"matai" meaning in Samoan

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} matai
  1. headman; chief Derived forms: fa'amatai Related terms: ali'i, gagana fa'aaloalo, ao
    Sense id: en-matai-sm-noun-7B0lT~6a Categories (other): Samoan entries with incorrect language header

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Samoan dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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