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CAUTION: There are no definitive salutations for villages. There are number of contentious salutations given the fluidity of in the ranking of some titles depending of the village and the context in which the salutations are being used. The salutations given here are a collection of salutations which you could abbreviate or  improvise depending on the situation you are in. The salutations used here have been drawn from the records of Dr Kramer and the past Methodist missionaries. The main purpose here is to help you in handling a situation in which you have to acknowledge the saluations of the persons you are dealing with in a formal ceremonial environment. 

OLOSEGA MA SILI

Faalupega o Olosega
 

Afio Tui – Olosega ma lau malelega

Susu lou Usoalii (Seumaala, Tuipolo, Vo’a)

Susu le nofo-ao (Tagaloa, Ena, Tivao)

Maliu mai oulua To’oto’o (Malemo, Malaepule)

Mamalu mai oulua le Toga, o lau toga Ape ma lou to’oto’o, o Niuatoa

Ma upu ia te oe le Olosega

 

MALAEFONO

Talamoa

 MAOTA O ALII

Tui Olosega      -           (1)        Talamoa
                        -           (2)        Lagituaiva
Ape                  -                       Talisau

 IGOA IPU A ALII

Tui Olosega      -           Matuainuulelei
Ape                  -           Malaga i vasa loloa fia faiaiga

 SAOTAMAITAI

Tui Olosega      -           Taape

 IGOA IPU A SAOTAMAITAI

E tapa fua

 SAOAUMAGA

Selutoga

 IGOA IPU A SAOAUMAGA

E tapa fua

 SAVALI

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 TOGA

Alavatualua
Matumaivai

 LAGI

E lagi i faalupega

 

 

Faalupega o Sili

 

Susu Laolagi ma le Usoalii

Mamalu mai outou Suafa nuu (Muasau, Alega ma Moala)

Maliu mai oe le To’oto’o o lau toga Lolo

Alala e matutua o le nuu ma upu ia te oe le Sili
 

 

MALAEFONO

Falefasa
Tepatasi

 MAOTA O ALII

Laolagi -           Falefasa

 LAOA O TULAFALE

Lolo                 -           Tepatasi

 IGOA IPU A ALII

Laolagi -           aiga fealofani

 SAOTAMAITAI

Laolagi -           Tuiluaai

 IGOA IPU A SAOTAMAITAI

E tapa fua

 SAOAUMAGA

Vaiuli

 IGOA IPU A SAOAUMAGA

E tapa fua

 SAVALI

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 TOGA

Alavatualua
Matumaivai

 LAGI

E lagi i faalupega