Tokelau Oral LiteratureKupa mai te Tutolu or "Words from Tokelau" is a collection of oral texts covering a wide range of genres from the most formal to the informal. All the texts are presented in Tokelauan, a Polynesian language spoken by about 1600 people on the three Tokelau islands and by about 3000 Tokelauans living in New Zealand, and are accompanied by English translations and extensive notes. Great care has been taken to ensure that the particular characteristics of the oral performances have not been lost. The book combines a traditional philological analysis with empirically oriented, modern linguistic, and anthropological approaches. The combination of in-depth textual studies and a sensitivity to features of performance and context makes this study an original contribution to the field of Polynesian studies. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Tokelau Speeches | 34 |
The Work of Tokelau Women | 59 |
Copyright | |
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Alo's Alomouanaki Atafu boat coconut dart Definite lengthening e tū elders ending the sentence Fakaofo fale Falling intonation fano fatele Faufau Faufau-iā-tāne fenua fiafia fishing stories foki Hamu Hamu's version Hesitation lengthening Hina Hināfatukimoa Hoëm Hovdhaugen Hugalepaea Huntsman ia Alo iloa intonation and pause kakai Kalehi kaumai kave Kave's version ki ki kikila ko te Kua hē kupu lava lava ia lele lōmatua luga Lulu Mālō manatua Matagi Matagi Tokelau mātou maua Meto Meto's house nā mea nofo Nukunonu pattern Puga Rainbow Wrasse Samoan Samoan form Samoan versions skipjacks smooth shiny white song speeches tagi tahi taku tala tama tamaiti tamana tātou te vaka tēnā tēnei tika Tinilau toeaina Tokelauan toku tona Tonga translation tupu vaka village vowel word Wrasse