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Pasefika: Sāmoan art, Polynesian Fine Art and Design

Pasefika, LLC showcases artwork with island style heritage rooted from Sāmoan and other Polynesian cultures. Pasefika also includes art sales, cultural articles and a Polynesian dictionary

We are honored by your visit and look forward to sharing with you our artwork and culture.

The translation of Pasefika is not only Pacific but that which encompasses all of the Pacific Ocean, its area and the cultures within it.

This includes Polynesia at its heart and surrounded by many others such as Melanesia and Micronesia, Asia, and also the Americas.

Pasefika (phonetic: /pah-say-fEE-kah/ | ipa:/ˈpäˑse̞ˑfiˑkäˑ/ | symbols: /ˈpä-ˈsā-ˈfē-kä/ )
Pasefika is spelled and pronounced differently from the words:

Pacifica (phonetic: /puh-'si-fi-kuh/ | ipa: /pəˈsɪfɪkə/ | symbols: /pə-ˈsi-fi-kə/ )

Pasifika (phonetic: /pah-'see-fEE-kah/ | ipa:/ˈpaˑsiˑfiˑkaˑ/ | symbols: /pä-ˈsē-ˈfē-kä/ )
Pasifika, used by Sāmoans and others in New Zealand is a variation of the Sāmoan word Pasefika.