What is Samoan language similar to?

Connection to the Polynesian Language Family

The Samoan language belongs to the Polynesian group within the wider Austronesian language family. This family, one of the largest in the world, spans from Madagascar to Easter Island, making it one of the broadest-reaching language families globally. The Polynesian branch is unique in itself, as it includes languages spoken across thousands of miles of ocean by the inhabitants of various islands in the Pacific.