Celebrate: 18th to 24th August 2024
Embracing a culture's language is a means to strengthening its cultural identity, preserving its heritage and building a sense of belonging.
The 2024 theme for Tonga Language Week is 'E tu'uloa' a e lea faka-Tongá 'o ka lea'aki 'i 'api, siasí (lotú), mo e nofo-'a-kāingá -The Tongan Language will be sustainable when used at home, church and in the wider community.
This theme derives from the overarching Language Week Series theme for 2024, 'Sustainability'. For a calendar of the 11 Pacific Language Weeks running in New Zealand between May and November of this year, please see:
https://www.mpp.govt.nz/news-and-events/news-from-2/pacific-language-weeks-celebrate-regional-unity/
As Minister for Pacific Peoples Hon Dr Shane Reti said, “The Pacific Languages Strategy makes strong links between language skills and people’s economic outlook, and their ability to make strong contributions to New Zealand.”
You can find a calendar of events and resources, including social media graphics and posters, for Tonga Language Week on the Ministry for Pacific Peoples website:
https://www.mpp.govt.nz/programmes/pacific-language-weeks/tonga-language-week/
