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Loimata Iupati, Tokelau's resident Director of Education, has stated that he is in the process of translating the Bible from English into Tokelauan. While many Tokelau residents are multilingual, Tokelauan was the language of day-to-day affairs in Tokelau until at least the 1990s, [4] and is spoken by 88% of Tokelauan residents. [5]
The Tokelauans are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Tokelau, a Polynesian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, who share the Tokelauan Polynesian culture, history and language. The group's home islands are a dependent territory of New Zealand. 77% of Tokelau's population of 1,650 claims Tokelauan ancestry, [1] while 8,676 Tokelauans live in New ...
People in the younger age groups were more likely to speak only one or two languages. Over half (57.2%) of 0- to 9-year-olds spoke one language; 45.3% of 10- to 19-year-olds spoke two languages. We can note that 4.3% of the Tokelau population had no language (i.e. they were too young to talk) – 87.8% of these people were aged 0 to 9 years.
" Te Atua o Tokelau" ("The God of Tokelau"), or "Tokelau mo te Atua" ("Tokelau for God"), is the national anthem of Tokelau (Viki o Tokelau), a territory within the Realm of New Zealand. Adopted in 2012, it was written and composed by Eric Lemuelu Falima. The official national anthem is "God Save the King". [1]
The Ulu-o-Tokelau is the head of government of Tokelau, often simply called the Ulu. [1] The position rotates yearly between the faipule (leaders) of Tokelau's three atolls: Atafu, Fakaofo, and Nukunonu. The current Ulu is Alapati Tavite, [2] the Faipule of Nukunonu atoll, who has held the position since 12 March 2024. [3]
Lolo fala; a pudding made from pandanus fruit pulp and coconut cream, sometimes thickened with starch. [4]Ota; a raw fish dish. 'otai; a drink made from grated coconut meat, milk and water mixed together.
Alan Thomas was the first person to study the music of Tokelau in 1980s and submit a Master of Arts thesis on fatele in 1986. [ 1 ] The venue, which is popular for holding music and dance performances, is known as fiafia or festival held at the meeting house where villagers congregate and the music groups arrange themselves according to their ...
Cultural organisations based in Tokelau (1 C) R. Religion in Tokelau (3 C, 1 P) S. Sport in Tokelau (5 C) T. Tokelauan cuisine (6 P) Translators to Tokelauan (1 P)