Mālō e lelei! Welcome to the Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga (Tonga Language Week)

The theme for Uike Lea Faka-Tonga 2023 is 'E tu'uloa 'a e Lea faka-Tongá 'o ka lea'aki 'i 'api, siasí (lotú), mo e nofo-'a-kāingá, which means the Tongan Language will be sustainable if used at home, church and in the wider community.

The word TU’ULOA in the theme has a positive and progressive connotation and means to continuously grow, nurture, and sustain a valued idea, practice, event, or memory in an enduring way.

This year's theme focused on the importance of using lea faka-Tonga. It impressed on us the need not only to understand lea Faka-Tonga, but to also use it as much as possible at home, church and the wider community. When you are proud of your language and can speak it, you will also be more grounded in your identity as a Tongan.

Mālō ‘aupito!

Whaea Shelly