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==Naming Conventions== | ==Naming Conventions== | ||
Samoan names are often part of the Matai title system. Here are several resources: | |||
* [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Samoa_Nobility Nobility] - This is a FamilySearch Wiki article on nobility and how that factors into people's Matai names | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%27amatai#Naming_convention Naming Conventions in Samoa] -- Wikipedia section of Fa'amatai (the chiefly system of Samoa) | |||
* [https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.oceania.samoa.general/1320.2/mb.ashx Trying to Understand Matai Titles/Surnames] -- a message board article at Ancestry.com | |||
* [https://www.citypopulation.de/AmSamoa.html Names of villages in American Samoa] -- some of these village names may be used in the Matai titles | |||
* [http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-TuvAcco-t1-body1-d26.html An account of Samoan History up to 1918] -- contains a lot of matai title name history | |||
==FamilySearch Resources== | ==FamilySearch Resources== | ||
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family. | Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family. | ||