The Samoa Islands: An Outline of a Monograph With Particular Consideration of German Samoa : Constitution, Pedigrees and Traditions With 3 Plates, 4 Maps and 44 IllustraAugustin Kramer's account of his sojourn in the Samoa Islands from 1897 to 1899. Of particular importance to Samoans are the original documents containing ceremonial greetings and genealogical pedigrees. All Samoan language texts have been retained in this edition. |
Contents
PART I | 1 |
Footnotes to Part I | 7 |
Pedigree of Lu and Pili | 26 |
The Names of Some State Mats ie malō | 33 |
Footnotes to Part II | 44 |
Safotulafai 54 Sapapalii 56 Iva 58 Salelologa 61 Faga 62 | 62 |
The Family Satuala 232 | 65 |
O le itu Gagaifomauga | 72 |
The Fono in Atua | 351 |
O le itu Anoamaa | 353 |
Lufilufi 353 Saluafata 356 Solosolo 357 Luatuanuu 358 | 358 |
Falefă 359 Faleapuna 361 Fagaloa 362 Uafato 363 | 363 |
Saleaaumua 365 Samusu 366 Amaile 366 Ti avea 367 | 367 |
Mutiatele 368 Satitoa 369 Ulutogia 369 Vailoa 369 | 369 |
Lalomanu 370 | 370 |
Ole itu o Salefao 371 31 | 371 |
O le itu o Faatoafe itu o fafine | 79 |
E Le itu o Salega itu fogaele | 89 |
F Le itu o Asau | 97 |
The Descendants of Lealali | 107 |
Salemuliaga | 114 |
The Title Tonumaipea | 121 |
The Story of Ui and | 128 |
Footnotes to Part III | 182 |
PART IV | 191 |
b Pedigrees of Aana | 219 |
The Satuala of Savaii and Mavaega of Faleasiu | 232 |
The Descendants of Leaupepetele Satuala | 236 |
The Descendants of Sina Tuiaana | 237 |
The Aiga Taulagi | 238 |
The Descendants of Afoafouvale | 239 |
The Descendants of Taeoaliʻi the Son of Galumalemana | 241 |
The Lilomaiava Family | 242 |
The Tagaloa Family of Falelatai and the Ãiga Tauaana | 245 |
The Tuimalealiifano of Falelatai | 247 |
Gafa o Alipia Tualau | 248 |
The Descendants of Tolufale Manono | 250 |
The Tanuvasa Family of Mulifanua | 254 |
The Luatuanuu Family of Tufulele | 255 |
Traditions of Aana | 258 |
The Story of Letufuga in Safotulafai | 259 |
The Story of Tamalelagi Sooaemalelagi and Salamasina | 262 |
The Story of Fonotis Government | 264 |
The Story of Muagututia Tupua and Galumalemana | 270 |
The Story of Nofoasaefã Iamafana and Malietoa Vaiinupō | 272 |
O le Tala ia Lefanoga ma Matuʻu i Manono Leiataua | 276 |
The Song of Tuiaana | 278 |
The Song about Sinas Eulogy upon Mats | 279 |
The Story of Taufaus Terminated Line of Succession | 280 |
Afoafouvales Song | 282 |
The Song of Manono | 283 |
The Song about Praising Fine Mats | 284 |
Sinafaanamus Song | 285 |
B Le Tuamasaga | 286 |
The Fono of Tuamasaga | 288 |
Afega 288 Malie 290 Faleula 291 Faleata 291 Vaimauga 294 | 294 |
Saleimoa 301 Safata 302 Siumu 308 | 308 |
b Pedigrees of Tuamasaga | 310 |
The Connection of the Tuitoga Family with Malietoafaigā | 321 |
The Descendants of Malietoa ia Falefatu | 322 |
The Descendants of Fuaoletoelau | 324 |
The Descendants of Ama ia Fiamē | 327 |
The Descendants of Asomua | 328 |
The Genealogy of Sanalāla of Safata | 329 |
The Story of Gatoaitele | 330 |
The Tamasoālii Title | 331 |
The Story about the Children of Tafaigata | 332 |
Traditions of Tuamasaga | 333 |
The Story of the Faleula | 334 |
The Children of Atiogie | 335 |
The Story of Fata and Maulolo | 338 |
The Story of Tuisamoa | 340 |
Aumuas Wakeup Song | 341 |
The Kava Song for Malietoa | 342 |
Tiatias Offering of Food | 343 |
The Story of Fuaoleto elau | 344 |
The Story of Leota | 346 |
The Navy of the Brothers and Sisters who came from Fiji to Vaea in Samoa | 349 |
Atua | 350 |
Lepa 371 Lotofaga 373 Falealili 375 | 375 |
b Pedigrees of Atua | 380 |
The Tuiatua Line | 386 |
The Descendants of Silupevailei | 391 |
The Descendants of Luafalemana | 392 |
The Aiga Safenunuivao and the Actual Lineage of King Tupua | 393 |
The Descendants of Vainuulasi and Ualēgalu | 394 |
The Family Sagapolutele | 395 |
Traditions of Atua | 396 |
Tauiliilis Appointment in Amaile | 397 |
The Story of Tuiavii | 398 |
The Story of Tela and Tagaloa | 399 |
PART V | 423 |
B Vaifanua | 430 |
Fagaloa | 436 |
G Fofō | 444 |
b Pedigrees of Tutuila | 453 |
B The Ancestors of Mauga in Pagopago | 459 |
Unutoas Ancestors | 460 |
Lutus Ancestors | 461 |
The Ancestors of Gaoteote in Vatia | 462 |
The Ancestors of Tupuola in Fagasā | 463 |
Traditions and Stories of Tutuila | 464 |
The Song for the State Mat Moeilefuefue | 466 |
The Story of the Government House of the Consistent Government | 467 |
The Ancestors of the Fine Mat | 470 |
The Song for the Trade Wind | 474 |
The Song of Lagafua | 477 |
The Song of Lealea and Lafalafa | 478 |
The Story of Fuaautoa | 480 |
The Kava Song | 481 |
The Song of the Dolphins in Fagasā | 482 |
The Story of the Fuaō | 483 |
The Story of the Palolo and of its first Appearance | 484 |
The Story of the Mosquitoes | 486 |
The Story of the Sea Cucumber | 487 |
The Tale of the Ship of the Rat and of the Hermit Crab | 488 |
The Tale of the Flying Fox and the Rat | 490 |
The Song of the War of the Trees and the Rocks | 491 |
The Song of the War of the Fishes and the Birds | 495 |
Footnotes to Part V | 496 |
PART VI | 504 |
a Faalupega of Manua 505520 | 505 |
A Taū Island | 506 |
Tau Village Community 506 Faleasao 508 Fitiuta 510 | 510 |
B Ofu Island | 511 |
Ofu Village Community Alaufau | 512 |
b Pedigrees of Manua | 520 |
The Story of the Tuimanua | 526 |
The Tuimanua after Tuimanua Tuiaitu | 534 |
The Polemic Lay about the Origin of Heaven and Earth | 541 |
The Story of the Suns Tagaloaui Meals of Human Flesh | 547 |
The Song of Luaui and Luamaa | 555 |
How Samoa got its Kava | 563 |
The Song about Cheering up Tuimanua | 569 |
Segas Origin | 575 |
Fitiaumuas Song | 581 |
The Story of Chief Saoluaga | 593 |
The Story about the Ghost on Olosega | 599 |
The Story of Tuuleamaaga | 606 |
Footnotes to Part VI | 616 |
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Common terms and phrases
Aana afio mai lau aiga aitu alataua ali'i Amoa Apia Asau Atua Bülow called daughter demon fa‘apea fafine fai atu lea fale Falealili Falealupo Faleata Falefa Falelatai faletolu faleupolu fanau fish Fitiuta fo‘i fono girl greeted your highness igoa island kava latou lau afioga lau susuga laua lava lea o le lelei lenei Leulumoega Lilomaiava lived lona Lufilufi Lupe malae Malietoa Manono Manu'a married Mata'afa Matautu matua maua Mulifanua Nafanua nofo Olosega orator chief Palauli Pili Pratt reef Safata Safotu Safotulafai Safune Salelologa Salemuliaga Samoa Satuala Satupaitea Savai'i story Stuebel Tagaloa tagata tagi tago tali tama tamaita'i Tamalelagi tasi taua teine Tigilau toe usu Toleafoa Tonumaipe'a tu'u Tuamasaga Tuiaana Tuiatua Tuifiti Tuimanu'a Tuitoga tulafale tulouna lau Tulouna oe tupu Tutuila ua fai Upolu usuga usuia Vaisala village community