Dialects: No significant dialect variation, but important register-based distinctions in phonology. Lexical similarity: 70% with Wallisian ,, 67% with Rarotongan ,, 66% with Tongan ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 199,000 in Samoa (1999). Population total all countries: 413,257.
Language Development: New media. Dictionary. Bible: 1855–1970.
Typology: VSO.
Spoken In: Samoa
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Samoa
Other Comments: Christian.