oga cry (for somebody or something); weep

• • cry (for somebody or something); weep
  • • emotions

  • • Example 5073:
      

      Mea beiko paa oga bana.

      And the child cried again.

      Source: Aro 06E(Eno) 060

    • Example 5074:
      

      A tabae to oga noman?

      "Why are you crying? (lit. What are you crying for?)

      Source: Sha 01RG 042

    • Example 5075:
      

      "Gaivaa! A tabae to oga noman?" - "Enaa ge na oga nom a sii keara rutaa tenaa, paa taverete ianau, ..."

      "Gaivaa! What are you crying for?" - "I am crying for my little brother, (he) has turned into a fish, ..."

      Source: Sha 01E(Eno) 098-100

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• See also:
  • vaogaoga cry in a group, for instance when mourning a dead person
  • ogaoga¹ cry (regularly)
  • ogaoga ki cry and ask someone for something
  • vaaoga make someone cry because of something
  • vaaogaoga make someone cry
  • vaogaoga mi cry together over something or someone
  • vatamatamaka bitterly