Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week

Tālofa lava. Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa - Samoa Language Week is on from Sunday 26 May to Saturday 1 June 2024.

Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week celebrates the third most spoken language in New Zealand.

According to the 2018 Census, 182,721 people of Samoan heritage live in New Zealand and 8,238 people of Samoan heritage reside in Christchurch.

Join us in celebrating Samoa Language Week.
Polokalame eseese o lo’o tutupu ile Vaiaso O le Gagana Samoa.

The Samoa Language Week theme for 2024 is:

Tautua i le alofa mo se lumana'i manuia.
Serve in love for a thriving future.

This theme derives from the overarching Language Week Series theme for 2024, 'Sustainability'. This aligns with the UNESCO Decade of Indigenous Languages and the long-term vision in the Pacific Languages Strategy.

Visit the Ministry for Pacific Peoples Samoa Language Week page for more resources.
Like the Gagana Samoa i Aotearoa Facebook page.

Samoan translations of library information

We have translated some key documents:

Samoan songs

Watch our wonderful colleagues Tai Sila and Jan-Hai Te Ratana perform some short Samoan songs.

Sit down

The Colour song

Listen to Samoan words

Tālofa - Hello

Tofa - Goodbye

Malo - Well done

Fa'afetai - Thank you

Fa'amolemole - Please