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==Description==
==Description==
American Samoa has two official languages: English and Samoan. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "American Samoa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'',https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa, accessed 29 June 2020.</ref>
American Samoa has two official languages: English and Samoan. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "American Samoa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'',https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa, accessed 29 June 2020.</ref>


==Word List(s)==
==Word List(s)==
*[[Samoan Genealogical Word List]]
''(Links to any pertinent language word lists already in the FS Wiki. If no word lists exist in the FS Wiki, link to good-quality, relevant word lists elsewhere online)''
*[http://ilanguages.org/samoan_vocabulary.php Commonly used Samaon words]<br>
*[http://mylanguages.org/samoan_words.php Samoan words list] at My Languages.org.


==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
[https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/learning-teaching/support/approach/pasifika/samoan-pronunciation.pdf Samoan Language Pronunciation Guide]
''(Create a table with the letters or symbols of the alphabet(s), including pronunciation for those letters/symbols. Also, links to any online resources detailing language alphabets or pronunciation help if pertinent) - for example page, see [[Zambia Languages]].''
[https://samoan.ws/pronounce Pronouncing Written Samoan]
===Samoan Alphabet===
{| width="50%"
|-
|style="vertical-align:top" width="15%"|
{| class="wikitable"
! Consonants !! Pronunciation
|-
| F || [ f ]
|-
| G || [ ŋ ]
|-
| L || [ Ɩ/ɾ ]
|-
| M || [ m ]
|-
| P || [ p ]
|-
| S || [ s ]
|-
| T || [ t/k ]
|-
| V || [ v ]
|-
|}''
|}
{| width="50%"
|-
|style="vertical-align:top" width="15%"|
{| class="wikitable"
! Other Letters !! Pronunciation
|-
| A || [ a ]
|-
| E || [ ɛ ]
|-
| I || [ I ]
|-
| O || [ o ]
|-
| U || [ ʊ/w ]
|-
|}''
|}
{| width="50%"
|-
|style="vertical-align:top" width="15%"|
{| class="wikitable"
! Other Letters !! Pronunciation
|-
| Ā || [ a: ]
|-
| Ē|| [ e ]
|-
| Ī || [ i: ]
|-
| Ō || [ as in dough  ]
|-
| U || [ u: ]
|-
|}''
|}


==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
*[http://learn101.org/samoan.php Learn Samoan] on Learn 101
''(Provide online links to more helps, such as online dictionaries, language lessons/practices, etc., many of these can be found through Google searches for the language of interest, followed by terms such as "learn", "lessons", etc.) - for example page, see [[Zambia Languages]].''<br>
*[https://www.livelingua.com/project/peace-corps/Samoan/ Learn Samoan] with the Live Lingua Project
''NOTE: For any publications, include full bibliographic citation and link to details online, such as the link to the book's WorldCat entry.''
*[http://ilanguages.org/samoan.php Learn Samoan] at ilanguages.org
*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_samoan.php Learn Samoan] at My Languages.org


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
[https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=samoan+language Samoan Language Text Books] at [www.worldcat.org Worldcat.org]
''(Links or lists of publications, websites, etc. for more language helps, such as books on grammar from WorldCat, tutorials online, etc.) - for example page, see [[Zambia Languages]].''


==References==
==References==


 
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Description[edit | edit source]

American Samoa has two official languages: English and Samoan. [1]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

(Links to any pertinent language word lists already in the FS Wiki. If no word lists exist in the FS Wiki, link to good-quality, relevant word lists elsewhere online)

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

(Create a table with the letters or symbols of the alphabet(s), including pronunciation for those letters/symbols. Also, links to any online resources detailing language alphabets or pronunciation help if pertinent) - for example page, see Zambia Languages.

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

(Provide online links to more helps, such as online dictionaries, language lessons/practices, etc., many of these can be found through Google searches for the language of interest, followed by terms such as "learn", "lessons", etc.) - for example page, see Zambia Languages.
NOTE: For any publications, include full bibliographic citation and link to details online, such as the link to the book's WorldCat entry.

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

(Links or lists of publications, websites, etc. for more language helps, such as books on grammar from WorldCat, tutorials online, etc.) - for example page, see Zambia Languages.

References[edit | edit source]

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  1. Wikipedia contributors, "American Samoa," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa, accessed 29 June 2020.