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Nafanua, the Glossary

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Nafanua was a historical ali'i (chief/queen) and toa (warrior) of Samoa from the Sā Tonumaipe'ā clan, who took four pāpā (district) titles, the leading ali'i titles of Samoa.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: American Samoa, Australia, Avondale, Auckland, Faʻamatai, Falealupo, History of Samoa, John Williams (missionary), Military of Samoa, Pacific-class patrol boat, Paul Alan Cox, Polynesian mythology, Pulotu, Salamasina, Samoa, Samoan mythology, Sapapaliʻi, Savaiʻi, Saveasiʻuleo, Taema, Tilafaiga, Vailuluʻu, Valhalla, Volcanic cone, Western Samoan patrol vessel Nafanua.

  2. History of Samoa
  3. Legendary Polynesian people
  4. Polynesian goddesses
  5. Samoan deities
  6. Women in war in Oceania

American Samoa

American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Avondale, Auckland

Avondale (Te Whau) is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

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Faʻamatai

Faʻamatai is the indigenous political ('chiefly') system of Samoa, central to the organization of Samoan society.

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Falealupo

Falealupo is a village in Samoa situated at the west end of Savai'i island from the International Date Line used until 29 December 2011.

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History of Samoa

The Samoan Islands were first settled some 3,500 years ago as part of the Austronesian expansion.

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John Williams (missionary)

John Williams (29 June 1796 – 20 November 1839) was an English missionary, active in the South Pacific.

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Military of Samoa

Samoa has no formal defence structure or regular armed forces.

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Pacific-class patrol boat

The Pacific class (also known as the Pacific Forum classToppan & Walsh, World Navies Today: Other Asia-Pacific Navies and the ASI 315 class) is a class of 22 patrol boats built by Australia and donated to twelve South Pacific countries.

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Paul Alan Cox

Paul Alan Cox is an American ethnobotanist whose scientific research focuses on discovering new medicines by studying patterns of wellness and illness among indigenous peoples. Nafanua and Paul Alan Cox are Samoan chiefs.

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Polynesian mythology

Polynesian mythology encompasses the oral traditions of the people of Polynesia (a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian Triangle) together with those of the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers.

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Pulotu

Pulotu is the resting place of those passed on in the Polynesian narrative of Tonga and Samoa, the world of darkness "lalo fonua" (as opposed to the human world of light).

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Salamasina

Queen Salamasina (floruit in the 1500s) was a powerful and high-ranking woman in Samoan social history. Nafanua and Salamasina are 16th-century women rulers, history of Samoa and Samoan chiefs.

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Samoa

Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua).

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Samoan mythology

Samoan culture tells stories of many different deities.

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Sapapaliʻi

Sapapalii is a village on the north east coast of Savaiokinai island in Samoa.

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Savaiʻi

Savaii is the largest and highest island both in Samoa and in the Samoan Islands chain.

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Saveasiʻuleo

Saveasiuleo is the God of Pulotu (Old concept of Heaven) the underworld of spirits or Hades in Samoan mythology. Nafanua and Saveasiʻuleo are Samoan deities.

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Taema

Taema is the name of a female figure referred to in different legends in Samoan mythology. Nafanua and Taema are Polynesian goddesses and Samoan deities.

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Tilafaiga

According to a legend in Samoan mythology Tilafaiga was one of the twin sisters who brought the art of tatau (Samoan tattoo) to Samoa from Fitiuta in Manu’a. Nafanua and Tilafaiga are Polynesian goddesses.

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Vailuluʻu

Vailuluu is a volcanic seamount discovered in 1975.

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Valhalla

In Norse mythology Valhalla is the anglicised name for Valhǫll ("hall of the slain").

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Volcanic cone

Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcanic landforms.

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Western Samoan patrol vessel Nafanua

Nafanua (04) is a Pacific Forum patrol vessel operated by Western Samoa's police.

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See also

History of Samoa

Legendary Polynesian people

Polynesian goddesses

Samoan deities

Women in war in Oceania

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafanua