Pacific languages

Learn Pacific languages

In support of the use of Pacific languages in the home and community,  we have developed a series of language resources in partnership with Niuean, Tokelauan and Cook Islands communities:


Tokelau language
Learn Tokelau language website


Cook Island Maori languageLearn Cook Island Maori language website


Niue languageLearn Niue language website

Learn Pacific greetings

Welcome/hello:

Talofa lava [Samoan], Kia orana [Cook Islands], Malo e lelei [Tongan], Fakaalofa lahi atu [Niuean], Bula vinaka [Fijian], Namaste [Fijian Indian], Taloha ni [Tokelauan], Halo ola keta [PNG], Mauri [Vanuatu].

The following pages provide generally-used greetings and salutations for both oral and written use, for seven Pacific languages:

Please note:
1. These include generally accepted terms.
2. Some of the terms used in formal/informal and oral/written contexts are the same.