Web Directory > Pacific > Regional > Samoa > Arts and Literature
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- Dictionary
Part of the Samoa.ws web site. Provides useful words and phrases for visitors to Samoa in English, Samoan with a pronunciation guide.
- Grammar and dictionary of the Samoan lanuage, with English and Samoan vocabulary
Full text dictionary available in HTML and LIT formats.
- Literature relating to Samoa
Part of the Samoan Sensation web site, this site is dedicated to the process of collecting out-of-copyright texts about, or of relevance to, Samoa and making them available on the Internet. Includes historical accounts by Robert Louis Stevenson, myths and legends, and a bibliography. Links to a bibliography of Samoan film.
- Robert Louis Stevenson Museum : experience the timelessness of Stevenson's presence
Showcases the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, which preserves the memory and lifestyle of the writer and his family when they resided in Vailima, Samoa. Also contains general information about Stevenson and his works.
- Samoa Chat's gagana fa'a Samoa
Samoan language lessons with vocals for each word or phrase.
- Siapo.com
Siapo, also known as tapa, is one of the oldest Samoan cultural art forms. The site has two sections: the museum which catalogs many pieces in the hope they will never be lost and the gallery which is a venue for pieces that are for sale.
- Tidal pools : digitized texts from Oceania for Samoan and Pacific studies
Full-text of 12 works on Oceania and Samoa, including works relating to culture, history, politics, gender and language. Includes brief information about the Victoria University of Wellington Pacific Studies and Samoan Studies programmes. Available from New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZETC) site, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington.