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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]
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="40%"
|-
!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 STATE NAME'''</center>
|death(s)
|oti
|-
|-
| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''United States Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
|elder
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
|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://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at Ancestry
*[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://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-billion-graves-index BillionGraves Index] at Find My Past
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Record]]
|-
|-
| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the State'''</center>
|father
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
|tama
{| style="float:right;
|-
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|}
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery Findagrave.com]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]- type STATE NAME in the search box.
|-
|-
| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Jewish Cemeteries '''</center>
|genealogies
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
|gafa
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/ STATE NAME Jewish Cemetery Project] at International Jewish Cemetery Project
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery Jewish Cemeteries in STATE NAME] 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''
|-
|-
| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''Military Cemeteries '''</center>
|girl
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |
|teine
:''For more [[United States Military Cemetery Records|military burial databases]].''
|-
|-
|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 ==
To find cemetery records for ''STATE NAME'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
===Months===
#Enter: '''STATE NAME''' in the Place box
{| class="wikitable sortable"
#Click on: '''Search'''
!English!!Samoan
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
|-
|January
|Ianuari
|-
|February
|Fepuari
|-
|March
|Mati
|-
|April
|Aperila
|-
|May
|Me
|-
|June
|Iuni
|-
|July
|Iulai
|-
|August
|Auguso
|-
|September
|Setema
|-
|October
|Oketopa
|-
|November
|Novema
|-
|December
|Tesema
|-
|}


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
===Days of the Week===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!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
|-
|}


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
===Numbers===
#Enter: '''STATE NAME''' in the Place box
===Cardinal===
#Click on: '''Search'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
!English!!Samoan
#Click on: '''Places within STATE NAME'''
|-
#Click on the county you want to search
|1
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
|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
|-
|}


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

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. link

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
death(s) oti
elder matua
father tama
genealogies gafa
girl teine
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

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
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