Samoans
Also known as Sāmoans, Samoan people, tagata Sāmoa
Samoans or Samoan people () are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Samoan Islands, an archipelago in Polynesia, who speak the Samoan language. The group's home islands are politically and geographically divided between the Independent State of Samoa and American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States of America. Though divided by national border, the culture and language are the same.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Samoans
- Ethnic group.image
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- Ethnic group.caption
- Samoan canoe performers
- Ethnic group.population
- 700,000-800,000
- Ethnic group.regions
- Oceania
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 243,682
- Ethnic group.pop2
- c. 205,557
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 218,069
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 98,029
- Ethnic group.pop5
- 47,910
- Ethnic group.pop6
- 1,100
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- Social organization
- Matai
- Matai role
- Matai election
- Chief
- Chief election
- Chief role
- The aumaga and their manaia
- Migration
- Marriage and family
- Marriage
- Funerals
- Land
- House village lots
- Underbrush
- Family reserve
- Village land
- Culture
- Tattooing
- Music
- Dance
- Sports
- ''Coming of Age in Samoa'' by Margaret Mead
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Samoans or Samoan people () are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Samoan Islands, an archipelago in Polynesia, who speak the Samoan language. The group's home islands are politically and geographically divided between the Independent State of Samoa and American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States of America. Though divided by national border, the culture and language are the same.
The Samoan people and culture form a vital link and stepping stone in the formation and spread of Polynesian culture, language and religion throughout Eastern Polynesia.