ROTUMAN LANGUAGE WEEK
Activity Booklet GASAV NE FÄEAG ROTUA . M TA
N U R T U R I N G O U R R O T U M A N I D E N T I T Y T H R O U G H L A N G U A G E A N D C U L T U R E
Rän 10 - 17 ne MĒ 2020 prepared by Salote Cama for Hutt City Libraries
A B O U T
R O T U M A
ROTUMA IS AN ISLAND, THAT ALSO HAS SEVERAL ISLETS NEXT TO IT. IT
HAS SEVEN DISTRICTS,
EACH WITH THEIR OWN HEAD OR GAGAJ 'ES ITU'U
THESE DISTRICTS ARE:
MALHA'A
OINAFA
ITU'TI'U
ITU'MUTA
JUJU
PEPJEI
NOA'TAU
FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK
OUT
SOME HUTT CITY LIBRARIES RESOURCES:
FIND ROTUMAN MUSIC ON ALEXANDER STREET MUSIC
FIND NEWS FROM ROTUMA ON PRESS READER
FIND BOOKS ON ROTUMA IN OUR SMART COLLECTION
FOR MORE CHECK OUT E-RESOURCES ON LIBRARY.HUTTCITY.GOVT.NZ
FÄEAG ROTUẠM
Factsheet
THE ROTUMAN LANGUAGE IS VERY UNIQUE. IT'S FEATURES INCLUDE: VOWELS: A E I O U
FOURTEEN CONSONANTS INCLUDING A GLOTTAL STOP: F G H J K L M N P R S T V ' THIS IS A FUI, FUI GET TIED TOGETHER
SPECIAL VOWELS:
TO MAKE A TEFUI: THE
Ḁ Å Ä Ö Ü
GARLAND OF ROTUMA.
MACRONS Ā Ē Ī Ō Ū THE THEME FOR THIS YEARS ROTUMAN LANGUAGE WEEK IS:
PUTUA 'OS FÄEGA MA 'OS AG FAK ROTUMA NURTURING OUR ROTUMAN IDENTITY THROUGH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
NOA'IA 'E MẠURI CELEBRATE ROTUMAN LANGUAGE WEEK BY USING SOME THESE PHRASES 'ÄE TAPTAPEN?
GOU NE'NE'!
HOW ARE YOU?
I AM FINE!
FẠIÄKSE'EA
'OTOU ASA 'LE _______
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS ________
COME HERE!
GO THERE!
LEUM SE TE'!
LA' 'OU SE TÄE!
AV'
MANE'A
AV' MANE'A IS A TIME FOR FARA.
A FARA IS A CELEBRATION WHEN FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES OR VILLAGES TRAVEL TO OTHER GROUPS WITH GUITARS, DRUMS TO SING AND DANCE. DRAW YOUR FAMILY AT A FARA CELEBRATION USING THE PHRASES BELOW!
FATHER - Ö'FĀ MOTHER - Ö'HÖNI DANCE- MAKA SINGING - SUẠ MAK
SISTER - SAGHẠNI HOUSE - RĪ NOHO BROTHER - SAGAVÄNE COUSIN- SḀSIḀG'ḀKI
WORD SEARCH
LOOK OUT FOR THE ROTUMAN WORDS FOR COLOURS.
MIẠ' - RED
FISI - WHITE
RḀHRḀHU - GREY
MIẠ' RẠHRẠHU - BROWN
PERPERO - YELLOW
JARAV FAK MẠ'USU - GREEN
KOUAL - GOLD
JARAV FAK LI'TA - BLUE
KELE - BLACK
LEARNING NUMBERS
TA + HIFU= VẠLU - ONO = SAGHULU ∕ RUẠ= FOLU X FOLU =
1 - TA 2 - RUẠ 3 - FOLU 4 - HÄKE 5 - LIMA 6 - ONO 7 - HIFU 8 - VẠLU 9 -SIVA 10 -SAGHULU
RĪ NOHO
CAN YOU DRAW YOUR RĪ NOHO, OR HOUSE USING THE WORDS BELOW
MAT - 'EAP
POT - SOSPENE
TABLE - TEPELI
STOVE- PUAF TA BED - TAKAGA FRIDGE- 'AISI
CHAIR - NOFO'A
BOOK- PUKU CUP- KAPA
MẠNMẠNU COLOUR IN THESE ANIMALS
TOLO
'I'ORO
KẠMI
I'A
PUAKA
HOI
MẠNMẠN FERFERE