Tongan Art and Artists - Response to Text

 Tongan Art and Artists: 

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Coat of Arms of Tonga - Tongan Sila:

1. When was the Tongan Sila designed?

a) 1865 b) 1875

c) 1876 d) 1877

2. What does the crown in the Tongan Sila mean?

→the crown represents the kingdom, king of Tonga

3. What do the three swords represent?

→ it represents the 3 lines of Tongan kings that ruled before tonga became one.

Ha’amonga ‘a Maui:

4. Where is the stone located?

a) Cook Islands b) Samoa

c) Tonga d) Niue

5. Who is the story of the stone wall about?

a) A mother and her two daughters b) A mother and her two sons

c) A father and his two daughters d) A father and his two sons

6. What does the word haʻamonga mean ?

→the word ha’amonga means a stick with loads on both ends.

Kavei Koula e Fa - Four Golden Pillars:

7. What does Ofa mean?

→to love and to be loved

8. What does Faka’apa’apa mean?

→Having respect is also a huge value

9.What does Anga Fakato ki lalo/ Lototoo mean?

→being humble is a value in the Tongan culture 

10. What does Tauhi Va mean?

→The act of being grateful for what you have and what you will receive is also a big value in the Tongan Culture.

Tongan Art Forms - 4 Facts

 

Alphabet Brainstorm - Tonga words

 Alphabet Brainstorm

~Tonga~

(Pg101, Sheena Cameron and Louise Dempsey, The Writing Book)

For each letter of the alphabet, write a sentence about Tonga which includes 1 descriptive word which starts with that letter. A has been done for you.

A	Tonga has an ancient village which shows how the people of Tonga used to live many years ago.
B	Ha’atafu Beach is a protected beach with swimming and surfing
C	Free church of Tonga is a Good church to pray and learn about stuff in the bible
D	In tonga ducks and geese and swans and waterfowls live in tonga
E	Everyday Tongan people help people out with their medicine
F	Fafa Island Is for Snorkeling and for a trip
G	Tonga is a good Country to visit because it is good for swimming around
H	Ha'amonga A Maui is an historical Landmark
I	There are no dangerous insects in tonga
J	Butter and jam sandwich is very nice to eat in tonga
K	Tonga kiekie is very nice and their only suppose to go on women
L	Luahoko is an island in tonga
M	Monu is a Small island with tree all inside it
N	Nomuka is a small tongan island with lakes
O	Oholei Beach is a Beautiful Beach with little Huts and a destination for traditional dance shows
P	Pangaimotu has a ship in the middle of the ocean and is a nice beautiful beach to go swimming except for the fat their is a ship in the middle of the ocean
Q	Queen Elizabeth, but has remained the only Pacific nation to not give up its own government. In 1970, Tonga became independent, and in 1999 became a member of the United Nations.
R	Royal palace is a palace in tonga it is a beautiful place to visit
S	Metis Shoal is a volcano island in Tonga
T	Tonga has more or 170 islands altogether
U	Uoleva is an romantic place and kitesurfing, Beach,
V	Vavalu is an island group in tonga
W	In tonga blowholes a very popular in tonga because there are heaps of islands and water around
X	long time ago Tongan people used to exile people
Y	Tongan sand are very nice they are yellow and are very small.
Z	the tonga zoo have a beautiful animals from the zoo