HAPPY TONGAN LANGUAGE WEEK 2024....!!

Ko e lologo ne tohi he faiaoga ko Meleua Ikiua mo e lagomatai ki ai a Ron Viviani mo e matua ko Kenrick Viviani. Ne uhu he tau fanau aoga tokoluga - Alriston College i Manurewa ke lata mo e hafagiaga he taha vahega fakaako ma e tau fanau Niue ne o atu ki Rowandale Primary School. The prayers of our forefathers... a performance by Alfriston College to mark the launch of a bilingual unit at Rowandale Primary School in Manurewa, Auckland. The song is composed by Kenrick Viviani with lyrics by Meleua Ikiua and Ron Viviani.

Ko e huhū atu hane fai a mautolu.... One of the ways in expression of opinion on the island of Niue is through songs and chants. This group from Like is well known for such composition and this song is a classic example. To try and translate a few words from the beginning - "We are going to ask why there is a need to open up our parcels sent to us from abroad.... it is not possible to send a rotary canon (gun) in this way...." etc

Lologo ne fati he tau mamatua ko Heleena Togakilo mo John Talagi ka e uhu auloa mo lautolu e tau tagata gahua ki loto he Faahi Gahua Fakamotu ha Niue. Staff singing from the Department of Community Affairs, Niue. The song was composed by Heleena Togakilo with help from John Talagi, both staff members of the department at the time...

Liu logona foki e lologo fakaheke ke he Atua he tau 2024. Lologo kua fa uhu ha ha i ai ke he Tohi Lologo Niue - numela 52. A common song found at number 52 of the Niue hymn book - this is a version from the Ekalesia Avatele - Recorded at the Alofi Ekalesia Church in 2024.

Lologo he tau Salamo 121. Kua liu uhu foki he Ekalesia Kerisiano i Alofi ke he taha fakapotopotoaga ki loto he ha lautolu a faituga. Ko e tau leo kua malolō lahi ne uta aki e tau kupu he Tohi Tapu - kua mua atu e mitaki ka nofo a koe i loto he faituga mo e fakanogonogo he tau magaaho pehe nai. You really need to be in church to appreciate and experience singing from the Alofi Ekalesia church... recorded at Alofi Ekalesia Church in 2024.

Ko e logo ne fati he matua fifine ko Frances FL George-Valiana, ke lata mo e taha toloaga he tau atuhau ke he maaga ko Makefu 2021. Ko e Aho Tapu Fanau he tău nei (2024) kua liu e tau fanau Sunday School he maaga ko Tuapa ke uhu foki e logo nei. Ko e tau kupu lologo kua mua atu e hokulo hagaao ke he matua fifine ne kua onomata haana tama ne fakasatauro ai. A composition from Frances FL George-Valiana specifically for the Tuapa Ekalesia in their performance at one of the Festivals at Makefu in 2021. This song was raised again with the children appreciating the connect between White Sunday and Mother's Day at Tuapa in 2024.

Lologo #152 he Tohi Lologo (Tapu) Niue.

Ko e lologo ne kautu ke he taha tiviaga lologo he Niue Advisory Council ne fakahoko ke he Auckland Girls Grammar, Okalana. The song was originally composed by Sheelagh Viliua and won a NAC talent quest in Auckland in the early 90s. Here was a performance by Hakupu girls at the Niue National Show-day in 2008.