There's concern being expressed about the survival of the Samoan language, as more young people choose to speak English. In his recent Independence Day address, Samoa's Head of State Tui Atua Tupua ...

Jorja Ahio (front) leads a Samoan action song at Born and Raised Pasifika to celebrate Samoan Language Week. Photo / Stuart Munro Born and Raised Pasifika preschoolers Julie Samoa and Jorja Ahio have ...

Samoan Language Week starts in New Zealand today - kicking off a big week of Independence Day celebrations in the motherland. File Photo / Dean Purcell There is a high chance you may have heard of or ...

Talofa lava. This Monday (27 May) we begin the first of 2019’s Pacific Language Weeks – Samoa Language Week. Vanessa Masoe, Porirua City Council’s Senior Advisor Partnerships – Pacific, says we’re ...

Thali Ansell and daughter Aisha try traditional Samoan elei printing, part of Malamalama Aoga Gagana Samoa’s language classes. Photo: DAVID UNWIN / Stuff The promotion of the Samoan language and ...

Pacific Island Affairs Minister Hekia Parata encourages all to participate in the Samoan language week celebrations beginning Sunday 27 May. “The theme this year, O le vāfealoa’i: strong and ...

THIS is perhaps as complete a guide to the study of the Samoan language as could be expected under the circumstances. It consists, properly, of four parts: a grammar, which, for obvious reasons, is ...

Maketi i'a i Apia. Source: SBS Samoan Program/Ioane Lafoa'i Ah Soon. Na saunoa le palemia o Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, i le taua o taumafa Samoa e maua mai i faato'aga ma faigafaiva i le tausiga o ...