aleva
Definitions
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cuckoo (Endynamis Taitensis) (Endynamis Taitensis) (specific species of cuckoo bird)Ua leo le aleva
Example Sentences
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Samoan
- E pese le aleva
- Ua lele le aleva
English
- The cuckoo is singing
- The cuckoo has flown
Source & Etymology
Rev. Pratt Dictionary Reference
ALEVA, s. the name of the cuckoo (Endynamis Taitensis).
Additional Notes
A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary, by Rev George Pratt (1862)