Samoan verbs are the center of the action phrase. Below is a list of Samoan action words aka verbs”
| apportion, share | fa’asoa |
| extend | fa’ateleina |
| alert (awake) | mata’ala |
| argue | finau, misa |
| ask permission | fa’anoi |
| ask question | fesili |
| assemble (gather) | aofia, fa’apotopoto |
| assist | fesoasoagi |
| assumed | faapea |
| astray | se |
| avenge | fa’afetaui |
| awake, to | ala |
| baffle | fa’apalo |
| bail out a canoe | ta’ta, asu |
| bargain | fa’atau |
| choke, house of an orator | laoa |
| to laugh (pl) | fe’atai |
| to swim (pl) | fa’ausi |
| kick (pl) | fea’a |
| to wake up (pl) | feala |
| to expand | fefete |
| to drink (pl) | feinu |
| to crawl, creep (pl) | fetolofi |
| to wish, to want, how many | fia |
| to enjoy, gladness, favourable, entertainment, interest in | fiafia |
| push, shove, encourage, persuade | una’i |
| look at, observe | va’ai |
| catch sight of, see | va’aia |
| to dive (pl) | totufu |
| to crawl, creep | totolo |
| stand, be stationary, pull up | tu |
| to punch, give a blow, knock, hit, beat, blow up | tu’i |
| put, cut down, let go, give, put, place | tu’u |
| jab, stab, sting, fork | tui |
| book, draw, write, point with finger, letter | tusi |
| write, striped, writing | tusitusi |
| put out, switch off | titina |
| hang up | tautau |
| eat or drink | taute |
| beckon (call a meeting) | ta’alao |
| beg | aisi, fa’atoga, ole, aioi |
| begin | afua, amata, fuata’i |
| begging | aisiga, fa’atoa’ga, olega, aioiga |
| behold | fa’auta |
| prevaricate | pe’pelo |
| prevent | taofi; vavao |
| proceed (continue) | fa’aauau; fa’aa’ea’e; muamua atu |
| proclaim | tala’i; fa’ailoa |
| proclamation | talaiga |
| procrastinate | fa’atamala |
| procure | fa’amaua |
| slap | po |
| sleep | moe; tofa (resp) |
| sleep (put to) | faamoe |
| sleep late | moe’umi |
| slice | fisi |
| slide (landslide) | solo |
| slip (slide) | se’e; sese’e (pl); masolo |
| give to, take, drive, | ave |
| bring | aumai |
| bring (passive) | aumaia |
| to take | avatu |
| take away, remove | ave’ese |
| shut (passive) | tapunia |
| open, unhitch, take off, break, cancel, release, let out | tatala |
| try to, reach, only, just, cost, price, count in, include, fight, pick, season | tau |
| carry together | tauamo |
| take care of, look after, to nurse, keep to | tausi |
| get rid of, abandon, leave out | tia’i |
| drift, be carried away | tafea |
| be removed, lifted away | taga |
| cry, weep | tagi |
| run (s) | tamo’e |
| run (pl) | tamomo’e |
| strike, hit, bail out, | tata |
| change, replace | sui |
| play, playing | ta’alo |
| bind (tie) | saisai, noanoatia, nonoa |
| bird singing | tausani |
| bite | gali, uu |
| bind (tie up) | noanoa, saisai |
| bless | fa’amanuia |
| block | taofi |
| blocked (obstructed) | poloka (Eng) |
| blow (horn) | ili, feula |
| blur (dim; indistinct) | nenefu |
| boast | mimita |
| bow down | ifo, punou |
| break (tear off) | fati, tofi |
| break to pieces (shatter) | ta’e (ta’ei) |
| break (severed) | motu |
| bring, to | au’mai |
| bring to pass, to | faataununu |
| bubble (boil; spring; swell) | pupuna |
| build | fau |
| come | sau, su mai, afio mai, maliu mai, o mai (pl) |
| command | poloa’i |
| concluded | mavae, fa’auma |
| confront | fa’afesaga’i, fa’asaga |
| build up, to | atina’e |
| burn (fire) | mu, mumuga(v), tafu |
| burning | fa’amu, susunu, susunuina (pl) |
| bury (cover up) | tanu |
| call (summon; shout) | vala’au, logo |
| capture | pu’e |
| carry under the arm | afisi |
| carry a load on one’s back | fafa, amo, molio’o |
| change (exchange; substitute) | sui |
| chase | tuli |
| choose (select) | filifili |
| clean | ma’ma, fa’ama’ma (v) |
| clean-up | tapena |
| clear (clean) | fa’ama’ma |
| climb | a’e |
| cling | fa’apipi’i |
| clip | o’ti |
| circumcised (peritomy) | peritomeina (Eng) |
| circumscribe | fa’ata’amilo |
| circumnavigate | fa’ata’amilosaga |
| clash | fa’afeto’ai |
| close (shut) | tapuni |
| close (forbid; deny) | pupuni |
| congeal (coagulate) | to’a |
| connect (join) | feso’otai, soso’o |
| conquered (subdued) | to’ilalo, faiaina |
| consider | taga’i |
| consider (meditate) | mafaufau, manatu |
| conspire (decide secretly) | pulepule, taupule |
| continue | vava’u, fa’aalualu, fa’aa’ea’e |
| converse | fetau talata’i, talanoa |
| convey in person | molitino |
| convey (send) | momoli |
| cook | fa’avela, tunu, tao, saka |
| cooling | fa’amalulu |
| cooperate | felagolagoma’i |
| correct (straighten) | fa’asa’o |
| covering | ufiufi |
| crack | foa, tata’e, ta’e, tae’i, isi, vate |
| crawl (creep) | totolo, tolofia (pass) |
| crawling | tolotolo |
| create | foafoa |
| crush (pound) | nuti, nutipala |
| cry | tagi, tutulu (resp) |
| cut | tipi, sogi, va’e, o’ti, sele |
| dance | siva, luelue, saa |
| decide | filifili |
| declare plainly | ta’utino |
| decorate | teu |
| defecate | ti’o |
| delay | faatuai |
| deliver | fa’ao’o, fa’ailoa |
| deny (refuse) | fa’afiti |
| depart (leave, rid) | te’a, tuuvaa |
| depart in displeasure | teva |
| desert | toafa, naumati |
| destroy (demolish) | fa’aumatia, talepe |
| die | oti, fano, mate |
| dignify | fa’amamalu, fa’amatai |
| diligent | filiga, maelega |
| disappear (out of sight) | nimo |
| disassemble | malepe |
| discard (throw away) | tia’i |
| disperse | ta’ape, ta’ape’ape |
| display | fa’alialia |
| friends, to make | fa’auo |
| purge | fa’amama |
| pursue | tuliloa; tuliloaina (pass) |
| put | tu’u |
| putrefy | pala; elo |
| quarrel | misa; fefinaua’i; fenau |
| raise (lift) | si’i |
| ransack | vete; sagole |
| reach, to | a’apa; tapa mai |
| read | fai’tau |
| recline (lie down) | taoto |
| redeem | togiola |
| reduce (lessen) | fa’aitiiti |
| reign (king) | nofoaiga |
| reject (refuse; oppose) | te’ena; tete’e |
| rejoiced (to be proud) | mitamita; mimita |
| remain | faamuli; toe; totoe |
| remove (subtract) | toese; aveese; e’u |
| renew | fa’afou |
| know | iloa; silafia |
| kiss | sogi; kisi (Eng); feasogi |
| kneel | to’otuli; tootuli |
| know (to understand; to see) | iloa; silafia |
| laugh | ataata |
| to part, resign | fa’amavae |
| to pick quarrels, start trouble | fa’amisa |
| to fell, cut down | fa’apa’u |
| to think, suppose, imagine, assume, say, speak | fa’apea |
| to face toward, attend to, turn attention to | fa’asaga |
| to show, point out, indicate, direct, refer | fa’asino |
| to wait | fa’atali |
| sing (pl) | pepese |
| sing (s) | pese |
| do | fai, gaosi |
| doing (making, method) | faiga |
| draw water (boat) | asu |
| drill (to wind, to bore) | vili |
| drip | sisina, tului |
| drop | palasi |
| drowned | malemo |
| weaken | fa’avaivai |
| wrap | aui |
| wriggle | tafiti |
| wring | mimilo |
| wrongdoing | pona |
| yield (obey) | gaua’i; usiusita’i |
| lead | ta’ita’i; ta’ita’iina (pass) |
| lean (against something) | fa’ae’e |
| lift | sa’e |
| listen (hear; perceive) | faalogo |
| live together out of wedlock | nofo faapouliuli |
| loaded | u’a |
| look | va’ai; tagai; tilotilo |
| look for fault | va’avaai pona |
| lying to boast image | matanana |
| make (produce; build) | gaosi; fai |
| make haste | fa’anatinati; fa’avave |
| marry | fa’aipoipo; nofo tane |
| chew | mamu |
| meet | fa’afetaiai; fetaia’i |
| memorize | tauloto |
| mention (tell; pronounce) | fa’alau; ta’u |
| distribute | tafatufa, faasoa |
| dive | tofu |
| divide of inheritance | tofitofi, tofi |
| divide (partition) | vaevae, vavae |
| drunk | o’na |
| eat | ai, tausami, taumafa, va’o (impolite) |
| embrace | opoopo, fusia |
| encicled | fa’ata’ali’oli’o, fa’ali’oli’o |
| encounter | feiloa’i |
| encourage | fa’alototele |
| encourage (force) | fa’amalosi, u’una’i |
| end (terminate) | i’u, gata |
| endear | fa’apelepele |
| endure | fa’apalepale, tulu’i |
| endure long | fa’afualoa |
| engrave | togitogi |
| enlist (take an oath, to swear) | tauto, tautoga |
| enslave | fa’apologa, nofopologa |
| entangle | tala, talatala |
| enter (building) | ulufale, ulutotonu |
| entertain | osi, fa’afiafia |
| entice | fa’alatalata |
| equate | fa’atusa, tusa |
| erase (choke, strangle) | titina, tape |
| errand (task, mesage) | fe’au |
| establish | fa’atu |
| exalt | fa’a’e’a |
| examine (to inspect) | iloilo, su’esu’e |
| exchange | fesuia’i |
| exhort, to (to advise) | apoapoa’i |
| exile (prison) | toese |
| explain | fa’amatala |
| explode (burst) | pa, fa’apa |
| extend | fa’aso’o |
| extinguish (kill) | ti’nei, titina, ta’pe |
| extract | fa’i |
| eyes close | mata moe i’ini |
| fall | pa’u; to’ulu; sulu; pa’uu |
| fault finding | va’ava’ai pona; fai pona |
| feed | fafaga |
| feed on milk | fa’asusu |
| fetch | a’ami; a’apo |
| fight | fusu; tau |
| fill (to fill up) | utu; faatumu |
| finish (completed) | uma; mae’a |
| fit | ofi |
| flash | emo |
| flatter | fa’avi’ivi’i; taufa’ase’e |
| flee (escape) | sola |
| flip | tafiti |
| flourish | olaola; uluola |
| flow | tafe |
| fly | lele; felelei (pl) |
| fold | gaugau |
| fold-arms | pi’ilima |
| follow | mulimuli |
| forbid (prohibit; curfew) | vavao; faataga; faasa |
| forget | galo |
| forgotten | fa’agalo |
| forgive (pardon; freed) | fa’amagalo; magalo |
| forget | galo |
| frighten (intimidate; threaten) | fa’amata’u |
| gaze | tepatepa |
| gaze (stare) | pulato’a, tulimatai |
| give | avane; avatu; tu’umai |
| glance | tepa |
| go | alu; o (pl) |
| go about | fealua’i |
| gossip | faitala |
| grasp (touch) | u’u; tago |
| grow (occur; happen) | fa’atupu; tupu; tutupu |
| guess | taumate; mate |
| gutting (removing intestines or entrails of a fish) | kiau |
| hang | tautau |
| harm | leafaiga |
| heal | fofo |
| hear (listen) | fa’afofoga; fa’alogo |
| help | fesoasoagi |
| hide (secret; conceal) | fa’alilo; na’na |
| hit (pound; knock; strike) | tu’i; fusu; ta; fasi |
| hoist | sisi |
| hold | u’u; pipi’i |
| hop (skip) | musa |
| hunt (chase) | tuli, tutuli |
| hurt | ti’na |
| hurry (haste) | fa’avave; fa’atopetope |
| ignite (start a fire) | tutu; tafu; pusa; fa’amu |
| imitate | fa’aa’oa’o; fa’ata’ita’i |
| immerse | fa’atofu; lelemo |
| implore | ai’oi; fa’atauanau |
| incite | fa’aoso |
| influenced | tosina |
| inform | lapata’i |
| insist (strive; persevere) | tausisi; taumafa’i |
| investigate | su’esu’e |
| invite | vala’au |
| iron clothes, to | auli |
| join (bring together) | soo |
| misconduct | masei |
| misinterpret | fa’auigaese |
| mislead | fa’asese; fa’atogafiti |
| mismanaged | fa’aletonu |
| miss (separated) | misi (Eng) |
| misunderstand | fa’alogoese |
| mock (ridicule) | a’amu; tauemu |
| move | gaoioi; migoi |
| lift | lifi |
| to shake hands | lululima |
| to think out, consider, reflect, devise | mafaufau |
| to wake up | maleifua |
| to agree, approve, saction, | malie |
| to die, death | maliu |
| to rest, adjourn, pause | malolo |
| want, desire | mana’o |
| to remember | manatua |
| to get, be caught, obtain, acquire, be found | maua |
| sleep | moe |
| to sleep (pl) have sexual intercourse | momoe |
| refuse (s) uncooperative | musu |
| whisper | musumusu |
| to live, sit, stay | nofo |
| broken into pieces | nuti |
| to go (pl) | o (long o) |
| to jump, hop, dash, jump on, customary gifts | oso |
| to burst, explode | pa |
| miss | ela; pa’ela |
| named | fa’aigoa |
| navigate a boat | seu |
| needlework (sew) | su’isu’i |
| nodding | geno |
| noticed, to be | otagia |
| obey (respect) | a’ava; usitai; ana’ana |
| object (oppose) | fa’atu’iese |
| obtain (get) | maua |
| offer | foa’i |
| open (disassemble) | matala; tala |
| openning, to make an | fa’aavanoa; fa’amatala |
| open wide | faamaga |
| oppress (tyranical) | fa’asaua |
| organise | faatulaga |
| outcry (shouting) | pisapisa’o; au’e |
| pacify | fa’alaulelei; fa’amolemole |
| pack (keep) | teu |
| absorb | avega; uta |
| filter | fa’amama |
| parch (be dry) | fa’avevela pau |
| pare (trim away) | fisi |
| parry (answer evasively) | memei |
| parting | fa’amavaega |
| participate | aumea |
| pass | ua tea, pasi (Eng); sopo |
| peck | to’ito’i |
| peel | pa’u (n); fisi (v); fo’e (v) |
| peep | tilotilo |
| pelt | fetogi |
| penetrate | ati |
| perceive | iloa |
| perch | tula; i’o |
| perform | fai |
| perish | fano |
| permitted (allowed) | taga; fa’ataga |
| perplex | lotomamafa |
| persecute | fa’asaua |
| persevere | vilita’i; sogaso’ga; filiga |
| persist | finafinau, tausisi |
| perspire (to sweat) | a’afu |
| persuade (induce) | fa’aoleole; fa’atonu |
| pick fruits | toli; tau; tolia (pass) |
| pick up (rubbish; firewood; etc.) | tae; ta’alao |
| pick (pluck) | tau (futi) |
| pick (decide) | filifili |
| pickup | tufi |
| pierce | tutu’i |
| pinch | ini |
| place across | fa’alava; fa’atafa |
| play | taalo |
| plead | fautua |
| pluck | futi; segi; fufuti; toli; tau |
| plug | momono; tapuni |
| jump | oso |
| polish | fa’aiila |
| postpone | tolopo |
| pound (smash) | tu’itu’i |
| pounding (hit) | tu’imomomo |
| pout | fa’amusu; fa’asumusumu |
| practice | fa’amasani |
| prance | oso’oso |
| praise | fa’ane’ene’e; vivi’i |
| praised | fa’ane’etaga |
| talk foolishly | soga tautala |
| predict | vavalo; mate |
| to be majority | fa’alausili |
| prefer | filifili’a |
| prepare | sauni; sauniuni; taoso |
| present (give) | avatu; foa’i atu |
| preserve | fa’aola; fa’asao |
| preside | pule |
| pretend (as a prefix) | fa’afia (prefix); fa’ataga |
| prick | tui |
| give | tuu’a |
| to be something the matter with | afaina |
| come (respectful), go | afio |
| clapping, clap | patipati |
| to surround, protect, prevent | puipui |
| make a mistake, rather | sala |
| come (s) | sau |
| sprinkle, deep in ocean | sausau |
| walk (s) | savali |
| walk (pl) | savavali |
| slide, glide, slip, skid, wrench, dislocate | se’e |
| dance (pl) | sisiva |
| dance (s) | siva |
| lie down, leave alone | ta’atia |
| to scold, noise of tattooing implement | ote’ote |
| awake, wake up | ala |
| to go (s) | alu |
| to learn, teach, train | a’o |
| cry bitterly | aueue |
| listen | fa’afofoga |
| to come down; decend | fa’aifo |
| to make something up to the required amount | fa’alava |
| to translate, convert | fa’aliliu |
| to salute | fa’alo |
| to listen | fa’alogo |
| to fish | fagota |
| to do | fai |
| to work (s) | galue |
| to work (pl) | galulue |
| homecoming after long absence | gapia |
| to come to an end, terminate, set a limit, snake | gata |
| to be finished, ended, turn out, resort to, end | i’u |
| to think, be of the opinion | masalo |
| fall, sink, drop, fail, | pa’u |
| break, smash | ta’e |
| stroll around (pl) | tafafao |
| talk, conversation, chat | talanoa |
| wait, reply, answer, response | tali |
| prohibit (forbidden) | fa’asa |
| prolong | fa’aumi |
| promote | fa’atosi |
| make known | tala’i; fa’ailoa |
| pronounce | ta’u |
| to breed | fa’ateleiga |
| propel | fa’aoso |
| win favor of God | fa’alelei; fa’ilemu |
| set aside | ta’atia; taoto |
| protect (take care; observe) | fa’amalumalu; tausi |
| protect (defense) | puipuia; fa’amalumalu |
| extend | fa’alevaleva |
| prove | fa’ata’ita’i; tofotofo |
| jump | oso |
| provoke | fa’a’ono’ono; fa’aitaita; fa’alili |
| pucker | numi’numi |
| steal | gaoi |
| puff | ulaula |
| retire (release) | fa’amalolo |
| retract | me’i ese |
| return | fo’i; fa’afo’i; tu’umuli |
| reveal (show) | fa’ali |
| ridicule | faifai; tauleagaina; gao |
| reprove, to (correct; rebuke) | a’oa’i |
| resist | tete’e |
| rest | malolo; mapu |
| wait | tali; fa’atali |
| wake | ala |
| walk | savali; savavali (pl) |
| wanted (desirable) | manaomia |
| wash | fufulu; fa’ama’ma |
| wash hands | fafano |
| watch | matamata; leoleo |
| watch (watch a game) | maimoa; va’ava’ai |
| wave (swell) | galu; peau |
| wonder | ofo |
| pass, be parted, dismissed, separated | te’a |
| demolish into pieces | tu’i pala |
| pump | pamu (Eng) |
| resound | ta’alili |
| respectable | ta’ulelei’a |
| rotate (whirl) | ta’avili |
| row | alo |
| ride | ti’eti’e |
| rub | olo; mili |
| rush (hurry) | fa’atope; fa’avave |
| save | fa’aola |
| saved | fa’asao |
| saw (to saw) | ili |
| say | faimai |
| reply | talimai |
| scatter | fola |
| publish, broadcast | fa’asalalau |
| scatter (disperse) | fa’ata’ape’ape; ta’apea’pe |
| scattered | salalau; fa’asalalau |
| scold | o’te; otegia |
| scoop-out | sali |
| score | tini; sikoa (Eng) |
| scratch | valu; ma’osi |
| scroll (roll up) | ta’ai |
| search (seek) | su’e |
| see | va’ai; tepa |
| seek (search) | sa’ili; su’esu’e |
| serve | tautua; auauna |
| sever | fa’amutu |
| shake (tremble; quake) | tete; gatete; lulu; luelue |
| shamed | fa’ama |
| sharpen | fa’ama’ai; fa’amata |
| shave (brush away) | tafi; tafitafi (pass); sua |
| shed (poured out) | maligi; masa’a |
| shine (shed light) | susulu |
| shoot | fana |
| short-winded (to pant) | sela |
| shorten | fa’apu’upu’i |
| shown | fa’ailoa; fa’aali |
| shread | nuti |
| shrink (shrivel) | me’i |
| shut-off | ta’pe |
| unfasten (untie; divorce) | tatalai |
| sit (remain) | nofo; alaala |
| sit cross-legged | fa’atai; saofa’i; nofo |
| sing | pese; lagi |
| take | ave |
| take it easy | faifaimalie; faifailemu |
| taken | avea |
| talk (speak) | tautala; tautalagia (pass) |
| tall | umi; tino’ese |
| talk | tau’tala; saunoa |
| tame, to | fa’alata |
| tear (rip; rend) | saei; masae; sasae |
| tease (provoke) | fa’alili; taufa’alili |
| taste | tofo |
| tempt (tryout; taste) | fa’aosooso; tofotofo |
| terminate | fa’amuta |
| steal | fao mea; gaoi |
| thievery (steal) | fao; gaoi |
| think | ma’faufau |
| sold | taulia |
| spank (beat; scourge) | sasa; fue |
| speared (poke) | tui |
| spilled | masaa; maligi; sasaa |
| spit | feanu |
| split in half | vaelua |
| spread | folafola; fofola; ape |
| squeeze | o’omi |
| stand | tu; tulai; laulaututu |
| stare | pupula; te’te |
| start | amata; gafua |
| starved | matelaina |
| steal (thieve) | gaoi; gaoia (pass); fao |
| steer | fa’auli; tautai; uli |
| steer (manage; conduct) | fa’afoe |
| stick (adhere) | pipi’i; pi’itia |
| stiffen | fa’amalo |
| sting (bite) | u |
| stink | elo; sauga |
| stop-it | soia; tu’u |
| strain | tatau |
| stray | ta’asolo |
| stretch out | ma’au; fola |
| strive (persevere) | taupati |
| stumble | taupa’u; tausuai |
| stutter (speak foreign tongue) | nanu |
| subside (recede) | maui |
| subtract (remove) | toese; aveese |
| summon (call) | logo |
| support | sapasapai; sapasapaia; apo |
| support (to lift) | apoapoa’iga; apoapo |
| suppress | titina |
| surround | si’osi’o; siomia (pass) |
| surrounded (encompassed) | siosiomia |
| swell | fa’afefete; fula |
| swim | au’auga; a’au (v); fe’ausi |
| thought | loto; finagalo |
| told (mentioned) | ta’ua |
| toss | lafo |
| torn (ripped) | masae; sasae; saei |
| touch (reach) | pa’i |
| trace | vase |
| translate | fa’aliliu |
| transport | la’u |
| trap (snare) | mailei |
| tread (trample, transgress) | soli |
| tresspass | solivalea |
| turn back | fulitua |
| turn over | fuli |
| turn the head | faliu |
| twist | milo |
| unwilling (refuse) | musu |
| upheld | tausi; usiusita’i |
| urge (fervent) | tauanau; vina; una’i |
| use | fa’aaoga |
| vaccinate (prick; pierce) | tui |
| vanish (disappear) | mou; nimo |
| victorious (win; succeed) | manumalo |
| visit | asi; asiasiga (v.t.) |
| volunteer | ofo |
| vomit | pua’i |
| wade | asa |
| wag | lialia’i |
| wallow | ta’afili |
| wander | sese |
| wane | gase |
| want | mana’o |
| waste (cruel) | maimau; saunoa |
| clap | pati, po |
| clarify | fa’amanino, fa’amatala |
| weep | tagi |
| welcome | ofo |
| whisper | musumusu |
| whispering | musumusuga |
| whistle | fa’amiti; fa’aili |
| widen (expand) | fa’alautele |
| wipe | soloi |
| wish (desire) | mana’o; maoi |
| withdraw | alu’ese |
| wither | mamae |
| withhold | taofi |
| withstand | tete’e |
| stroll around (s) | tafao |
| soak in sea water | fa’asami |
| snatch (to jerk) | se’i |
| sneeze | mafatua |
| sniff | sogi; sogisogi |
| snore | ta’agulu |
| snub | taufaifai |
| speak (talk) | tala’i |
| speak or/act rudely to superiors | sosopo |
| sweep | salu |
| stir | fa’agae’e; sa’eu; saeua; seuseu |
| study (search; research) | su’esu’e |
| wages (to pay) | totogi |
| abound | faula’i |
| abuse (waste) | fa’asaunoa,fa’amaimau |
| accepted | talia |
| act | gaioi, gaioiga (gaoa’i) |
| add (join) | fa’aopoopo |
| subtract, take away, remove | to’ese |
| sell goods | fa’atauoloa |
| send | auina |
| separate | mavaevae; valavala |
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