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Samoan Language

Samoan Language is an Austronesian language distinguished by its unique phonological, syntactic, and lexical features that serve as the primary medium of cultural transmission and social interaction within Samoan communities.

57

Publications

4.3K

Citations

80

Authors

33

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Variants

Gagana Sāmoa

Parents

Publications

57

Culture and language development: language acquisition and language socialization in a Samoan village

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 1.3K citations

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<b>Samoan reference grammar</b> . By Ulrike Mosel and Even Hovdhaugen. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press, 1992. Pp. xxii, 819. Cloth $65.00.

Martin Haase · Language · 1994 · 496 citations

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Universal and Culture‐Specific Properties of Greetings

Alessandro Duranti · Journal of Linguistic Anthropology · 1997 · 279 citations

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Ole Taeao Afua, the New Morning: A Qualitative Investigation Into Samoan Perspectives on Mental Health and Culturally Appropriate Services

Kiwi Tamasese, Carmel Peteru, Charles Waldegrave et al. · Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry · 2005 · 277 citations

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Language and Bodies in Social Space: Samoan Ceremonial Greetings

Alessandro Duranti · American Anthropologist · 1992 · 250 citations

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Authors

80

  1. AD
    Alessandro Duranti

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    9 publications · 1K citations

    9

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  2. GB
    G. B. Milner

    NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center, United States

    4 publications · 144 citations

    4

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  3. EO
    Elinor Ochs

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    4 publications · 298 citations

    4

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  4. CW
    Charles Waldegrave

    The Family Centre, New Zealand

    2 publications · 373 citations

    2

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  5. KT
    Kiwi Tamasese

    The Family Centre, New Zealand

    2 publications · 373 citations

    2

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Institutions

33

  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    785 citations

  2. Capital and Coast District Health Board

    Wellington, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    373 citations

  3. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    47 citations

  4. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  5. University of the South Pacific

    Suva, Fiji

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    148 citations

  6. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    141 citations

  7. University of Waikato

    Hamilton, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  8. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

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Venues

  1. Oceanic Linguistics

    6 publications · 181 citations

    6

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  2. Language

    3 publications · 276 citations

    3

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 1.3K citations

    2

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  4. Journal of the Polynesian Society

    JPS · 2 publications · 199 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. American Anthropologist

    2 publications · 305 citations

    2

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