sucess is the key of the future

faafiafiaga

Good girls gone BAD

Reflection

Samoan class reflection

In samoan class i got to learn alot of things and i also got to experience new things. well the reason why i took this class was because i needed a language credit and i wanted to learn more about my culture. This class has tought me to be myself and not care bout what others say. Like for example, before I was a very shy girl but NOT anymore because i feel comfortable around my classmates. I'm happy that I had this class because i feel like I'm at home with my brothers and sisters. I'm glad that i got to meet new people. This class has made me realize that in everything that we do we have to be unity which means come together as one. I am going to miss this class so much, it was nice learning more about my culture. I hope to come back someday.

thank you

Thank You Ms.LILLY

Lastly, I want to thank Ms.Lilly our Samoan Language class teacher for everything that she has done for me. Yes, through the storms that I went through her and Ms.Ah Sue were the ones who were there to comfort me. I also want to thank you for teahing me new things in this class because if it wasn't for you to teach the things that you teached me through out this semester i would've been one of those samoans who don't know how to speak samoan but just understand the language. Although sometimes we as students are hard head you didn't give up on us but yet you stood by our side and always remind us that you care about us thats why you yell at us and take away our free privaleges. Thank you Ms.LiLy for all that you do for us, may the good lord bless you and that you may continue to teach and reach out to those who are in need of held. You are blessed with a talent which is caring for others and hope you continue to do that. I LOVE You Ms.Lilly<3 I am going to miss youu.

 

Samoan Class

4 rules of samoan Language:

- All words end with a vowel
- Vowels can stand alone as a syllable, consonants cannot
- No double consonant
- no silent letters

3 levels of the samoan Language

- Gagana Ta'atele(everyday language)
- used with peers and friend *k-style
- Gagana Fa'aaloalo(Respectful language)
- used with elders , chiefs, church leaders
*T-style
-Gagana Fa'amatai(Chiefly Language)
- used by orators/chiefs; a metaphorical language
- k-style; sometime use t-style in church.

2 styles

1. T-style: used in respectful language, with elders , in church , written/academic writing
2. K-style: informal everyday language, chiefly language used with friends, peers, relatives, except elders.

Word of Encouragement

"It take courage to grow up and become who you really are"-E.e. Cummings

This quote just means that in some point of life, there will come a point in your life where you just wanna give , but its just that it takes time for us to grow up and find out who we really are.

Fiafiaga (Hobbies)

Oute fiafia e fa'alogologo is musika.

O lau fiafiaga o le ta'alo sofipolo

Fa'asinomaga (Identity)

Samoan Values

Fa'aaloalo--->Respect

• seen in class rooms
• used at home      
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Loto Maualalo---->Humility

• Be humble
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Fealofani---->Harmony

• Get along with each other
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Alofa------>Love

• Love can be shown in many ways
• Loving your sisters and brothers
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Fesoasoani---->Cooperation

• helping each other
• listening

Timeline of the history of Independent state of samoa

1780- whalers, traders and beach combers arrived in samoa. these people pared the way for the colonization of samoa.

1830- baptisim missionary John L. Williams arrived on the shores of the village of sapapalii, savaii. The name of his ship was , Savaliolrfilemu.

The berlin Act of 1899- Germany, great britian and the united states fought over the islands of samoa. They finally signed the BErlin Act of 1899, which gave the islands of Upolu and Savaii to Germany and tutuila to the united states.

1900-1914- After the berlin Act of 1899 was signed, Upolu and Savaii became German Samoa administered by governor Wilhelm solf. Samoans were dissatisfied with this new government because they wanted to govern their own country

1908- The Mau a le Pule was organized mainly by Namalauulu Lauaki Mamoe to resist German colonial rule over Upolu and Savaii

1914-1960- When world war 1 broke out in Europe in 1914, Britian urged new zeland to seize German Samoa from Germany (New Zealand was a former british colony)Samoa became New Zealand.

iLOVE myDAD

Growing up with no mom is hard , but i am more than happy that i got dad by my side. in everything that i do my dad is there to support me.

Family is FOREVER

Hello my name is sinapi, my last name is Faamoe. I come from Hawaii and I live in Kalihi. I'm in 12th grade in Farrington High school. I love to read the bible. My favorite sport is Soft  ball. Yes I come from a big family i have 3 sisters and 4 brothers. My sisters names are Folole, Jenniffer, and Esterlyn. My brothers are Sone, Daniel, Junior, and Mack. In the age 8 i lost my mother and my dad got remarried so we moved here to Hawaii. Since i came here to hawaii i have been going through a lot of family problems with my dad and my step mother. All my brothers and sisters are all separated since we came here and my daddy took his wife over his kids.So no we stand alone and sometimes we gotta be there for one another, be a shoulder so that my sisters and brothers can cry on, cause me as an older sister i take responsibility on my little love ones. I love my family although we ain't perfect and we make mistakes. Family is Forever.