A relative once asked my mom for baby names. He and his wife were expecting a girl and wanted to give her a beautiful, meaningful Samoan...
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Beautiful Samoan Words… that make great baby names too!
I once read in a travel guide that the Samoan language is like the French of the Pacific. Apparently, French is known to be a beautiful,...
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