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fa'atau

verb·/faʔa'taʊ/·fa·'a·tau
Definitions
  1. 1

    to buy

  2. 2

    to sell

  3. 3

    (cultural) to challenge

Sample sentences
Fa'atau ni apu ma ni fa'ioka.
Buy some apples and some (ripe) bananas.
Source & etymology
Contemporary Usage
Common modern Samoan words known to native speakers and verified by Gagana Samoa editors.
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