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Sämoan Alphabet a, e, i, o, u, f, g, l, m, n, p, s, t, v, h, k, r Lori Phillips, EdD Published by Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) 900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300 • Honolulu, Hawaiÿi 96813 Toll free: (1-800) 377-4773 • Phone: (808) 441-1300 • Fax: (808) 441-1385 Email: askprel@prel.org • Website: www.prel.org Distributed by Bess Press 3565 Harding Avenue • Honolulu, Hawaiÿi 96816 Toll free: (1-800) 910-2377 • Phone: (808) 734-7159 • Fax: (808) 732-3627 Email: info@besspress.com • Website: www.besspress.com Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 2 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. Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 3 This book is part of the Island Alphabet Books series, which features languages and children’s 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 organizations for 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 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 Specialist American Samoa Department of Education Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 4 ao ÿavapui afi aute Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 5 Aa ÿato Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 6 ÿeleÿele ÿelefane Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 7 Ee ësi Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 8 isu ie soÿosoÿo Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 9 Ii iÿa Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 10 ÿofu ono Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 11 Oo oneone Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 12 uati ÿula ÿulu Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 13 Uu ukulele Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 14 fuÿa fetu fale feÿe Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 15 Ff fugalaau Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 16 gata gutu Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 17 Gg galu Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 18 lulu la logo laumei Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 19 Ll lalolagi Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 20 mama mauga mu mago Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 21 Mm maile Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 22 nuanua nila niu Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 23 Nn namu Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 24 pato paÿa pülou päsi Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 25 Pp paopao Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 26 sami seÿevae se Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 27 Ss solofanua Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 28 taula toa tuna taulima Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 29 Tt talo Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 30 vaematua vine vulu Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 31 Vv vaÿa Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 32 Borrowed Letters O mataÿitusi papalagi ia o le Pi Samoa. These are three additional consonants in the Sämoan alphabet. Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 33 Hh Herota Kk kirikiti Rr rosa Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 35 English Translations ao clouds aute hibiscus afi fire ÿato basket ÿavapui red ginger ÿele’ele soil ÿelefane elephant ësi papaya i’a fish ie so’oso’o quilt isu nose ÿofu dress oneone sand ono six uati watch ÿula lei Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 36 ÿulu breadfruit ukulele ukulele fale hut fe’e octopus fetu stars fu’a flag fugalaau flower galu wave gata snake gutu mouth la sun laumei turtle lalolagi world logo bell lulu owl maile dog mauga mu volcano mago mango Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 37 mama ring namu mosquito niu coconut tree nila needle nuanua rainbow pa’a crab paopao canoe päsi bus pato duck pülou hat sami sea se crickets seÿevae slippers solofanua horse taula anchor taulima Sämoan tattoo talo taro toa rooster Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 38 tuna eel va’a sailboat vaematua big toe vine grapes vulu yarn Herota King Herald kirikiri cricket game rosa rose Samoan 1/17/06 4:36 PM Page 40 Also available in: English Pohnpeian Palauan Marshallese Chuukese Hawaiian Kosraean Chamorro Carolinian
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