Samoans

E9080

Polynesian people ethnic group

Samoans are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the Samoan Islands, known for their rich seafaring traditions, communal culture (fa'a Samoa), and strong presence across Samoa, American Samoa, and a global diaspora.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Samoans canonical	20
Samoan people	19
Samoan	6
Samoan American	2
Samoan diaspora communities	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Polynesian people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
culturalConcept	fa'alavelave (obligation system) ⓘ
culturalTrait	chiefly system ⓘ communal lifestyle ⓘ extended family system ⓘ respect for elders ⓘ
culturalValue	alofa (love and compassion) ⓘ fa'aaloalo (respect) ⓘ tautua (service) ⓘ
culture	fa'a Samoa ⓘ
demographicsRegion	Pacific Islands ⓘ
diaspora	West Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: American West Coast Australia ⓘ California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Hawaiian Islands ⓘ surface form: Hawaii New Zealand ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Utah ⓘ
ethnicity	Polynesians ⓘ surface form: Polynesian
governanceRole	matai (chief) ⓘ
indigenousTo	Samoa ⓘ surface form: Samoan Islands
knownFor	navigation skills ⓘ seafaring traditions ⓘ tattooing traditions ⓘ
language	Samoan language ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ Polynesian languages ⓘ
ocean	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
populationCenter	Apia ⓘ
primaryCountry	American Samoa ⓘ Samoa ⓘ
region	Oceania ⓘ Polynesia ⓘ
relatedGroup	Native Hawaiians ⓘ surface form: Hawaiians Māori ⓘ surface form: Maori Polynesians ⓘ surface form: Tahitians Tongans ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Congregationalism ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ surface form: Methodism Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialStructure	aiga (extended family) ⓘ matai system ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ rugby league ⓘ rugby union ⓘ
traditionalArt	tatau (tattoo) ⓘ
traditionalClothing	ie lavalava ⓘ puletasi ⓘ
traditionalCookingMethod	umu (earth oven) ⓘ
traditionalDance	fa'ataupati (slap dance) ⓘ siva Samoa ⓘ
traditionalFood	breadfruit ⓘ coconut-based dishes ⓘ taro ⓘ
traditionalHousing	fale (Samoan house) ⓘ
traditionalMusic	percussion-based music ⓘ
traditionalReligion	Samoan indigenous beliefs ⓘ
traditionalTattoo	malu (female tattoo) ⓘ pe'a (male tattoo) ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Samoa → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Oceania → hasOfficialLanguage → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan

Tutuila → officialLanguage → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan

Tutuila → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Aunuʻu → inhabitedBy → Samoans ⓘ

Native Hawaiians → relatedEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Ofu → hasLanguage → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan

Ofu → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Taʻū → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Swains Island → ethnicAssociations → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Samoa → ethnicGroupMajority → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Polynesians → hasSubgroup → Samoans ⓘ

siva Samoa → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

subject surface form: Siva Samoa

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Tongans → relatedEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Vaitogi → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Leone → hasEthnicMajority → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Aua → hasEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Polynesian indigenous religions → associatedWithPeople → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Manuʻa District → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Eastern District, American Samoa → hasEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Pacific Islanders → subgroupIncludes → Samoans ⓘ

Fitiuta → hasEthnicMajority → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Manuʻa Islands → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Dwayne Johnson → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan American

Samoan language → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Upolu → hasEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Tuvaluan people → relatedEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Savaiʻi → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Samoa Islands archipelago → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Cook Islander → relatedEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

customary Samoan law (faʻa Samoa) → appliesTo → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

customary Samoan law (faʻa Samoa) → appliesIn → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan diaspora communities

Samoan New Zealanders → ethnicOrigin → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan

Samoan New Zealanders → relatedTo → Samoans ⓘ

Samoan New Zealanders → ethnicIdentity → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan

Futunans → relatedEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Uveans → relatedEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Havaiki → associatedWithCulture → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Tahitians → relatedEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Niueans → shareCulturalAffinityWith → Samoans ⓘ

Tua Tagovailoa → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan American

Tokelauans → relatedEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Māori people → relatedEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Western District (American Samoa) → hasEthnicMajority → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people

Upolu, Samoa → hasEthnicGroupMajority → Samoans ⓘ

subject surface form: Upolu

Rennellese → relatedEthnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

Super Samoan → hasHeritage → Samoans ⓘ

subject surface form: Mark Hunt

this entity surface form: Samoan

Olosega coast → ethnicGroup → Samoans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Samoan people