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Tryvaivaivavetelegesemalūma'a'amago

palapalā

adjective
Definitions
  1. 1

    dirty

  2. 2

    muddy

Language review notes
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Cultural Context

tele le palapala, 'ele'elea

Sample sentences
E i ai le taimi e palapala ai le matou umukuka.
Our kitchen can get dirty sometimes.
Source & etymology
Contemporary Usage
Common modern Samoan words known to native speakers and verified by Gagana Samoa editors.
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