Samoan cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.
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- ʻAva
- Kava, the ceremonial drink central to Samoan protocol
- Faʻalupega
- The ceremonial, genealogical address used to formally greet a village or gathering
- Fono
- A council meeting, especially of chiefs
- Siva Samoa
- Traditional Samoan dance
- Taualuga
- The final traditional dance of a celebration, performed by a person of high status
- Taupou
- The ceremonial village maiden, a titled young woman
- Manaia
- The ceremonial village prince, the young male counterpart to the taupou
- ʻIe tōga
- Fine mats, a treasured traditional textile important in ceremonial exchange
- Sua
- A ceremonial gift presentation, especially of food, to a guest of honor
- Umu
- A traditional earth oven used for cooking
- Toʻonaʻi
- The traditional Sunday family feast eaten after church
- Lotu
- Church, worship, religion
- Tatau
- Traditional tattooing, the origin of the English word "tattoo"
- Peʻa
- The traditional male tattoo covering the body from waist to knees
- Malu
- The traditional female tattoo worn on the legs
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