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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 ...
Tokelau is a word meaning "north wind" in the native Tokelau language. The Tokelau islands were named the Union Islands and Union Group by European explorers at an earlier time. [14] Tokelau Islands was adopted as the islands’ official name in 1946. The name was officially shortened to Tokelau on 9 December 1976. [15]
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)
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 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] There have been 32 Ulu of Tokelau from 1993, when the office was established, to 2024. [4] [5]
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.