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.
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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 |