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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) .

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