Cf. Mota, construct form of nouns, where the ending of the first noun may be altered to _e_.
_e_. 2. pers. pron. sing. 3. he, she, it, used to precede _nia_ when the meaning is, there is, it is: _na liqa gera enia ada_, they have their holes; _ma te ai enia i luma_, there is only one person in the house; generally used of the neuter; _e langi_, no, not; _e langi ana_, it is lost; _e langi o si sulu isulia_, you must not follow him; _e sui na_, it is finished; _e uta_, how? S. _e_.
e. 3. v. p., used with numerals and with _fita_; _e rua_. two; _e fita_, how many? S. _e_.
_eela_ adj., lazy; _noni eela_, lazy.
_eelenga_ (_na_) n., the end of, its end.
_eeo_ v. i., to be crooked.
_ele_ v. i., to desire, used with _uri_; _ele uria_, desirous of it.
_elela_ v. n., rejoicing.
_elea_ adj., joyfully.
_eli_, _elieli_ v. tr., to dig.
_elila_ v. n., digging. S. _eli_.
_enia_ pers. pro. sing. 3. he, she, it; _enia naane_, that is so; _gele mwela enia ada_, the small child (he) was with them. Cf. _e_.
2.
_eqetaini_ v. tr., to remit, forego.
_ere_ 1. n., fire; _alu ere ana_, to set fire to; _si ere_, a firestick.
_ere_ 2. v. tr., to plait.
_ereere_ v. tr., used as prep., round about.
_ereila_ adj., round in shape. S. _ere_.
_erisi_ v. tr., to dispatch, send. _qaierisi_.
_eta_ numeral, one; _eta inao fua_, to be in front of, to lead.
_etana_, ordinal, first, the first time. S. _eta_.
F
_fa_. 1. causative prefix, applied to verbs and less frequently to nouns, e. g., _famwaela_. S. _ha'a_.
_fa_. 2. termination of verbal nouns: _mae_, to die, _maemaefa_, sickness; _otofa-_, concerning, _oofa-_, approaching, are always followed by the suffixed pronoun. S. _ha_.
_faabu_ v. tr., to forbid. S. _'abu_.
_faabua_ v. n., an oath.
_faabusu_ v. tr., to fill, satiate with food.
_faada_ v. tr., to cause to see, to awaken. _ada_.
_faado_ v. tr., to apportion. S. _ado_.
_faalamaini_ v. tr., to entrust, to permit. _alamai_.
_faalu_, _faolu_, adj., new, fresh, recent; _arai faolu_, bridegroom. S. _haalu_.
_fabaita_ v. tr., to make big, to magnify oneself. _baita_.
_fabili_ v. tr., to make dirty, to defile. _bili_.
_fabona_ v. tr., to appease, to cause to be quiet. _bona_.
_fabota_ v. tr., to be of assistance to. _bota_.
_fabulosi_ v. tr., to cause to turn, to turn over. _bulo_.
_fadole_ v. tr., to be a debtor to.
_fafanafi_ v. tr., to covet. _fana_.
_fafanga_ v. tr., to feed. _fanga_.
_fafaraasia_ adj., tasteless.
_fafi_ 1. v. tr., to help; _dau fafi_, to help, to surround; 2.
prep, concerning, causation; _fafia_, because of. S. _haahi_.
_fafo_ (_gu_) n., above, over, used with locative i., i _fafona_, in addition, on top of it.
_fafola_ v. n., _alu fafola_, addition. S. _haho_.
_fafolali_ v. tr., to illuminate. _fola_.
_fafolifoli_ v. tr., to signify, to explain. _folifoli_.
_fafou_ v. tr., to proclaim. _fou_.
_fafunu_ v. tr., to destroy, to cause to end. _funu_.
_fafungu_ v. tr., to fill, _fungu_.
_fafurongo_ n., a disciple, _rongo_.