SAMOAN (Polynesia/ Austronesian; Fj = Fijian, Hw = Hawaiian, Sm = Samoan)
fa’aitiiti (Sm), decrease, reduce פחות PaK[H]oaT [PAUCITY]
fasi mea (Sm), a bit or piece < פסה Pee$aH, piece, bit, slice [PIECE]
fua (Sm) , egg < <-- span=''> עוף [O]WF [AVIATE]
iva2 (Sm) , sleepy < עיף [A]Yef, tired [IOWA]
ma (Sm( , and < <-- span=''> עם [E]eM, with, close to [BOBBY PIN]
mai (Fj, Hw, Sm), from < מיMay, from [MAMA]
mate I (Sm) to die (plants, animals), and tamate is to kill < מת MaiT, dead,
המית HaMeeYT, to kill [CHECKMATE]
mimiti (Sm), thin < <-- span=''> S-N צנום TSaNOOM [THIN
mole 1 (Sm), smooth; molemole (Sm) = worn down < מלל MaLahL, to rub, wither,
fade [MILL
moni (Sm), true < אמונה AMOONaH, true, believed [AMENABLE
moto 1 (Sm), fist < קמץ QaMaTS (handful …hand) [MITT]
pefu (Sm), dust … doubling the bilabial, since they have no liquids (L,R) < <-- span=''> עפר [ A]yFeR (dust) [FRIABLE]
penina (Sm), pearl < פנינה PiNeeYNaH, pearl [PENETRATE]
ta’aga (Sm), herd of animals <-- span=''> S-D יחד YaK[H]ahD, together,
unified [JUXTAPOSE]
tala (Sm), thorn < דרדר DaRDaR, thorn [DART]
tamailima, finger, is like 'little hand.' 'Small' is tama'i . The TM 'small' element, like TOM
Thumb and TINY, is from קטן QaDTaN, little. For the 'hand' element, ilima, is a reversed
מלא MaLAy (full). 5 fingers and you're playing with a full hand. [SMALL]
tau (Sm), season < <-- span=''> עת [A]iT, a time, a season [ETERNAL]
toe (Sm), again < <-- span=''> S-D עוד [O]aWD, in addition [ADD]
uliuli (Sm), black < לילה LaYLaH, night [LILAC]
see eliel , loaloa
vevela (Sm) heat < S-B S-L בער Bo[A]iR, burning [BURN]
vulu (Sm), fiber, thread < חבל [K]He(V)eL, string [BALE]
