Niuean Language and Culture.
Tulai o ho! Puipui o! - Come together, Gather hither
Monu! Monu! Monu Tagaloa! - Bless Tagaloa
Haele mai a Niue! - Royal welcome Niue!
Fakaalofa lahi atu - Great greetings to you
Fakaalofa atu - Hello/Greetings
Koe Kia - Goodbye
Malolo nakai a koe? - How are you?
Malolo, fakaaue - Fine, thank you
Ko hai e higoa haau? - What is your name?
Ko ______ e higoa haaku - My name is ______
Nofo au i Tonga/Samoa/ Ositalia/Niusilani - I live in Tonga/Samoa/ Australia/New Zealand
Mitaki kua feleveia a taua - Nice to meet you
Fakamolemole - Please
Fakaue lahi - Thank you
Fakamolemole la - I'm sorry
Monuina e pogipogi - Good morning
Monuina e afiafi - Good evening
Monuina e po - Good night
Ai maama e au - I don't understand
Facts
Niue is one of the world's largest coral islands
Niue (pronounced “New-e (‘e’ as in ‘end’ – which means 'behold the coconut') may be the world’s smallest independent nation.
The island is commonly referred to as "The Rock", a reference to Niue being one of the biggest raised coral islands in the world.
The capital of Niuē is the village of Alofi.
Niueans are citizens of New Zealand.
Niue is an elevated coral atoll with fringing coral reefs encircling steep limestone cliffs. It has a landmass of 259km and its highest point is about 60 metres above sea level.
Niue lies 2400 km northeast of New Zealand between Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands.
In 2013 Niue peoples were the fourth largest Pacific ethnic group in New Zealand making up 8.1% or 23,883 of New Zealand’s Pacific peoples’ population.
The most common region this group lived in was the Auckland Region (77.7 percent or 18,555 people), followed by the Wellington Region (6.6 percent or 1,575 people), and the Waikato Region (4.3 percent or 1,038 people).
The median age was 20.4 years. 78.9 percent (18,465 people) were born in New Zealand.
