ABC Booklet - My Tongan Alphabet

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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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With Numbers and Colours

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.

PASIFIKA EDUCATION CENTRE

Empowering Pacific People Through Education

ISBN

978-1-927153-05-5

9 421902 387128


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