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