Samoan Language

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{{language|name=Samoan|nativename=gagana Samoa|familycolor=Austronesian|states=Samoa, American Samoa and [American Samoa, with substantial communities of speakers in New Zealand, Australia and the United States of America|speakers=370,337 total speakers|fam2=Malayo-Polynesian languages (MP)|fam3=Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian languages|fam4=Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages|fam5=Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages|fam6=Oceanic languages|fam7=Central-Eastern Oceanic languages|fam8=Central Pacific languages|fam9=East Fijian-Polynesian languages|fam10=Samoic languages|nation=Samoa (199,377 speakers) and American Samoa (56,700 speakers)] and American Samoa and is an official language — alongside English language — in both jurisdictions. It is a member of the Austronesian languages family, and more specifically the Samoic languages branch of the Polynesian languages subphylum.

There are 370,337 Samoan-speakers worldwide, nearly half of them in the Samoan Islands. Thereafter, the greatest concentration is in New Zealand, where Samoans are the third largest ethnic group after Pakeha and Maori: the 2001 New Zealand census recorded 81,036 speakers of the Samoan language, and 114,435 ethnic Samoans. Separate data showed that 71,769 ethnic Samoans in New Zealand could speak Samoan — 62.7 per cent. The majority of Samoans in New Zealand (76,581 persons or 66.9 per cent), and by implication the greater proportion of Samoan speakers in the country, reside in the commercial capital, Auckland.

According to the 2001 census, there were 22,711 speakers of Samoan in Australia, and 28,091 ethnic Samoans.

Grammar Pronouns Like many Austronesian languages, Samoan has separate words for inclusive we and exclusive we, and distinguishes Grammatical number, dual (grammatical number), and plural. The root for the inclusive pronoun may occur in the singular, in which case it indicates emotional involvement on the part of the speaker.

Samoan personal pronouns

{] exclusive| a’u , 'ou| mā’ua, mā| mātou|-! First person inclusive| tā| tā’ua, tā| tātou|-! Second person| ’oe, ’e| ’oulua| ’outou, tou|-! Third person| ia / na| lā’ua| lātou|}

In formal speech, fuller forms of the roots mā-, tā-, and lā- are ’imā-, ’itā-, and ’ilā-.

{| class="wikitable"!English!Samoan!Pronounce|-| Yes| 'Ioe| Eeoeh|-| No| Leai| Le-eye|-| Please| Fa'amolemole| Fa'ah-mo-leh-moleh|-| Thank you| Fa'afetai| Fa'ah-feh-tye|-| That's all right| 'Ua lelei| Oo-a lelay|-| big / small| tele / la'itiiti| teh-leh / lah ee-tee-tee|-| quick / slow| tope / gese| toh-peh / nge-seh|-| early / late| vave / tuai| vahveh / two eye|-| cheap / expensive| taugōfie / taugatā| tah-oo-ngo-fee eh / tah-oo-nga-tah|-| near / far| latalata / mamao| lah-tah-lah-tah / mah-mah-oh|-| hot / cold| vevela / mālūlū| vehveh-lah/mah-loo-loo|-| full / empty| tumu / gaogao| too-moo / nga-oh-nga-oh|-| easy / difficult| faigoōfie / faigatā| fye-ngo-fee-eh / fye-nga-tah|-| heavy / light| mamafa / māma| mahmahfah / mah-mah|-| open / shut| tatala / tapuni| tahtahlah / tahpoo-nee|-| right / wrong| sa'o / sesē| sah-oh / seh-seh|-| old / new| tuai / fou| too-eye / foh oo|-| old / young| matua / la'itiiti| mah-too-ah / lah-ee-tee-tee|-| beautiful / ugly| matagōfie / mataga| mah-tah-ngo- fee-eh / mah tah ngah|-| good / bad| lelei / leaga| leh-leh-ee / leh-ah-ngah|-| better / worse| feoloolo / leaga tele| feh-oh-loh-loh / leh-ah-ngah-teh leh|-|}

References

Payne, Thomas E. 1997. Describing morphosyntax: a guide for field linguists. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-58224-5.

External links

Ethnologue main Samoan page
Samoan - English Dictionary
Samoan Dictionary - An online Samoan dictionary. Samoan to English, English to Samoan.
Common words reference

Payne, Thomas E. 1997. Describing morphosyntax: a guide for field linguists. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-58224-5.

External links

Ethnologue main Samoan page
Samoan - English Dictionary
Samoan Dictionary - An online Samoan dictionary. Samoan to English, English to Samoan.
Common words reference

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