Ko e founga hono ma'u'e Tonga hono hingoa

Ko e founga hono ma'u'e Tonga hono hingoa


Today we have been learning about myth or a legend that was written from david Riley. David Riley is a special person who wrote lots of fun books to explore. This morning My teacher read a book called Ko e founga hono mma'u'e Tonga hono hingoa. So this story is where Tonga gots its name. Maui was the greatest and the best pacific superheroe. One day he was at samoa where he found an elderly man who was a Tongatau Mata'u ( which was Tonga the expert fisherman). Maui asked him the man about fishing. The man told maui to follow him . The man showed Maui 8 different hooks . He picked one instead of picking the fash and nice ones he picked the one that was rusted and looked like it has been used. Maui asked the man what he would he give in return , he said when you find a island name it after me Tonga. Maui went fishing as he threw the hook in it felt like a whale pulling it but it wasn't it was even bigger than that it was an island . Maui named the island Tonga and that's how to he tonga ( the island ) got its name....

Nahea Measuring Tapa Cloth

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 Task Description: This week we have been doing a task called Measuring Tapa Cloth . This task was based on for the tongan language week . my task was to create a tapa cloth. i have learnt that it is a tradition

1 FACT ABOUT TONGA

Tongan language week

 Malo e lelei , Today I am going to share with you 1 fact about the tongan culture. I have learnt that they have a special tradition that is important to them. Ngatu is a tapa cloth that is a tongan tradition. When u have received one from someone it means that , the person who has given it respects you in many ways and cherishes you. Why do they want the tradition alive? Tongan people want their tradition alive so that it can be passed from generation to generation and to respect others to be polite.

Tongan sports

 Task Description: Today we have been learning about Valerie Adams and Eliana vaha’ife’ao . i have picked them because overall they were the best tongan sport people that i have ever known. My task today was to watch 2 to 3 movies and create a task of the videos

Ngatu keeping the tradition alive

 

Task description: Today we have been learning about the tongan ngatu and why it's important . learning about this i came to realize that tongan language and what they do . They are  slightly similar to what cook islands do but different. The tongan tradition is trying to keep the ngatu alive. what we need to do is to help them by supporting them  , making sure that it will get passed from generation to generation , communicating with others , gather togther.

Ko Hoku famili

Task Description: This Week we have been learning about my famili , since its tongan language week i have learnt famili things in tongan.