malie
The English word shark is translated into Samoan as malie or magō.
Meaning: fish (noun)
Ways to say it
| Samoan |
|---|
| malie |
| magō |
Both terms are used to refer to the fish known as a shark.
Did you know?
- Samoan oral traditions sometimes suggest that sharks can be the reincarnated spirits of ancestors watching over their living families from the sea.
- Traditional seafaring lore in Samoa treats certain sharks with such reverence that they are addressed with specific titles instead of the common word magō.
- In some Pacific contexts, the concept of a shark is more closely tied to the concept of 'strength' or 'nobility' than to the English concept of 'danger'.
Example sentences for Samoan are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Tau and Losa are looking at the ocean.
- TauLosa, vaai i le malie!Losa, look at the shark!
- LosaO fea? E le ou vaai.Where? I don't see it.
- TauO i le vaa lenā malie.That shark is by the boat.
- LosaIa iai le malaia!How scary!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “shark” translations and entries malie, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
