“Unaʻia, faatumauina ma faasinoala ina ia ola pea le faasamoa, ae maise ai lava i le gagana ina ia avea ma auala e fesootaʻi ai, ma ia avea ai foi le aganuu ma tofi faasolo ma ia tamaoaiga i le poto ma le iloa e mafai ona faailoa atu ai le tele o suiga ma le soifua atiaʻe o le tagata.”
“Generally promote, preserve and give guidance to the furtherance of the Samoan language, in particular the language as a living and ordinary means of communication, intrinsically related to the culture as a living heritage and wealth of knowledge and skills that is transmitted to nourish diversity and human creativity.”
Section 16.1703, American Samoa Code Annotated
Tulāfono Lautele 37-9
Public Law 37-9
An Act establishing a Samoan Language Commission of American Samoa, providing a source of funding, and establishing Samoan and English as official languages in the Territory.

Totino o le Komisi
Composition of the Commission
Under A.S.C.A. § 16.1702 the Commission has eleven members: one from each of the eight institutions listed here, and three members of the public “with sufficient knowledge and skill in the Samoan language.”
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- +3Sui se toʻatolu mai tagata lautele (three members of the public at large)
