Some of the vocab I’m probably using in my blog without even realizing it
Fale A house. Notably, there’s the fale Samoa which is the gazebo like
house and then the fale palagi which is a house like we think in America.
Faleo’o A small fale
Palagi A foreigner
Pule School Principal
Faifeau Minister, Preacher, Priest
Tafao Hang out
Sole Unmarried, young, man
Puletasi Dress
Lavalava Sarong like skirt
Pisi Koa Peace Corps
And just a note, Samoa is pronounced SAH-mow-uh, not suh-mow-uh.
I love the words for Peace Corps :)
ReplyDeleteGreat list. BTW it's Faifeau for minister/priest, as in fai=do, feau=service/chore/work. So ministers and priests are meant to be the doers of God's work.
ReplyDeleteCorrection appreciated!
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