Words from Other Languages We Need in English: Faamiti

Jeevan Sivasubramaniam Posted by Jeevan Sivasubramaniam, Vice President, Editorial, Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.



Faamiti: There's a sound we all make--a high-pitched squeaky noise that results when sucking in air against lightly pursed lips. We usually make this sound when trying to gain the attention of pets or even little children. The Samoan word for that sound is faamiti.