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 |