With Numbers and Colours
Written by Bradley Walker & Losali Aleva
PASIFIKA EDUCATION CENTRE
Written by Bradley Walker and Sione Mahe ‘Ahomana Illustrated by Tukara Matthews ISBN 978-1-927153-05-5 First Published in 2010 by Native Council PO Box 90157, Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand. www.nativecouncil.co.nz for Pasifika Education Centre Empowering Pacific People Through Education P O Box 22-654, Otahuhu, Auckland 1640, New Zealand. www.pec.ac.nz © 2010 – Native Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in writing from the publisher. Designed, typeset and printed in Aotearoa, New Zealand
With Numbers and Colours
Written by Bradley Walker & Losali Aleva
PASIFIKA EDUCATION CENTRE
Acknowledgements Fakamalo’ia We would like to thank the Pasifika Education Centre who are dedicated to empowering Pacific people through education. Without their support, this book would never have been produced. ’Oku mau fie fakamalo ki he Pasifika Education Centre ’a ia foki ’oku nau fai mateaki ’i hono fakalotolahi’i ’a e kakai Pasifiki ’o fou i he ako. Ka ne ta’e ’oua ’enau tokoni, ’e ’ikai malava ke fa’u ’a e tohi ko eni.
Aa
窶連pele Apple
Ee
‘Elili
Large Periwinkle
Ff
Fonu Turtle
Hh
Hoosi Horse
Ii
Ika
Fish
Kk
Kato Basket
Ll
Lesi Pawpaw
Mm
Moko
Lizard
Nn
Niu
Coconut
Ng ng
Ngatu Tapa Cloth
Oo
‘One‘one Sand
Pp
Puaka Pig
Ss
Siaine Banana
Tt
Tofua’a
Whale
Uu
‘Unga Crab
Vv
Vaka
Boat
Ko e Ngaahi Lanu Lanu Pulu Blue
Lanu ‘Uli’uli Black Lanu Engeenga Yellow Lanu Hinehina White
Lanu Melomelo Brown
Colours Lanu Mata Green
Lanu Pingiki Pink
Lanu Kulokula Red
Lanu Valeti Purple
Lanu Moli Orange
Ngaahi Mata‘ifika 1
Taha
Fuka ‘e Taha
One
One flag
2 3
Tolu
Ua
Manupuna ‘e Ua
Two
Two birds
Fo’i Pula ‘e Tolu
Three Three balloons
4
Fa
Fale ‘e Fa
Four Four houses
Numbers 5
Nima Fo’i Niu ‘e Nima Five
Five coconuts
6 7
Fitu
Tohi ‘e Fitu
Seven Seven books
Ono
Mata‘i Ika ‘e Ono
Six
Six fish
8
Valu
Matala‘i ‘Akau ‘e Valu
Eight Eight flowers
9
10
Hiva Fo’i Siaine ‘e Hiva Nine Nine bananas
Hongofulu Pulu ‘e Hongofulu Ten
Ten balls
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My Tongan Alphabet Book introduces the alphabet, colours and numbers. It is part of a larger range of Tongan and Pacific languages resources created by the Pasifika Education Centre. The Pasifika Education Centre is dedicated to empowering Pacific people through education. This book is part of a wider strategy to protect Pacific Languages and encourage their learning and everyday use.
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