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maua

verb·/'maʊa/·mau·a
Definitions
  1. 1

    to get

  2. 2

    to obtain

  3. 3

    to find, discover

Sample sentences
Ua maua ea sau galuega?
Have you found a job yet?
E le'i maua e John se to'alua.
John hasn't found a spouse yet.
Source & etymology
Contemporary Usage
Common modern Samoan words known to native speakers and verified by Gagana Samoa editors.
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