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Pasifika peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand are amongst the fastest growing population of all the minority groups. The 2006 census shows that the Pasifika population makes up 6.9% of the total New Zealand population (Statistics New Zealand 2009). The current projections are that this figure will increase in 2026 to 18%. Many of the children who are at present strong in their language are in danger of becoming either monolingual, speaking English only. Samoan children in bilingual classes can achieve equally or higher than their Samoan counterparts in mainstream classrooms. This paper argues that the Samoan language has a crucial place and role to play in the teaching, learning and success of Samoan students in New Zealand schools.

Linguistic minorities --- Languages in contact --- Language policies --- Areal linguistics --- Minority languages --- Language and languages --- Minorities --- Sociolinguistics --- Education --- Political aspects --- Asia --- Pacific Area --- Asia-Pacific Region --- Asian-Pacific Region --- Asian and Pacific Council countries --- Pacific Ocean Region --- Pacific Region --- Pacific Rim --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Social policy. --- Sociology of education --- Dialectology --- Minoritized languages --- Language policy