[lg policy] Samoan language in decline

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded  From:  edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


Science Alert



Samoan language in decline



"English is creeping into the Samoan churches, as there is an
assumption that New Zealand born Samoans won't understand Samoan—and
many don't," says Salainaoloa Wilson, who recently submitted her MA
thesis in Pacific Studies, through Victoria's Va'aomanu Pasifika
programme.



Full story:

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20103105-21017.html

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