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mama

noun·/'mama/·ma·ma
Definitions
  1. 1

    a wad of chewed food

  2. 2

    food in the mouth

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Usage Note

lamu fa'amalu i le gutu, me'ai malu e fafaga ai pepe

Sample sentences
E fafaga fanau iti i mea'ai mama i le gutu.
Young infants are fed with chewed up food in the mouth
Source & etymology
Contemporary Usage
Common modern Samoan words known to native speakers and verified by Gagana Samoa editors.
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