Tuvalu

Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu 

Tuvalu Language

Week celebration: 

Sunday 1st to the 7th October 2023 

2023 Theme: ‘Fakatumau kae fakaakoi tau ‘gana ke mautu a iloga o ‘ta tuā’ which means 'preserve and embrace your language to safeguard our heritage identities'.


The 2023 theme connected to the overall Pacific Language Weeks theme of ‘sustainability’ and the launch of the UNESCO Decade of Indigenous languages. The theme reflected the importance of nurturing the Tuvaluan language in a sustainable manner.

Tuvaluan Alphabet Song

Whānau Āwhina Plunket’s ‘Pasifika Beatz’

2023 Tuvalu Language Week Presentation

Manurewa RTLB cluster 12: 

Fetu o le Moana

Phrases for Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu 

Pacific Kids Learning

How Te Gana Tuvalu is similar to Tongan and Samoan language

Practice everyday!  More good phrases to learn to share with others.

RSE Worker Documentary: Voices Of The Pacific - Tuvalu | nzherald.co.nz

Tuvalu Arts Festival

Te Papa Museum Resource