Sāmoan Animals
The identification and use of animals in Sāmoan langauge.
Sāmoan animals example word list
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 |
Polynesian Languages
- Sāmoan and Polynesian Dictionary
- Sāmoan and Polynesian
- Sāmoan and Polynesian Animals
- Sāmoan and Polynesian Astronomy
- Location names of Polynesia
Sāmoan Language
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