Tauvaga Gagana Samoa o le Mosoʻoi 2025

Mosoʻoi ma Lau Gagana Samoa: youth competition in speech, poetry and song

Tusi sau lauga, solo ma fatu sau pese.

Autū (theme)

“Ua ula le aso”

“Ua matala le suʻigaʻula nai le vasa”

Tatala le taʻui o le autu: E iai taimi e suiʻula ai tamaʻitaʻi a o folau i luga o le vaʻa. O nei ʻula e suʻi mai i fugālāʻau manogi ma matagofie lanu. A tuta le vaʻa ma faʻaolatia i fanua ona tatala lea o le suʻigaʻula, o le mafuaʻaga lea o le upu, “Ua malata le suʻigāʻula nai vasa.” Aua foi o lea ua matala vaʻa na piʻiama i fetalaiga.

E lasi Samoa ma ona auʻafa e tau noanoa ai uiga o upu — lua e talalasi Samoa ma ana upu e tau faʻamatalaina ai le uiga moni o ni gagana faufau e pei o le autu o le Tauvaga (Ua ula le asō) i lona faʻamatalaina i se uiga faigofie — O ni upu e ave i se feiloaiga fiafia ma le matagofie ua faʻatusa i ula ina ua feiloaʻi ʻāiga ma uso ma e masani.

Sini Autū / Tauvaga

— Tausisia le taimi faʻatulagaina.
— Tapena laʻei: faʻafailauga / faʻamatalaina o le solo / laʻei mo le pese Samoa.
— Tautala i le leo faʻafailauga i le faʻatufugaga ua e filifilia e te tauva ai.

Mosoʻoi ma Lau Gagana Samoa 2025 competition flyer

Faʻailoga

Categories and prizes

Lauga

Speech / oratory

Āʻoga Maualuga po o le Kolisi — High school & college

E tusia lava e le tamaitiiti lava ia ma e atoa le 5 minute pe lalo mai.

$1,000
Faʻailoga 1: $500
Faʻailoga 2: $300
Faʻailoga 3

Solo

Poetry

Vasega 7 ma le 8 — Grades 7 & 8

3 parakalafa / 4 laina i le parakalafa; 3 minute pe lalo mai.

$1,000
Faʻailoga 1: $500
Faʻailoga 2: $300
Faʻailoga 3

Pese

Song

Fanau Āʻoga Uma — All students

Pese toʻatasi / pese toʻalua (solo / duet); 5 minute pe lalo mai le umi.

$1,000
Faʻailoga 1: $500
Faʻailoga 2: $300
Faʻailoga 3

All 2025 entries were due October 10, 4:00 pm at the Samoan Language Commission office, 2nd Floor, Lumanaʻi Building. For more details call 684-633-7526 or email slc@go.as.gov.