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'tau lā volume_up
n. drought
名 干ばつ
'tau (season) + lā (the sun).
'tau（季節）+ lā（太陽）．
oge vai volume_up
n. water shortage
名 水不足
oge（不足・飢饉）+ vai（水）
kaumatagi volume_up
n. storm, strong wind, cyclone
名 嵐；強風；サイクロン
[参]matagi
mafuie volume_up
n. earthquake
名 地震
'tau māfanafana i te lalolagi volume_up
n. global warming
名 地球温暖化
'tau (season) ＋ māfanafana (warm) ＋ lalolagi (Earth).
'tau（季節）＋ māfanafana（温かい）＋ lalolagi（地球）．
lofia
v. flood, be covered with water, overflow
動 水浸しになる，あふれる，洪水になる
[参] 'sua, suasua2, oma, omaoma．
oma
v. [N] flood, be covered with water, overflow
動 [北] 水浸しになる，洪水になる
[参] omaoma, lofia, lofiaga．
omaoma
v. [N] flood, be covered with water, overflow
動 [北] 水浸しになる，洪水になる
[参] omalofia, lofiaga．
lofiaga
n. flood, overflow
名 洪水，氾濫
lofia (overflow) + -ga (noun marker).
lofia（水浸しになる）+ -ga（名詞マーカー）． [参] omaga, omaomaga．
omaga
n. [N] flood, overflow
名 [北] 洪水，氾濫
[参] omaomaga, lofiaga．
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