Tongan and Samoan Language

soia wrote:

<quoted text> now you're paralyzed…poor thing. should have stayed away..

capt-ntf wrote:

Thank you to PolyKING and PurpleRain - but I am fluent in Tongan, Samoan, Nuean, Spanish, Creole (Haitian), still trying to learn English, Fijian, Chinese, Japanese, Pigeon-english(hawaii) but my brain is full and cannot do it no more.

Poly KING wrote:

<quoted text>huh?

Poly KING wrote:

Samoan is similar to Tuvaluan, Tokelauan, and maybe even Futuna.
Tongan is spoken in Fiji and Uvea and it's similar to Niuean and Maori. Maori is more recognizable to the Tongan language than is Samoan.
But I think it's easier for a Tongan to understand Samoan than a Samoan to understand Tongan. Tongan is a bit more complex...
When I say Tongan, I mean, the everyday Commoner Tongan language. LOL

fonk-difyd wrote:

Samoan language is much pleasing to the ears.. But tongan lamguage is much pleasing when heard through music.(my oppinon).... btw.. Mate doesnt mean die in samoan.

Tagata Folau O le Vasa wrote:

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Yes it does in the old language.
You can still hear it bring said during a Alagaupa or faa'aganuu of a Matai, till this day when a hear a matai Lu'uga i cant even understand what the hell they are talking about cause common Samoan is what everyone is use to.
Try scannnig your bible you will find old Samoan words that are common in old poly Tongue.

Tagata Folau O le Vasa wrote:

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Yes it does in the old language.
You can still hear it bring said during a Alagaupa or faa'aganuu of a Matai, till this day when a hear a matai Lu'uga i cant even understand what the hell they are talking about cause common Samoan is what everyone is use to.
Try scannnig your bible you will find old Samoan words that are common in old poly Tongue.

alofa777 wrote:

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I know what you mean by the Chief Language being hard to understand. I will take your advice and read through my Samoan Bible, this should be interesting. Much Thanks!

Poly KING wrote:

<quoted text>when was the Samoan Tusi Paia translated into Samoan from English? Which version did they translate it from? and who were the guys to fulfill this task?

fonk-difyd wrote:

*side bust*...matai language in fact is hard to comprehend.. they speak in a poetic manner.. Once you get each sentence nd translate its meaning its quite beautifull..each saying usually has a significant storing or meaning behind it. e.g.- Tatou tu'i le muli papaga ...= to support a cause.
When speaking in church funtions or anything to do with God. You use the "T".. When speaking alagaupu n aganu'u you use the "k" (exluding Manu'a Islands, they always use the "T".

Poly KING wrote:

<quoted text>are they actually using a whole different dialect of some sort, or are there certain individual terms/words that are used that may not be used or understood by majority of Samoans of today, and/or are do they use many metaphors that just make it sound a bit different or foreign?

alofa777 wrote:

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To my understanding, from what our mother taught us, that the Chief title holders do speak a more traditional language. Mind you I understand what they are saying but it is more metaphorically than anything else. For example, I would use the word "Moa," meaning chicken in the simple Samoan language, but my Grandfather, a High Talking Chief, would actually use Ta'apaepae. Also, where I would say pua'a, meaning pig, in the simple Samoan language, my grandfather would use "Manufata". I have always loved listening to the traditional debates, and although I didn't really understand some of the words they spoke it doesn't mean I didn't understand the meaning behind those words. Much Love!