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ʻAiga is a word in the Samoan language which means 'family.' ʻAiga consists of a wider family group of blood and marriage or even adopted connections who all acknowledge the matai (head of the family).
Tamaʻāiga (meaning "sons of the families", alternatively spelled Tama-a-Aiga) is a Samoan term used to refer to the four high chiefly titles in the faʻamatai system – specifically, the Malietoa, Mataʻafa, Tupua Tamasese and Tuimalealiʻifano.
Both the tama a ʻāiga Tupua Tamasese title and the pāpā Tui Ātua mantle are currently held by Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi, a former Samoan prime minister and head of state. [4] Tupua Tamagāsese Titimaea. The first time the appellation -Tamasese-appears alongside the Tupua tama-a-ʻaiga name. Tupua Tamasese is thereafter used as the full ...
Tautua is a word in Samoan that expresses the cultural tradition of service to the family or aiga and specifically to the ali'i or titles of the family; it can also mean any service of an individual to a greater cause. Tautua is reflected in the Samoan proverb—o le ala i le pule o le tautua—the road to leadership is through service. [1]
Tuimalealiʻifano Faʻaoloiʻi Siʻuaʻana I with Robert Louis Stevenson at Vailima, Samoa, between 1889 and 1894. Tuimalealiʻifano is one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa, known as the tama a ʻāiga.
With an area of only 27 km², Aiga-i-le-Tai is the smallest electoral district [2] in the country with a population (2016 Census) of 5,029. Va'a-o-Fonoti is the only electoral district with a smaller population. The words 'aiga i le tai literally means 'family by the sea' in the Samoan language.
Aiga-i-le-Tai: Includes the islands of Manono, Apolima, and Nu'ulopa. Atua: Includes the Aleipata Islands and Nu'usafe'e Island. Electoral districts
At a national level, the Malietoa title is one of the four Tama-a-Aiga (noble families) titles. Apia, the nation's capital, is situated in the north of the district. The national parliament also sits at Mulinuʻu to the west of Apia, and the main seaport is situated at Matautu to the north of Apia around the shores of Apia harbour.