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Language code: smo

Technical information about ISO 639 language code smo

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The table below provides technical details for the Samoan language, designated by the smo code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

smo

Name

Official

Samoan

Native

Gagana fa'a Sāmoa

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Upolu dialectSavai‘i dialectTutuila-Manu‘a dialect
Related languages
TokelauanTuvaluanTonganNiuean
Key facts
Uses a glottal stop (‘) and macron (ā, ē, etc.) as separate phonemic lettersEmploys an inclusive vs. exclusive ‘we’, typical of Polynesian languagesShows an ergative-absolutive pattern in its personal pronounsHas distinct respectful and chiefly speech registers (gagana fa‘aaloalo)Widely maintained among diaspora communities, making it one of the most spoken Polynesian languages worldwide.
Sample phrase

Talofa, o ā mai oe?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Samoan language, identified by the code smo, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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