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)
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| birth
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| boy
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tama
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| burial(s)
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| cemetery
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| census
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| child(ren)
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fanau
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| daughter
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afafine
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| female
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| death(s)
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oti
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| father
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tama
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| girl
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teine
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| husband
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to'alua, tamaloa
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| index(es)
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| maiden name
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| man
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tamaloa
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| male
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| marriage
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| month
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masina
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| mother
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tina
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| name
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| name, given
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| name, surname
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| parent(s)
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matua
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| parish
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| son
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atali'i
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| spouse
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| wife
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toalua
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| woman
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fafine
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| year
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tausaga
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| English |
Samoan
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| January
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Ianuari
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| February
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Fepuari
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| March
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Mati
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| April
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Aperila
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| May
|
Me
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| June
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Iuni
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| July
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Iulai
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| August
|
Auguso
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| September
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Setema
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| October
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Oketopa
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| November
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Novema
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| December
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Tesema
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| English |
Samoan
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| Sunday
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aso sa
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| Monday
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aso gafua
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| Tuesday
|
aso lua
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| Wednesday
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aso lulu
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| Thursday
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aso tofi
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| Friday
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aso faraile
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| Saturday
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aso to'ona'i
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| English |
Samoan
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| 1
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tasi
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| 2
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lua
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| 3
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tolu
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| 4
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fa
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| 5
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lima
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| 6
|
ono
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| 7
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fitu
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| 8
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valu
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| 9
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iva
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| 10
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sefulu
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| 11
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sefulutasi
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| 12
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sefululua
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| 13
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sefulutolu
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| 14
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sefulufa,
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| 15
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| 16
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| 17
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| 18
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| 19
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| 20
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luasefulu
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| 21
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luasefulutasi
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| 22
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luasefululua
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| 23
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luasefulutolu
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| 24
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| 25
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| 26
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| 27
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| 28
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| 29
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| 30
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luasefulu
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| 31
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| 40
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fasefulu
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| 50
|
limasefulu
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| 60
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| 70
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| 80
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| 90
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| 100
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tasi selau
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| 200
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lua selau
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| 1000
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| English |
Samoan
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| 1st
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muamua
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| 2nd
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lona lua
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| 3rd
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| 4th
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| 5th
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| 6th
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| 7th
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| 8th
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| 9th
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| 10th
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| 11th
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| 12th
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| 13th
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| 14th
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| 15th
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| 16th
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| 17th
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| 18th
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| 19th
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| 20th
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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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