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Samoan Dictionary: Samoan-English, English-Samoan

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This is the best Samoan dictionary I've used! Besides its qualities already mentioned, it also has sample sentences for each word. It gives all definitions for the words, and definitions are precise. Don't settle for anything less!

I have personally used this book many times at work to find the meaning of Samoan words. It is written very well, with all of the diacritical marks - including the ˙okina (glottal stop) and kahako (macron), to allow for correct pronounciation. The book is beautifully bound in a neat hard cover, with burgundy red as the main colour, and with a yellow flower motif running down the side, and a yellow title line, "Samoan Dictionary". Go check it out! It˙s worth the price. Soifua! -Kaliko Trapp, Hilo, Hawai˙i

25 years ago, I arrived at my school site as a Peace Corps volunteer in Samoa. I soon figured out that the key to having a good experience was to learn Samoan. This dictionary was a dear friend in that process. While I was immersed in Samoan every day, I used this dictionary and whatever written matter I could find for a couple of hours every day to supplement the spoken Samoan I was learning. My Samoan eventually got to be pretty good for a Palagi, and this dictionary was a great help. Faafetai tele lava ia G. B. Milner.

Everyone has already raved about this in their reviews. So as not to be redundant I want to address the issue of how to get a copy of this at an affordable price since it appears to be out of print, and copies that are in good condition seem to be really expensive.

While it is out of print in the US, it is readily available in New Zealand- from Wheeler Books. They can be ordered online (just google for the company) and will ship to the US. Amazon doesn't allow me to quote prices but I can safely say you can get a fresh new copy of the book for at least 1/3 the price of the equivalent sold by the other Amazon resellers.

Soifua!

I enjoy the dictionary very much but if trying to learn Samoan on your own you are going to need more than just this dictionary. It is pretty good with the English to Samoan part incase you are traveling to the Islands. Its not quite pocket size, but I carry it with me without a problem.

this is a great book to have it is very easy to read and learn the samoan language.