Samoan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From aso (day) +‎ to'ona'i (preparation, food prepared for a feast), in reference to the preparations done on Saturday for the feast held after Sunday morning church services.

Noun

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Aso To'ona'i

  1. Saturday

See also

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References

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  • George Pratt (1861) “to'ona'i”, in Samoan dictionary: English and Samoan and Samoan and English with a short grammar of the Samoan dialect, Matautu, Samoa: London Missionary Society Press