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Family History Library Digital Conversion Tape No. 681<br />
Western Samoa Tape 10, Part 1 Interview # 1 cont’d from previous tape<br />
Usu Si’uniu <strong>ia</strong> Saunagalo, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong> teine o Uunu. Usu Uunu e Faasau, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong><br />
<strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong> teine o Seve<strong>le</strong>fatafata. O Faasau <strong>le</strong>nei o<strong>le</strong> atalii o<strong>le</strong> Faatiuga a’o <strong>le</strong> tama o Laifata.<br />
Usu<strong>ia</strong> Seve<strong>le</strong>fatafata ese alii Matafaga, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong> teine o Sagataetuga, usu<strong>ia</strong><br />
Sagataetuga e Tuasau i Vaisala, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong> teine o <strong>Pouli</strong> Fataotagataola. Ua maua<br />
nei <strong>le</strong> faauga o<strong>le</strong> faasologa o<strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong>, toe sosoo atu nei la<strong>ia</strong> i usuga <strong>ia</strong> na faasolo mai luga. Usu<br />
<strong>Mul<strong>ia</strong>ga</strong> <strong><strong>Lafai</strong>tagata</strong> <strong>ia</strong> <strong>Pouli</strong> <strong>Ofataotagataola</strong>, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o <strong>Lafai</strong> Ulusuati mai<br />
Ne<strong>ia</strong>fu, ae <strong>Lafai</strong>lagatila Gataivai, ae <strong>Lafai</strong>taulupoo i Fa<strong>le</strong>alili, o<strong>le</strong> tama lava <strong>le</strong>nei e tasi, a’o ona<br />
igoa te<strong>le</strong> ona o mea sa nofo ai atoa ma mea na <strong>ia</strong> fai. O Ulusuati o<strong>le</strong> fanua <strong>le</strong>a sa nofo ai i<br />
Ne<strong>ia</strong>fu, olana tila o<strong>le</strong> tila <strong>le</strong>a a<strong>le</strong> al<strong>ia</strong> na malaga toatasi o Taulupoo, o ulu <strong>ia</strong> o tama i Fa<strong>le</strong>alili, a<br />
tagi <strong>le</strong>a tama ua ta <strong>le</strong> ulu a <strong>Lafai</strong> i<strong>le</strong> laau, aua na avavaga faatasi ma lona tina ma lona tuafafine<br />
o Ulutogi Tupa’itea. Usu <strong>Lafai</strong> Taulupoo <strong>le</strong>nei <strong>ia</strong> Momoeitagumaga i Ne<strong>ia</strong>fu <strong>ia</strong> Ivaoto,<br />
<strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o Lafa<strong>ia</strong>lii, o<strong>le</strong> alii <strong>le</strong>nei na usu <strong>le</strong> fono i malae te<strong>le</strong> ona alu atu <strong>le</strong>a ua pa<strong>ia</strong><br />
Papaofo, ona ta <strong>le</strong>a o lana lupe, ona pao mai loa <strong>le</strong>a i<strong>le</strong> Malae. Ona tagi <strong>le</strong>a olona tuafafine<br />
Leuatogi Tupa’itea poo Lauagematal<strong>ia</strong>, o<strong>ia</strong>ue tuagane ua <strong>le</strong> mau fono, ua laof<strong>ia</strong> lava <strong>le</strong>a na <strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong><br />
mai nei. A’o iu o fono a Salafai ua faapenei, faapenei o<strong>le</strong> a Tuuala Salafai ae susu <strong>le</strong> Tagaloa,<br />
ona faapea mai <strong>le</strong>a o<strong>le</strong> tane o lona tuafafine o Lauagatal<strong>ia</strong>, alii ie ma failauga aua <strong>le</strong> faaiua la<br />
tatou fono ae se’i faaiu i malae Fatu, ua faapea u’i o<strong>le</strong> fono, o<strong>le</strong> a Tuuala Salafai ae afio <strong>Lafai</strong> a’o<br />
<strong>le</strong> pa Aliinuu Tagaloa, o i’u <strong>ia</strong> <strong>le</strong> fono i Malaefatu o Salafai. Usu Lafa<strong>ia</strong>lii <strong>ia</strong> Fogavai, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong><br />
<strong>gafa</strong> o <strong>Lafai</strong>natau, usu <strong>Lafai</strong>natau <strong>ia</strong> Mooui i Fogasavaii, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong> Sauoaiga
Family History Library Digital Conversion Tape No. 681<br />
Western Samoa Tape 10, Part 1 Interview # 2<br />
Usuga a Fanunutete<strong>le</strong><br />
O<strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> <strong>le</strong>nei o<strong>le</strong> usuga a Fanunutete<strong>le</strong>, na usu Fanunutete<strong>le</strong> <strong>ia</strong> Atu, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o Faga,<br />
usu Faga <strong>ia</strong> To, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o Tu<strong>ia</strong>ana Letava’ete<strong>le</strong>, toe <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong> teine o<br />
Sina<strong>le</strong>tafua, na usu<strong>ia</strong> Sina<strong>le</strong>tafua ise Tagatamatua i Taula, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong> teine o<br />
Fulis<strong>ia</strong>ilagi, usu Fulis<strong>ia</strong>ilagi i O<strong>gafa</strong>nuatete<strong>le</strong> i Matatao, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong> teine o<br />
Faasil<strong>ia</strong>ilagi, usu<strong>ia</strong> Faasil<strong>ia</strong>ilagi e<strong>le</strong> Tu<strong>ia</strong>aga<strong>le</strong>uote<strong>le</strong>, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> gaf o<strong>le</strong> teine o<br />
Faalulumaga. O<strong>le</strong> Tama’ita’i <strong>le</strong>nei na ifo <strong>ia</strong>i Aaga o<strong>le</strong> taua o<strong>le</strong> Silisiliganuu <strong>ia</strong> Safotulafai, aua<br />
na sii atu <strong>le</strong> taua <strong>le</strong>nei ona taunuu atu lava <strong>le</strong>a i Safotulafai taua lao. Ona tul<strong>ia</strong> lava <strong>le</strong>a o<strong>le</strong><br />
Sa<strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>aga ua lafo<strong>ia</strong>’e i uta, a’o seu lupe <strong>le</strong> alii o Tufuga, ona tago loa <strong>le</strong>a o Tufuga gagau<br />
Lanamaa, ona momo’e ifo <strong>le</strong>a ma<strong>le</strong> ulu o Lanamaa, ona fas<strong>ia</strong> lava <strong>le</strong>a o Aana. Ua pasamai Aana<br />
ua faapea ai Tu<strong>ia</strong>ana<strong>le</strong>uaote<strong>le</strong>, o ai <strong>le</strong>a e maaloalo mai i<strong>le</strong> vao? On tali <strong>le</strong>a o Aana, o<strong>le</strong> Tufuga,<br />
ona maua ai <strong>le</strong>a o<strong>le</strong> igoa o<strong>le</strong> Tufugaalomaivao. Ona toe sasa <strong>le</strong> o<strong>le</strong> Sa<strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>aga i uta e<strong>le</strong> Tufuga, e<br />
aua <strong>le</strong> tul<strong>ia</strong>loa ina Aana i<strong>le</strong> sami, ona <strong>ia</strong>i fo’i <strong>le</strong>a o<strong>le</strong> Tufugapu<strong>le</strong>. O Upu uma lava a<br />
Tu<strong>ia</strong>ana<strong>le</strong>uote<strong>le</strong>, e <strong>ia</strong>i fo’i <strong>le</strong> Tufugatoatama’i, e <strong>ia</strong>i ona avane <strong>le</strong> teine <strong>le</strong>nei o Faalumaga I<br />
faanofo i<strong>le</strong> alii <strong>le</strong>a o<strong>le</strong> Tufuga. Usu <strong>ia</strong> Faalumaga I nei e<strong>le</strong> Tufuga, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong> teine o<br />
Faalulumaga II, usu<strong>ia</strong> Faalulumaga II <strong>le</strong>nei e Papalii Nagauaisavaii, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong><br />
teine o Fitimaula, usu<strong>ia</strong> Fitimaula e<strong>le</strong> Tagaloa Faanofonuu, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o Tu<strong>ia</strong>ana<br />
Salaginato.
Family History Library Digital Conversion Tape No. 681<br />
Western Samoa Tape 10, Part 1 Interview 3<br />
Gafa o Malietoa Saveatuvaelua<br />
Na usu Malietoa Savea <strong>ia</strong> Amaamaula, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o Gagasavea, <strong>faaee</strong> o<br />
Umuosavea, toe <strong>faaee</strong> o Upolusavea. Gagasavea na usu <strong>ia</strong> Luafatasaga Taemanutava’e<br />
i<strong>le</strong> nuu o Sili, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o Malietoa Faiga. Malietoa Faiga na usu <strong>ia</strong> Saaimoana i<br />
Vaimauga, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o Malietoa Uitualagi, usu Malietoa Uitualagi <strong>ia</strong><br />
Gatoloa<strong>ia</strong>oo<strong>le</strong>lagi Tugavaete<strong>le</strong>, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o Laauli. O<strong>le</strong> tama <strong>le</strong>nei na ta’ua o<strong>le</strong> tama<br />
a<strong>le</strong> Susumafanafana aua e noto mai <strong>le</strong> tama’ita’i <strong>ia</strong> Malietoa Uitualagi aua to i lona tuagane o<br />
Tunamana<strong>ia</strong>, e <strong>ia</strong>i <strong>le</strong> upu <strong>le</strong>nei; a teu <strong>ia</strong> mateu, a fai <strong>ia</strong> mafai. E alu ane lona tuagane <strong>le</strong>a o Tuna<br />
mana<strong>ia</strong> o moe te<strong>le</strong>noa lona tuafafine na alu ane ma<strong>le</strong> sua taumafa, ona faalavalava <strong>le</strong>a o<strong>le</strong><br />
tama’ita’i e Tunamana<strong>ia</strong>, ae fai a’e <strong>le</strong> tama’ita’i, se a teu <strong>ia</strong> mateuteu, a fai <strong>ia</strong> mafai. Ona faapea<br />
<strong>le</strong>a o Malietoa Uitualagi, Sagaga e lo outou alii <strong>le</strong>na, ae tali Sagaga matou te mumusu matou te<br />
tali Fuao<strong>le</strong>toelau, ona toe fanau ai <strong>le</strong>a o Gatoloa<strong>ia</strong>oo<strong>le</strong>lagi <strong>ia</strong> Malietoa Uitualagi, <strong>faaee</strong><br />
loa <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o Fuao<strong>le</strong>toelau.<br />
Ua matutua nei Laauli ma Fuao<strong>le</strong>toelau ona sauniuni ai <strong>le</strong>a o<strong>le</strong> aumoega a Sagaga, e ave <strong>ia</strong><br />
Fuao<strong>le</strong>toelau i<strong>le</strong> fanau a Tuisamoa i Fa<strong>le</strong>alii, ua Totogata ma Gauifa<strong>le</strong>ai. Ona ui <strong>le</strong>a o<strong>le</strong><br />
Fuao<strong>le</strong>toelau ma Sagaga i tai, a’o Laauli ua ui ane i uta e seugogo ai. Na teena Fuao<strong>le</strong>toelau ae<br />
faaifo loa Laauli o taee<strong>le</strong> tama’ita’i i vai o Fiso ma lo laua a luga, ona faapea <strong>le</strong>a o tama’ita’i ma<br />
teine, aue aue se alii e ua faapea <strong>le</strong> tino ua lafolafo, ae tali atu Laauli, e lafulafu lava ae lafulafu<br />
ise tama Siugogo. Ua ave ifo faga a Laauli o <strong>ia</strong>i vi, ona tuu <strong>le</strong>a i luga o<strong>le</strong> vai, laga atu loa teine e<br />
taufao vi asi alii, fai atu loa Laauli, tama’ita’i <strong>ia</strong> se’i o’u alu atu <strong>ia</strong>i, tou te <strong>le</strong> silasila fua i<strong>le</strong><br />
valavala ae valavalva tumana <strong>le</strong> mena e<strong>le</strong> mafai. Ona momo’e mai <strong>le</strong>a o Laauli <strong>ia</strong> Sagaga ua<br />
teega Fuao<strong>le</strong>toelau ma faapea atu, ana <strong>le</strong> seanoa <strong>le</strong> mata’u i<strong>le</strong> mea na maliu mai ai lo tatou nuu<br />
ma lau afioga, poo ua ou sii ina lua mai <strong>le</strong> fafina faatauvaa, ona tali atu <strong>le</strong>a o Sagaga ma<strong>le</strong><br />
Fuao<strong>le</strong>toelau, se ua faafetai, afai e mafai <strong>ia</strong> te oe, faafetai lava, o<strong>le</strong> lau o<strong>le</strong> fiso o<strong>le</strong> lau o<strong>le</strong> tolo.<br />
Ua ui ifo i Li’u tau i Fuiono ua o<strong>le</strong> ala e tasi <strong>le</strong> mauga i olo. E i Fa<strong>le</strong>alupo mauga e lua o Li’u ma<br />
Fuiono. E <strong>ia</strong>i fo’i <strong>le</strong> mea e ala tasi ai mauga e tau i olo, ona alu <strong>le</strong>a o Laauli ma sii lua mai<br />
tama’ita’i e matua la <strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i lava <strong>ia</strong> tama’ita’i. Usu loa Laauli <strong>ia</strong> To’ato’agata, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong><br />
teine o Gatoaite<strong>le</strong>. Toe usu Laauli <strong>ia</strong> Nauiifa<strong>le</strong>ai ma Gasolo lona uso, ona si’i mai loa <strong>le</strong>a<br />
o<strong>le</strong> Fa<strong>le</strong>tautu i Fa<strong>le</strong>ata <strong>ia</strong> Gatoaite<strong>le</strong> e sii mai <strong>ia</strong> Folasaitu, ae alu ane fo’i Sagalala <strong>ia</strong> i<strong>le</strong> mea na<br />
musa ai i Fogaa. Ua loto Malietoa ma Sagaga <strong>ia</strong> Folasauitu, ae loto Gatoaite<strong>le</strong> <strong>ia</strong> Sagalala, ona<br />
fai ane <strong>le</strong>a o Gatoaite<strong>le</strong> <strong>ia</strong> Gasolo e alu ane <strong>ia</strong> e momoli Folasaitu ma Fa<strong>le</strong>ata e tusa ma<strong>le</strong> loto o
Malietoa ma Sagaga, a’o <strong>ia</strong>i e mana’o te<strong>le</strong> <strong>ia</strong> Sagalala. Aga<strong>le</strong>againa Gasolo e Folasaitu ona alu<br />
ane <strong>le</strong>a la te tau faanonofo uma <strong>ia</strong> Sagalala. Na aga<strong>le</strong>aga ina Gasolo e Folasaitu, ua toe fanau <strong>le</strong><br />
toalua muamua o Folasaitu, ona sola ai <strong>le</strong>a o Gasolo ua nonofo uma ma Gatoaite<strong>le</strong> <strong>ia</strong> Sagalala.<br />
Fanau Gasolo ae <strong>le</strong> fanau Gatoaite<strong>le</strong> <strong>ia</strong> Sagalala.<br />
Usu <strong>ia</strong> Gasolo e Sagalala, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o teine o Vaeotamasoa, toe <strong>faaee</strong> o<strong>le</strong> teine o<br />
Atogaugaa<strong>le</strong>tuitoga, toe <strong>faaee</strong> o Lalovimama. Soo nei la <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> <strong>ia</strong> Selaginato.<br />
Usu <strong>ia</strong> nei e Vaeotamasoa <strong>ia</strong> Selaginato, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o Tu<strong>ia</strong>ana Tama<strong>le</strong>lagi. O<strong>le</strong> tama<br />
<strong>le</strong>nei e <strong>ia</strong>i Sa o Tutuila ma Ape e aoao nei <strong>ia</strong> Samoa uma. O<strong>le</strong> alii <strong>le</strong>nei na fai ana tofiga i<strong>le</strong><br />
Leulumoega i Paepaepuga. O Tutuila ma Ape e oo tu lo oulua ati i Samoa uma, afai se lagi o la<br />
oulua auala e fai tutu, e fai tutu fo’i la oulua faatatau, e pito <strong>ia</strong>i lo oulua va<strong>le</strong> gase, ona fai ai <strong>le</strong>a<br />
o<strong>le</strong> lauga tu. O niu e toli e ave <strong>le</strong> niu e tasi i<strong>le</strong> fa<strong>le</strong> e <strong>ia</strong>i <strong>le</strong> oti, e inu tutu ai ma a ’ai Letavaelua.<br />
O tofiga nei, o alofaaga lava <strong>le</strong> Tama<strong>le</strong>lagi nai ona tama, ina ne’i faavae ina lava laua ese tasi, e<br />
<strong>ia</strong>i fo’i la laua To ise s<strong>ia</strong>po poo se ie toga e afu se oti o solo a la alii, o<strong>le</strong> faiga <strong>le</strong>a o<strong>le</strong> To.<br />
Usu <strong>ia</strong> nei Atogaugaa<strong>le</strong>tuitoga e<strong>le</strong> Sauoaiga, <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> gfa o Tauiliili, toe <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<br />
Tupa’i<strong>le</strong>vaililigi, toe <strong>faaee</strong> <strong>le</strong> <strong>gafa</strong> o<strong>le</strong> teine o Valasi. O<strong>le</strong> Valasi <strong>le</strong>nei e Valasi i Maota i<br />
Ne<strong>ia</strong>fu, Valasi i Afega, i Fogasavaii, e Valasi i Fa<strong>le</strong>toi Satupa’itea, ae Sooaema<strong>le</strong>lagi i Vaitupu i<br />
Leulumoega, o<strong>le</strong> uiga <strong>le</strong>a a<strong>le</strong> upu a Tama<strong>le</strong>lagi, e Tama<strong>le</strong>lagi a’u nei ae Sooaema<strong>le</strong>lagi oe, Valasi<br />
e fai <strong>le</strong> lagi o ta igoa. O<strong>le</strong> tama’ta’i <strong>le</strong>nei o Sooaema<strong>le</strong>lagi, na sau <strong>ia</strong>i <strong>le</strong> Fa<strong>le</strong>fuafua Leifi ma<br />
Mautolotua ilo alii o Mataut<strong>ia</strong>. Ona sau ai <strong>le</strong>a o<strong>le</strong> aumoega ona tu <strong>le</strong>a o Mata’ut<strong>ia</strong> e To’a, maua<br />
ai <strong>le</strong> igoa o Mata’ut<strong>ia</strong>tuito’a.<br />
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