Pasefika Sāmoan Dictionary: Nonu vao
Nonu vao in Sāmoan language is Morinda citriflolia Indian mulberry in English language.
Indian mulberry Morinda citriflolia in English language is known as:
- Nonu vao in Sāmoan language
- Noni in Hawaiʻian language
- Nonu in Tongan language
- Nono in Tahitian language
- in Māori language
Nonu vao (Morinda citriflolia) - noun
Nonu vao (phonetic: / Noh-no͞o Va-ow / | ipa:/ ˈnoʊˑnuˑväˑoʊˑ / | symbols: / ˈnōnü väō / )
“Nonu vao” or “Nonu” in Sāmoan language is used to identify Morinda citriflolia.
Morinda citriflolia is also identified as “Noni” in Hawai‘i, “Nonu” in Tonga and “Nono” in Tahiti.
Morinda citrifolia is also known as:
- great morinda
- Indian mulberry
- Beach mulberry
Jon Apisa. Nonu vao | Noni (Morinda citriflolia) freehand. 2022. colored pencil on paper, 8.5" x 5.5" (26.1cm x 14cm).
Nonu vao drawing by Jon Apisa
Sāmoan to English Dictionary
| English | Sāmoan | Hawaiʻian | Tongan | Tahitian | Māori | Scientific |
| Simpleleaf chastetree | Namulega | Vitex trifolia | ||||
| Tooth | Nifo | Niho | ||||
| Coconut | Niu | Niu | Niu | Haʻari | kokonati | Cocos nucifera |
| Sit | Nofo | Noho | Nofo | Noho | Noho | |
| Great Morinda | Nonu | Noni | Nonu | Nono | Morinda Citrifolia | |
| Malay apple | Nonu fiʻafiʻa | ʻŌhiʻa ʻai | Syzygium malaccensis | |||
| Mountain Apple | Nonu fiʻafiʻa | ʻŌhiʻa ʻai | Syzygium malaccensis | |||
| Indian mulberry | Nonu vao | Noni | Nonu | Nono | Morinda citriflolia | |
| November | Novema | Nowemapa | Nōvema | Nōvema | Noema | |
| Rainbow | Nuanua | Ānuenue | ‘Ūmata | Ānuanua | Āheahea | |
| Village | Nuʻu | Kūlanakauhale | Kolo Siʻi | ʻOire | Kāinga |
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.