Weekly Announcements

Greetings in Niue

Here’s how we say hello

“Fakalofa lahi atu” - a big hello or some people say

“Fakalofa atu”.

To ask a person, how are you? We say “Malolo nakai a koe?” and to reply, I’m good, we say “Malolo, fakaaue” or “E Malolo”

Another video resource here

Here's how you can introduce yourself and tell someone else your name. Start by saying “Fakalofa lahi atu”. Then we say “Ko e higoa haaku ko _______” - translates to My name is _____. OR we say “Ko au ko _______” - translate to “I’m (insert name)” OR we say "Ko __________ e higoa haaku" - translates to "_______ is my name".

Here's a task for you to complete in class

Count with us to 10 in Niuean/ Totou tau numela 

Zero - nakai (nah-kay)

One - taha (dah-ha)

Two - ua (oo-ah)

Three - tolu (dor-loo)

Four - fa (far)

Five - lima (lee-mah)

Six - ono (or-noh)

Seven - Fitu (fee-too)

Eight - valu (vah-loo)

Nine - Hiva (hee-var)

Ten - hogofulu (ho-ngo-foo-loo)

Task: Can you find the similarities of the numbers in Niue with other Pacific languages?

Here's how we say each day of the week in Niue.

Monday - Aho Gofua

Tuesday - Aho Ua

Wednesday - Aho Loto

Thursday - Aho Tuloto

Friday - Aho Falaile

Saturday - Aho Faiumu

Sunday - Aho Tapu

Task: Each day has a special meaning. Find out what they are

Here are some fruits in Niue. Can you find out which fruit doesn't grow in Niue?

Fruits - Tau fua lakau

Banana - fua futi

Apple - fua apala

Orange - fua moli

Watermelon - fua meleni

Coconut - fua niu

Video resource: Tau fua lakau

Task: Can you compare fruits in Vagahau Niue to your own language? Are they the same or different?