Pasefika Sāmoan Dictionary: Sumu
Sumu in Sāmoan language is Crux in English language.
Crux in English language is known as:
- Sumu in Sāmoan language
- Hānaiakamalama in Hawaiʻian language
- Toloa in Tongan language
- Tau hā in Tahitian language
- Te Punga in Māori language
Sumu (Crux - Southern Cross) - noun
Sumu (phonetic: / So͞o-mo͞o / | ipa:/ ˈsuˑmuˑ / | symbols: / ˈsümü / )
“Sumu” is how Sāmoans identify the asterism/constellation which is commonly known as Crux / Southern Cross.
“Sumu” in Sāmoan language us also used as a general name for the triggerfish.
“Crux - Southern Cross” is identified in Polynesian languages as “Sumu” in Sāmoan language, “Hānaiakamalama” in Hawaiʻian language, “Toloa” in Tongan language, “Tau hā” in Tahitian language and/or “Te Punga” in Te Reo Māori language (Aotearoa).
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Tongan to English Dictionary
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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.