Pasefika Sāmoan Dictionary: ʻAlia

ʻAlia in Sāmoan language is Double Hull Canoe in English language.

Double Hull Canoe in English language is known as:

ʻAlia (Double Hull Canoe) - noun

ʻAlia (phonetic: / AH-lee-ah / | ipa:/ ˈʔäˑliˑä / | symbols: / ˈ-ˌälēä / )

ʻAlia is a word in Sāmoan language meaning double hull canoe.

ʻAlia were among the largest ocean vessels of Sāmoa and similiar in design to the “Kalia” of Tonga and “Drua” of Fiji.

Jon Apisa. ʻAlia (Sāmoan double hull ocean vessel) freehand drawing. 2022. colored pencil on paper, 8.8" x 5.5" (22.4cm x 14cm).

ʻAlia drawing by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. Poto Tele. 2005. oil on canvas, 54" x 42" (137.2 cm x 106.7 cm).

Poto Tele painting by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. Sāmoana. 2012. oil on canvas, 48" x 60" (121.9cm x 152.4cm).

Sāmoana painting by Jon Apisa

Sāmoan to English Dictionary

English	Sāmoan	Hawaiʻian	Tongan	Tahitian	Māori	Scientific
Jellyfish	‘Alu‘alu	Pololia	Kolukalu	Paʻipaʻi	Kakaru moana	Medusozoa
Armpit	‘Ao‘ao
Rafter (thatch roofing)	‘Aso	O‘a
Ridgepole	‘Au‘au
Rorippa - longrunner	Aʻatasi					Rorippa sarmentosa
Reef	Aʻau	Kuaʻau	Hakau	Aʻau	Ākau
Storm (Severe)	Afā	ʻino	Afā
Hurricane (Cyclone)	Afā	Makani pāhili	Afā
Cyclone (Hurricane)	Afā	Makani pāhili	Afā
Sennit (cordage from coconout husk)	ʻAfa	ʻAha	Kafa	Nape	Kaha
Fire	Afi	Ahi	Afi	Ahi	Ahi
Afternoon (late)	Afiafi	Ahiahi	Efiafi	Ahiahi
Evening	Afiafi	Ahiahi	Efiafi	Ahiahi
Culture	Agānu‘u	Nā ʻike a me nā hana	Anga Faka-Tonga
Custom/s (cultural)	Agānu‘u	Nā ʻike a me nā hana	Anga Faka-Tonga
Sāmoan culture	Agānu‘u Sāmoa
Turmeric	Ago (Lega)	ʻOlena	Ango			Curcuma longa
Family	ʻĀiga	Ohana	Kāinga	Fetiʻi	Whānau
Headrest	ʻAli		Kali
Double Hull Canoe	ʻAlia	Waʻa kaulua	Kalia	Vaʻa tāʻie tauati	Waka Unua
Top shaped sea snail	ʻAliʻao	Pūpū o Hāʻupu	Takaniko			Trochus
Trochus	ʻAliʻao	Pūpū o Hāʻupu	Takaniko			Rochia nilotica
Chief	Aliʻi	Aliʻi	Eiki	Ariʻi	Ariki
High Chief	Aliʻi	Aliʻi	Eiki	Ariʻi	Ariki
Premna serratifolia	Aloalo					Premna serratifolia
Glory bower	Aloalo tai					Clerodendrum inerme, Volkameria inermis
Pacific Mussaenda or Pacific flag-tree	Aloalo vao					Mussaenda raiateensis
Aloe vera	Aloe					Aloe vera
Love	Alofa	Aloha	ʻOfa	Aroha	Aroha
Compassion	Alofaʻaga
Outrigger	Ama	Ama
Rock Crab	Amaʻama	ʻAʻama				Grapsus
Yoke	Amoga
Stick (Yoke, Carry Horizontal)	Amoga
Orion's Belt	Amoga					Asterism
Coral	ʻAmu	ʻĀkoʻakoʻa	Katoa	Toʻa	Kāoa	Anthozoa
Ursa Major (Great Bear)	Anava					Constellation
Worm	ʻAnufe	Ko‘e	Kelemutu
Earthworm	ʻAnufe	Ko‘e	Kelemutu			Annelid
Cloud	Ao	Ao	Ao	Ata	Ao
Banyan or small-leaved fig	ʻAoa					Ficus obliqua
Small-leaved fig or Banyan	ʻAoa					Ficus obliqua
Giant Taro	ʻApe	ʻApe				Alocasia macrorrhizos
April	Apelila	ʻApelila	ʻEpeleli	Eperera	Āperira
Cashew tree	ʻApu initia					Anacardium occidentale
Yellowfin Tuna	Asiasi	ʻAhi	Takuo	ʻAʻahi		Thunnus albacares
Day	Aso	Lā	‘Aho	Mahana	Rā
Friday	Aso Falaile	Poʻalima	Falaite	Mahana pae	Rāmere
Monday	Aso Gafua	Poʻakahi	Mōnite	Monire	Rāhina
Tuesday	Aso Lua	Poʻalua	Tūsite	Mahana piti	Rātū
Wednesday	Aso Lulu	Poʻakolu	Pulelulu	Mahana toru	Rāʻapa
Sunday	Aso Sā	Lapule	Sāpate	Tapati	Rātapu
Thursday	Aso Tofi	Poʻaha	Tuʻapulelulu	Mahana maha	Rāpare
Saturday	Aso Toʻonaʻi	Poʻaono	Tokonaki	Mahana maʻa	Rāhoroi
Great frigatebird	ʻĀtafa	ʻIwa				Fregata minor
Lesser frigatebird	ʻĀtafa					Fregata ariel
Leeward	Atea	Lalo
Beach sunflower	Ateate					Wollastonia biflora
Basket	Ato	ʻEke
Centipede	Atualoa	Kanapī				Scolopendra subspinipes
Diospyros samoensis	Auʻauli					Diospyros samoensis
August	Aukuso	ʻAukake	ʻAokosi	Atete	Akuhata
Bring	ʻAumai	Lawe mai	ʻOmai	Āfaʻi	Mau
Coconut grater	ʻAusaʻalo	Waʻu niu	Hakalo	‘Ana
Hibiscus (Red)	ʻAute Sāmoa	Aloalo	Kaute	ʻAute	Ponga	Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Kava	ʻAva	ʻAwa	Kava	ʻAva	Kava	Piper methysticum
Derris or New Guinea Creeper	ʻAva niukini					Derris malaccensis
New Guinea Creeper or Derris	ʻAva niukini					Derris malaccensis
Macropiper puberlum or Piper puberulum	ʻAvaʻava aitu					Macropiper puberlum or Piper puberulum
Piper puberulum or Macropiper puberlum	ʻAvaʻava aitu					Piper puberulum or Macropiper puberlum
Wild ginger	ʻAvapui	ʻAwapuhi	Angoango			Zingiber zerumbet
Shampoo Ginger	ʻAvapui	ʻAwapuhi Kuahiwi	Angoango			Zingiber zerumbet
Ginger (General/Wild)	ʻAvapui	ʻAwapuhi				Zingiberaceae
Wild ginger	ʻAvapui vao	ʻAwapuhi	Angoango			Zingiber zerumbet
Take, give	ʻAve	Lawe	ʻAve	Rave	Tango
Starfish	ʻAveau	Peʻa	Alamea			Asteroidea (Class)

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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.