to sink

verb

Definitions

Language review notes

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Cultural Context

goto le va'a, mou malie atu le la

Sample sentences

The sun sets slowly. The boat sinks.

Ua goto malie atu le la. Ua goto le va'a.

Source & etymology

Contemporary Usage

Common modern Samoan words known to native speakers and verified by Gagana Samoa editors.

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