The Name Samoa in Japanese/Chinese on a Custom-Made Wall Scroll.
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Samoa
薩摩亞 is the Chinese name for the country of Samoa (formerly known as Western Samoa).
The official name is the Independent State of Samoa. Not to be confused with American Somoa which is to the southeast.
See Also: Oceania
Samoa
サモア is the name for Samoa in Japanese (Katakana).
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
American Samoa
This is the Chinese name for the territory of American Samoa (formerly known as Eastern Samoa).
This should not be confused with Independent Somoa which is to the west.
If you want just a general “Samoa” title, just use the plain “Samoa” entry, as it does not actually designate western, eastern, American, or independent.
See Also: Oceania
Western Samoa
This is the Chinese name for the country of Western Samoa.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Samoa | 薩摩亞 萨摩亚 | sà mó yà sa4 mo2 ya4 sa mo ya samoya | ||
| Samoa | サモア | samoa | ||
| American Samoa | 美屬薩摩亞 美属萨摩亚 | měi shǔ sà mó yà mei3 shu3 sa4 mo2 ya4 mei shu sa mo ya meishusamoya | ||
| Western Samoa | 西薩摩亞 西萨摩亚 | xī sà mó yà xi1 sa4 mo2 ya4 xi sa mo ya xisamoya | hsi sa mo ya hsisamoya |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
