See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the phrase finder. The tongan language, a language of the austronesian group, is one of the oldest polynesian languages and the most. This is a great tool for beginners but i can spot that there are a few errors. The theme for tongan language week 2017 is fakakoloa a aotearoa aki ae nofo a kainga enriching aotearoa with our family values. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me key to abbreviations. Peseta sam lotuiiga said today marks the start of the weeklong celebration of tongan language and. The pacific development team are proud to celebrate tongan language. Kids and students tongan phrases learning game free online tongan game with audio. It also has more phonemes than any other language in the family. Tongan is primarily a spoken, rather than written, language.
It depends on why you want to learn the tongan language, tourist or business. Tongan language week uike katoangai o e lea fakatonga. We are regularly adding printable activities, so follow us to. Wisdom comes in many forms books, pictures, people, the landscape, and words to name but a few. Discover the enthralling history, language and culture of. Unpacking the books lea fakatonga literacy online tki. Many of these dual language books are available online as pdfs and audio files mp3s. Highlight or bookmark your favorite verses, make verse images that you can share, and attach public or private notes to bible passages. Tongan translation services english to tongan translations.
Online game to learn common phrases in tongan language from the digital dialects tongan language learning website. Stories from the caribbean, mediterranean, indian ocean and pacific by ni. Another of the polynesian languages, it has about 100,000 speakers. Ceremonial wearables, crafts, books, tour guides and language services. The language is also spoken by the iwe, toka and leya people, and perhaps by the kafwe twa if they are not ila, as well as. For brand new speakers, it might be as simple as using greetings like malo e.
Like any other new language to learn, you need to practice listening, speaking, and writing skills if necessary find a personal tutor or browse. Tongan language week archives tu ki te tahi stand as one. Tongan is the thirdlargest pacific group in new zealand with just over 60,000 people identifying as tongan. Only the bible, the book of mormon, and a few other books are written in tongan. Librivox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain, and then we release the audio files. Tongan language week provides an opportunity to celebrate the language, art and culture of the tongan islands. Despite the widespread bilingual skills of the tongan people, they always welcome visitors to the kingdom attempting to learn and use a few local phrases. Tongan phrases game digital dialects language games. New zealands tongan language week starts today, with a focus on observing how tongan culture has shaped the country. This would be perfect to use during tongan language week uike o e lea tonga 3 september. Tonga chitonga, also known as zambezi, is a bantu language primarily spoken by the tonga people who live mainly in the southern and western provinces of zambia, and in northern zimbabwe, with a few in mozambique. It determines what school they qualify to attend for forms 17, which equate similarly to the high school level and the first couple of years of college credit. Kaveinga uike lea tonga 2016 tongan language week theme 2016. It was the end of the first day of the class 6 sivi final exam at gps tokomololo, the government primary school he works at as a teacher.
Tonga is a polynesian island that once ruled all of polynesia before any europeans existed in the south pacific or the americas. Includes two fulllength pdf books aimed at students and. Thank you in tongan, translation, englishtongan dictionary. Because of its status, a kahoa veevee heilala appears on the covers of ko e fakahinohino ki he lea fakatonga. Uike heilala heilala week is a contemporary tongan weeklong festival held in july, when the heilala flower is in bloom. Ko e kai ia a e tonga national library of new zealand. Welcome to the peace corps tonga language basiclessons. If you pronounce it malo dragging the a it either means hello informal or you or your team emerged victorious from a game depending on how youve used it. The tongan is a phonetic language that means words are spelled the way they are pronounced.
I am always thinking of how i can engage my young learners not only to ignite in them a love of learning for our language but also give them an authentic learning experience. The bible and the book of mormon were translated into tongan and few other books were written in it. The most substantial work on the tongan grammar is that of churchward 1953. While learning tongan it is important to master the glottal stop, or the fakaua. Here, in aotearoa, it is uike katoangai o e lea fakatonga tongan language week. An introduction to the tongan language tuinukuafe, edgar on. September 17 marks tongan language week uike katoangai o e lea fakatonga. Tongan is an austronesian language of the oceanic subgroup.
Tongan is a polynesian language spoken by approximately 100,000 people living in the tongan archipelago in the south pacific. Most speakers live in tonga, the language has speakers in american samoa, vanuatu, canada, fiji, niue, united states, australia, new zealand and wallisian. Tongan is an official and national language in the kingdom of tonga, and includes about 200,000 native speakers. Tongan indigenous people living in the south pacific islands of tonga. Maybe youll find a good book to teach yourself some tongan. Nz researchers lead new international book on humanrobot interaction may 7, 2020. Ethnically tongan but grew up in america and am trying to learn the language. Tongan is spokenused in tonga language family family. Tuunga i he manatu fiefia moe houngaia ki he kainga moe ngaahi tau oe tutupu hake i tonga. Results for malo toko translation from tongan to english.
The first written form of the language appeared in the 19th century by european missionaries, based on the latin script. That was still so as of the privy council decision of 1943 on the orthography of the tongan language. Tonga history, language and culture history of tonga. Alphabet activities what is more fun than colouring in and learning the tongan alphabet at the same time. Objective to make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the internet. There are not enough people who can read tongan to commercially justify publishing books in the language. Easy to understand with a good breakdown of structure in individual lessons. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me. If youre joining us for the first time and like what you see then join us on facebook.
Wikipedia adopted 1875 the royal crown with the olive branch around it three swords represent the three dynasties or lines of the king of tonga the dove with the olive branch symbolises the peace of god the 3 stars symbolise the main islands of tonga which which are tongatapu. See more ideas about proverbs, tonga and christmas bulbs. The theme for this year is enriching aotearoa with tongan wisdom ko e kai ia a e tonga. See more ideas about tongan culture, tonga and words. While impressively extensive, churchwards 1953 work is purely descriptive. Tongan is the first language of tongans and, along with english, is one of the two national languages of tonga.
Fsis school of language studies sls offers instruction in over 65 languages, with course length and curricula targeted at a range of language proficiency, from survival to advanced language skills, to enhance the foreign affairs communitys ability to work and live abroad effectively. The following basic tongan lessons will help you get a head start in learning the language and using colloquial phrases that will help you survive during your home stay. They were very friendly to the europeans that visited them which is why they are they only south pacific island that hasnt been taken over by any european country. Vala katoanga, tohi maae fanau, eveeva mamata ki tonga, pea moe fakatonulea. Knowledge of tongan will make your stay much easier as tongan is the language commonly spoken in the streets, shops, markets and churches. Both tongan and english are taught in schools across the kingdom and on the major islands of tongatapu and vavau, virtually everyone speaks english as a second language. Tongan speakers come behind english, samoan, hindi. Census figures in 20 showed tongan was the seventh most spoken language in auckland, with 23,088 people able to speak the pacific language. Lea faka tonga pasifika dual language books available through literacy online these are. Pasifika early childhood education songs cd, and the my tongan alphabet book by. I compiled a list of free online tongan language lea faka. This article contains a discussion by tripadvisor members concerning the above topic.
Learn tongan language faka tonga mal home tongan language faka tonga learn tongan language faka tonga. Culture of tonga history, people, women, beliefs, food. Please note that the discussion was closed to any additional postings as of nov 1, 2016 and, as such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated and cannot be commented on by travelers at this time. This bundle of differentiated reading, writing, thinking activities and language posters is a great way to focus on the tongan language and culture. Aug 03, 2017 tongan is a polynesian language of the austronesian family, and is closely related to the samoan language of the same family. From professional translators, enterprises, web pages and freely available translation repositories. Learn some basic tongan words with your fanau children with these recommended childrens books from our collection. In the old, missionary alphabet, the order of the letters was modified.
Of, from, or pertaining to tonga, the tongan people or the tongan language. Pacific at aut uike katoangai o e lea fakatonga 2017. Tonga language week uike katoangai o e lea fakatonga takes place this year from sunday 3 september to saturday 9. At aut, we believe everyone has the right to access education, no matter your circumstance. A collection of useful phrases in tongan, a polynesian language spoken mainly in tonga. The pacific peoples minister is saying malo e lelei that is, hello to tongan language week. This cd includes the audio lessons, 2 through 9 as well as the tongan national anthem and other tongan songs. In this case, the a will precede the word for book. Since english is the second language, many native can speak the language.
Hello and malo e lelei, my name is kaneisoni fa and im live in tonga, a pure tonga. The language is also spoken by the iwe, toka and leya people, and perhaps by the kafwe twa if they are not ila, as well as many bilingual zambians and zimbabweans. Ko e tohitapu katoa tmb download the free bible app. It belongs to the western polynesian languages, specifically the tongic group. The man who wrote this book is by far one of the most fluent tongan language speakers of non tongan nor pacific islander descent. Malo toko in english with contextual examples mymemory. Tongan is spoken in the tonga islands, a kingdom in the south pacific ocean just west of the international date line. The ruling family of tonga, the last remaining polynesian kingdom, can be traced back more than years, but human habitation of the islands is thought to dates back as far as 1500bc. Aug 15, 2016 it depends on how you use itpronounce it. Learning tongan language will come handy while travelling to this tourist destination. Includes two fulllength pdf books aimed at students and teachers ko e fakahinohino ki he lea fakatonga. Churchwards grammar and dictionary favoured the standard.
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