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- ↑ "An Introduction to Samoan Custom by F.J.H. Grattan". New Zealand Electronic Centre, Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ↑ Stanley, David (2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific. David Stanley. p. 520. ISBN 1-56691-411-6 . Retrieved 16 November 2009.
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