Anga Faka-Tonga

Tongan Culture

Tongan National

Anthem

Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga

TONGAN LANGUAGE WEEK 2020

Sunday 6 September to

Saturday 12 September.

About Tongan Language Week

At the time of the 2013 census, there were over 60 000 New Zealanders who identified as Tongan. Currently, there are more Tongan people born in New Zealand than there are in Tonga, giving lea faka-Tonga (the Tonga language) and anga faka-Tonga (Tonga culture) a special place here in Aotearoa.

Tonga Language Week / Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga gives students of all ethnicities the chance to learn some basic lea faka-Tonga, and gives students who speak lea faka-Tonga the chance to be experts in the classroom.


Tongan language games

Include these online language games in your reading rotation or English lesson. Students can build their vocabulary knowledge as they match Tongan words to images.

For Teachers and Parents

Link to Tongan Language Week on Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI)- NZ Curriculum Resources