Some Folk-Songs and Myths From Samoa

Names of the Samoan Months

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Names of the Samoan Months.1

  • January—Tagaloa-fua.2

  • February—Fa'alele;3 Ta'afanua;6 Nua; Papu.

  • March—Tulia;4 a feast to that god.

  • April—Le-Unu;5 a feast to him.

  • May—Ta'afanua-6tele.

  • June—Malelega.7

  • July—Sina.8

  • August—Vaenoa.

  • September—Lau-popo;9 a feast to him.

  • October—Le-Fanoga;10 a feast to him.

  • November—Tagaloa-ta'u;11 a feast to him.

  • December—‘Ite;12 a feast to him.

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Title: Some Folk-Songs and Myths From Samoa

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Publication details: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1891

Part of: Tidal Pools: Digitized Texts from Oceania for Samoan and Pacific Studies

This text is the subject of: Victoria University of Wellington Library Catalogue

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