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- Gagana Samoa: A Samoan Language Coursebook, Revised Edition
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of Hawai'i Press
summary
Gagana Samoa is a modern Samoan language resource. Designed for both classroom and personal use, it features a methodical approach suitable for all ages; an emphasis on patterns of speech and communication through practice and examples; 10 practical dialogues covering everyday social situations; an introduction to the wider culture of fa‘asamoa through photographs; more than 150 exercises to reinforce comprehension; a glossary of all Samoan words used in the coursebook; oral skills supplemented with audio files available on a separate CD or for download or streaming on the web.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Lesona 1. Pronunciation
- pp. 1-6
- Lesona 2. Greetings
- pp. 7-11
- Lesona 3. This, That, These, Those
- pp. 11-18
- Lesona 4. Articles
- pp. 19-22
- Lesona 5. Revision
- pp. 23-24
- Lesona 6. The Negative
- pp. 25-27
- Lesona 7. Adjectives
- pp. 28-31
- Lesona 8. Simple Commands
- pp. 32-36
- Lesona 9. Locating Objects or People
- pp. 37-40
- Lesona 10. Numbers
- pp. 41-45
- Lesona 11. Statements - the Word 'O
- pp. 46-48
- Lesona 12. Telling the Time
- pp. 49-50
- Lesona 13. The House
- pp. 51-54
- Lesona 15. Verbs
- pp. 59-61
- Lesona 16. Verb Tenses
- pp. 62-66
- Lesona 17. Verb Usage
- pp. 67-71
- Lesona 18. Negative of the Tenses
- pp. 72-73
- Lesona 19. Personal Pronouns
- pp. 74-75
- Lesona 20. Pronoun Usage
- pp. 76-82
- Lesona 21. Possessive Pronouns
- pp. 83-89
- Lesona 22. More on Adjectives
- pp. 90-92
- Lesona 23. Buying and Selling
- pp. 93-95
- Lesona 24. The Verb 'To Be'
- pp. 96-99
- Lesona 25. The Structure 'To Have'
- pp. 100-102
- Lesona 26. Word Order in Samoan Sentences
- pp. 103-106
- Lesona 27. The Relative Particle Ai
- pp. 107-111
- Lesona 28. Conjunctions
- pp. 112-115
- Lesona 29. Ten Useful Conversations
- pp. 116-124
- Lesona 30. Songs, Rhymes, Riddles, Puzzles
- pp. 125-130
- Lesona 31. Revision
- pp. 131-136
- Answers to Exercises
- pp. 137-160
- Glossary / ‘Upu Ma Uiga
- pp. 161-178
- Selected Bibliography
- p. 179
Additional Information
ISBN
9780824862602
Related ISBN(s)
9780824831318
MARC Record
OCLC
436233094
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Open Access
No