Samoan proverbs

Samoan proverbs form an important part of the traditions and culture of Samoa where oratory, poetry, metaphors and subtlety in language art forms are held in high esteem as a form of communication in ceremony and ritual of fa'a Samoa.[1] The importance of oratory is reflected in Samoa's indigenous chiefly system, fa'a Matai, where titleholders are either ali'i or orator (tulafale) status.[1]

  1. ^ a b Keesing, Felix Maxwell; Keesing, Marie Margaret (1956). Elite Communication in Samoa: a study of leadership. Volume 3 of Stanford Anthropological Series. Stanford University Press. p. 88. Retrieved 16 January 2009. Samoan oratory.