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Samoa
Samoa, originally called as Western Samoa, is a country surrounding the western region of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. The country was once a territory of New Zealand, until it became independent in 1962.
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What is the translation of the Samoan words 'seki'?
Sekia literally means "it's set" but in slang, it's used in the context of "awesome".
What is the translation from Samoan to English of UA LA IA?
The beginning means "I already told you to.." but the last word is spelled wrong and can't make anything of it. It resembles an insult spelled "ai kae". Which would be a grave insult making the phrase "I already told you to eat feces."substituting the last word, of course for the common swear word meaning the same.
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.
How do you say Grandma in Samoan?
Grandma or Granny is t'eina matua.
It also seems that the term is used for both grandma and grandpa. Matua means father and t'eina or teina means elder sibling.
There is also the term tama'ita'i matua which means old lady/ladies.
How do you say they weave in Samoan?
try to figure it out this way:
"manao" means "he wishes". "manannao" means "they wish"
"punou" means "he bends". Punonou" mean "they bend".
so if "laga" means "he weaves", then I think "lagaga" means "they weave".
How do you say hiding in Samoan?
Lafi ma su'e is the literal translation, but this game in Samoan is called "Ive'a" or Igave'a".
Yes, it is safe to affirm that ritualistic cannibalism was practiced in Samoa during pre-colonial times, especially in war time between hostile factions. There are accounts of cannibalism in Samoan folklore, mythology and legends. Like many ancient societies, cannibalism was practiced all throughout such cultures. Within Samoan society at this time, a chief (ali'i) would eat the liver of a killed enemy.
What is a Samoan natural house called?
Fale (colloquial); Maota (respectful name of a Church, Hospital, residence of Servants of God, Priests, Ministers, Nuns, a King, Prince, Princess, a High Chief (Matai) who is a Lord, a non-talking chief); Laoa (respectful name for the residence of a High Chief (Matai) who is an orator or a talking chief.
What does alofa aku mean in Samoan?
It means, "My love will never end."
Or if you're saying it to someone, "My love for you will never end."
According to Reverend George Pratt's A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, the tribe names translate as follows:
Foafoa - the trumpet shell
Galu - to be rough, to break heavily on the reef
How do you say happy valentine's day to all my families and friends in Samoan?
Happy Valentines Day = Ia manuia le aso Valentine.
Samoan translation for your life your world your everything?
lou ola (your life), lou lalolagi (your world), o au mea uma (your everything)
What does leai gi mealea faakali le taimi umale aoga tamaiti mean in Samoan?
SOIA- means to stop. Not as in a stop sign, but to tell someone to stop from doing something. You will usually hear it said to children when they are told to stop playing around.
FAIFAI LEMU- means to take it easy. Faifai means to do, and Lemu means slowly. So when you are told to do something slowly you are being told to take it easy. Dont rush take your time.
SA'O NA O LE TASI LAVA- Means Yes there is only one.
it's a friendly way of saying what's up to a girl. "SUGA" means 'girl'. Its used when referring to a female. N.B, there are no words using the letters 'n' and 'g' together in the Samoan vocabulary.
What does aikae mean in Samoan?
wow! I'm not sure if it means anything in Hawaiian but in my native tongue and that is our word in Samoan, it means eat crap..I won't say the S word...it's actually two words 'ai kae or 'ai tae....'ai means eat; tae means crap or sh word....LOL! so it could mean something in Hawaiian...we do have similarities in our languages....we're polynesians!
Ai Kae means eat sh!& in Hawaiian also.
A Samoan Taupou in my own opioin and what my family is teaching me is a female from the family who is basically concider like a princess. but with this role you have many duties! you are a peacemaker, you are to help and ask the villiage for forgivness for anybody in your village. you are the villages pride. its a hard duty to do! as i know from personal experience my family is teaching me the ways of a taupou as I am named after the taupou name in my village. every village has its own name. like Sailau in Falefa and Fuatino in faleasiu!
