Samoan Proverbs : Alaga'upu ma Muagagana a Samoa

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  • Author:
    FA-AFILI Tuiataga
  • ISBN:
    9780473649500
  • Publication Date:
    August 2022
  • Edition:
    1
  • Pages:
  • Binding:
    Paperback
  • Publisher:
    Independently Published
  • Country of Publication:
    New Zealand
Samoan Proverbs : Alaga'upu ma Muagagana a Samoa
Samoan Proverbs : Alaga'upu ma Muagagana a Samoa

Samoan Proverbs : Alaga'upu ma Muagagana a Samoa

SKU: 9780473649500
Regular price $48.99
Unit price
per
  • Author:
    FA-AFILI Tuiataga
  • ISBN:
    9780473649500
  • Publication Date:
    August 2022
  • Edition:
    1
  • Pages:
  • Binding:
    Paperback
  • Publisher:
    Independently Published
  • Country of Publication:
    New Zealand

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This collection of more than 1,000 Samoan Proverbs and Proverbial sayings (Alaga'upu / Muagagana), with translations in English, serves as a useful reference for Samoan oratory, poetry and formal speeches.

A Alaga'upu is one that has a story from which the proverb originates. ('O le tala e ala mai ai le 'upu).

A Muagagana or Muafetalaiga 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 Samoan culture which would have otherwise disappeared and forgotten.

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  • This collection of more than 1,000 Samoan Proverbs and Proverbial sayings (Alaga'upu / Muagagana), with translations in English, serves as a useful reference for Samoan oratory, poetry and formal speeches.

    A Alaga'upu is one that has a story from which the proverb originates. ('O le tala e ala mai ai le 'upu).

    A Muagagana or Muafetalaiga 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 Samoan culture which would have otherwise disappeared and forgotten.

This collection of more than 1,000 Samoan Proverbs and Proverbial sayings (Alaga'upu / Muagagana), with translations in English, serves as a useful reference for Samoan oratory, poetry and formal speeches.

A Alaga'upu is one that has a story from which the proverb originates. ('O le tala e ala mai ai le 'upu).

A Muagagana or Muafetalaiga 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 Samoan culture which would have otherwise disappeared and forgotten.