Rita Portela (parody) · @westernspinster
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Filmmaker Kymon Greyhorse: After he graduated from the University of NM, he learned his short film “I Am Home” had been selected to screen at Sundance, the largest indie film fest in the country. At just 23, Greyhorse — who is of Navajo & Tongan descent — was hobnobbing w big-name directors & celebrities.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kymon-greyhorse-culture-shifters_n_6449925de4b0d840388c7a78
#navajo #tongan #sundance #Film #indigenous #kymongreyhorse
kilombavita · @kilombavita
206 followers · 636 posts · Server rage.lovehttps://archive.org/details/pacific-languages-in-education
Pacific Languages in Education by France Mugler; John Lynch; Kasi Ielemia; Konai Helu Thaman; Greg R. Abare; Vilisi Balawa; Byron Bender; Richard A. Benton; Alfred Capelle; Terry Crowley; Vāvāō Fetui; Pamela Gentry; Apolonia Tamata; Ernest W. Lee; Sam Drilë Léonard; Iris Bella Lui; Afamasaga Mālia Mālaki-Williams; Vincent B. Manukayasi; Jeff Siegel; Mary L. Spencer; Winston Pukoki
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#Micronesia, #Micronesianlanguages, #linguistics, #sociolinguistics, #Kanaky, #Kanaklanguages, #Marshallese, #MarshallIslands, #Ebon, #KajinM̧ajeļ, #Fiji, #Fijian, #NavosavakaViti, #Niuean, #koevagahauNiuē, #Niue, #Tonga, #Tongan, #LeaFakaTonga, #CookIslandsMāori, #Māori, #PapuaNewGuinea, #Papuanlanguages, #Melanesia, #MelanesianPidgin, #OntongJava, #Luangiua, #SolomonIslandsPijin, #Pijin, #tereoMāori, #Aotearoa, #Samoan, #Samoa, #GaganafaaSāmoa, #Bislama, #Vanuatu, #ReoMāohi, #Tahitian, #Kahiki
#Micronesia #micronesianlanguages #linguistics #sociolinguistics #kanaky #kanaklanguages #marshallese #marshallislands #ebon #kajinmajel #fiji #fijian #navosavakaviti #niuean #koevagahauniue #niue #tonga #tongan #leafakatonga #cookislandsmaori #maori #papuanewguinea #papuanlanguages #Melanesia #melanesianpidgin #ontongjava #luangiua #solomonislandspijin #pijin #tereomaori #aotearoa #samoan #Samoa #gaganafaasamoa #bislama #Vanuatu #reomaohi #tahitian #kahiki
InayaShujaat · @InayaShujaat
175 followers · 1565 posts · Server mastodon.nzI honestly think it’s the coolest thing that #TeReoMaori, #Samoan, #Tongan, and #Hawaiian languages all have words with the exact same meaning, and almost exact same spelling/pronunciation.
#tereomaori #samoan #tongan #hawaiian
Fanua 🌐 · @Fanua
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Tsunami Watch now Cancelled for Samoa
APIA, SAMOA – 06 NOVEMBER 2022: The tsunami watch which has been in effect for Samoa has now been cancelled. The advisory was issued by the #Samoa Meteorology Division at 9.45 this morning.
“It is now safe as the threat is over,” said the latest advisory.
The Division issued a #tsunami watch advisory at 0900 this morning following a 6.8 magnitude #earthquake in a depth of 18.4 in the #Tongan region at about 184 km SW of Apia.
https://talamua.com/2022/12/05/update-tsunami-watch-now-cancelled-for-samoa/?amp=1
#tongan #earthquake #tsunami #Samoa
Fanua 🌐 · @Fanua
246 followers · 3603 posts · Server mas.to@betsyvr @accretor Also, there are many similar words that are exactly the same in spelling and meaning, for instance "mana" (same in #Tongan). The #Tuvalu translation of the bible is written only in #Samoan. #Pasifika #TagataPasifika #languages
#languages #tagatapasifika #pasifika #samoan #tuvalu #tongan
Fanua 🌐 · @Fanua
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