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Samoan Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some basic Samoan words related to animals.

Main Terms

Below is a table of 15 Samoan words related to animals, with their pronunciation and translation in English.

Word in Samoan	Pronunciation	Translation in English
ua	ˈu.a	dog
lagi	ˈla.gi	cat
pulu	ˈpu.lu	rabbit
mea	ˈme.a	bird
manu	ˈma.nu	fish
tupu	ˈtu.pu	turtle
moli	ˈmo.li	snake
palolo	pa.lo.lo	worm
fala	ˈfa.la	sheep
pea	ˈpe.a	pig
feke	ˈfe.ke	cow
lupe	ˈlu.pe	horse
lalaga	la.la.ga	goat
fa'alupega	fa.a.lu.pe.ga	duck
fale	ˈfa.le	chicken

Useful Phrases

Here are some useful phrases using some of the words above:

• Ua e lagi? (ˈu.a e ˈla.gi?) – Is it a cat?
• E leai se mea. (e le.ai se ˈme.a) – There is no bird.
• O le manu o loo i luga. (o le ˈma.nu o loʊ i ˈlu.ga) – The fish is swimming on top.
• O le tupu o loo i lalo. (o le ˈtu.pu o loʊ i ˈla.lo) – The turtle is swimming below.
• O le moli o loo i totonu. (o le ˈmo.li o loʊ i to.to.nu) – The snake is swimming inside.
• O le palolo o loo i vave. (o le pa.lo.lo o loʊ i ˈva.ve) – The worm is crawling.
• O le fala o loo i luga. (o le ˈfa.la o loʊ i ˈlu.ga) – The sheep is jumping.
• O le pea o loo i lalo. (o le ˈpe.a o loʊ i ˈla.lo) – The pig is running.
• O le feke o loo i totonu. (o le ˈfe.ke o loʊ i to.to.nu) – The cow is walking inside.
• O le lupe o loo i vave. (o le ˈlu.pe o loʊ i ˈva.ve) – The horse is galloping.
• O le lalaga o loo i luga. (o le la.la.ga o loʊ i ˈlu.ga) – The goat is jumping.
• O le fa'alupega o loo i lalo. (o le fa.a.lu.pe.ga o loʊ i ˈla.lo) – The duck is flying.
• O le fale o loo i totonu. (o le ˈfa.le o loʊ i to.to.nu) – The chicken is walking inside.

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