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Sina and the Eel is a legend in Samoan mythology which explains the origins of the first coconut tree. In the Samoan language the story is called 'Sina ma le Tuna.' 'Tuna' is the Samoan word for 'eel'. The story is also well known throughout Polynesia including Tonga, Fiji and Māori in New Zealand. The legend of Sina and the Eel is associated with other figures in Polynesian mythology such as Hina, Tinilau, Tagaloa and Nafanua.

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  • Sina and the Eel is a legend in Samoan mythology which explains the origins of the first coconut tree. In the Samoan language the story is called 'Sina ma le Tuna.' 'Tuna' is the Samoan word for 'eel'. The story is also well known throughout Polynesia including Tonga, Fiji and Māori in New Zealand. The legend of Sina and the Eel is associated with other figures in Polynesian mythology such as Hina, Tinilau, Tagaloa and Nafanua.
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  • Sina and the Eel is a legend in Samoan mythology which explains the origins of the first coconut tree. In the Samoan language the story is called 'Sina ma le Tuna.' 'Tuna' is the Samoan word for 'eel'. The story is also well known throughout Polynesia including Tonga, Fiji and Māori in New Zealand. Different versions of the legend are told in different countries in Oceania. The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) has many uses and is an important source of food. It is also used for making coconut oil, baskets, sennit rope used in traditional Samoan house building, weaving and for the building of small traditional houses or fale. The dried meat of the coconut or copra has been an important export product and a source of income throughout the Pacific. The legend of Sina and the Eel is associated with other figures in Polynesian mythology such as Hina, Tinilau, Tagaloa and Nafanua. Sina is also the name of various female figures in Polynesian mythology. The word sina also means 'white' or silver haired (grey haired in age) in the Samoan language. There is also an old Samoan song called Soufuna Sina based on a Sina legend.
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