Rita Portela (parody) · @westernspinster
465 followers · 245 posts · Server zeroes.ca

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.

huffpost.com/entry/kymon-greyh

#navajo #tongan #sundance #Film #indigenous #kymongreyhorse

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kilombavita · @kilombavita
206 followers · 636 posts · Server rage.love
InayaShujaat · @InayaShujaat
175 followers · 1565 posts · Server mastodon.nz

I honestly think it’s the coolest thing that , , , and languages all have words with the exact same meaning, and almost exact same spelling/pronunciation.

#tereomaori #samoan #tongan #hawaiian

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Fanua 🌐 · @Fanua
514 followers · 7184 posts · Server mas.to

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 Meteorology Division at 9.45 this morning.

“It is now safe as the threat is over,” said the latest advisory.

The Division issued a watch advisory at 0900 this morning following a 6.8 magnitude in a depth of 18.4 in the region at about 184 km SW of Apia.

talamua.com/2022/12/05/update-

#tongan #earthquake #tsunami #Samoa

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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 ). The translation of the bible is written only in .

#languages #tagatapasifika #pasifika #samoan #tuvalu #tongan

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Fanua 🌐 · @Fanua
248 followers · 3605 posts · Server mas.to

I hope to see more people on in the future. If you're here, please give a shout-out. Fa'afetai ma talofa lava. 🙂

#Fijian #tongan #samoan #Maori #hawaiian #Mastodon #pasifika

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Oden · @Gjallarhornet
170 followers · 616 posts · Server mastodon.nu