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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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Why is Samoa necessary to America?
Samoa offered a strategical point of operations for the US navy in the first half of the 2oth century. By politically annexing eastern Samoa as a US territory (now called American Samoa) it has allowed the US to operate it's most southern base south of the equator in the pacific. A coaling station was initially built here to allow their coal fired warships of the time to increase its operational range in the South Pacific! With the advent of nuclear power & bunker oil the coal station is redundant. Tutuila's harbour is a natural deep water port capable of holding US 120K + ton super carriers. Samoa's location is on the tip of the Tonga trench and this may be an advantage to slip boomers n hunter killer subs into the South Pacific
American Samoa also allows the US tuna fleets to operate in their 200 mile fishing zone providing a commercial benefit?
The Samoa islands (Western) are now seeing increased political influence from the likes of China in foreign aid which may lead to an agreement for the use of it's ports to their navy leaving American Samoa and Hawaii at risk?
This may become a potential powder keg with USA in the east and PRC in the west of the island group? Sounds pretty far fetched but this same scenario played out in the first quarter of the 20th century in Apia harbour between the German, US and British navies, fortunately nature intervened in the form of a hurricane where loss of ships and life on all three navies!
What does this phrase se aua ke kagi . Alu ia fu Fu mean from Samoan to English?
Dont cry... The other part is not appropriate.
Samoans are a Polynesian ethnic group living on the Samoan Islands.
The Samoan tuiga is worn on which part of the body?
The Tuiga is a samoan head-dress. It is worn by high chiefs of the village. It is also worn by the taupo ( daughter of chief) or manaia (son of chief). It is worn during all traditional events.
The big Islands in this order: Savai'i, Upolu, Manono and Apolima.
In Samoan what does ua ou misia oe ma oute alofa tele ia te oe mean?
It means 'I miss you and I love you a lot.'
What does leva foi aso la te vaai mean in Samoan?
hello, "leva foi aso la te vaai" means Long time no see ;) Cute huh . =D
Could you trnslate May the Lord make us truly thankful in Samoan?
Ia alofa le Ali'i ia tatou maua se agaga fa'afetai fa'amaoni
What were the causes of black Saturday in 1929?
The event known as Black Saturday was the shooting of Samoans connected to the Mau, a movement for a free Samoa, on 28 December 1929. New Zealand colonial police, engaged in suppression of a demonstration by members of the group, fired into a crowd throwing rocks, killing Mau leader Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III and 10 others. This was followed by an incursion by New Zealand marines in 1930. It was not until the 1936 elections that New Zealand public opinion turned in favor of Samoan independence, which came in 1962.
How many islands does Samoa have?
Samoa has four main islands, Savai'i, Upolu, Manono and Apolima, and a few scattered islands like, Nu'usafe'e, Nu'ulua, etc
Hit - ta, taisi, fasi (beat), tu'i (punch), moto (punch); hit target - tautonu; hitch (hit up) - anini a'e, fa'alave, fa'asa'au; without a hit - e aunoa ma se fa'alavelave.
What does ole kege au mean in Samoan?
If the question is: "O le keige a a'u", then the translation is, "The girl is mine". If the question is: "O le keige a'u", then the translation is, "I am a girl".
What does suafa mean in Samoan?
Suafa is the polite and respectful way of saying "name", which in colloquial, informal every day language is "igoa". When a chiefly title (Suafa) is bestowed on someone, that is called, "fa'ae'e le Suafa".
samoans live in either American Samoa or wester Samoa. Samoans usually live in huts or regular houses like the ones today.
