Small Polynesian Dictionary
Polynesian | English |
la orana | hello |
manava maeva | welcome |
E | yes |
aita | no |
nana | goodbye |
E aha te oe huru | how are you? |
maita’i | good |
mauruuru | thanks |
aita pe’a pe’a | no problem |
tama’a maita’i | Enjoy your meal! |
Taoto maita’i | Good night! |
Va’a | outrigger |
Motu | small island (situated around bigger islands) |
Fetia | star |
Moana | ocean |
Mahana | sun |
Fenua | earth, land |
Manureva | plane |
Nui | big, large (as Tahiti Nui: the big island) |
Iti | small (as Tahiti Iti: the peninsula of Tahiti) |
I’a | fish |
Ma’ohi | polynesian |