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Tryāmiofomaʻitogafitifai'aitigamafatia

a

particle
Definitions
  1. 1

    an affix to nouns, to form adjectives, signifying full of, abounding in

  2. 2

    (as niu, a cocoanut: niua, full of cocoanuts).

Sample sentences
Ua vaoa le fa'atoaga a le toeaiga.
The old man's plantation has become overgrown (with tall grass/shrubbery).
Source & etymology
Pratt's Dictionary (1862)
A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language by Rev. George Pratt. Primary OCR source for historical vocabulary.
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