Celebrate Tonga Language Week 3-9 Sept 2023

The theme for Uike Lea Faka-Tonga 2023 is 'E tu'uloa 'a e Lea faka-Tongá 'o ka lea'aki 'i 'api, siasí (lotú), mo e nofo-'a-kāingá, which means the Tongan Language will be sustainable if used at home, church and in the wider community. 

The word TU’ULOA in the theme has a positive and progressive connotation and means to continuously grow, nurture, and sustain a valued idea, practice, event, or memory in an enduring way.  

This year's theme focuses on the importance of using lea faka-Tonga.

It impresses on us the need not only to understand lea Faka-Tonga, but to also use it as much as possible. When you are proud of your language and can speak it, you will also be more grounded in your identity as a Tongan.

Check out the Tongan Language Facebook page here. 

And find out more about celebration events in your local area here. 

For resources to promote Tongan Language week, click here.