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SmoanAlphabet
a, e, i, o, u, f, g, l, m, n, p, s,t, v, h, k, r
Distributed by Bess Press
3565 Harding Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Toll free: (1-800) 910-2377 Phone: (808) 734-7159 Fax: (808) 732-3627Email: [email protected] Website: www.besspress.com
Published by Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
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Email: [email protected] Website: www.prel.org
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, award
number ED01CO0014. The content does not necessarily reflect the
views of the U.S. ED or any other agency of the U.S. government.
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This book is part of theIsland Alphabet Books series, which features languages
and childrens artwork from the U.S.-affiliated Pacific. Each book contains the
complete alphabet for the language, four or five examples for each letter, and a
word list with English translations. The series is published by PREL, a non-
profit corporation that works collaboratively with school systems to enhance
education across the Pacific.
Special thanks to the following people and organizationsfor their patience and enthusiastic support of this project:
Palama Settlement ICT Learning Center
National Endowment for the Arts
Tom Barlow, Karen Ehrhorn, Kay Fukuda, Nancy Lane, Lee Noto,
Mary Dodd Pearson, and Ludwig David van Broekhuizenof 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 Specialist
American Samoa Department of Education
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ao avapui
afi aute
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Aaato
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eleele
elefane
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Eesi
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isu
ie soosoo
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Iiia
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ono
ofu
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Oooneone
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uati
ula
ulu
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Uuukulele
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fua fetu
fale fee
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Fffugalaau
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gata
gutu
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Gg
galu
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lulu la
logo laumei
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Ll
lalolagi
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mama
mauga mu
mago
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Mm
maile
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nuanua
nila
niu
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Nn
namu
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pato paa
plou psi
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Pp
paopao
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sami
seevae
se
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Ss
solofanua
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taula toa
tuna taulima
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Tt
talo
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vaematua
vine
vulu
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Vv
vaa
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Borrowed LettersO mataitusi papalagi ia o
le Pi Samoa.
These are three
additional consonants in
the Smoan alphabet.
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Hh
Herota
Kkkirikiti
Rr
rosa
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English Translations
ao cloudsaute hibiscusafi fireato basketavapui red gingereleele soilelefane elephantsi papayaia fish
ie soosoo quiltisu noseofu dress
oneone sandono sixuati watch
ula lei
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ulu breadfruit
ukulele ukulelefale hutfee octopusfetu starsfua flagfugalaau flowergalu wavegata snakegutu mouthla sun
laumei turtlelalolagi worldlogo bell
lulu owlmaile dogmauga mu volcano
mago mango
i
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mama ring
namu mosquitoniu coconut treenila needlenuanua rainbowpaa crabpaopao canoepsi buspato duckplou hatsami sea
se cricketsseevae slipperssolofanua horse
taula anchortaulima Smoan tattootalo taro
toa rooster
t l
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tuna eel
vaa sailboatvaematua big toevine grapesvulu yarnHerota King Heraldkirikiri cricket gamerosa rose
Al il bl i
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