Sāmoan Animals
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The identification and use of animals in Sāmoan langauge.
Animals of and near the land.
Some of these animals are also in the Polynesian dictionary.
| Sāmoan | English | Scientific |
| Ātualoa | Centipede | Scolopendra subspinipes |
| Peʻa | Bat, flyfing fox | Pteropus |
| Puaʻa | Pig | Sus scrofa, Sus scrofa domesticus |
| Maile | Dog | Canis familiaris |
| Manu | Animal | Metazoa |
| Manu | Bird | Aves |
| Manulele | Bird | Aves |
| Moa | Chicken | Gallus gallus |
| Paʻa | Crab | Brachyura |
| Povi | Cow | Bos taurus |
| Pusi | Cat | Felis catus |
| Solofanua | Horse | Equus ferus caballus |
Animals of and near the ocean.
Some of these animals are also in the Polynesian dictionary.
| Sāmoan | English | Scientific |
| Amaʻama | Rock Crab | Grapsus |
| Asiasi | Yellowfin Tuna | Thunnus albacares |
| Fai Malie | Manta Ray | Manta Birostris |
| Fai Tala | Bluespotted stingray | Neotrygon kuhlii |
| Faisua | Fluted Giant Clam | Tridacna Squamosa |
| Feʻe | Octopus | Octopus Cyanea |
| Malie Alamata | Blacktip Reef Shark | Carcharhinus melanopterus |
| Masimasi | Dolphinfish | Coryphaena hippurus |
| Mataʻitaliga | Scalloped Hammerhead | Sphyrna lewini |
| Paāla | Wahoo | Acanthocybium solandari |
| Palolo | Palolo Worm | Palola viridis |
| Sumu aloalo | Wedge-tail Triggerfish | Rhinecanthus rectangulus |
| Sumu uoʻuo | Whitebanded Triggerfish | Rhinecanthus aculeatus |
| Tuitui | Burrowing Sea Urchin | Echinometra Mathaei |
| Ūū | Coconut Crab | Birgus Latro |
| Vaga | Sea Urchin | Echinoidea |