| a1 | a marker appearing optionally: (1) before sentence initial pronouns and personal names, and (2) after transitive verbs; and occurring obligatorily after the prepositions i and ki |
| a2 | of, belonging to |
| a laa | other, some other |
| aa | what? |
| aa ko | what else?, how else?, what is your explanation? |
| aha | the shell tool used for measuring the spaces between mesh in nets (seu manu, kupena) |
| ahaa | a cyclone, a tidal wave |
| aaha | 1. to open up, to push apart, as in pushing apart branches in order to look through. 2. to open up a new settlement or start a new garden. 3. to start, to begin a new project or way of life |
| ahali | a fish species, surgeon fish species |
| ahana | the path in front of the lineage houses (hale henua) |