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 ...

The way we order our lives and understand what is happening to us flows out of our culture. Culture is the collective memory, experience, and hope of a group of people. It is something which they have ...

It's Samoan Language Week in New Zealand and the country's nearly 90,000 Samoan speakers are being urged to use and celebrate their language. Sixty per cent of Samoans in New Zealand speak Gagana ...

Gagana Samoa is my first language. I didn’t start to speak English fluently until I got to primary school and even today I struggle with English prepositions! Like many who grew up in an ...

Our most spoken Pacific language is taking centre stage this week with Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa – Samoa Language Week kicking off around the country. “Understanding and using the Samoan language ...

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 ...

A student-led church service at Auckland's Papatoetoe High School celebrated the beginning of Samoan Language Week in Aotearoa. High school students have celebrated Samoan Language Week by showcasing ...

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 ...

Enjoying the Samoan Language Week market at the Caroline Bay Hall on Saturday are, from left, Lailabelle Jackson, 7, Sina Justin, 5, and Evinny Jackson, 5.JOHN BISSET / The Timaru Herald A week ...