ala, alaala 3. v. i. to set a net; ala fafi, to surround, to catch. alasi v. tr. to lie in wait for.  S. ala.

alaa adv. up; of direction, southeast S. ’ala’a.

alafana adv. like, just as.  Cf.  S. alihana.

alange; alange gwou, to nod the head in affirmation. ala. 1.

aliali forthwith.

aliburi (na) v. tr. to shorten, curtail.

alida v. i. to journey by sea.  S. alide.

   alidea v. n.

alifii v. tr. to lament.

alifooa n. blood money.

alinga (gu) n. ear; alinga bungu, deaf.  S. ’alinge.

alitafu n. a dung heap, refuse.  S. alitehu.

alofi v. tr. to shake off.

alu v. tr. to put, bury; v. i. to become; alu ere ana, to burn; alu mwela, to have children; salo e alu maraqai, the sky is red; alu fafola, addition, increase.  U. ’alu.

   alua, dehortative, no! don’t! alua fasi, wait a while!

   alula v. n. putting, becoming.

alualu v. i. bae alualu, to promise.

aluga partic. unloosed. luga.

amu 1. poss. sing. 2. for thee, thee (obj.). gera soea amu, they asked it of thee.  S. amu.

amu 2. v i. to be dumb; a amu, the deaf mute.  S. amumu.

ana 1. poss. sing. 3. for him, her, it; used also as obj. e soea ana, he asked him for it; e lea ana, he went on his way; e ita ana mai, from there; qaifamanatai ana too, a teacher of the people; e baita tasaana, bigger than it; bota ana, perhaps.  S. ana.

ana 2. instrumental, with, therewithal; doo gera saungia ana, the thing they killed him with.  S. ana.

ana 3. belonging to, from, him, her, it; o ngalia ana ati, from whom did you get it? tani ai ana aigi, some of the people.  S. ana.

ana 4. time when; ana ta maedangi, on a certain day; ana koburo, in the time of the northwest wind, summer.  S. ana.

ana 5. after, by the name of; e saea lau ana satana, he called him by his name.  S. ana.

ana 6. of, belonging to; used in composition; kakao ana ano, an earthen vessel; lea ana fera, to go to another country.

ana 7. if, for, when, because, used of subjunctive.

ana 8. tangafulu ana, tenth in a series.  S. ana 8

ani 1. v. tr. to eat.  Mota gana; Florida gani.

   anila, v.n. eating.

ani 2. instrumental, with; suu fafia ani taa, clothed with what? the pronoun a may be added, ka modea na toongi ua inao ania, to mend the old garment withal; liona kafi too ania, his heart shall be glad thereat.  S. ani.