An Introduction to Samoan Custom
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Mafui'e, a god of the underworld
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ma'i suka, diabetes
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malae, ceremonial area of village
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Malamalama, Congregational Church publication
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malaga, journey, patrol
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malauli, a fish
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malie, shark
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mamalu, dignity
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manaia, chief's son
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manu fata, ceremonial term for pig
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manuia, toast before drinking kava
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manumea, tooth-billed pigeon
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masi, fermented conserve
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masoa, starch
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mata, eye-hole of coconut
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Mata'afa, a family that practised mummification
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matai, head of family
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matai tufuga, head carpenter
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Matavanu, volcano in Savaii
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maumaga, taro plantation
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mautofu, a cane-like plant
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Me, an annual collection by certain Missions
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mele'i, husking stick
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mimiti, sucking method of drinking coconut
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miti, a sauce
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moa, fowl
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monotaga, the family obligation to supply food for village purposes
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moso'oi, a tree
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muli, rump