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In other languages: Gagana Sāmoa | English

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Description

American Samoa has two official languages: English and Samoan.

Word List(s)

• Samoan Genealogical Word List
• Commonly used Samaon words
  
• Samoan words list at My Languages.org.

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Samoan Language Pronunciation Guide Pronouncing Written Samoan

Samoan Alphabet

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

• Learn Samoan on Learn 101
• Learn Samoan with the Live Lingua Project
• Learn Samoan at ilanguages.org
• Learn Samoan at My Languages.org

Additional Resources

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