Sāmoan Alphabet

Vowels in Sāmoan language

• A (ʻA A ʻĀ Ā) - pronounced (ˈä) AAh, like "AAh"
• E (ʻE E ʻĒ Ē) - pronounced (ˈe) Eh, like net
• I (ʻI I ʻĪ Ī) - pronounced (ē) EE, like see
• O (ʻO O ʻŌ Ō) - pronounced (ō) oh, like "Oh"
• U (ʻU U ʻŪ Ū) - pronounced (u̇(ə)) oo, like oops
• A glottal stop and/or macron indicate short, normal, long sound and/or a brief pause in the sound of each vowel).

Consonants in Sāmoan language
F G L M N P S T V

Camparison of consonant letters of Sāmoan language to languages of other Polynesian cultures

• Sāmoa s or f = Aotearoa (Māori) h = Hawaiʻi h = Marquesas h = Tahiti h = Tonga h
• Sāmoa g = Aotearoa (Māori) ng = Hawaiʻi n = Marquesas k = Tahiti = Tonga g
• Sāmoa l = Aotearoa (Māori) r = Hawaiʻi l = Marquesas = Tahiti r = Tonga l
• Sāmoa t = Aotearoa (Māori) t = Hawaiʻi k = Marquesas = Tahiti t = Tonga t
• Sāmoa v = Aotearoa (Māori) w = Hawaiʻi w = Marquesas v = Tahiti v = Tonga v
• Sāmoa f = Aotearoa (Māori) wh = Hawaiʻi h = Marquesas f or h = Tahiti h or f = Tonga f

The letter K in Sāmoan language

K
The letter K is a consonant than notes the use of the "K" style of Samoan language and/or used for words introduced with translation from other languages.

Additional Consonants in Sāmoan language

H R
Additional consonants (introduced with translation)

Some English letters informally are translated to Sāmoan Language with the use of additional consonants and rarely with vowels.

• English b = Sāmoan p
• English c = Sāmoan t/k or s
• English d = Sāmoan t/k or s
• English d = Sāmoan t/k
• English g = Sāmoan t/k or s
• English j = Sāmoan s or i