‘Upu Fou
Vocabulary

‘āiga – family
afafine – this is how a father addresses his daughter
‘amataga – start/beginning
atali‘i – this is how a father addresses his son
āvā – wife
igoa – name
‘olomatua – elderly woman
ui‘i – youngest
ulugāli‘i – couple
ulumatua – eldest
uso – sister of a female; brother of a male;
fa‘ai‘u – surname/last name
fafine – married woman
fānau – children (can be kids or adults)
leva – length of time
maliu – passed/deceased/died
matai – chief
mātua – parents
nonofo (pl)– live
pepe – baby
soifua – alive
taule‘ale‘a – untitled man
tausaga – year
tausoga – cousin
tama – boy
tamā – father
tamā ‘o le tinā/tamā ‘o le tamā – grandfather
tama tama – this is how a mother addresses her son (or simply la‘u tama – my son)
tama teine – this is how a mother addresses her daughter (or simply la‘u tama – my daughter
tamaitiiti –child (boy)
tamāloa – married man
tane – husband
teine – girl
teineitiiti – child (girl)
tinā– mother
tinā ‘o le tinā/tinā ‘o le tamā – grandmother
to‘alua – spouse
toea‘ina – elderly man
to‘atasi – one
tua‘ā – parents
tuafafine – sister of a male
tuafafine ‘o le tamā/uso ‘o le tinā – aunt
tuagane – brother of a female
tuagane ‘o le tinā/uso ‘o le tamā – uncle
tupulaga – youth