"Ou te alofa ia te oe uso" if a guy is saying it to his brother or a male relative or any male.

"Ou te alofa ia te oe si o'u tuagane" if a girl is saying it to her brother or a male relative.

They are the same in that Samoans in American Samoa and Samoa (once Western Samoa) have the same heritage. However, American Samoa is a US territory while Samoa is an independent nation. So they are in effect two different countries.

ulu

Ulu - Head. Lau'ulu - Hair.

My baby = O la'u pepe.

The best up to date dictionary that came out within the last two years, written by Dr Papali'i Ma'ia'i, has two volumes, 1 and 2, and called Tusi Upu. If you want to buy one online, this is one of the websites, Good luck.

Ioelu

The first female Member of Parliament in Samoa was Afioga Leaupepe Taulapapa Fuatino Faima'ala Vaovasamanaia Filipo (Phillips). She entered Parliament in 1970.

Piki means to pick or to choose. You would mainly here this among church groups or Samoan workers who go to "Piki" or pick fruit/veges etc

A person from the cities of Odessa are known as Odessans. There are several cities in the world with that name. One is in Russia and another is in Texas in the US.

Manamea is a Samoan term that means "My Darling" or "My Angel".

The flag of Samoa consists of a red base with a blue square in the top left corner. There are five white, five-pointed stars on the blue representing the constellation the Southern Cross, which is a prominent constellation of the southern hemisphere. 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.

To'onai is wha we generally refer to as our Family lunch or Sunday Lunch.

boss or principal

Cousin is Tausoga, so the literal translation is "Ou te alofa ia te oe, Tausoga" like in, "I love you, Brother" - "Ou te alofa ia te oe, Uso". Rather than using Tausoga, Samoans tend to use the word "Uso" to relate to anyone who is related to them, and even friends.

Mother, and we also use it for Grandmother.

All names are kept the same between languages. For example, if someone called Peter was introducing themselves in French, then they would say Je m'appelle Peter - using his name in English.

Yes he is !!

It means "almost" In every sense of the word, that's what it means.

The national flower of American Samoa is the Red Ginger. The Red Ginger flower can also be called Pink Cone Ginger and Ostrich Plume.

Ta'ilo

your day

ex. Manuia lou aso fanau. Roughly Cheers your birthday

The literal translation for "lou aso" is "your day".

*expletive addressing person familiarly*, don't worry so much!

Being said to someone who is annoying the speaker. Depending on tone, this could be used as an insult or a good natured ribbing.