Pasefika Sāmoan Dictionary: Galu
Galu in Sāmoan language is Wave (ocean) in English language.
Wave (ocean) in English language is known as:
- Galu in Sāmoan language
- Nalu in Hawaiʻian language
- Ngalu in Tongan language
- ʻAre in Tahitian language
- Ngaru in Māori language
Galu (Wave) - noun
Galu (phonetic: / Gah-Lo͞o / | ipa:/ ˈŋäˑluˑ / | symbols: / ˈŋä-lü / )
Galu is the word in Sāmoan language meaning wave (ocean).
Jon Apisa. The Wave. 2003. acrylic enamel on wood panel, 4' x 8' ( 121.9cm x 243.8cm ).
Talo drawing by Jon Apisa
Sāmoan to English Dictionary
| English | Sāmoan | Hawaiʻian | Tongan | Tahitian | Māori | Scientific |
| Genealogy | Gafa | Kū‘auhau | Hohoko | ‘Aufau fēti‘i | Whakapapa | |
| Lineage | Gafa | Kū‘auhau | Hohoko | ‘Aufau fēti‘i | Kāwai | |
| Language | Gagana | ‘Ōlelo | ||||
| Respectful language | Gagana Fa‘aaloalo | |||||
| Sāmoan language | Gagana Sāmoa | |||||
| Wave (ocean) | Galu | Nalu | Ngalu | ʻAre | Ngaru | |
| Work | Galue(ga) | Hana | Ngāue | ʻOhipa | Hanga | |
| Coral tree | Gatae | Erythrina variegata | ||||
| Oceanside | Gātai | Makai | ||||
| Inland | Gāʻuta | Mauka | ||||
| Brown noddy | Gogo | Noio kōhā | Anous stolidus | |||
| Bigfin Reef Squid | Gūfeʻe | Sepioteuthis lessoniana | ||||
| Mouth | Gutu | Waha | Ngutu | Vaha | Waha |
English to Polynesian Dictionary
Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary
Tongan to English Dictionary
Tahitian to English Dictionary
Māori to English Dictionary
The Pasefika Polynesian dictionary is project of Jon Apisa intended as a comparative dictionary to view similarities, differences and cognate relationships of words in multiple Polynesian languages.