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Samoa – A Few Words

Samoan and English are the two official languages of Samoa.  However, as in many other countries, other languages are spoken here too.  Nevertheless, here are a few words in Samoan, their pronunciation and their English counterpart.

Talofa - Tah-low-far - Hello

Loe – Ee-or-e - Yes

Fa’afetai – Far-ah-fay-tie – Thank you


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