Pasefika Samoan and Polynesian Dictionary


Samoan to English Dictionary



English Samoan Hawaiian Tongan Tahitian Maori Rarotonga Anuta Niue Marquesan No. Marquesan So. Scientific
April Apelila 'Apelila 'Epeleli Eperera Āperira
August Aukuso 'Aukake 'Aokosi Atete Akuhata
Sunday Aso Sa Lapule Sāpate Tapati Rātapu
Monday Aso Gafua Po'akahi Mōnite Monire Rāhina
Tuesday Aso Lua Po'alua Tūsite Mahana piti Rātū
Wednesday Aso Lulu Po'akolu Pulelulu Mahana toru Rā'apa
Thursday Aso Tofi Po'aha Tu'apulelulu Mahana maha Rāpare
Friday Aso Falaile Po'alima Falaite Mahana pae Rāmere
Saturday Aso To'ona'i Po'aono Tokonaki mahana ma’a Rāhoroi
Family 'Aiga Ohana Kāinga Feti'i Whānau
High Chief Ali'i Ali'i Eiki Ari'i Ariki Ariki Iki haka'iki ariki
Double Hull Canoe 'Alia Wa'a kaulua K Va'a tā'ie tauati Waka Unua
Love Alofa Aloha 'ofa Aroha Aroha Aropa Alofa
Bring 'Aumai Lawe mai 'Omai Āfa'i Mau
take, give 'Ave Lawe 'Ave Rave Tango
Skipjack Tuna Atu Aku Katsuwonus pelamis
Yellowfin Tuna Asiasi Ahi Thunnus alacares
Rock Crab Ama'ama 'A'ama Grapsus
Leeward Atea Kona
Starboard Atea
Windward Ama Ko'olau
Port (side) Ama
Outrigger Ama
Cloud Ao Ao
Reef A'au Kua'au
Coral 'Amu 'Ākoakoa

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Welcome to the Pasefika Polynesian Dictionary. This dictionary is meant to be a comparative dictionary to quickly view similarities, differences and cognate relationships between words across Polynesian languages.   Here you will find words from Samoan, Hawaiian, Tongan, Maori, Tahitian, and Niue language in an online dictionary translated to English.

Most knowledge in Polynesia was communicated and passed on through language, legends, and songs.

The Samoan alphabet constists of these letters
Official Samoan written Alphabet: A E F G I L M N O P S T U V

F G L M N P S T V
A E I O U vowels

H K R foriegn letters (introduced with translation)
Some English Letters Informally be Translated to Samoan Language

English b = Samoan p
English c = Samoan t/k or s
English d = Samoan t/k or s
English d = Samoan t/k
English g = Samoan t/k or s
English j = Samoan s


Camparison of letters of Samoan language to languages of other Polynesian cultures

Samoa s or f = Aotearoa (Maori) h = Hawai'i h = Marquesas h = Tahiti h = Tonga h

Samoa g = Aotearoa (Maori) ng = Hawai'i n = Marquesas k = Tahiti = Tonga g

Samoa l = Aotearoa (Maori) r = Hawai'i l = Marquesas = Tahiti r = Tonga l

Samoa t = Aotearoa (Maori) t = Hawai'i k = Marquesas = Tahiti t = Tonga t

Samoa v = Aotearoa (Maori) w = Hawai'i w = Marquesas v = Tahiti v = Tonga v

Samoa f = Aotearoa (Maori) wh = Hawai'i h = Marquesas f or h = Tahiti h or f = Tonga f