, n. Upu: cluster, fuifui, ʻau as ʻaufaʻi = banch of bananas.

• Bundle, n. taʻai, taʻui.

• Buoy, n [boi] utoni.

• Buoyant, soan. opeopea faa-pei o se utoni.

• Burden, n. avega, faafafa, amoga, tausoa.

• Burial, n. tanuga; to chiefs, falelauasi.

• Burn, v. susunu, mu; t. t. burnt; soan. burning.

• Burnish, v. faapupula.

• Burrow, v. tanu.

• Burst, v. pa; t. t. burst.

• Bury, v. [beri] tanu; to chiefs, falelauasi.

• Bush, n. vao.

• Bushy, soan. felefele.

• Business, n. [biz-nes] feʻau, faiva.

• Busy, soan. [bizi] tele feʻau.

• But, soo f. ʻa peitaʻi.

• Butter, n. pata (eng.).

• Butterfly, n. pepe.

• Buttock, n. muli; of beasts, tulaiʻu.

• Button, n. faamau.

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• Buy, v. [bai] faatau; t. t. bought.

• By, soo upu, e, i. Upu: near, tafatafa, e lata ane.

• By-and-by, soav. nanei.

• Byword, n. [bai-uad] muagagana.