This week is Tongan Language Week. The theme for this year is “Enriching Aotearoa with Tongan Wisdom- Ko e Kai ia ‘a e Tonga“. The fabulous Mereana Taungapeau from National Library has written a wonderful blog post looking at traditional Tongan Whakataukī and whakatauākī (proverbs/traditional sayings). http://natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/ko-e-kai-ia-a-e-tonga

She explains the deeper meanings of some of these traditional kōrero. Her writing is also accompanied by some lovely images from National Library Turnbull Collections as well.