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 Tinā—mother.

Toa'ina—an old man,

Tafafine—female sibling of a male.

Tuagane—male sibling of a female.

Tulafale—a talking chief.

Uso—sibling of the same sex.

The vowels are all pronounced as in Italian.

G is always pronounced like NG.

The Glottal stop is indicated by a (').