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“Fai sou Sao
mo lau Gagana”
Fono Fa’aletausaga lona OnoKolisi Tu’ufa’atasi o Amerika Samoa
Iuni 19-23, 2005
Fale’ula o Fatua’iupu o le Gagana Samoa
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Su’esu’ega Lautele
i le Tulaga
o le Gagana Samoa
i Amerika Samoa 2000ma ni isi manatu fou i le 2005
Folasaga:
Dr. Daniel F. Aga
Kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi
o Amerika Samoa
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Ta‟ita‟i: Muliaumaseali‟i Ripine
Su‟esu‟e: D. F. Mageo Aga
SPSS: Lanuola Asifoa-Palepua
Consultant:
Seuamuli M. Fiamalua
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Talafa’asolopitoContext of 2000
Prologue
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2000: Lepapaigalagala,
2001: Lalomalava, Savaii
1999: FatuoAiga “Ia Ola ma Oa le Gagana”
2005: “Fai sou Sao mo lau Gagana”
2002:
Aotearoa
FAGASA
2003: Carson, CA: FOASILA
“O le Muia’a e fusia ai le Aiga
-- o le Gagana”
2004: EW Center, UH
“O lau Gagana o lou Maluapapa”
2005: faaopoopo le Itulagi
O Amerika Matu I Sisifo
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State of the Samoan
Language in 2000
Tulaga o le Gagana Samoa
i Amerika Samoa 2000
Circa 1974
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Vaega I:
Tu‟ufa‟atasiga
o le Sailiiliga
Research Design
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National Maori Language Survey
$1 miliona NZ
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AutuPurpose
• O le fa’ata’atia lea o se laina ta’oto i le
tulaga o lo’o iai le gagana Samoa
• To establish baseline information on the state of
the Samoan language
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Lu’itau: Modernization, Globalization, homogenization
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O le Fa‟afitauliStatement of Problem
Ua a‟afia ai le lalolagi atoaLanguage loss is a global phenomenon
--Aofa‟i o gagana i le lalolagi
--Aofa‟i o gagana ua ono lamatia
--Aofa‟i o gagana o le a mou atuDr. Michael Krauss: Society for the study of the Indigenous Languages of
the Americas; Director - Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska
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Pe i‟u ina tafea i le auau o peau
la tatou gagana?Will the Samoan language one day be lost?
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O le a le tulaga o iai le gagana Samoa?What is the state of the Samoan language?
Extinct Endangered Stable Healthy
Mou Lamatia Mautu Malosi
70% 85%
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6 Itu eseese o le Su‟esu‟egaResearch Variables
• Aofa‟iga Mass
• A‟oa‟oina Acquisition
• Atamai Proficiency
• Malae e Tautala ai Oral Domains
• Malae e Tusitusi ai Written Domains
• Lagona Fa‟aalia Attitudes
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Ua saili tali o lenei fesili i ni
metotia e masani ona fa‟aaoga
e tagata su‟esu‟e.
Answers to the research question
were sought using generally accepted
research methods.
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MetotiaMethodology
• Community Advisory Committee
• 1000+ questionnaires across demographics
• 500+ Multiple-choice Proficiency
Assessments
• 8 Focus Groups across literacy domains
• Comprehensive documents review
• Public Hearings
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Sini #1: Aofa’igaMass
• Ia maua le faitau aofa‟i o tagata o tautala i
le gagana Samoa.
To determine the number of Samoan language speakers
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Sini #2: A’oa’oinaAcquisition
• Ia su‟esu‟eina pe fa‟apefea ona iloa ma
a‟oa‟oina le gagana.
To explore how Samoans acquired their language skills.
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Sini #3: AtamaiProficiency
• Ia su‟esu‟eina le tulaga o le atamai o tagata
Samoa i le gagana.
To examine the proficiency of Samoans in speaking,
listening, reading, and writing the language.
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prepared by Dan Aga
Sini #4: Malae e Tautala aiLiteracy Domains (Spoken)
• Ia su‟esu‟eina le tele o taimi e tautala ai i le
gagana i malae eseese.
To identify how often the language is spoken
across literacy domains.
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Sini #5: Malae e Tusitusi aiLiteracy Domains (Written)
• Ia mafai ona iloa le tulaga ua o‟o iai le
fa‟amautuina o le gagana i tusitusiga.
To determine the extent to which Samoan has been
stabilized in written texts and strengthened with
adequate resources and educational programs.
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Sini #6: Lagona Fa’aaliaAttitudes
• Ia iloa ni isi o lagona po o uiga va‟aaia aga‟i
i le gagana Samoa.
To reveal some of the attitudes toward the
Samoan language.
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Vaega II:
Tali, Auiliiliga,
& Fetufaa‟iga
Findings, Analysis, & Discussion
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Sini #1: Aofa’igaMass
• Ia maua le faitau aofa‟i o tagata o tautala i
le gagana Samoa.
To determine the number of
Samoan language speakers
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Aofa‟iga e tautala i le gagana
1,052 na fa‟atumu pepa
1,020 na tali “Ioe”
97%
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Aofa‟iga i Amerika SamoaRelative Mass
1900……6,000
2000……58,000
92% o tagata Samoa (1995 ASG DOC)
13% o tagata Hawaii (2000 US Census)
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O le a le tulaga o iai le gagana Samoa?What is the state of the Samoan language?
Extinct Endangered Stable Strong
Mou Lamatia Mautu Malosi
97%
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Aofa‟iga e tautala i le gagana
91,000 Samoan (one race alone) 1
133,000 Samoan alone or in
combination with other races2.
-- August 2003, U.S. Census Bureau
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Aofa‟iga e tautala i le gagana
2001 115,000
67 percent of Samoan people
(with a language) were
able to hold an everyday
conversation in Samoan
-- Samoan Population in New Zealand, 1991–2001
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Su‟esu‟e atili(Breton)
• Pe to‟afia le aofa‟i o tupulaga talavou ma
tamaiti o tautala i le gagana?
• How many young people are speaking the
language?
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Sini #2: A’oa’oinaAcquisition
• Ia su‟esu‟eina pe fa‟apefea ona iloa ma
a‟oa‟oina le gagana.
To explore how Samoans acquired their language skills.
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Aoga Samoa
EFKAS
Pava’ia’i
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Faafetai tele
Rev. Eteuati & Mrs. Lepeti Toma
NumeraAngle ageli
Acute ma’ai
Obtuse matatupa
Right ivasefulu
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Sa iai se taimi na motusia ai lau fa‟aSamoa?Ever stop speaking Samoan?
• Ioe 44.1%
• Leai 54.2%
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Ioe lea i
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Afai e ioe, o le a le umi sa e tautala
ai i le gagana ese?If yes, how long?
• 6 masina 19.6
• 1-5 tausaga 15.4
• 5 i luga 14.5
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6 m asina 1-5 tausag a 5 i luga
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Sini #3: AtamaiProficiency
• Ia su‟esu‟eina le tulaga o le atamai o tagata
Samoa i le gagana.
To examine the proficiency of Samoans in speaking,
listening, reading, and writing the language.
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Ituaiga atamai?What is meant by proficiency?
• Mai le Aiga & Afioaga i le Potuaoga
• From the Family & Village to the Classroom
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Ituaiga GaganaLevels of Usage
I. Socially Acceptable
A. Formal
1. Sacred
2. Secular
a. expository prose
b. poetry
II. Socially Unacceptable
B. Informal
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• Fa‟atusa (Model):
Grammar & Usage 40 fs.
Vocabulary 10 fs.
Reading Comp. 15 fs.
• Filifiliga (Sampling):
Kolisi 18 i le 21 tausaga
A‟oga Maualuga V9 -- 14 V12 -- 17 tsg.
A‟oga Tulaga Muamua V4 -- 10 V6 --12 tsg.
• Umi (Duration): 1 itula ae 65 fesili
• Au’iliiliga: (Analysis: item-by-item cross tabulation
using statistical software program SPSS)
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O le ta‟avale lena ___ Simi.A'oga
Leone Faga'itua ASCC Total
e e 23 4 1 28
8.2% 1.8% 4.2% 5.3%
ia ia 25 2 27
8.9% 0.9% 5.1%
I i 1 3 4
0.4% 1.3% 0.8%
a a 233 216 23 472
82.6% 96.0% 95.8% 88.9%
Total Total 282 225 24 531
100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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O le ta‟avale lena ___ Simi.A'oga
Leone Faga'itua ASCC Total
e 23 4 1 28
8.2% 1.8% 4.2% 5.3%
ia 25 2 27
8.9% 0.9% 5.1%
I 1 3 4
0.4% 1.3% 0.8%
a 233 216 23 472
82.6% 96.0% 95.8% 88.9%
Total 282 225 24 531
100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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Masalo ___ „ou le aoga taeao.A'oga
Leone Faga'itua ASCC Total
ua Count 82 11 1 94
% w/in School 41.3% 5.0% 4.2% 17.9%
sa Count 42 3 45
% w/in School 14.9% 1.4% 8.6%
o lo o Count 9 4 13
% w/in School 3.2% 1.8% 2.5%
o le 'a Count 147 203 23 373
% w/in School 52.3% 91.9% 95.8% 70.9%
12 Count 1 1
% w/in School 0.4% 0.2%
Total Count 281 221 24 526
% w/in School 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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Masalo ___ „ou le a‟oga taeao.Vasega
4 6 8 9 12 Total
ua Count 33 30 19 4 7 93
% w/in School 41.3% 30.6% 18.4% 3.7% 6.3% 18.6%
sa Count 20 14 8 2 1 45
% w/in School 25.0% 14.3% 7.8% 1.9% 0.9% 9.0%
o lo o Count 7 2 3 1 13
% w/in School 8.8% 2.0% 2.8% 0.9% 2.6%
o le 'a Count 20 51 76 99 103 349
% w/in School 25.0% 52.0% 73.8% 91.7% 92.0% 69.7%
12 Count 1 1
% w/in School 1.0% 0.2%
Total Count 80 98 103 108 112 501
% w/in School 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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Faavae i Mo‟omia a TamaitiStudent-Based Curriculum Development
Item-by-item analysis helps to identify where proficiency
is strong and where it is not. It tells us at what grade levels problems
seem to be occurring. With this information, curriculum can be
developed according to the students‟ learning needs in the Samoan
language.
O le a mafai i lenei ituaiga iloiloga ona iloa le tulaga
o lo‟o iai le atamai o alo ma fanau. E iloa tonu lava le vasega
o iai le fa‟aletonu. E fesoasoani fo‟i ia „i latou o tu‟ufaatasia
Ta‟iala o le Gagana Samoa aua o le faavae ai a‟oa‟oga o lo‟o
mo‟omia e alo ma fanau.
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Sini #4: Malae e Tautala aiLiteracy Domains (Spoken)
• Ia mafai ona iloa po o le a le tele o taimi e
tautala ai i le gagana i malae eseese.
To identify how often the language is spoken
across various literacy domains.
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“Malae”Literacy Domains (Spoken)
Si‟omaga Language Environment
Itula Occasion
Nofoaga Locale or location
Setting
• Sa fa‟asa muamua Restrictive policies
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Malae e Tautala aiLiteracy Domains (Spoken)
• Nu‟u Village
• Lotu/Ekalesia Church
• Aiga Home
• Galuega Workplace
• Aoga School
• Ta‟aloga Sports
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Tatalaga o le lagi
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ItuMalo a Sua & le Vaifanua
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Aiga o Sa
Mulitauaopele
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O le tele o le taimi e tautala fa‟aSamoa ai How often Samoan is used
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Nu'u Lo tu Aiga Galue ga Aoga
• Nu'u 95.5%
• Lotu 89.5%
• Aiga 67%
• Galuega 45.3%
• Aoga 38%
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Fetufaa‟iga Fa‟apitoaFocus Groups
• O se taofi ua fa‟aaoga tele e ekalesia
fou le gagana Peretania.
• A concern about the new churches use of
English.
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O le tele o le taimi e te tautala fa‟aSamoa ai? How often do you speak Samoan?
• Samoa 69.4%
• & Igilisi 15.9%
• Igilisi 12.9%
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Sam oa S&I I
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Sini #5: Malae e Tusitusi aiLiteracy Domains (Written)
• Ia mafai ona iloa le tulaga ua o‟o iai le
fa‟amautuina o le gagana i tusitusiga.
To determine the extent to which Samoan has been
stabilized in written (and electronic) texts.
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Suiga Taua o le Gagana –
mai le tu‟ugutu i le
faumauina i pepa
“Among the important factors ... in the
preservation of languages is the degree to
which it has become stabilized in a living
literature.”
(Keesing, Felix M. 1932. Language Changes in Relation to
Native Education in Samoa. The Mid-Pacific Magazine. Member of
Research Staff, Institute of Pacific Relations.)
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Oloa tau le GaganaLanguage Resources
Galuega o le Ofisa
Fa‟afoe
Duties of the
Secretariat
Website
www.ascc.as
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Si‟omaga o Tusitusiga & FaitauReading & Writing
• i le Malo Governance
• i Ala Faasalalau Media
• i A‟oga Education
• i Tala Literature
• i le Aganu‟u Culture
• Tuputupu a‟e Linguistic Development
O le Gagana
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Fa’amalosi Tulafono Executive
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Fa’amasinogaJudiciary
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Fono FaitulafonoLegislature
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Pe tatau ona fa‟amautu atili le
gagana i tusitusiga a le Malo?
• Fa‟avae Constitution
• Tulafono Code Annotated
• Fa‟amasinoga Court Proceedings
• Official Reports Ripoti
• Tupe mo faaliliuga Translation funding
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Tusi Faitau i le AigaReading Materials in Home
• Tusi Paia 25%
• Nusipepa 23%
• Tusi A‟oga 22%
• Tusi Faitau 16%
• Tusi Ata 14%
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Tusi L otu Nusipe pa Tusi A'oga Tusi Faitau
(no vel s)
Tusi Ata
(ma gazines)
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Ala o Fa’asalalauga: Nusipepa
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KVZK TV
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Letio
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Ala o Fa‟asalalauga
• Samoa News: 4,000 pepa i le aso
• Samoa Post: 2,000 I Aso Lua & Tofi
• Radio/cable: ???
• KVZK: est. 10,000 i le afiafi
• Internet: (exponential)
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Pe tatau ona fa‟amautu atili le
tusitusiga o le gagana i Aoga?
• A‟oga a le Malo Public schools
• A‟oga i tua Private/Parochial
• Fa‟atupeina Resources
• Agava‟a Faiaoga Qualified teacher
• Tusi A‟oga Curriculum materials
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Malae o Tala tusia
Tootoo
Aleki
(DOE)
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Tala mo TamaitiAmerika Samoa Humanities Council
Carmen Scanlan-Tofi Apo Sappa
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Tusi faitau
Tauiliili
Le’iataua
Pemerika
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i le Aganu‟u
Ma’ilo
Atonio
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Fofo
Sunia
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Faamatuainu
Faafetai Tu’i
1987
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Luagalau Leva Kamu
Minisita o Matagaluega
o Autalavou,
Taaloga & Aganuu
1997
Puipuia o Tala ma Manatu
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Fa‟amautu atili tusitusiga mo le
tuputupu a‟e o le gagana?
• Fa‟aleoina o Upu Pronounciation
• Upu Nono Borrowed Words
• Fa‟amamafa/Koma Punctuation
• Lomifefiloi Dictionary
• Tusitusiga e tasi Standardization
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la logo
nu nofoa
pi pusi
sa solofanua
ti taavale
vi vaa
Iloiloga:
Seu Mataio Fiamalua
EFKAS Pavaiai
EFKAS Pavaiai
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la logo lape
nu nofoa nuanua
pi pusi pili
sa solofanua sami
ti taavale timu
vi vaa vili
Iloiloga:
Seu Mataio Fiamalua
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Ua tele na‟ua upu ua sese ona fa‟aleoina.Too many mispronounced words.
• Ioe 83.4%
• Leai 5.4%
• Leai se taofi 9.2%
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Ioe Leai leai se taofi
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Ae faapefea le faaleoina o fua‟iupu?
Faamatalaga Samoa: Si’i le leo i le faai’uga
Faamatalaga Peretania: Pa’u le leo i le faai’uga
Fesili Samoa: E pa’u le leo i le faai’uga
Fesili Peretania: Si’i le leo i le faai’uga
-- Moega Tuitele & John Kneubuhl, 1979, DOE
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Ua tele na‟ua upu ua nono
mai le gagana Peretania.Too many borrowed words.
• Ioe 79.8%
• Leai 7.1%
• Leai se taofi 11.2%
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Ioe Le ai lea i se tao fi
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Tekonolosi & le Gagana
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Galumalemana
A. Hunkin
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Aiono
Fanaafi
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Pratt
1862
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Milner
1966
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Fetufaa‟iga Fa‟apitoaFocus Groups
Ituaiga Lomififiloi?
Tusi Sikola Liguisi
Mo Faiaoga
Mo Tamaiti
Gagana Lua
(O le a le mamanu e faaaoga?)
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Puagagana mo ai?
Tusiga o Upu Orthography
Faailoga Punctuation
Ituaiga Gagana: Levels of Usage: include
“k”?
Pumo‟omo‟o? Regionalism
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Nisi o Tusi Lata Mai Nei
Hawaii 2004
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Feso’ota’iga tautelefoni
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PrivacySource: LBJ on Patients‟ Rights
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O le KanesaSource: Pacific Islanders in Cancer Control Network
Sevika
Porosetate
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Vai Taumafa
Water Quality
kolorini
vairusi
falasi
kopa
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Pala ma TaufusiSource: EPA & Coastal Management
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Vaega o Laufanua & Atina’e, KTAS
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Tausiga o meatuaoloSource: ASCC Land Grant
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Protecting
Low-income
& Underserved
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Tala eseese mai le Faipule I Uosigitone
Konekeresi
Initeria
Militeri
Feterale
Ripapilikana
Temokarati
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Sini #6: Lagona Fa’aaliaAttitudes
• Ia iloa ni isi o lagona po o uiga va‟aaia aga‟i
i le gagana Samoa.
To reveal some of the attitudes toward the
Samoan language.
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E sili atu ona aoga le fa‟aPeretania lo le
fa‟aSamoa i le su‟ega o le galuega.English more useful for a job.
• Ioe 64.6%
• Leai 19.5%
• Leai se taofi 14.2%
galuega
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Ioe Leai leai se taofi
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Ia iloa le gagana Samoa & Peretania.Should know Samoan & English.
• Ioe 92%
• Leai 3%
• Leai se tali 4%
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Ioe Le ai lea i se tal i
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Ua manatu mama tupulagaYouth are disinterested
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Ioe Leai Leai se tali
Ioe 83%
Leai 6%
Leai se tali 1%
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Le mafai ona tu‟ueseese
le aganu‟u & gagana.Cannot separate culture from language.
• Ioe 81%
• Leai 11%
• Leai se tali 7%
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Ioe Le ai lea i se tal i
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O le gagana e iloa ai le Samoa moni.Language & a true Samoan.
• Ioe 72.9%
• Leai 20.3%
• Leai se tali 5.4%
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Ioe Leai leai se tal i
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Po o ua amata ona mou atu le gagana?Is the language beginning to be lost?
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Ioe Le ai Le ai se Tao fi
• Ioe 816 77.6%
• Leai 154 14.6%
• Leai se Taofi 69 6.6%
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Vaega III: Aotelega
Summary
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L u ’ita u : G lo b a liz a t io n , m o d e r n iz a t io n , h o m o g e n iz a t io n
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AutuPurpose
• O le fa’ata’atia lea o se laina ta’oto i le
tulaga o lo’o iai le gagana Samoa
• To establish baseline information on the state of
the Samoan language
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prepared by Dan Aga
O le a le tulaga o iai le gagana Samoa?What is the state of the Samoan language?
Extinct Endangered Stable Healthy
Mou Lamatia Mautu Malosi
70% 85%
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prepared by Dan Aga
6 Itu eseese o le Su‟esu‟egaResearch Variables
• Aofa‟iga Mass
• A‟oa‟oina Acquisition
• Atamai Proficiency
• Malae e Tautala ai Oral Domains
• Malae e Tusitusi ai Written Domains
• Lagona Fa‟aalia Attitudes
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Fautuaga fa‟ata‟atiaRecommendations to consider
1. Toe faia le su‟esu‟ega (Follow-up study in American Samoa)
2. Galulue ma isi Itulagi(Collaboration research with other Itulagi)
3. Faia se Fuafuaga mamao(Prof. Eggerington‟s Strategic Plan)
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Toe tala …
Epilogue …
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O le fuata ma lona lou …
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Se’i nonoa ifo sina lipine samasama!
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• Fa‟afou le gagana i malae ua masani ai
ae saili ni isi malae fou mo le gagana.
Create, re-new, & expand language domains and genres.
Seek new forms of expression & communication.
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La Tatou Gagana
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Acknowledgements
• Board of Higher Education
• Office of the President/Secretariat
• Vice-President, Deans & Directors, Faculty, Students Support Staff
• Advisors: Leifi T. Faumuina, Pulefaasisina Tuiasosopo, John Mayer
HTC Simona Lauti, Sio Tauanu‟u, Tia Seloti, Talitiga Dr. Vena Sele,
Vai Filiga, Pa‟u Faleatua
• Website: John Apisa, Tamari Mulitalo-Cheung, James Kneubuhl,
Sereima Sitanilei-Asifoa, Ruta Mahuka, Matesina Aseta,
• Staff: Elaine Filiaga, Sharon Fanolua, Eseta Sua-Kalio, Mele
Fuiava, Aufa‟i Areta & CNR Extension staff, Photos: certain photos from Sutherland photo essays, the rest are original photos.