tagi
1. (v.i.) to throb (of pain and accompanying crying) kua tagitofu e mamahi he haana a nifo / he has a painfully throbbing tooth
See also uhu[4]
2. (v.i.) to weep, to cry ko e tagi a koe he hā? / why are you crying?
3. (v.i.) to wail, to weep, to cry similar to the English expression 'to cry one's heart out' ne tagitautau a ia he mate e hoana / he cried his heart out when his wife died
4. to moan, to groan (when dissatisfied) kua tagi e motu he kelea e takitaki / the people were moaning about the bad leader
5. (v.i.) to cry refers to crying intermittently or continuously tagitagi mai e muke ha mua i ne pō / your baby cried a few times last night
6. to weep, to have watery eyes from weeping kua tagitagi haana a tau mata he mamahi / his eyes are weeping because of the pain
7. to cry bitterly
8. (v.i.) to cry for nothing kua taginoa e tama fifine / the girl cries for nothing
9. ringing of a bell
10. (v.i.) to weep, to wail refers to weeping, crying or wailing without restraint ne tagitātuki a ia he mate e tama / he wailed because his child had died
11. to be gone for a long time (and not be heard from ever again)
gau[2]
1. (n.) an echinodermata, a large type of sea cucumber
2. (qual.) all at once only used with tagi kua tagi gaualoa e tau tagata / the people cried out all at once
