Peace Corps - Samoan Language Manual
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Audios01-1. The Samoan Alphabet
01-10. Pronunciation - Long Vowels
01-2. The Samoan Alphabet - Practice Phrases
01-3. The Samoan Alphabet - Practice Phrases
01-4. The Samoan Alphabet - Practice Phrases
01-5. Pronunciation - Single Syllable
01-6. Pronunciation - Two Syllables
01-7. Pronunciation - Glottal Stop
01-8. Pronunciation - G-sound
01-9. Pronunciation - Vowel Glides
01-9. Pronunciation - Vowel Glides
02-1. Greetings - Samoan & English
02-2. Greetings - Samoan Only
02-3. Greetings - Vocabulary
02-4. Greetings - Vocabulary
03-1. Introductions- Samoan & English
03-2. Introductions- Samoan Only
03-3. Introductions- Vocabulary
04-1. Introducing Self - Samoan & English
04-2. Introducing Self - Samoan Only
04-3. Introducing Self - Samoan & English
04-4. Introducing Self - Samoan Only
04-5. Introducing Self - Vocabulary
05-1. Meeting People - Samoan & English
05-2. Meeting People - Samoan Only
05-3. Meeting People - Vocabulary
06-1. Family - Samoan & English
06-2. Family - Vocabulary
06-3. Family - Kinship Vocabulary
07-1. Asking About Family - Samoan & English
07-2. Asking About Family - Samoan Only
07-3. Asking About Family - Vocabulary
07-4. Asking About Family - Places
07-5. Asking About Family - People
08-1. Samoan Food - Samoan & English
08-3. Samoan Food - Samoan Only
08-3. Samoan Food - Vocabulary
08-4. Samoan Food - Verbs & Nouns
This manual is designed for the languag etraining of Peace Corps volunteers serving in Samoa and focuses on daily communication skills needed in that context. It consists of 48 lessons which include targeted competencies, phrase and vocabulary lists, cultural and usage notes, notes on grammar, and exercises. Lesson topics include: the Samoan language, including usage, alphabet, and pronunciation, greetings and introductions, light conversation, numbers, expressions of time, shopping, meeting, personal needs, family, discussing work, meeting people of rank, having dinner with a host family, likes and dislikes, discussing plans, looking for someone, invitations, offering assistance, rude words, transportation, geography, weather, presenting a gift, expressing feelings, health, weddings and funerals, Samoan cricket, the calenda, and Samoan humor.
PROGRAMS THAT USED THIS LANGUAGE
Samoa: Education, Community Development
Samoan is the language of the Samoan Islands, comprising the independent country of Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa. It is an official language alongside English in both jurisdictions.
Samoan, a Polynesian language, is the first language for most of the Samoa Islands' population of about 246,000. With many Samoan people living in other countries, the total number of speakers worldwide is estimated at 370,000. The language is notable for the phonological differences between formal and informal speech as well as a ceremonial form used in Samoan oratory.
Samoan is spoken in: Samoa
Samoan is also called: Gagana fa'a Samoa, Gagana Samoa