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=The language spoken in Samoa is called Samoan. It is a major part of Samoa's culture. Samoan categorized as an Austronesian language. Samoan is the primary language. It is spoken in school, television, news, religion, and government. English is a considered the secondary language in Samoa. The Samoan alphabet consists of the letters: cf. a, e, i, o, u, f, g [ŋ], l, m, n, p, s, t, v. Samoan literacy consists of 13 consonants and 10 vowels. There is no definite answer on the history of the Samoan language. It is believed that Samoans originated from southeastern Asia. =
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=In Samoa, they are very religious people. A large majority of the people are Christians, but the Christianity in Samoa has been altered as a mix of ancient Samoa beliefs and Christianity. It is thought of as a right of passage for young males to get tattooed from the waist to knee. It is said that if he can bare the pain of getting tattooed he can bare the pain of anything. =
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=-They are very heavy Christians and they believe in = = -Go to church on a regular basis = =-Conservative = =-Lots of rules = =-Traditional dances = =-Dancing, singing and music play a big part in Samoan culture = =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">-Sports in American Samoa is infllunced by American culture and American football and its league, NFL are popular. For the Independent State of Samoa, New Zealand and British influences has led to the popularity of rugby union, netball and volleyball. =
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Culture of Samoa - history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family." Countries and Their Cultures. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. &lt; <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.everyculture.com/No-Sa/Samoa.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Talbot, Dorinda. Samoa. 3rd ed. Hawthorn, Vic.: Lonely Planet, 1998. Print. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> This source was used for us to get to know a more general idea of what we were working with. This is a good source to use for what we used it for.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Samoa - Samoan Culture." Samoa - Samoan Sensation - THE Site about Samoa. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. &lt; <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.samoa.co.uk/music&amp;culture.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> With this website it gave us knowledge on the traditions and ways of the people. It gave us good information.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Culture of Samoa - history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family." Countries and Their Cultures. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">&lt; <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.everyculture.com/No-Sa/Samoa.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> This source was used for us to get to know a more general idea of what we were working with. This is a good source to use for what we used it for.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">area. "Culture of Samoa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. &lt; <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Samoa__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> On this website we used bits and pieces because it had a little bit of everything in it. We found it to be most helpful.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Culture of Samoa." Pacific Island Travel. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. &lt; <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/samoa/about_destin/culture.asp__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> With this source we found that it helped most with finding out about the culture. We used it because of all the good information.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">" UCLA Language Materials Project: Language Profile." UCLA Language Materials Project: Main. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. &lt;http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&amp;LangID=96>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> This website is a great source for us to use because it helps us find out more about the language. It is also a great place for is to find out new information.