Tokelau Language Week
Mālo ni and welcome to Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau Tokelau Language Week
The theme this year is:
Ko te au o mātua, ko fānau:
At the core of a parents heart, are their children.
Lets start off our short week with some Tokelauan greetings
Fakafeiloaki – Greetings
Mālo ni! – Hello
Ulu tonu mai – Welcome
E fakafeiloaki atu – We greet you
Fakafetai – Thank you
Tōfā ni – Good bye.
You can test a few words online here
To learn a little more about Tokelau, it's atolls, people and culture you can visit their site here or follow the week on Facebook
Pehe (song)
Tokelau Medley, "Ko Tonuia/Kaimoana"
Alagākupu (proverb)
Ko te tama a te manu e fafaga i na ika,
ka ko te tama a te tagata e fafaga i na kupu.
Birds feed their young with fish,
humans feed their young with words.
Message: Nourish our children with the language.
Carrying on from yesterdays greetings we have a few short phrases to practice with a friend:
Tip: The Tokelauan language is very similar to Samoan but much softer sounding.. i.e the 'f' is pronounced as an 'h' - give it a go :)
Te mānaia o te aho - It is a beautiful day
Te mānaia o nā hiva faka-Tokelau - Tokelau dancing is beautiful
Ko te ākoga e lelei - School is good
Ko koe te mata mālohi - You look well
Ko nā fuainumela – Numbers
tahi – 1
lua – 2
tolu – 3
fa – 4
lima – 5
ono – 6
fitu – 7
valu – 8
iva – 9
hefulu - 10
Alagākupu (proverb)
E i mua lava te fakanauga
What you wish for, will come.
Message: Be positive, your blessing will come
Pehe (song)
Tokelau Anthem
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