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The Lord’s Prayer in Tokelau

At Pacific Learners Education, we are passionate about delivering content that can have a positive impact on our children’s sense of identity and belonging. So, passing on simple cultural phrases, songs, stories and scriptures is an important way of connecting our children to their faith.

Having a strong foundation in faith is an essential part in developing character and resilience. There is not doubt, our children will encounter tough and difficult times throughout their lives, so leaning on their faith can support them through these difficult periods.

In this video, we have translated one of the most well known scriptures in the Bible, the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ from English to Tokelauan.

For more Tokelau videos like this one, visit our Tokelau Language Resource page:

The Lord’s Prayer in Tokelauan

Our Father who art in heaven
To mātou Tamana i te lagi

Hallowed be Thy Name
Ke tapu tō igoa

Thy Kingdom come
Ke pa mai tō Mālō

Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Ke faia tō loto i te lalolagi, E vē ona faia i te lagi

Give us this day our daily bread.
Fōki mai i te aho nei nā meakai ke ola ai ki mātou.

And forgive us our trespasses
fakamagalo o matou hehē

as we forgive
e vē ona fakamagalo eki matou

those who trespass against us.
ia hehē o ie tahi tino kia teki matou.

And lead us not into temptation,
Nahe takitakia ki matou kina fakaohoohoga,

but deliver us from the evil.
kae laveaki ki mātou mai te kino.

For Thine is the Kingdom,
Auā e ō koe te mālō,

the Power, and the Glory
mate mana, mate vikiga,

Forever and ever,
e fakavavau fakavavau lava,

Amen.
Amene.

January 31, 2024

Common Tokelau Words

Mālō ni and warm pacific greetings. At Pacific Learners Education, we are excited to bring you our first Tokelau language video titled, ‘Common Tokelau Words’.

Tokelau is a remote group of atolls in the South Pacific, halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. With a population of approximately 1500 and a land mass of 10km2, Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand.

In an effort to revitalise Pacific language, we will be bringing you more Tokelau language videos over the coming months, and don’t forget to check out our Tokelauan language resource page.

Impress your family and friends by using words like ‘Fakafetai’ which means ‘Thankyou’ or ‘Fakamolemole’ which means ‘Please’ in everyday conversations. .

Tokelau words translated to English

Io means Yes
Hēai means No
Fakamolemole means Please
Manuia te pō means Goodnight Manuia te taeao means Good morning Mālo nī means Hello
Fakafetai means Thankyou
Moe means Sleep
Hau means Come
Fano means Go
Uma means Finish
Inu means Drink
Fia means Hungry
Kai means Eat
Tōfā nī means Goodbye
Nofo means Sit
Tū means Stand
Moega means Bed
Vili means Run
Havali means Walk
Alofa means Love

June 5, 2023

Tongan words for things you see at school

At Pacific Learners Education, we understand the stress for not only our children, but for the parents when our children head off to school for the first time.

To prepare our children for school, we have put together 15 Tongan words for things our children will see when they get to school. It is important that our children keep speaking their Pacific language when they are at school, at home and when they are with their friends.

Our Pacific language is an important part of our identity.

For those that teach our Pacific children, this video will be useful especially if our young Tongan children have English as a second language.

For more Tongan language videos visit our Tongan language resource page.

15 Tongan words for things you see at school

Api ako’ – School
loki ako – classroom
Peni – Pen
Peni vahevahe – Pencil
Tohi – book
Pepa – Paper
Kato ako – school bag
Sea – Chair
Tesi – Desk
Fafangu – bell
Fala – mat
Faiako – teacher
Puleako – Principal
Mala’e Va’inga – Playground
Fanau – children

June 5, 2023

Samoan words for things you see at school

Going to school for the first time can be a stressful for our pacific children, especially if English is a second language. In this video, we give you 17 things that our children will see at school, and translate them for you.

You will learn words like ‘Api’ which means ‘Book’ or ‘Faiaoga’ which means ‘Teacher’ or you can say to your friends, lets go to the ‘Malae taʻal’ which means ‘Playground’.

Remember, our pacific language is part of our identity, so it is important to continue to use our pacific language at school, at home and when we are with our friends.

For more Samoan language videos you can view ‘Samoan words for celebrating Christmas‘, or ‘learning ‘Common Samoan Words‘.

Samoan words for things you see at school

Aoga – School
Potu aʻoga – classroom
Peni – Pen
Penitala – Pencil
Vase – Ruler
Api – book
Pepa – Paper
Ato aoga – school bag
Nofoa – Chair
Kesi – Desk
Titina – Rubber
Logo – bell
Fala – mat
Faiaoga – teacher
Pule aoga – Principal
Malae taʻalo – Playground
Tamaiti – children

June 4, 2023

The Lord’s Prayer in Samoan

At Pacific Learners Education, we are passionate about providing pacific content that supports our children’s cultural and spiritual journey.

We all have a responsibility to pass on simple cultural phrases, songs, stories and scriptures to our children. By doing so, they can have a positive impact on our children’s sense of identity and belonging.

Article 1 of the Constitution of Samoa states that “Samoa is a Christian nation founded of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”.

So we have translated one of the most well known scriptures in the Bible, the ‘Lords Prayer’ from English to Samoan.

For more Samoan videos like this, you can visit our Samoan Language Resource page, where we have more language, cultural and educational videos.

The Lord’s Prayer in Samoan

Our Father in heaven,
Lo matou Tamä e, oi le lagi,

hallowed be thy name.
ia paia lou suafa

Thy kingdom come.
Ia o’o mai lou malo

Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Ia faia lou finagalo, i le lalolagi e pei ona faia i le lagi

Give us this day our daily bread
Ia e foa’i mai ia te’i matou i le aso nei a matou mea’ai e tatau ma le aso

and forgive us our trespasses,
Ia e fa’amagalo ia te’i matou ia matou agasala,

as we forgive
e pei o i matou foi ona matou fa’amagaloina atu

those who trespass against us.
i e ua agaleaga mai ia te i matou.

and lead us not into temptation,
aua fo’i e te ta’ita’iina i matou i le fa’aosoosoga,

but deliver us from evil.
a ia e lavea’i ia i matou ai le leaga.

For thine is the Kingdom,
Auä e ou le malo,

the power, and the glory
ma le mana, atoa ma le viiga,

forever and ever, Amen.
e faavavau, faavavau lava, Amene.

December 29, 2022

Be Proud of Where You Come From – Pacific Culture

Being proud of our culture means that we know we have a home when we feel alone. Being proud of our culture means that we know that we are not walking through this world alone. We have a community – a culture – behind us, supporting us, and pushing us forward.

This video explores why it is so important to be proud of where we come from, rooted in a Pacific worldview.

The first reason is that it is a part of our identity
The second reason is that it keeps our cultures alive for generations to come
The third reason is that being proud of our culture means we can also learn from other cultures
Finally, it is important to be proud of our culture because culture gives us a sense of belonging

At Pacific Learners Education, we are passionate about the health and wellbeing of our Pacific children. For more videos like this, visit our Pacific Learners Video Library.

December 28, 2022

Te Whare Tapa Whā – Health and Wellbeing

Te Whare Tapa Whā is a Māori health concept that illustrates the four cornerstones of Māori health. With its strong foundations and four equal sides, the symbol of the wharenui illustrates the four elements of Māori well-being.

Although Te Whare Tapa Whā is a Māori health concept, it equally applies to Pacific health and wellbeing.

The elements of Te Whare Tapa Whā are:

• taha hinengaro – mental health and emotions;
• taha wairua – spiritual health;
• taha tinana – physical health; and
• taha whānau – whānau as the epicentre of one’s wellbeing.

At Pacific Learners Education, we are passionate about the health and wellbeing of our Pacific children. For more videos like this, you can view our full range of videos here: Pacific Learners Education Video Library

December 21, 2022

Samoan words for celebrating Christmas

Christmas is an important time in our Pacific culture where we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

In this video, we bring you Samoan words that you can use during the Christmas holidays, such as aso fanau, meaning birthday, or fa’amanatuga which means celebration or meaalofa meaning presents.

At Pacific Learners, we passionate about the revitalising Pacific languages, we do this through providing regular videos focusing on Samoan, Tongan, Fijian, Cook Island, Kiribati and Rotuman content.

If you are interested to see our ‘Tongan words to celebrate Christmas‘ video, click the link

December 19, 2022