SAMOAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE
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alofa Lava, O va’aiga ma leo o le Gagana Samoa ma le Aganu’u ua toe fa’asolosolo lava I totonu o le matou Aoga, I lenei tausaga. Na matou fefa’asoaa’i I vaega o le Aganu’u ma le Gagana I le potu fa’apitoa. I le Vaiaso ole Gagana Samoa sa fa’asalalau I luga o le laiga ia Me. Sa matou sisiva foi I le fa’afiafia’aga o le Matariki I le fale tele. Na matou fa’atinoina le tele o siva, sa va’ai foi le matagofie o matou ofu I lea afiafi. Na lipoti mai fa’amatalaga I le au matamata I le aso, sa fai ai le matou fa’afiafiaga. Sa latou va’ai ai le matagofie o le matou siva. Ou te fa’afetai atu foi I matua Samoa, sa lagolago ma fesoasoagi I le tapenaina o matou laei ma teuga ma matou siva. O lo’o iai foi le matou vasega matutua Samoa, o lo’o ao’ao ai le Gagana Samoa mo le NCEA. Sa naunau atu le loto ma finau ma le taumafai ia maua se ai, ma fa’amanuiaga o ao’aoga I lenei tausaga. Matou te fa’amoemoe e fai ma sui o la matou tu ma aga ile tele o auala.
The sights and sounds of Samoan language and culture have reverberated around our school during this past year. We shared aspects of culture and language with whanau roopu in Samoan Language Week through online videos in May. We also proudly performed our dances at the Matariki celebration in the local Indian Hall. We performed a lot of beautiful dances in our stunning dresses. Spectators reported that we gave an outstanding performance. *Thanks to all parents who have helped us – with tutoring our dance group, organising costumes and encouraging us to share our Samoan identity. Some of the senior Samoan students have also attended language workshops to prepare for Samoan language externals for NCEA. It has taken a lot of commitment, courage and strength to achieve what we have this year but it has been worth it. We hope to represent our culture in even more ways in the future.
“E so’o le fau i le fau” “Unity is strength” 68 | SAMOAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE | PHS YEAR BOOK 2020
