Rare language of Rotuma an island near Fiji

[@kylaakaiserr]

This is my nana, Susau Strickland and she recently passed away. I’m so very glad this video is online and that I get to see her again 🕊❤️💕

[@kathleenstrelnikow5356]

My father was a missionary in Rotuma in the 30's . His name was Rev Dr C M Churchward. He was a brilliant South Pacific linguist and he wrote the Grammar and dictionary of the Rotuman language , translated folk tales into a book. Tales of a Lonely Island, translated the Hymn Book into Rotuman. When he was in his seventies he went to Suva to translate the Bible into Rotuman for the Rotuman congregation. He died there in 1968 and the Rotumans honoured him by calling their new church "Churchward Chapel"

[@vareaf]

Kathleen Strelnikow good to know. Well there's one thing I can tell you that Rotumans can write today thanks to your Dad, a humble servant of Rotuma.

[@kathleenstrelnikow5356]

Thank you .Its great to know my father is really appreciated. God Bless You , Kathleen

[@jimneisema3156]

Was your dad British?

[@abby1536]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@tanacz5505]

That's beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@fjhawkr137]

I'm Fijian, and I have to say the Rotuman language has to be one of the coolest.. 😀

[@tommyx6553]

walsingham r Faiaksia

[@w4rhammr498]

Faiakasia

[@roddhuge7535]

Walsingham which village you from in Fiji?

[@warriorsouthseasislanders4901]

Lem site

[@_iosm]

Lol.like when I converse with cousin including these words ' fak se' n nephew innocently interpreted as 'f#%k sh#t'.😅😂

[@riz5652]

That "Fekei" from Rotuma is to die for... yum yum

[@Islandkid679]

Got emotional when I heard the Rotuman singing, bought myself a dictionary to teach myself while studying here in NZ. Noa'ia e mauri to all New Zealand rotumans out there!

[@DennisRichardson-go4xh]

I'm Rotumam and l love too learn more been in NZ for 30 years

[@michaelanthony7652]

My father spoke Rotuman when he was alive. He passed away when i was so young. Wish i could learn my fathers language again.

[@ghosted5604]

I don't care what people say or where you're from. If you're from the Pacific, you're officially my Fam #PolyMelaMicroNESIA ✊

[@kiraadams4837]

I'm half Maori and I love hearing about different cultures and langues. This sounds abit like if Maori and a native American language where mixed. Anyways this language sounds so beautiful xx

[@pacificskycrew]

Noa'ia, what an excellent story! It is so true of how much little we know of our island, its history and language when we move abroad to the likes of Australia and New Zealand. I am happy to know that there are families trying to keep the culture alive away from Rotuma and Fiji. We have a small community of Rotumans here in Dubai but the family is growing. Foak'sia, Geoffrey Tolo

[@pinkbull2110]

Hi, can you teach me how to introduce myself like "My name is..." in Rotuman?

[@rockypoint7460]

@@pinkbull2110 "Oto asa "

[@vosavaka-viti625]

Vinaka Rotuma. We will help to promote your Rotuman Language.

[@aFijianGamer]

This makes me miss my rotuman Nana back in the islands

[@Life_with_Sai]

Love the Rotuman language culture and people

[@tanacz5505]

Rotuman Language needs to be documented and put into teach format. Especially for them little ones born abroad. Must preserve the languages. Links to past. Who we are and where we all going. Arohanui.

[@djonalexander3628]

proud of my Rotuman side!

[@viwak2rotuma5]

pliz keep our lauguage alive

[@jennabroderick4593]

Rotuman language is completely different from other Pacific languages. It's more like Malay language which quite beautiful. It's a shame that I dont speak my great grandfather's language.

[@26blanco]

i like languages and their history i would like to learn at least a bit of each of the languages of pacific.there must be many languages there.muy greetings to pacific islands

[@son-of-a-champ35]

My grandads Rotuman, last name Wesley and my great grandfather couldnt speak samoan but married a Samoan beauty (grandma). his name was Ramukau? or Liamukau how we say it in samoan. Im in NZ and would love to learn the language and find the Rotuman community.

[@JEB2024]

I gravitated here out of curiosity, as i know little or non of my grandfathers side.. being Samoan part Rotuman myself.

[@samuelgamato971]

The late Daniel Rae Costello is part Rotuman.

[@uphamtimothy]

Actually, two of the rarest languages in the world, are spoken in Vanuatu. So Vanuatu and the island of New Guinea -- divided between Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian state of West Papua, is the hotspot for the loss of linguistic diversity in the Pacific.

[@Isaac-uc2ro]

one of the coolest and unique languages

[@LearnSwissGerman]

Interesting language.

[@AhTu1306]

Faiek'sia ma noa'ia (greetings in Rotuma). Otou 'asa se Sophia (My name is Sohpia). Ma gou hän Pepjei,Faguta,Rotuma. (I'm a woman from Pepjei, Faguta, Rotuma) ☺

[@belauidid]

Big lolomas to all our Rotuman friends and families...

[@Cs29685]

Love is our truth and truth will set us free with love for all things I love you brothers and sisters listen to your heart our said we will find him there, how true he really was, he said don’t look for me where I was he said for he was in us all our reo

[@SpecVibe]

I appreciate the large diversity of Austronesian languages!

[@12gaugemonkeygang71]

Wooow its sounds like its mixed with american indian😉

[@Cs29685]

I love you all triangle I will give my life for the people I love so the nation that was be again in the light of today as one people

[@oleanderpink4505]

Beautiful.

[@anniestevens4677]

Woohoo,Let's go Rotuma 👌❤#proudrotumanandfijian😁

[@Cs29685]

Brothers sisters of triangle we must bring ourselves together again as one nation good times peace in him forever I’m proud to be tangata of the triangle

[@msjroache]

Hmmm quite different from other Pacific Island languages. I would love to learn this Beautiful language . My great grandfather is half Rotuman/Irish anyway...

[@rachelaugustine5854]

I am a rotuman sei to asa means what's your name

[@rockyf4526]

Those Rotumans all look part European

[@coffeeowl1546]

No kidding, the white folk are the ones who colonized most of the indigenous world and killed off half and still continuing to...

[@ChrisC97232]

it's because they are most related to the polenesian people than the melonesian people, they migrated from the east pacific islands of polynesia (said this video)

[@brandonb6384]

@@ChrisC97232 rotuma is a Polynesian outlier I believe

[@tanacz5505]

Like they said about the Maori. They look like Europeans. .

[@thiskiwigal]

Thats because many have come to NZ and intermarried. And they are POLYNESIAN, not Micronesian. They are not the same as Fijians so they are fairer skinned anyway.

[@timzes]

nice sounding language

[@thiskiwigal]

Thankfully more effort is being made now with the youth

[@mayajarn678]

The best way to teach your children rotuman is to do what my mapiga did and thats to start with the hymn book and move on to the bible when your children grow up reading and listening to the rotuman words it becomes easier for them and they are able to learn it quickly

[@Gday09]

🙏😘😍👌☝️

[@alvinerasito452]

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[@marseuinia2930]

Faiekse'ea e garue ma haisoaga se os fupu lä'riri la feag rotuam. Helav ta Sirien Alalum

[@ThePULIGI]

'ou te alofa ia 'oe

[@restlessbeing1398]

Speaking samoan there lol

[@PAULTAVAI]

Rotuma + Fiji = 🇫🇯💖🙏🏽

[@russianforce8642]

wow least spoken... noa'ia!!

[@fijimonster]

Noa’ia ‘e mauri!

[@macvatu]

Fiji is diverse . . . .populated by mixed origins of humanity. . . .Forward Fiji !!!

[@tanacz5505]

Fiji is India.

[@georgekwong]

@@tanacz5505 wrong...

[@neumisavua5879]

@@tanacz5505 wrong that's why we r known as the cross bridge of the pacific. Most of us r mix blood because of how our ancestor interacts with other islanders in the pacific. Indian people just come in now.

[@tanacz5505]

@@neumisavua5879 cool.

[@Samizouza]

@@neumisavua5879 I think you mean crossroads but yeah I get your point

[@niueanlaho]

Fakalofa Rotuma..........

[@TheAirtrans]

WOW