Where does “gagana fa'aaloalo” come from?
gagana fa'aaloalo (Samoan) comes from Samoan fa'a, from Proto-Polynesian faka — like.
gagana fa'aaloalo (Samoan): special vocabulary used when speaking...
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- special vocabulary used when speaking...
Ancestry of “gagana fa'aaloalo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Samoan | fa'a | in the manner of; in fashion |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | faka | like |