vaogaoga cry in a group, for instance when mourning a dead person

Part of Speech vi
Morphology va-oga-oga
Gloss MULT-RED-cry
    • cry in a group, for instance when mourning a dead person
      • emotions
      • Example 1397:
        A taem bona mee, eori a buaku paa vaogaoga habana.
        At that moment, too, the two of them cried together again.
        Source: Sia 01R 120-121
      • Example 8803:
        Meori paa vaogaoga.
        And they cried.
        Source: San 01R 076
      • Example 8804:
        Mea bua tom keara paa vaogaoga.
        And the two brothers cried.
        Source: Sia 01E(Joy) 068

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  • See also:
    • buaku two; both
    • oga cry (for somebody or something); weep