Sāmoan Proverbs: Alagā'upu ma Muāgagana a Sāmoa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780473649500)

This collection of more than 1,000 Sāmoan Proverbs and Proverbial sayings (Alagā'upu / Muāgagana), with translations in English, serves as a useful reference for Sāmoan oratory, poetry and formal speeches.
A Alagā'upu is one that has a story from which the proverb originates. ('O le tala e ala mai ai le 'upu).
A Muāgagana or Muāfetalaiga is a short saying stating a general truth or piece of advice.
The use of Proverbs in Oratory, Poetry and Formal speeches has preserved the many unique activities and features of Sāmoan culture which would have otherwise disappeared and forgotten.

" A Trap is for Fish: when you've got the Fish, you can forget the Trap "

" A Proverb is for Meaning: when you've got the Meaning, you can forget the Proverb."

Author: Tuiātaga Fa'afili a. L. Fa'afili
ISBN-10: 0473649500
ISBN-13: 9780473649500
Publisher: National Library of New Zealand
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2022
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.22d