Coming of Age in Samoa
bowl, the titles and present incumbents of the titles of the Manaia of Lumā, Siufaga and Faleasao, the Taupo of Fitiuta, the meaning of the Fale Ula[1] the Umu Sa,[2] the Mua o le taule'ale'a,[3] the proper kinds of property for a marriage exchange, who was the high chief of Lumā, Siufaga, Falcasao and Fitiuta, and what constituted the Lafo[4] of the talking chief.
- ↑ The ceremonial name of the council house of the Tui Manu'a.
- ↑ The sacred oven of food and the ceremony accompanying its presentation and the presentation of fine mats to the carpenters who have completed a new house.
- ↑ The ceremonial call of the young men of the village upon a visiting maiden.
- ↑ The ceremonial perquisite of the talking chief, usually a piece of tapa, occasionally a fine mat.
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