Samoa

Pa'umutu

When a lei is presented to anyone, it is a sign of respect, love, endearment, honour, etc, etc. It shows to the person being presented, and to everyone else, that the person presented with the lei is loved, respected and honoured by the person, family or community who are presenting the lei. A lei can be made of flowers or any material, including money notes and candy and chocolate. So presenting a candy lei is another way of saying or declaring, I suppose, that the person being presented is a sweetie. When the event finishes, the candy or chocolates can be eaten.

Alofa tele atu = Much love. Manuia le po = Have a good night/Goodnight. Ma alu e moe = And go to sleep.

The traditional Samoan flower is the Teuila. (Pronounced too-ee-la)

Around the year 1200 AD, the last Tongan king to rule Samoa was Tu'i Talakaifaiki (Tui Tala'aifei'i in Samoan). He was a ruthless and cruel king, and put the Samoan people at the time through slavery and affliction.. causing them to fortify structures with walls called, pa Tonga or pa toga (tongan walls) wherever he saw fit. The samoans were tired of the type of life they were living. All the previous Tongan kings prior to this king ruled ethically. With justice and respect from as far back as 'Ahoeitu. Finally, two Tuamasaga warriors named, Fata and Tuna rose up in rebellion against the Tongan king and his subjects, driving them from their land with strength and skill with the club and the spear. As the king sailed off he declared.. "Ua malie toa, ua malie tau!" (Brave warriors, splendidly fought). Placed upon these two warriors were the Title "Malietoa." So there it is, samoans fought for their independence, and the tongans fought to maintain their rule. On a personal note, tongans and samoans began as one. Let us not let the faults of our ancestors separate us from the unity and respect that we now have for one another. Tofa, pea mou nofo ae!

Rat or mice

He will be like John D. Rockefeller- a Monopolist who knows how to get to people.

Old Testament:

Kenese

Esoto

Levitiko

Numera

Teuteranome

Iosua

Faamasino

Ruta

Samuelu I & II

Tupu I & II

Nofoaiga e Tupu I & II

Esera

Neemia

Eseta

Ipou

Salamo

Fa'ata'oto

Failauga

Pese Solomona

Isaia

Ieremia

Auega

Esekielu

Tanielu

Hosea

Ioelu

Amosa

Opetaia

Iona

Mika

Sapakuka

Sefanaia

hakai

Sakaria

Malaki

New Testament

Mataio

Mareko

Luka

Ioane

Galuega

Roma

Korinito I & II

Kalatia

Efeso

Filipi

Kolose

Tesalonia I & II

Timoteo I & II

Tito

Filemoni

Eperu

Iakopo

Peteru I & II

Ioane I II & III

Iuta

Faaliga

Every animal that is live-born, as opposed to hatching from an egg, has a belly button. It is where the umbilical cord is attached. What the hell? What do you mean? Do the people of Samoa have belly buttons? Of course they do! Most Samoans are humans and are birthed through the same process as most other races. Do you have a belly button?

Peni

His father is Samoan and his mother is Jamaican.

To help relatives

"If you love me to ..."; "A e mana'o ou te ...". In this case, love (alofa) is not used in the romantic sense, but as a request, hence the use of the word "mana'o".

The red base represents courage. The blue stands for freedom and the white represents purity. The five stars symbolize the constellation the Southern Cross, representing the stars Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon, which is smaller because it doesn't shine as brightly as the other stars in the constellation. The cross represents Samoa's geographical position in the world and its link to New Zealand, which also incorporates the Southern Cross on its national flag.

The current Canadian bills are: $5; $10; $20; $50; $100. However there WAS a $1000 bill but its production was stopped in 2000 along with the $1 and $2 bills.

Lift up Higher; Higher; highest

maile OR if you are speaking in the proper dialect (used when speking to elders, etc...) a DOG = Ti'afau

There is no specific word for "niece". If female is talking: "Tama teine a lo'u uso" - literal translation is "female child of my sister" or just "tama a lo'u uso" - "child of my sister" or "my sister's daughter" or "daughter of my sister". If a male is talking: "Tama teine a lo'u tuafafine" - literal translation is the same as the female "female child of my sister" or "my sister's daughter". "Afafine a lo'u uso" - "daughter of my brother" or "my brother's daughter". I know it's confusing - sorry!

Samoa has not been in any war in the last decade.

Washing; ironing; gardening; go the plantation to do some growing, picking or weeding, look after the children and the elderly in the family or village; attend to Church, village committee, district or country events; gather food from the sea; attend to all meals, etc, etc.

ifeni

"Manuia le afiafi"; "afiafi lelei"; afiafi manuia".

Mai le taele o lo'u fatu.

Now, why would you think that, what have samoans ever done to you?

The cost of the samoan passport depends on what type/kind you are applying for.For more info go to the samoan immigration website, they have all the info you need.