JOURNEYS

• Tatou te o malaga taeao. We shall go a journey to-morrow.

• Saili se auva‘a e toalima. Seek a crew of five.

• Laga po e fai ai se umu e ta‘oso ni le malaga. Get up in the night to prepare food for the journey.

• Ina o ia e toso le tulula. Go and drag the boat into the water.

• Fa‘ae‘e le uta. Put the cargo on board.

• Po ua i ai foe ma le tata? Are the oars and bailer there?

• Po ua mau le momona? Is the cork fast?

• Po ua utu le vai inu? Have you filled the water jar?

• Fa‘atu ia le fana. Set up the mast.

• Fa‘ae‘e ia, ina tatou o. Take your places and let us go.

• Tu i luga se tasi e tagataga ai atu i se to‘a. Let one stand up and look out for rocks.

• Ia aloalo lemu, seia te‘a i tua-aau. Pull slowly till outside the reef.

• Fai ln ia, ua lelei le matagi. Make sail, the wind is fair.

• Fai ia le galuega a le matagi, a ina tali alo i tatou. Let the wind do its work, and we will eat.

• ‘O le a le igoa o le nu‘u i gauta? What is the name of the place inland of us?

• ‘O ifea le ava? Where is the opening?

• Fetagofi i foe, se‘i fa‘aofi i uta. Put out the oars and pull in.

• Lafo le taula, a e tatou o a‘e i uta. Cast the anchor, and let us go ashore.

• O mai, ina tatou ta‘e‘ele. Come and let us bathe.

• A ta fia moe. I am becoming sleepy.

• Fa‘i ina fa‘apefea? How do you think it could be otherwise?

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• Ua leva le po, ina tatou momoe ia. It is late in the night, let us retire to sleep.