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What does mai mau alofa mean in Samoan?
Literally, "Welcome to the house" (colloquial). Laoa is the name given to the residence/house/home of a talking high chief (Matai). A talking high chief is called a Tulafale/Fetalaiga/Tofa. Fetalai is speak/talk, hence the name Fetalaiga, a talker/speaker. If the high chief was an "Ali'i (Lord), then his residence is called "Maota". Laoa and Maote are the respectful ways of saying residence/house/home. So the most respectful way of translating your sentence is, "Welcome to the residence of ??? (then use the Matai name of the Tulafale/Orator.
What are the release dates for O le tulafale - 2011?
O le tulafale - 2011 was released on: New Zealand: 6 October 2011 Australia: 17 November 2011 USA: 20 January 2012 (Sundance Film Festival) Luxembourg: 1 March 2012 (Luxembourg City Film Festival) USA: 20 April 2012 (San Francisco International Film Festival) Fiji: April 2013 (Fiji Student Film Festival)
What is the English translation for vafealoa'i?
it has been translated as into English as "relationship", more precisely proper relationships between two entities, e.g., brothers and sisters, parents and children, alii (chiefs) and tulafale (orators), etc.
What is Samoan matai?
Matai is translated as a high chief of a village/family.
Do Samoa have a King?
Back in the old days...but now we dont, we have Matai (cheif) Tulafale (orator) Alii (high cheif)...high cheif is the highest ranking position in samoan goverment...but every village as a high cheif, they are like mayors but have more powers than mayors....a country high cheif is the head of the country....he is the high cheif of all cheif, but shall not abuse power...
Who was king Henry and what did he do?
he was a mean person who lived with mean people in a mean castle on a mean hill in a mean country in a mean continent in a mean world in a mean solar system in a mean galaxy in a mean universe in a mean dimension
What does (.)(.) mean?
you mean what you mean
What does mean mean in statistics?
Mean is the average.
How do you spell mean?
Mean
What does descriptor mean?
It mean what you don't what does it mean.
Is an arithmetic mean a weighted mean or a weighted mean an arithmetic mean?
The arithmetic mean is a weighted mean where each observation is given the same weight.
What does the 12 Chinese zodiac animals meant?
rat mean intense. ox mean calm , born tiger mean powerful rabbit mean good friend dragon mean strong snake mean prudent horse mean popular goat mean shy monkey mean inventor rooster mean organized dog mean intelligent pig mean honest that are what the 12 chinese zodiac animals mean
