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Tuvalu Language Week

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Talofa! This week we are celebrating Tuvalu Language Week. Choose one of the activities below to complete by our Friday google meet. Don't forget to send a picture of your amazing work to Miss Stirling!

Click on the video to learn the Tuvaluan Alphabet.

Have a go at writing down the alphabet yourself.

Draw a picture of yourself and have a go at using the Tuvaluan body part labels to match up to the different body parts.

Body Parts:

mata – eyes

taliga – ears

ihu – nose

gutu – mouth

fulufulu – hair

piho – head

kapakau – arms

vae – legs

foitino – body

matikao – fingers

lima – ha

This story tells us about the eel and the flounder's cool friendship that helped create the awesome island of Tuvalu.

Click on the video to watch the legend.

Have a go at retelling the story. You could..

- write about what happened in the story.

- record yourself retelling the story.

- draw a picture to show us what happened in the story.

Have a go at listening and singing along to these awesome songs in Tuvaluan.

Some basic Tuvaluan words you can learn with your whānau at home:

Talofa: Hello

Tofa: Goodbye

Fakafetai: Thank you

Sipi kana: Awesome

Manuia te aso : Have a good day

Days of the week:

Asogafua- Monday

Asolua- Tuesday

Asotolu- Wednesday

Asofā- Thursday

Asolima- Friday

Asōno-Saturday

Asotapu / Asosā - Sunday

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