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==Online Resources==
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*'''1885-1960''': {{RecordSearch|1929533|Arizona, Maricopa, Mesa City Cemetery Records, 1885-1960}} at FamilySearch - index and images
|Country=American Samoa
*'''1927-1994''': {{RecordSearch|2816842|Arizona, Gila County, Cemetery Records, 1927-1994}} at FamilySearch
|Name=American Samoa
*'''1949-1969''': {{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch - index and images
|Type=Topic
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-AZ-NDX.html Arizona Cemeteries] at D'Addezio - links and locations
|Topic Type=Background
*[https://arizonagravestones.org/ Arizona Gravestones Photo Project]
|Background=Languages
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/searchaz.htm Arizona Tombstone Transcription Project] at USGenWeb
|Content=Standardized
*[http://billiongraves.com/search Billion Graves] - Photos and GPS locations of grave markers
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*[https://www.sfccem.org/resources/locate-loved-one/ Catholic Cemeteries, Diocese of Phoenix] at St Francis Cemetery - photos and grave locations
| link1=[[Oceania]]
*[https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/mesa-cemetery/find-a-grave City of Mesa Cemetery Burials] at Mesa Arizona.gov - list and locator map
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*[https://www.tempe.gov/home/showdocument?id=71542 Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Arizona] at City of Tempe - PDF list of burials
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*[http://www.fhsa.org/butteCemetery.phtml Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Arizona] at Family History Society of Arizona - PDF list of burials with epitaphs
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*[http://bisbeemuseum.org/bm-cemeterysearch.aspx Evergreen Cemetery, Cochise, Arizona] at Bisbee Museum - search by name, death, burial, grave, section, or plot
| link5=[[American Samoa Languages|Languages]]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Arizona%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_5 Find A Grave] Arizona Cemeteries - locations
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*[https://www.findagrave.com Find A Grave] people search - photos and GPS locations of grave markers
==Description==
*[http://www.azhistcemeteries.org/services.html Pioneer Cemeteries] at Pioneers' Cemeteries Association - PDF lists
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>
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at Ancestry.com ($)
*[http://www.yavapai.us/Portals/22/BurialIndex.pdf Yavapai County Cemeteries] at Yavapai.us - PDF list
== Jewish Cemeteries ==
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=Jewish&cemetery-loc=Arizona%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_5 Jewish Cemeteries in Arizona] at Find A Grave
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1411/ JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] at Ancestry - grave search
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry Cemetery List] by JewishGen
**To locate cemetery: Click the USA file folder, State folder, City folder and cemetery name


==Military Cemeteries==
==Word List(s)==
''National Cemeteries''
*[[Samoan Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/nmca.asp National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona] 23029 North Cave Creek Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85024, 480-513-3600
*[http://ilanguages.org/samoan_vocabulary.php Commonly used Samaon words]<br>
*[https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/prescott.asp Prescott National Cemetery] 500 Highway 89 North, Prescott, Arizona 86313, 928-717-7569
*[http://mylanguages.org/samoan_words.php Samoan words list] at My Languages.org.
''State Cemeteries''
*[https://dvs.az.gov/arizona-veterans-memorial-cemetery-camp-navajo Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery at Camp Navajo] 14317 Veterans Dr, Bellemont, AZ 86015, (928)214-3473
*[https://dvs.az.gov/arizona-veterans-memorial-cemetery-marana Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery at Marana] 15950 N Luckett Rd, Marana, AZ 85653, (520)638-4869
*Monte Calvario Cemetery, 5149 W. Omokol, Tucson, AZ 85757, (520)879-6317
*San Carlos Apache Tribal Veterans Cemetery in San Carlos, 42700 W US Highway 70, San Carlos, AZ 85550, (928)475-2361
*[https://dvs.az.gov/southern-memorial-cemetery Southern Memorial Cemetery] 1300 Buffalo Soldier Trail, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635, (520)458-7144
== Additional Resources at the Family History Library ==
To find cemetery records for ''Arizona'' in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:<br>


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
#Enter: '''Arizona'' in the Place box
[https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/learning-teaching/support/approach/pasifika/samoan-pronunciation.pdf Samoan Language Pronunciation Guide]
#Click on: '''Search'''
[https://samoan.ws/pronounce Pronouncing Written Samoan]
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
===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: ]
|-
|}''
|}


To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
*[http://learn101.org/samoan.php Learn Samoan] on Learn 101
*[https://www.livelingua.com/project/peace-corps/Samoan/ Learn Samoan] with the Live Lingua Project
*[http://ilanguages.org/samoan.php Learn Samoan] at ilanguages.org
*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_samoan.php Learn Samoan] at My Languages.org


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
==Additional Resources==
#Enter: '''Arizona''' in the Place box
[https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=samoan+language Samoan Language Text Books] at [www.worldcat.org Worldcat.org]
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Arizona'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.
==References==


#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search/ '''FamilySearch Catalog''']
#Enter: '''Arizona''' in the Place box
#Click on: '''Search'''
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''
#Click on: '''Places within Arizona'''
#Click on the county you want to search
#Click on '''Places within United States, Arizona, county name'''
#Click on the town you want to search
#Click on: '''Cemeteries'''


== Additional Resources ==
[[Category:Oceania]]
*[https://www.dar.org/library/collections/dar-library-catalog DAR Library Catalog] has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for Arizona cemetery.
*[https://www.worldcat.org/ Worldcat.org]- Do a search for Arizona Cemetery.

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Description[edit | edit source]

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

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Samoan Language Pronunciation Guide Pronouncing Written Samoan

Samoan Alphabet[edit | edit source]

Consonants Pronunciation
F [ f ]
G [ ŋ ]
L [ Ɩ/ɾ ]
M [ m ]
P [ p ]
S [ s ]
T [ t/k ]
V [ v ]
Other Letters Pronunciation
A [ a ]
E [ ɛ ]
I [ I ]
O [ o ]
U [ ʊ/w ]
Other Letters Pronunciation
Ā [ a: ]
Ē [ e ]
Ī [ i: ]
Ō [ as in dough ]
U [ u: ]

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

Samoan Language Text Books at [www.worldcat.org Worldcat.org]

References[edit | edit source]

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