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==Online Resources==
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===Key Words===
In order to find and use specific types of Samoan records, you will need to know some key words in Samoan. This section gives key genealogical terms in English with Samoan equivalents.
'''For more words about rulers and leaders in Samoan, see''' 'Ilaiu, Siaosi L. ''The Tu'i Knokupolu Matai Establishment''. 2007. [https://mro.massey.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10179/822/02whole.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y link]
 
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!English
!Samoan
|-
|baptism(s)
|papatisoga
|-
|birth
|fanau mai
|-
|boy
|tama
|-
|burial(s)
|falelauasiga
|-
|cemetery
|fanuatanu
|-
|census
|tusigaigoa
|-
|chief
|matai
|-
|child(ren)
|fanau
|-
|councils
|Taupulega
|-
|daughter
|afafine
|-
|family
|aiga
|-
|female
|fafine
|-
|-
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Online Cemetery Resources of Aguascalientes'''</center>
|death(s)
|oti
|-
|-
| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
|elder
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|matua
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2221801 Find A Grave Index] at FamilySearch - [[Find A Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2026973 BillionGraves Index] at FamilySearch- [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60532/ Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current] at Ancestry ($)
|-
|-
| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the State'''</center>
|father
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|tama
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Aguascalientes%2C+Mexico&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_2612 Findagrave.com]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]- type Aguascalientes in the search box.
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Jewish Cemeteries '''</center>
|genealogies
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|gafa
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/ Aguascalientes Jewish Cemetery Project] at International Jewish Cemetery Project
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery Jewish Cemeteries in Aguascalientes] at Find A Grave
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1411/ JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] at Ancestry - grave search
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] by JewishGen - Cemetery List- ''Click the USA file folder, State folder, City folder and cemetery name''
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Military Cemeteries '''</center>
|girl
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|teine
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
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|-
|high or sacred chief
|Ali'i
|-
|husband
|to'alua, tamaloa
|-
|index(es)
|faʻasino igoa (faasino igoa)
|-
|maiden name
|igoa teine
|-
|man
|tamaloa
|-
|male
|tama
|-
|male person who is not a chief
|taule’ale’ale’a
|-
|marriage
|faʻaipoipoga
|-
|month
|masina
|-
|mother
|tina
|-
|name
|suafa
|-
|name, given
|suafa muamua
|-
|name, surname
|faaiu
|-
|parent(s)
|matua
|-
|orator chief; talking chief
|tualfale
|-
|parish
|aulotu
|-
|pedigrees
|fa'alupega
|-
|people of the village
|tagatanu’u
|-
|Samoan culture; the Samoan way
|Fa’a Samoa
|-
|senior matai (chief)
|Matai Sili
|-
|son
|atali'i
|-
|speechmaker
|Failauga
|-
|spouse
|toalua
|-
|titular ruler or king
|Tupa
|-
|wife
|ava
|-
|wife of Ali'i
|Faletua
|-
|wife of tualfale
|tausi
|-
|woman
|fafine
|-
|year
|tausaga
|}
|}


== Additional Resources at the Family History Library ==
===Months===
To find cemetery records for ''STATE NAME'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!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
|-
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#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
===Days of the Week===
#Enter: '''STATE NAME''' in the Place box
{| class="wikitable sortable"
#Click on: '''Search'''
!English!!Samoan
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
|-
|Sunday
|aso sa
|-
|Monday
|aso gafua
|-
|Tuesday
|aso lua
|-
|Wednesday
|aso lulu
|-
|Thursday
|aso tofi
|-
|Friday
|aso faraile
|-
|Saturday
|aso to'ona'i
|-
|}


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
===Numbers===
===Cardinal===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!English!!Samoan
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|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
|-
|}


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
===Ordinal===
#Enter: '''STATE NAME''' in the Place box
{| class="wikitable sortable"
#Click on: '''Search'''
!English!!Samoan
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
|-
#Click on: '''Places within STATE NAME'''
|1st
#Click on the county you want to search
|muamua
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
|-
 
|2nd
To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
|lona lua
 
|-
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
|3rd
#Enter: '''STATE NAME''' in the Place box
|lona-tolu
#Click on: '''Search'''
|-
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
|4th
#Click on: '''Places within STATE NAME'''
|lona-fa
#Click on the county you want to search
|-
#Click on '''Places within United States, STATE NAME, county name'''
|5th
#Click on the town you want to search
|lona-lima
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
|-
 
|6th
== Additional Resources ==
|lona-ono
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for STATE NAME cemetery.
|-
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org]- Do a search for STATE NAME Cemetery.
|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
|-
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