n. place, location

n. base, foundation, basics

n. reason, cause, motive

n. cause; reason

māfua (cause) + -ga (noun marker). te mafuaga o te tai fanaka: cause of the sea level rise.

n. kind, sort, type

vaegā lakau: a kind of plant.

n. result, consequence; outcome

iku (turn out) + -ga (noun marker).

n. 1. [N] path, road prep. 2. [N] means prep. 3. [N] by means of, though

Tenei ailoa te alatū o fakalei te fakalavelave. This is the only way to solve the problem.