Malo e lelei! This week, we challenged ourselves to learning more Tongan language. We are very lucky to have two Tongan students, Noe and Sione, who have been teaching us songs and prayers in Tongan.
This is what we have learnt:
How to bless ourselves in Tongan:
Tamia moe alo, laumalie, malononi. Ameni.
Grace before meals:
Sesu tapuak'i mea kai. Malohi ho mau sino. Ameni.
Hail Mary:
Sioto ofa, Malia, 'Oku ke mohu kalasia. Oku iate koe ae Eiki. 'Oku ke monuia koe 'ihe fefine fua ho manava. Ko Sesu. Sangata Malia, koe fae 'ae Otua. Ke ke hufia akimautaolu angahala 'ihe ahoni. Pea moe aho o 'emau Mate. Ameni.
When we get better at our pronunciation, we might make a Screencastify of us saying them and blog it.
This is the song we learnt. It is called E 'Otua. Even though we mucked up the first verse, we carried on like true professionals!
Hello I'm Angelica from Marshland School, and I like how you all are saying positive things and it was amazing!! And let me now what song that is and you guys are so talented you should make more singing videos because It would will be cool and awesome!!
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