How to Say “Prince” in Samoan

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purinise
The Samoan word for prince is purinise.
purinise is a noun used to refer to the son or the male-line grandson of a reigning monarch.
Meaning: son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch (noun)

Did you know?

  • The word purinise is a loanword from English, adapted to fit the phonology of the Samoan language.
  • In traditional Samoan society, the title matai is more central to leadership than the Western concept of a 'prince', as titles are often chosen by the family rather than inherited by birth.
  • Samoan phonetic structure typically avoids consonant clusters, which is why 'prince' became purinise with an added vowel between the 'p' and 'r'.

Example sentences for Samoan are not verified yet.

Example conversation

Sione and Talisa are discussing a royal news story.

  1. Sione

    Na e vaai atu i le purinise?
    Did you see the prince?
  2. Talisa

    Io, na olo lo ia i le tautai.
    Yes, he went to the coast.
  3. Sione

    E foliga lelei le purinise.
    The prince looks very well.
  4. Talisa

    E moni lava lena mea, Sione.
    That is very true, Sione.

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