Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Polynesian

Language: Samoan - (smo)

Alternate Name(s): Gagana Samoa

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: American Samoa

Also found in: Canada; Fiji; New Zealand; Samoa; Tokelau; Tuvalu; United States; Vanuatu

Population: 41,500

Global Population: 499,550

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Samoans of American Samoa, numbering 41,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Polynesian people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 499,550 in 9 countries. Their primary language is Samoan. The primary religion practiced by the Samoans is Protestant Christianity, an expression of Christian faith that emerged from the Protestant Reformation, a movement against what Protestants considered to be doctrinal errors in the Roman Catholic Church. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, ins

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