2024's Tonga Language Week in Auckland promotes using the Tongan language at home, church, and in the community to ensure its sustainability.

2024's Tonga Language Week theme is "The Tongan Language will be sustainable when used at home, church and in the wider community." University of Auckland's School of Business and Economics will celebrate by showcasing Tongan champions. The week encourages a shift in teaching Pacific languages towards natural language acquisition. Tonga, an independent Pacific monarchy, has a diaspora of around 82,000 in Aotearoa, New Zealand, with less than half speaking their heritage language.

August 18, 2024
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