Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau – Tokelau Language Week 2022

Tâlofa nî! Mâlô nî! Welcome to Te vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau, Tokelau Language Week Sunday 23 October to Saturday 29 October 2022. This year’s theme is “Halahala ki vavau, kae ke mau ki pale o Tokelau” which means “To plan for the future is to understand the past.”

Tokelau greetings – listen to the audio

  • Mālō ni – Hello
  • E a mai koe? – How are you?
  • Ulu tonu mai – Welcome
  • Tulou – Excuse me
  • Fakafetai lahi lele – Thank you very much
  • Tōfā – Goodbye

Audio by: Latasi Koro, University of Auckland alumni. Recordings producer: Miraneta Lemalu, Libraries and Learning Services, Tai Tonga Campus (2021).

Pehe Anamua

Listen to a Pehe Anamua performed by Palehau Leone in Nukunonu, Tokelau, 1968. Judith Huntsman Tokelau collection.

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