Samoa


The WORLD GUIDE says: "The Samoan alphabet only contains fourteen letters – a, e, i, o, u f, g, l, m, n, p, s, t, v – plus a glottal stop denoted by an apostrophe (’). Simple, but effective in producing a rich and colourful language. Samoa itself is a result of the full gamut of classic elements. Fire and earth blasted these volcanic islands into the aether 7 million years ago. The Pacific chain was first settled by Polynesians 3000 years ago and named after the sacred (‘sa’) chickens (‘moa’) of Lu, son of the god of creation. Peaceful trade and the ‘matai’ ..." world guide