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Learning the Samoan Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Samoan language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Samoan.
Samoan pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Samoan Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | |
| I | ou/'ou te |
| you | o 'oe |
| he | o ia/tama |
| she | o ia/teine |
| we | tatou |
| they | latou |
| me | o a'u |
| you | o 'oe |
| him | o ia/tama |
| her | o ia/teine |
| us | tatou |
| them | latou |
| my | o la'u |
| your | o lau |
| his | o ia/tama |
| her | o ia/teine |
| our | tatou |
| their | latou |
| mine | o a'u e ona |
| yours | o 'oe e ona |
| his | o le tama e ona |
| hers | o le teine e ona |
| ours | o matou e ona |
| theirs | o latou e ona |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Samoan.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Samoan placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Samoan vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Samoan Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | Ou te tautala |
| you speak | O 'oe e tautala |
| he speaks | O le tamae tautala |
| she speaks | O le teine e tautala |
| we speak | O tatou e tautatala |
| they speak | O latou e tautatala |
| give me | aumai ia te a'u |
| avatu ia te 'oe | |
| give him | ave I le tama |
| give her | ave I le teine |
| give us | aumai ia matou |
| give them | ave ia latou |
| my book | o la'u tusi |
| your book | o lau tusi |
| his book | o le tusi a le tama |
| her book | o le tusi a le teine |
| our book | o le tatou tusi |
| their book | o le latou tusi |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Samoan. Once you're done with Samoan Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Samoan lessons here: Learn Samoan. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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