26 MAY-I JUNE 2013
Ministry of Business,
Innovaüon & Employment
SAMOAN
SAMOAN
PROVERBS
AND
LANGUAGE WEEK
PHRASES
O fanau a manu e fafaga
i fuga o laau, o fanau a
tagata e fafaga i upu
Birds feed their young seeds,
While people nurture their
young with words
Toe afua se taeao fou
New beginning
O au o matua fanau
Children are our treasures
E so'o le fau i le fau
Unity is strength
E pala Ie ma'a, a e Ie pala Ie
upu
Even stones decay but words
endure
O le ala i le pule ole tautua
Leadership is through service
A'oa'i Ie tamaitiiti ina aua
ne'i alo ese mai ona ala
Instruct a child so he/she will
not stray from his/her path
O le tele o sulu e maua ai
figota, e mama se avega pe
a ta amo fa'atasi
My strength does not come
from me alone but from many
O Ie tagata ma Iona
aiga, o le tagata ma Iona
fa'asinomaga
Every person belongs to an aiga
and every aiga belongs to a
person
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