Lauga, 9780995138445
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Uncover Lauga: Essential Samoan tradition, beautifully explained.
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Lauga

Understanding Samoan oratory

$36.00

  • Hardcover

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    8 June 2022

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Summary

A guide to one of the key practices in Samoan culture.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780995138445
ISBN-10:0995138443
Author:Sadat Muaiava, Megan van Staden
Publisher:Te Papa Press
Imprint:Te Papa Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:8 June 2022
Weight:556g
Dimensions:31mm x 206mm x 136mm
About The Author

Sadat Muaiava

Dr. Sadat Muaiava lectures in the School of Languages and Cultures at Victoria University of Wellington. He was born in Samoa and is from the villages of Safaatoa (Tuimuaiava), Faleaseela (Leatuavao), Falelatai (Lupematasila), Lufilufi (Faamatuainu), Saleaula (Toiaivao, Alofipo) and Asau (Masoe, Vaisigano). He holds the titles Leausalilo (Faleaseela), Lupematasila (Falelatai), Fata (Afega), and Auafa (Lotofaga, Aleipata). His research focus is the interdisciplinary domains of the Samoan (and Pacific) language and culture in the homeland, the Pacific, and in diasporic contexts. He has contributed widely and publicly in forums that discuss Samoan language, oratory, tattooing and history. He lives in Wellington with his wife, Shana Muaiava, and their four children.

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