Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau - Tokelau Language Week
Mālo ni. Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau - Tokelau Language Week is on each year in October.
Mālo ni. Tokelauan Language Week - Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau celebrates the culture and language of the more than 8,676 people of Tokelauan heritage who live in New Zealand. According to the 2018 Census, 138 people of Tokelauan heritage reside in Christchurch.
Tokelau Language Week - Te vaiaho o te gagana Tokelau 2021 is on from Sunday 24 October – Saturday 30 October.
The theme for 2021 is:
Tokelau! Tapui tau gagana ma tau aganuku, i te manaola ma te lautupuola.
Tokelau! Preserve your language and culture, to enhance spiritual and physical wellbeing.
This page highlights our resources about Tokelau and the Tokelauan language.
Tokelau resources
Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau - Tokelau Language Week
Tokelau general resources
Find Tokelauan resources in our collection
More resources
- Bilingual Tokelauan-English dictionaries
- Tokelau in Britannnica Library Adults
- Tokelau in World Book Advanced
Tokelauan language and culture
- Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau Facebook page
- Learn Tokelauan introductory Tokelau phrases
- Tokelau Language Week from Te Kete Ipurangi, including links to an online Tokelau dictionary
- 7 things you should know about Tokelau blog post from Te Papa Tongarewa
Census information
Statistics New Zealand, 2018 Census Tokelauan ethnic group
