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faʻafafine
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faʻafafine
Faʻafafine are people who identify themselves as having a third gender or non-binary role in Samoa, American Samoa and the Samoan diaspora. A recognised gender identity/gender role in traditional Samoan society, and an integral part of Samoan culture, faʻafafine are assigned male at birth, and explicitly embody both masculine and feminine gender traits in a way unique to Polynesia. Their behaviour typically ranges from extravagantly feminine to conventionally masculine.Anthropologists have speculated that if a Samoan family had more boys than girls or not enough girls to help with women's duties about the house, male children would be chosen to be raised as faʻafafine, however, this theory has been disputed.It has been estimated that 1–5% of Samoans identify as faʻafafine. According to SBS news, there are up to 3,000 faʻafafine currently living in Samoa.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of faʻafafine in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of faʻafafine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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