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Falelima

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Country
  
Samoa

Time zone
  
-11

Population
  
403 (2006)

District
  
Vaisigano

Local time
  
Monday 12:56 AM

Falelima

Falelima is a village on the southwest corner of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is part of the electoral constituency (Faipule District) Alataua West which forms part of the larger political district of Vaisigano.

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Map of Falelima, Samoa

Mythology

In Samoan mythology, the village of Falelima is associated with a powerful spirit called Nifoloa.

The following is an explanation of the myth told in the words of Samoan historian Teo Tuvale (1855–1919) in the publication An Account of Samoan History up to 1918.

References

Falelima Wikipedia