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Tuvalu Language Week 2023

Tuvalu Language Week 2023

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Celebrate: Sunday 1 – Saturday 7 October

This year’s theme for Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu – Tuvalu Language Week will be announced soon.

Last year's theme was Fakamautu ke mautakitaki te Gagana Tuvalu mo te atafai, fakaaloalo mo te amanaiagina, which means 'nurture with sustainability the Tuvalu language with care, respect and dignity'.

The 2022 theme connected to the overall Pacific Language Weeks theme of ‘sustainability’ and the launch of the UNESCO Decade of Indigenous languages. The theme reflected the importance of nurturing the Tuvaluan language in a sustainable manner.

The preservation of the Tuvaluan language is recognized by having the utmost care and respect for the language in its purity. Caring and respecting the language also accounts for the differences that the people of Tuvalu have within their communities. The roles within the family unit are integral to sustaining the Tuvaluan language with care and respect which then extends to the wider society.

Bookmark this page to see our Calendar of Events for Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu and ways to get involved with Tuvalu Language Week.

Stay connected online by visiting the official NZ Tuvalu Language Week Facebook page.

Tuvalu Language Week resources

Coming soon!

Calendar of Events 2023

Coming soon!

Tuvalu Language Week Funding Recipients

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Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tuvalu Language Week preparations in 2021:

Organisation/Group Name

Location

 Approved Amount

Language

Initiative focus

Manawatu Tuvalu Community Trust

Palmerston North

5,000.00

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, and storytelling

Tagata Tuvalu Otautahi

Christchurch

15,000.00

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, cooking, dance, and music

Tagata Tuvalu Trust

Otaki

8,800.00

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, and storytelling

Taulanga Malie Reformed Christian Church Trust in Tauranga

Tauranga

5,000.00

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft

Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust

Auckland

20,850.00

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

Tuvalu Community Hawkes Bay

Napier

3,500.00

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling and intergenerational passing of knowledge from Elders to Youth

Tuvalu Community Tauranga

Tauranga

5,100.00

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

Tuvalu Dunedin Community

Dunedin

3,925.00

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning classes for beginners

Tuvalu For All Trust

Wellington

6,350.00

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, cooking, weaving, arts and craft, dance, music and developed language learning online resources

Tuvalu Whangarei Community

Whangarei

4,500.00

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, poems, arts and craft, dance and music

Victoria University Pasifika Student Council

Wellington

1,030

Te Gana Tuvalu

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, poems, arts and craft, dance and music