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
|
| 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
|
| wife
|
ava
|
| wife of Ali'i
|
Faletua
|
| wife of tualfale
|
tausi
|
| woman
|
fafine
|
| year
|
tausaga
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|