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smoSamoan  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Samoan (Gagana Sāmoa, (pronounced ) 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.

Entry terms

  • Samoan language

ISO 639-1 code

  • sm

ISO 639-2 Bibliographical code

  • smo

ISO 639-2 Terminological code

  • smo

ISO 639-3 code

  • smo

Notation

  • smo

In other languages

  • samoan

    French

  • Samoan
  • Samoanisch

    German

  • Samoische Sprache
  • samoano

    Italian

  • Lingua samoana
  • samoano

    Portuguese

  • Língua samoana
  • samoano

    Spanish

  • Idioma samoano

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/smo

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