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Key Words[edit | edit source]
In order to find and use specific types of Samona records, you will need to know some key words in Samoan. This section gives key genealogical terms in English with Samoan equivalents.
| English | Samoan |
|---|---|
| baptism(s) | papatisoga |
| birth | fanau mai |
| boy | tama |
| burial(s) | falelauasiga |
| cemetery | fanuatanu |
| census | tusigaigoa |
| child(ren) | fanau |
| daughter | afafine |
| female | fafine |
| death(s) | oti |
| father | tama |
| girl | teine |
| husband | to'alua, tamaloa |
| index(es) | faʻasino igoa (faasino igoa) |
| maiden name | igoa teine |
| man | tamaloa |
| male | tama |
| marriage | faʻaipoipoga |
| month | masina |
| mother | tina |
| name | igoa |
| name, given | suafa muamua |
| name, surname | faaiu |
| parent(s) | matua |
| parish | aulotu |
| Samoan culture; the Samoan way | Fa’a Samoa |
| son | atali'i |
| spouse | toalua |
| wife | ava |
| woman | fafine |
| year | tausaga |
Months[edit | edit source]
| English | Samoan |
|---|---|
| January | Ianuari |
| February | Fepuari |
| March | Mati |
| April | Aperila |
| May | Me |
| June | Iuni |
| July | Iulai |
| August | Auguso |
| September | Setema |
| October | Oketopa |
| November | Novema |
| December | Tesema |
Days of the Week[edit | edit source]
| English | Samoan |
|---|---|
| Sunday | aso sa |
| Monday | aso gafua |
| Tuesday | aso lua |
| Wednesday | aso lulu |
| Thursday | aso tofi |
| Friday | aso faraile |
| Saturday | aso to'ona'i |
Numbers[edit | edit source]
Cardinal[edit | edit source]
| English | Samoan |
|---|---|
| 1 | tasi |
| 2 | lua |
| 3 | tolu |
| 4 | fa |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | ono |
| 7 | fitu |
| 8 | valu |
| 9 | iva |
| 10 | sefulu |
| 11 | sefulutasi |
| 12 | sefululua |
| 13 | sefulutolu |
| 14 | sefulufa |
| 15 | sefulu ma le lima |
| 16 | sefulu ma le ono |
| 17 | sefulu ma le fitu |
| 18 | sefulu ma le valu |
| 19 | sefulu ma le iva |
| 20 | luasefulu |
| 21 | luasefulutasi |
| 22 | luasefululua |
| 23 | luasefulutolu |
| 24 | sefulu ma le iva |
| 25 | luasefululima |
| 26 | luasefuluono |
| 27 | luasefulu fitu |
| 28 | luasefulu valu |
| 29 | luasefuluiva |
| 30 | luasefulu |
| 31 | tolu sefulu tasi |
| 40 | fasefulu |
| 50 | limasefulu |
| 60 | ono sefulu |
| 70 | fitu sefulu |
| 80 | valu sefulu |
| 90 | iva sefulu |
| 100 | tasi selau |
| 200 | lua selau |
| 1000 | afe |
Ordinal[edit | edit source]
| English | Samoan |
|---|---|
| 1st | muamua |
| 2nd | lona lua |
| 3rd | lona-tolu |
| 4th | lona-fa |
| 5th | lona-lima |
| 6th | lona-ono |
| 7th | lona-fitu |
| 8th | lona-valu |
| 9th | lona-iva |
| 10th | lona-sefulu |
| 11th | lona-sefulu-tasi |
| 12th | lona-sefulu-tasi |
| 13th | lona-sefulu-tolu |
| 14th | lona-sefulu-fa |
| 15th | lona-sefulu-lima |
| 16th | lona-sefulu-ono |
| 17th | lona-sefulu-fitu |
| 18th | lona-sefulu-valu |
| 19th | lona-sefulu-iva |
| 20th | lona-lua-sefulu |
| 21st | lua sefulu tasi |
| 22nd | lua sefulu lua |
| 23rd | luasefulu-tolu |
| 24th | luasefulu fa |
| 25th | luasefulu lima |
| 26th | lua sefulu ma le ono |
| 27th | luasefulu fitu |
| 28th | luasefulu-valu |
| 29th | luasefulu iva |
| 30th | tolu sefulu |
| 31st | tolu sefulu ma le tasi |
| 40th | fasefulu |
| 50th | limasefulu |
| 60th | ono sefuluono |
| 70th | fitusefulu |
| 80th | valusefulu |
| 90th | ivasefulu |
| 100th | tasi selau |
| 200th | lua selau |
| 1000th | tasi le afe |