Samoan Language Week - Respect

It is day 2 of Samoan Language week.
Here is Fiu presenting to in the staff room this morning, talking about respect.

Samoan Language Week  2014

Word for the Day !

Theme: ‘Hold fast to your cultural treasures’

This theme is an opportunity for teachers, students and the public to have conversations on what constitutes measina to Samoans. The addition of ‘cultural’ is an attempt to focus on what Samoans collectively regard as treasures. Measina is similar to taonga for Maori, and it includes but is not limited to artefacts like ‘fine mats, tapa cloths, body adornments, head-dresses and other traditional artefacts. It can include cultural celebrations and occasions like the ‘ava ceremony’ and many other ceremonies. It includes people, family lands, titles, social systems like the ‘matai system’, special relationships, organisations and communities. There is scope in this theme for conversation, debate and research.

Manulauti: ‘Taofimau i au measina’

O measina a le atunuu e anoanoa’i. E tatau ona fa’atalanoa lautele le uiga o measina a le tagata Samoa. E aofia ia mea lalaga ma mea fafau e pei o ‘ietoga, to’oto’o, fue, o laei e pei o le ‘tatau a ali’I ma le malu a tama’ita’i. E ono aofia ai I le manulauti ia fanua, suafa o aiga, o tu ma aganu’u / agaifanua e pei o le aliitaeao, ta’alolo, fa’atinoga o maliu, fa’aipoipoga, aiava, laulautasi, ma le tele o aganu’u ma agaifanua. E ono aofia ai ma tagata: tamaiti, matua, tuafafine, tuagane ma tu ma aga mo tagata eseese. E alaga tatau ai lea manulauti ia le fa’amatai, fa’avae ma le pule fa’amalumalu a ali’i ma faipule. O se manulauti e tele itu e aofia ai.

What’s happening in Auckland for Samoan Language Week today ?

Tuesday 27 May

AUT Samoan Language Debate 2014

6-8pm

Manukau City

AUT South Campus Conference, MD 210 640 Great South Road, Manukau City

Ia manuia le fa’amanatuina o le vaiaso o le gagana Samoa !

Have a blessed Samoan Language Week !