Usually means: Foreigners, as seen by Samoans.
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▸ noun:  In Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and New Zealand, a white person; a palagi.

Similar:
South Sea Islander, Palauan, iTaukei, wahine, Ngapuhi, Pukapukan, papakainga, fore, Pelewan, Yapese, more...

Opposite:
taupou, samoan, indigenous, native

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Similar:
South Sea Islander, Palauan, iTaukei, wahine, Ngapuhi, Pukapukan, papakainga, fore, Pelewan, Yapese, more...

Opposite:
taupou, samoan, indigenous, native



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