alia

ah-LEE-ah /aˈlia/

Definitions

n

  1. double canoe (traditional twin-hulled sailing vessel)
    O lona alia → His/Her double canoe

Example Sentences

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Samoan

  • E vave le alia
  • Ua folau le alia

English

  • The double canoe is fast
  • The double canoe has sailed

Source & Etymology

Rev. Pratt Dictionary Reference
ALIA, s. a double canoe. 'O lona alia.
Additional Notes

A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary, by Rev George Pratt (1862)