'malo' and 'lelei' are two separate words in Samoan....'malo' means "well done"/"good job", or as an informal greeting, "hi"/"howdy"...'lelei' on the other hand means "good"...as opposed to bad...however, in the Tongan language, spoken in the Kingdom of Tonga, another Polynesian island group...the phrase or greeting, "Malo e lelei!" means "Greetings!" or "Hello!".....perhaps that is the original phrase of which the above question is being asked...
MALIE, n. a shark. lana malie.
MALIE, adj. 1. agreeable,pleased, satisfied, appeased.pl. malilie. 2. to be full (of a drink) see MA'ONA.
MALIE, adj. 1. to be funny. 2. pleasant to the ears or eyes, as a song, dance or speech.
MALIE, interj. a word of congratulation shouted as someone dances, sings, speaks, etc.
Talofa Lava is a greeting that means hello in SAMOAN in Tonga it is Malo Lelei
Malo e lelei is a greeting as in a "Hi & Hello" in the Tongan language
it means hello in SAMOAN, in tongan it's MALO LELEI
This is in the Tongan language and is essentially "Hello".
Malo lava or Malo lava le taumafai. Taumafai is trying.
"Malo e Lelei" can also mean hi or hello
Malo e lelei.
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Lelei ato'atoa
"O oe e te lelei" or "E te lelei"