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SämoanAlphabet
a, e, i, o, u, f, g, l, m, n, p, s, t, v, h, k, r
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Lori Phillips, EdD
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Cover design by Carol Colbath
Copyright © 2004 by PREL
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Samoan alphabet / Lori Phillips. p. cm.
Includes illustrations. ISBN 1-57306-214-6 1. Samoan language - Alphabet -
Juvenile literature. I. Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. II. Title.PL6501.P32 2004 499.4-dc21
This product was funded by the U.S. Department of Education (U.S.ED) under the Regional Educational Laboratory program, awardnumber ED01CO0014. The content does not necessarily reflect theviews of the U.S. ED or any other agency of the U.S. government.
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This book is part of the Island Alphabet Books series, which features languagesand children’s artwork from the U.S.-affiliated Pacific. Each book contains thecomplete alphabet for the language, four or five examples for each letter, and aword list with English translations. The series is published by PREL, a non-profit corporation that works collaboratively with school systems to enhanceeducation across the Pacific.
Special thanks to the following people and organizationsfor their patience and enthusiastic support of this project:
Palama Settlement ICT Learning CenterNational Endowment for the Arts
Tom Barlow, Karen Ehrhorn, Kay Fukuda, Nancy Lane, Lee Noto, Mary Dodd Pearson, and Ludwig David van Broekhuizen
of Pacific Resources for Educational and Learning (PREL) Celina Shetana and John Sullivan of Digital Majic
This alphabet book has been reviewed by:
Tutuila P. Manase, Samoan Studies SpecialistAmerican Samoa Department of Education
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ao ÿavapui
afi aute
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Aaÿato
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ÿeleÿele
ÿelefane
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Eeësi
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isu
ie soÿosoÿo
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Iiiÿa
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ono
ÿofu
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Oooneone
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uati
ÿula
ÿulu
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Uuukulele
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fuÿa fetu
fale feÿe
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Fffugalaau
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gata
gutu
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Gggalu
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lulu la
logo laumei
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Lllalolagi
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mama
mauga mu
mago
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Mmmaile
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nuanua
nila
niu
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Nnnamu
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pato paÿa
pülou päsi
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Pppaopao
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sami
seÿevae
se
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Sssolofanua
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taula toa
tuna taulima
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Tttalo
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vaematua
vine
vulu
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Vvvaÿa
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Borrowed LettersO mataÿitusi papalagi ia o
le Pi Samoa.
These are three
additional consonants in
the Sämoan alphabet.
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HhHerota
Kkkirikiti
Rrrosa
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English Translations
ao cloudsaute hibiscusafi fireÿato basketÿavapui red gingerÿele’ele soilÿelefane elephantësi papayai’a fishie so’oso’o quiltisu noseÿofu dressoneone sandono sixuati watchÿula lei
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ÿulu breadfruitukulele ukulelefale hutfe’e octopusfetu starsfu’a flagfugalaau flowergalu wavegata snakegutu mouthla sunlaumei turtlelalolagi worldlogo belllulu owlmaile dogmauga mu volcanomago mango
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mama ringnamu mosquitoniu coconut treenila needlenuanua rainbowpa’a crabpaopao canoepäsi buspato duckpülou hatsami sease cricketsseÿevae slipperssolofanua horsetaula anchortaulima Sämoan tattootalo tarotoa rooster
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tuna eelva’a sailboatvaematua big toevine grapesvulu yarnHerota King Heraldkirikiri cricket gamerosa rose
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Also available in:
English
Pohnpeian
Palauan
Marshallese
Chuukese
Hawaiian
Kosraean
Chamorro
Carolinian
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