Crossword-Solution: FONO 4 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 7

The house boys had not been behaving well, so the other night I announced a _fono_, and Lloyd and I went into the boys’ quarters, and I talked to them I suppose for half an hour, and Talolo translated; Lloyd was there principally to keep another ear on the interpreter; else there may be dreadful misconceptions.

Important matters are debated in a fono, or native parliament, with its feasting and parade, its endless speeches and polite genealogical allusions.

The revolution had to be explained, the chiefs persuaded to assemble at a fono summoned for the 15th; and the ships carried not only a store of printed documents, but a squad of Tamasese orators upon their round.

Cacciaguida has just spoken to his descendant, and then follows, according to the Foligno, the following passage:-- Io mi uolfi abeatrice et quella udio pria chio parlaffi et arofemi un cenno che fece crefcer lali aluoler mio Poi cominciai con leefftto elfenno come laprima equalita napparfe dun pefo per ciafchun di noi fi fenno Pero chel fole che nallumo et arfe colcaldo et conlaluce et fi iguali che tutte fimiglianze fono fcarfe.

Those dogs hath learnt that all our men are gone away to Falealili to the _fono_ and they have come here to the islands to eat and rest, so that they may fall upon our town when it is dawn, and slay us all.