- via Island Melanesia arrived in the Samoan Islands approximately 3500 years ago, settling in what has come to be known as Polynesia further to the east.
- The first Austronesian settlers arrived in Samoa around 1000 B.C., and early Samoans traded and intermarried with Fijian and Tongan nobility.
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- Samoan is believed to be among the oldest of the Polynesian tongues and is closely related to the Maori, Tahitian, Hawaiian, and Tongan languages.
- Samoan Culture and Traditions. You are on the verge of making an overseas move to the beautiful islands of Samoa. A new place is beckoning.
- And like other Pacific Islanders, young Samoans are forging a vibrant new identity through music, language and fashion.
- Samoans are warm, welcoming and proud of their rich and colourful traditions that date back more than 3,000 years.
- All Samoans adhere to a set of core social values and practices known as fa'a Samoa and speak the Samoan language. The official name today is Samoa.
- Although aspects of the traditional culture have changed due to interactions with the West, many aspects of the Samoan way of life (fa’a Samoa) thrive today.
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