Samoan words for shapes and colours
In this Samoan language video, you will be able to translate ten different colours and ten different shapes from English into the beautiful Samoan language.
Gain an appreciation for the Samoan culture and try to incorporate Samoan vocabulary into your everyday conversations, so instead of saying ‘the grass is green’ say ‘the grass is lanu meamata’ , or instead of saying ‘Jesus died on the cross’ say ‘Jesus died on the satauro’.
This is a great beginners resource for those wanting to learn this beautiful language.
For more videos and images like this, we have put together a dedicated page of Samoan language resources ,this page is a great tool for schools and communities wanting to celebrate Samoan Language week.
Here are 3 Samoan Language videos you will find useful:
- Common Samoan Words – A great video for learning commonly used Samoan words
- Common Samoan Phrases – Increase your Samoan vocabulary by learning commonly used Samoan phrases
- Building culture through Identity – Little Talia sings a song that she sings at Church
Learn Samoan Words for Colours
Yellow – lanu samasama
Purple – lanu violē
Blue – lanu moana
Green – lanu meamata
Orange – lanu moli
Pink – lanu pinike
Black – lanu uliuli
Brown – lanu enaena
White – lanu pa’epa’e
Red – lanu mūmū
Learn Samoan Words for Shapes
Circle- li’o
Hexagon- tafaono
Square- fa’atafafa
Triangle- tafa tolu
Rectangle- fa’atafafa le tutusa
Star- fetu
Diamond- taimane
Octagon – Tafavalu
Cross- satauro
Pentagon- tafalima