The Arrival Of TONGANS In FUTUNA

[@MaRoza27]

Talks like Tongan with a Samoan accent but in a Cook Island/Niue speed... beautiful

[@sepetisionelatu5539]

Yep lm Tongan but even with the speed he talks l a hint of what he is talking about. If he slows down l can probably pick up more.

[@naphtaliawakening4862]

We are one in the same just different islands but we are the same people PERIOD. Dont allow western influences to divide us into hating each other. They've kept us divided for too long knowing in "UNITY" we'll overcome anything in our way. They know who we are, its us who dont know who we are!... This also includes our Maori brothers and sisters...

[@aperaruapeeta4309]

Exactly

[@sionetiger5483]

💯💯💯Maliee pea toe lesoni.👏🏾

[@baleevet]

Westerners try to divide us? How

[@fsemuit]

He speak Tongan and Samoan language together. Check out the dialect of niuafoou people part of Tonga island similar to that. Very close dialect!

[@lisisii3595]

True, they prolly have the right language while Samoa and Tonga each took on their own version. Amazing nontheless

[@omahawarrior1]

Niuafo’ou and ‘Uvean are so close too

[@manuhamoa]

@@omahawarrior1 yep look up Samoic outlier language classification

[@connermanu3525]

fsemuit its called lea fkniua thats tongas second language

[@fuarosapercival9829]

He spoke Futuna . I'm Samoan i can understand their language its similar to Samoa language. Same with Tokelau, Niue, Tuvalu, Hawaiian etc.

[@vpalu5956]

Big respect to this person kept the history alive.One of our island close to Samoa call Niua,he sound like that.

[@kingswarriors243]

Im Tongan and I don't need subtitles to translate I already know what the Fortuna brother is saying.. the story is already known to us Tongans... one of our kings from the tuitonga lineage was assassinated in Tonga by two warriors from uvea... the brother of the king vowed revenge and tracked the perpetrators in Fortuna.. where he made the fugitives chew the kava roots blood n all ready for a mix... after drinking to his enemies he had them slaughtered and ate them in front of all to send a message that this is the consequences for anyone who had ideas about assassinations... its a well known story in Tonga... Secondly we have a saying in Tonga.. "vete faka Fortuna" which comes from the story of when Uvea split the retreating Tuitonga hoarde who were kicked out of Samoa from malietoa, who were based on Uvea.. the betrayal disconnected Tonga from Uvea where Fortuna came to the aide of uvea to drive tuitonga from her shores forever, warning Tuitonga to never return or he loses all his koloa to Uvea... this is where tuitonga forfeited all his war canoes especially his famous lomipeau where it has become a legendary history for the people of uvea and who claim it as their own.. and rightfully so!!

[@danaitutaki8340]

Kau’ulufonua was a son of the king that was Murdered not a brother, he and his younger brother Mo’ungamotu gathered up all their men and traced the murderers in Futuna then Kau’ulufonu’a broke off their teeth forced them to chew kava roots while spilling out the blood of their fathers murderers and then ate them to show everyone on the island this is retaliation after they hung up Tu’i Tonga Takalaua’s limbs on a tree in uvea.

[@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO]

@@tamarutepotangotangomakea5108 search up the Tui Tonga and Tui Manu'a history if you love learning about our history

[@jhzsssdft3961]

nah u wrong our ancestors(from futuna) told that "vete faka futuna is an expression of tonga when they come to futuna a lot of time but never win a war and never impact our culture and free(vete is a futunian world who say "get out of here".uvean dont have this wolrd in their language ,lomipeau is from uvea I dont know how you can build a canoe while been chased by canibal no? I'm half uvean futunian so I know storry more than you dont try to turn to your advantage like always dont try to change historic dont try to change our culture like white do to your👌.

[@charlesvane4220]

I'm glad someone knows our history I'm a descendant of the tui takalauas and u forgot to mention the the sons had the assassin's teeth removed first before the painful ritual.

[@elev8831]

Jhzss Sdft what tf are you on about? 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

[@JacksonHalm]

Where I’m from in Tuvalu specifically the island Nukufetau we have many historical stories told of our wars between Tonga as well...

[@urotaahine1164]

Wow sounds interesting ! :)

[@JacksonHalm]

@Kalani Mose This is one that is Written more of a legend but there are many more.

[@sionealone1776]

@Ratu Tui The Realest U full of shit Tonga ain't ruled by any one but God check its history

[@tungarunakoiaang1795]

Ratu Tui The Realest I know in old times most southern Islands in Kiribati had ties with Fiji. They adopted the custom of Chiefs having multiple wives however it soon dissipated once Catholicism arrived and also on one occasion recieved a “Na Drua” which is locally called “Ba Rua” a Fijian loan word for Fijian double hulled canoes distinguishing them from the Kiribatese “Uaa Uua” double hulled canoes they made from wood from their Micronesian neighbours.

[@tungarunakoiaang1795]

Ratu Tui The Realest However I must say like many parts of the world there are many historical accounts that differ greatly. I guess all I can say is that only the ones who lived back then truly know what went on. The Pacific Islands 80% of the time always traded and intermingled with one another and only 20% of the time ever waged war on another. We lived in remote islands where we could live off the land and live our life with our family and loved ones close by, war was a very foreign concept. We may have been built for war because of our body frames but we were and still are the most friendliest people on Earth. Better to know why our people got along and intermixed with eachother instead of knowing why we killed eachother.

[@tasilua1051]

This video is about the story of how the Goddess Finelasi saved Futuna from Tongan invasion, This is what the video is explaining, i Took this excerpt from Ko le Fonu tuʻa limulimua this is why Tonga only ruled Uvea and not Futuna 1) When the Tongans landed at Leava, they did not know where the people lived. (2) They noticed a little girl who was standing near a spring not far from the old pier. ( 3 ) An emissary approached her and asked her : ( 4 ) " Where are you from , my daughter ? " ( 5 ) She answered : ( 6 ) " I come from our place ! where do you live ? - ( 8 ) We live up there , on the mountain. ( 9 ) And what are you doing here ? ( 10 ) I came to get sea water , ( 11 ) and if you want Accompany me, I will take you to our house.” (12) The occupants of the canoe therefore followed the girl; there was with them Kau'ulufonuafekai, the son of a great Tongan chief. (13) When they reached the bridge of vines, the girl invited Kau'ulufonuafekai to follow her. ( 14 ) So she walked ahead , and Kau'ulufonuafekai Lianas connected the rocky outcrop of Lelepa to another rocky outcrop ar kolotavake above the steep-sided Lotuma river, also named V system allowed to protect the access of the fort where the people lived; the fort clothes were perhaps already related to those of the fort of Nuku. (15) When the two had reached the other side of the precipice, the girl cut the vines and all the Tongans who followed were thrown into the river where they perished. (16) Only Kau'ulufonuafekai remained alive. obl . Tonga (17) He lived with the young woman for some time. ( 18 ) then she decided to send him away and said goodbye to him in these terms : ( 19 ) " Go tell your father and the people of your country that I no longer want to see the Tongans here . ( 20 ) If you try to return one day or another, know that Futuna will be your cemetery". (21) Kau'ulufonuafekai returned to Tonga and reported these words to his father.

[@11onme808]

It’s crazy how two different languages understand eachother 💯🤙🏾

[@atecatagi]

Hello from fiji we are great warriors as well.The world doesn't know that we pacific islanders were fierce warriors

[@epeli189]

In addition, we were after all, CANNIBALS. LOL!

[@Telehaka]

Fijian warriors always joined tongan forces in Tonga. Very common. Also, there were many Fijian assassins in Tongan history.

[@laionemeihetahikoulakanate9515]

@@Telehaka yes to rule the Pacific. 😅😆😁😂😃

[@jonyfreston256]

@@Telehaka agreeddddddd

[@thedipper6594]

Fijians and Tongans rule the Pacific seas Tonga was the centre of the Pacific and intermarried amongst the great Samoan people . There’s evidence our ancestors reached as far North as Hawaii to Wallis then as Far East as Easter Island before the Spanish got there to ruin everything 😎 Were all part of the old great civilisations . Mayans Polynesians Egyptians etc. Be proud we’re not uncultured like the white people lol

[@sikelilabalaba8024]

Polynesian are all just one big family. The looks, language, food and lifestyle are all the same. Polynesian are just one people who are scattered across the islands in the Pacific

[@Ngalukiloverz09]

I wish there was subtitles to translate this. Very interested in knowing how Tongans got there especially knowing that the tombs in a village in Tonga called Lapaha are scientifically tested and proved to be made out of coral and those coral are only to be found in Futuna and no where else. That’s very fascinating. Scientists are questioning how it got to Tonga because those corals weigh tonnes and knowing how the boats were back in the day they highly doubt that it would’ve been able to carry that much weight. Anyways thanks for the video 🙂

[@MrNukuAlofa]

koena kuo tohi atu e fkmatala, thanks

[@UceMacntosh]

Unless they really started in futuna and left and came back later!

[@naisanafe4102]

I am tongan when i listen to this guy talk is like a mixed a tonga and samoa language or maybe more samoa ...ofa atu tokouso...

[@manuhamoa]

+Naisa, apparently Uvea was more aligned to Tonga, while Futuna favoured Ha'amoa, I guess that's why the local language is a combination of both.

[@manuhamoa]

+Kalani, that's true, that is the reason why I said "the local language is a combination of both" i.e. Tongan & Samoan. Malo aupito

[@hellofriends2525]

i am Tongan and i would love to come visit Wallis and Futuna island. I listen to uvea people speak their language and i can understand, also their kava ceremony similar to the Tongan.

[@weilijrfang7364]

I kind a understand what he’s saying. I’m Samoan by the way

[@tfh9743]

@A J Not really, before the "invasion" of tongans in 'Uvea, 'Uvea and Futuna were already populated by people probably from neighboring islands (Tokelau, Niue, Fiji etc..). We had very good relations (marriages and commercial exchanges) with Samoa who were very pacific and kind with us, i red an article which said that the original people of the island of Savai'i were from 'Uvea. But of course, after the tongans arrived to 'Uvea (with a good opportunity for them : 'Uvea was not united at that time, and was divided because of internal conflits beetwen the nort and the south of 'Uvea but anyway), 'Uvean traditions and dialect were deeply affected by Tongans which is why our original language has been changed, but before that we spoke almost the same language as Futunians and Samoans. But hey, here we are, and there we go

[@11onme808]

@@tfh9743 shoot me I’m Hawaiian and Samoan and. uvea which is weird because there’s barley any people uvea out in America but hey I love learning about the culture

[@anaohina659]

Yep, he was a feared king...before he got to Futuna on this story Kau'ulufonua just been visiting all islands in the Empire killing lots of people (n probably cooked n consumed lots of them hhh). The empire was in chaos during this time, not much 'inasi were coming back to Lapaha, so upon his return from Futuna he created the 2nd line, Tu'i Ha'atakalaua, as a memory of his dad but also to make sure people bring their 'inasi . He made his younger brother Moungamotua as the first Tui Haatakalaua, creating the Kauhalalalo n Kauhalauta as we know of today.

[@urotaahine1164]

thank you !

[@tasilua1051]

He was kicked out of Futuna by the goddess Finelasi who told him if Tongans ever returned then Futuna will be their graves

[@Tank676_YT]

I’m Tongan, my great great grandpa is a son of Tu’i Uvea. His nick name was puku, my grandma never talked about him, but Puku was a close friend of King Tupou IV. Wish I know more

[@tiaaug283]

The reason why Samoans can understand Futuna is basically in Futuna history they claim they come from Samoa….Uvea is heavily Tongan influenced because they’ve been taken over by Tongans…that’s why y’all see so much similarities

[@originalclaymoreboy728]

That's what I to say when the tokos talk about how they were the firstto settle all the islands I say to them you were like the white people who came to our islands centuries after it was already settled and tried to lay claim of their wannabe dominance but if you understand they may have won many battles but in the end they lost the war, yeah their influenced may have stuck around due to intermarriages but that's about it.

[@paulinehalaifonua]

@@originalclaymoreboy728 which warriors did you meant to??

[@paulms2356]

For all my Brothers who don’t understand .. The story is about Tongan army who come to conquer Futuna. After conquer many pacific islands The Tongan decide to conquer Futuna .So lead by Kaiulufenuafekai (the son of the king of Tonga) they landed in the village of Leava and then start searching people. After a moment they found a old futunian women and then ask for a futunian village. The old women say to them the futunian are in the mountain and she will show them the way. Kaiulufenuafekai ordered his army to follow the women . The army start follow the old women , but Kaiulufenuafekai stay with two Warriors to protect their boats . The army arrives to a waterfall , the women said that they need to climb the cliff with a liana . So the old women climb first and all the army follow (all the army in only one liana with the women) . When the women is on the top of the cliff she cut the liana .The tongan army fall down and died . When Kaiulufenuafekai see the river is red blood he knew that his army failed. The Kaifakaulu (Nuku’s chief) send futunian Warriors to capture Kaiulufenuafekai and his Warriors. When Kaiulufenuafekai get captured the chief ordered to Chew the kava to prepare his kava . After this Kaiulufenuafekai asked him to get them free , So Kaifakaulu decide to realese them and give them grounds and call the grounds Niuvalu because is the name of the Kaiulufenuafekai home . That’s why when Kaiulufenuafekai come to tonga he decide to call a village Nuku alofa. Alofa means love or take care . That’s all i’m sorry for my english here in Futuna we speak french . Avatu alofa for all my polynesian brother..

[@enittakinima3551]

Malo aupito for sharing Very educational.

[@fuarosapercival9829]

He was saying to love to all my polynesian brothers.

[@davidtaliai996]

Nuku 'Alofa was named and founded by the 1st Tu'i Kanokupolu Ngata and his Tongan kainga as they sailed past what is now Kolomotu'a back to Hihifo from Mu'a so your story is flawed. The only king to ever be challenged and ousted in combat was Talakaifaiki.

[@atalenosaliga6662]

I'm from futuna island. I was born in nuku alofa we're decent from Samoa and Tonga. Alofa atu

[@Irongaint]

Fiji and Tonga are really close history wise, king maafu conquered the lau islands and teamed up with Tui nayau (a fijian chief) to conquer the rest of fiji because different parts of Fiji had different kings,after the victory Tui nayau gifted him the island of vanua balavu where he lived and died and his grave is still there today.

[@billtagi7237]

@The Meek FIJI was not an easy place to conquer it consisted of thousands of warring tribes scattered over 300 islands with rugged terrains even the lau islands were plagued with constant inter-tribal warfare thus it made it easier for maafu to extend his influence over it but despite that fact he still was not able to fully subdue it one of his final battles was against the mualevu people in nabavatu which his armies which his barely survived if not the cakau warriors . Also cakobau was ruling only a portion of central fiji and even he had encountered some terrible losses at the hands of his enemies such as those in lovoni hill folk from ovalau and also navatusila highlanders from navosa . Another interesting battle was the siege of kedekede in which tongan mercenaries along with their lakeba overlords were slaughtered by a combined force from the mainland led by the gonesau warriors of nakorotubu whom the lauans named the puaka loa and this occured before maafu came to fiji . My point is fiji was one of the most warlike cultures in the pacific no matter how strong you think you are there will always be someone to fight

[@josemacbeth1641]

@The Meek thank you for clarifying this little Tongan and Fijian side of History

[@Jay-ph8rk]

@@billtagi7237 wow i know Tonga had disastrous campaign in fiji i have no doubt Samoa would of had its fair share of battles with Fiji through the Tui Manu’a, but I have a feeling we were not as hostile to Fiji as Tonga was. But somewhere in history something went wrong between us as Fa’atoga is the word for coward and Fa’afiti means betrayal.

[@top5deadoralive746]

@@Jay-ph8rk samoa was to bizzy turning there men into fafas thats why samoa has to most population of fafas in the pacific

[@originalclaymoreboy728]

Tonga never ruled all of fiji😂😂 shut the fk up you only ruled parts of Fiji.

[@anaohina659]

as Tongan we should not repudiate this legend though it is different from our side of the story...to us, these two individuals were not his bodyguards but Tamasia & Malofafa, the muderer of Tui Haatakalaua. To us, the Futunuan captured n hold them until Kau'ulufonua got there. Then he ordered their teeth's to be pulled and made them chew the kava. The kava was drunk n i believe the body was used as 'fono'. However the Futunuan version is interesting n there is merit to it. One of our Tongan proverbs says 'Vete faka-Futuna' ~depart/goodbye the Futunuan way. It means, you're free ( or allow) to take whatever you want from someone, with no restriction. Hmmmm...make me wonder...why didn't we say 'Vete faka-Vaihi' or 'Vete faka-Tahisi'...looks like the Futunuan had the upper hand on us, as this story states

[@musanamomo5658]

The Tu'i at the time of the futunan and wallace islands wars name was Tu'i Kau ulufonua he got the nickname the savage after this campaign as testified by the rest of the pacific,. The samoans knew him as Tu'i Tonga Kau-Ulufaunua, He pursuing his father's murders through the pacific until they ended up in futuna.

[@musanamomo5658]

Vete fake futuna I herd through tongan lore was in reference to the ifi tree kau ulu fonua's brother instructed the futunans to wear upon his return as to show they no longer desired war as their intinal arrival resulted in a battle where ulu fonua was injured with a spear. From this I gather he was returning with more warriors but the futunans handed over the assassins aswell giving good hospitality to the Tu'is brother whom he left behind. This is in response was received well by the Tu'i and thus made it tradition that when tongan vaka came to shore in futuna the futunans were allowed to take what they pleased even the vacant itself as tribute but when time came for departure the futunans would send us out to sea handsomely. I recently read the account of William mariners time in tonga he said while he was there in ha'apai a war chief arrived from Fiji name Cao moala as he put it and with him were a few futunan warriors whom he picked up on his voyages 😊

[@josemacbeth1641]

@@musanamomo5658 Thank you for clarifying I was trying to explain it in a other comment about the Tongan version lol. The ifi leaves are worn as a sign of humility so when Kau'ulufonua Fekai arrived with his warriors to Futuna he was surprised how they dressed so Vetefakafutuna came from that and the two assassinator's teeth was knocked out to chew the kava at that proclamation then later on killed. Tongan Version.

[@josemacbeth1641]

Kau'ulufonua Fekai was like the 23rd or 24th Tu'i Tonga but there is a Uvean Legend that goes back to the beginning of the Tu'i Tonga. "Malo Lailai (Greeting In fagauvean) alright so there was a legend of a powerful warrior who was referred to as ahu'eto he was a power legendary warrior who conquered the people of Fanguvea. He was from what we called in our legend and myths "Polianga oe fukau ngàahe tahi tui tonga' which translates to 'land and kingdom of adventures seas." After conquering the island it was said that he intermarried with a local ouvean women. After that he would bring many tongans to intermarry with the locals which brought the rise of fagauvea. The son of Aho'etu who was referred to as Mana'tukua who was known as the legendary chief of fagauvea he helped unify the whole of uvea island by the help of Mighty tongan warriors. This legend is mainly about "the rise of fagauvea" or "kou e Mahiki xere hake le fagauvea."

[@alfredtameifuna8928]

​@@josemacbeth1641'Puaka'tefisi grandson Seketo'a and daughter 'Ilaheva (Va'epopua -Tongatapu call her) came from Niuatoputapū, Falehau - Fale 'o e Hau house of the champion. Fuimāono is the chief of that villiage (ko mautolu ia) 'Ilaheva marries Tagaloa 'Eitumatupu'a Tagaloalelagi -Tu'i Manu'a and 'Aho'eitu 1st Tu'i Tonga was established the supreme ruler of Sāmoa and Tonga. 'Aho'eitu was a powerful warrior and spent alot of time in 'Uvea intercourses with the Uvean princesses and establishes his line of Uvean Warrior race. This is between 950ad - 1050ad... I'm a direct descendant of Seketo'a and my family in Tonga carry the names. Io sai ia ke tau ilo'i katoa lol

[@localboi2634]

There are so many stories that need to be told...I would love a series by Netflix or other streaming company in native language like the movie passion of the Christ or one in central America...

[@localboi2634]

Not necessarily this story but any of the legends etc....

[@mkfleez5319]

Tupou Havea although the Tongan Kingdom had a very successful network under it’s kingdom, historians even stated with ACTUAL evidence that the Tu’i Tonga Kingdom fell long before the white man could sail. The fall of the Tu’i Tonga Kingdom fell after the Samoans rebelled from the tyranny of Tu’i Tonga Talakaifaiki. When other nations heard of this, they also rebelled. It is true that you occupied most of Polynesia for 4 centuries but that all came crashing down after both the Tu’i Ha’atakalaua and Tu’i Kanokupolu was formed. Tonga was not all mighty. If they did, they would still have these islands under their belts and have each island fall under Tonga and be subdivided into archipelagos like Tonga has now (Ha’apai, Vava’u, Tongatapu and Niua). If the Tongan Empire was so successful, why did they struggle so much to keep each island? Why did the natives of each occupied island HATE the empire? Why was there so much tyranny? No one has the answers to these questions except for our ancestors who actually lived during the period. We cannot speak for them because we don’t know anything, we only know what the white men teach us, and knowing the whites, they love to put bits and bobs here and there to see how we, the so called “primitive” beings would react to such things. I’m not saying the historians are wrong, they just tend to muck things up every now and then🤷‍♀️

[@mkfleez5319]

Tupou Havea for example, historians said Polynesians were the most successful navigators in the world, and now they’re trying to take it back and now saying that we found our islands by accident because we were too “primitive” to know how to navigate the ocean...

[@urotaahine1164]

Thank you for Sharing! Im just wondering if this is the "KAUULUFONUA" from Alaki-Fonua in Tonga tapu Islands or have some kind of connection please...thank you so much.

[@siosiuatakeivulai8767]

Yes he is and he is of the first dynasty tui tonga

[@kasisamoa]

@@siosiuatakeivulai8767 There were different Kau'ulufonua in different times. This is the son of Takalaua who was murdered but these guys which they tracked all the way and found them at Futuna. He only earned his name Kau'ulufonua "Fekai" after he made those two chew the kava after they knocked their teeth out before they made them chew the kava. Polynesians aren't known for cannibalism. They only do it out of rage or intimidation to make their enemy scared. Yes there were cases of cannibals at Tonga but rare like the story in Vava'u at the island of Kapa. But the names Tamasia and Malofafa does sounds like a Futuna names. I had no idea they did this kava ceremony at Futuna. I thought they brought back to Tonga and punished them at the vaifkava there...hahahaha

[@silajeep1]

People don't be surprised about the language , u should all know by now the Polynesians are related given they have the same origins. Therefore, we look similar, similar language, culture, food, stories etc. our languages could even be seen as dialects that became more distinct over time living on separate islands spread over the pacific.

[@manuhamoa]

look up "Samoic outlier language", interesting reading

[@TM686K]

@@manuhamoa Yes! Samoic Outliers share strong mutual intelligibility with most Ellician Outlier languages. Tuvaluans and Tokelauans can use their language interchangeably, I have relatives who habitually switch between languages mid sentence, the main phonological change are just some letters and thats about it. Tuvaluans use a lot of F's and S's reminiscent of Samoan whereas Tokelauan replaces both of those with H's i.e Fakafetai Lasi in Tuvaluan becomes Hakahetai Lahi in Tokelauan. When we watched the movie Mercenary on Netflix (It's about a Wallisian Rugby Player moving to France) my partner almost didn't need the subtitles when he was speaking Wallisian. I did more research and found out that a lot of Outlier languages such as Luangiuan, Sikaianan, the Niuas of Tonga, Tikopian, Rennellese, Bellonese, Kapingamarangi, Nukuoro, Vaeakau-Taumako and many more share the exact same language structure and possesive pronouns with the only difference being changes in pronounciation and phonology. Basically if someone from either of these islands spoke slowly to eachother and bore in mind changes in consanants they can very much understand eachother, Tuvaluans and Tokelauans finding it easier because they do it constantly.

[@manuhamoa]

@@TM686K yes I find our history is very beautiful and we are so intrinsically linked throughout so many Islands. I attended a huge Pacific Arts exhibition in Brisbane last year and met a PNG woman from Nukumanu Island, another Polynesian outlier who spoke very proudly of her ancestry who apparently left Samoa for Kiribati, then migrated to Nukumanu. Amazing how our people just hopped onto their va'a and headed off to other island. Thanks for your post bro. Happy New Year

[@jamiehaveka1770]

Being Sāmoan i understand what he's talking about. And listening to Futunan,Tuvaluan,Tokelauan,Niuatoputapuan and without a doubt say that the language is 95% relateable to Sāmoan.

[@11onme808]

I believe that the Futuna people are from Samoa

[@alamai7799]

Our Futunan brothers have a song that talks about migration to Futuna from Savai'i Samoa.

[@faatoiaboy987]

Yes, Futuna language is close to Samoan langiage while Uvean language is close to Tongan language. Maybe it tells something that Tongans had invaded Uvea and never Futuna as the video was implying.

[@mauifisi8720]

Holy, guy at the start sounded Tongan/Samoan

[@stupidman8375]

Futuna was made by samoans and uvea was made by tongans

[@jonyfreston256]

@@stupidman8375 were all the same people

[@fromthegroundz]

Being Tongan and having friends of other islands its safe to say he is speaking with a strong Lapita trait . The Lapita are on of the oldest civilisations that gave birth to offspring that would soon be called Tongans. Now that The Tongans are direct desendants of the Lapita . The patterns used by the Lapita are the same . These patterns have been found in Fiji , Samoa, Niue , Easter island and last but most importantly The Amazon.

[@wxyz1993]

whoa nice that goes way back

[@makamimisifisi3482]

Thank you it is time to update our knowledge. The Tongans are not descendants of Lapita. The Lapita people were not Polynesians, they were a different race. This has been proven Genetically. Even the very name Lapita is a hoax. It was a mistaken name from South East New Caledonia. There were two waves of Polynesians. All originated from Taiwan and instead of coming South as the Lapita theory has it, they went up North, to North America and down to South America. These became the formation of the Pima and the Maori people. Hawaians were the original Polynesians BC 2220. Enough to wet your appetites for further readings.

[@fromthegroundz]

Makamimisi Fisi thank you for your input but you need to go and do your research and study more on the Lapita. They were the first ocean navigaters that used boats the size of buildings with a strong language trait this trait falls in line with the people of maya, amazonia, and brazilia i have heard your theory before but it was deemed inaccurate due to the fact the pima were direct descendants of another race the indian natives. The Lapita people on the other hand they were from multiple parts of the amazon the best navigaters of the sea with multipe factions seperating and going to easter island , hawaii , nz and the whole of south pac. They decided to make HQ in Tongas capital occupying it and furthermore increasing their population millions of times therefore giving rise to the Tongans . Hawaiins were not the first polynesians it was the Lapita people. The items they used pots , plates, can be found in Tonga dating back 7000years ago.

[@joshtovo7636]

@@fromthegroundz Very interesting to read your's and also Makamisimisi Fisi as well,but hoping you two don't kick each other's backsides on this column aye 😂 Just relaxing you two and keep researching until we find the whole truth 🏝😉👍🏽

[@danielmafileo4078]

@@fromthegroundzThat’s true, oldest human artefact in Polynesia is found in Tonga and also the oldest tattoo kit in the world is found in Tonga.

[@tungarunakoiaang1795]

I'm sure Tuvaluans and Tokelauans know what he's saying. Sounds very similar to them when I hear my in-laws speak.

[@iosefotulafono6919]

Im Tokelauan and Samoan and I can understand what hes talking about

[@alcapone8024]

I'm Tongan I'm a descendant of Moungamotu'a 1st Tu'i Haatakalaua and younger brother of Tu'i Tonga Kaulufonua fekai , this man is telling the history of when the Tu'i Tonga Kaulufonua fekai chase the two Assassin's who killed his Father Tu'i Tonga Takalaua tracking them All around Tonga and caught them in Uvea and Futuna and smash all thier teeth and force them to chew hard kava plants and spit them in Kumete and they killed the Assassin's and cooked them in a umu.

[@tfh9743]

The sad and ironic part of this story is that when Tongans invaded 'Uvea, 'Uvea was "divided" because of internal conflits between north and south ... Tongans never succed in conquered the whole island of 'Uvea cause they always failed fighting northen 'Uvean... They only succed because southern 'Uvean (those pxssies x'-)) helped them planning to circle the army of northen 'uvean called the army of MOLIHINA led by Ma'ufehi Huluava from 'Alele (north of 'Uvea) in a strategic place with quicksand situated near to the Talietumu fort called, since this tragic end, the "To'aga Toto" (refering to the blood of the northen warriors). I can't change the past but i mean if 'Uvea was "united" in that time, i guess not a single body would "tread the sand" (like in Futuna, Tongans lost not 1 but 2 tentatives of invasion, the first led by Ga'asi'alili and the second by Kau'ulufonua fekai).

[@paulvuni532]

the proof is in the pudding. Uvea culture is very much Tongan. so, if Uvea had their own culture before the Tongan invasion, it has basically been phased out. which therefore means, that either Uveans are of Tongan blood or Tongan warriors conquered Uvea and imposed their culture on them...

[@alfredtameifuna8928]

In Niuatoputapū, there are 40 Ancient Monuments and Mounds. 2 Ancient stone structures on the eastern tip of Niuatoputapū which is "Mata ki Ha'amoa" - face to Sāmoa and "Mata ki 'Uvea" - face to Uvea. 'Ilaheva Tongantapu call her Va'epopua from Niuatoputapū, Falehau - Fale 'o e Hau - house of the champion marries Tagaloa 'Eitumatupu'a - Tagaloalelagi Tu'i Manu'a from Manu'a and 'Aho'eitu 1st Tu'i Tonga is established. 'Ilaheva is a daughter of Seketo'a (great warrior) and he is grandson of TOA/To'a 'Puaka'tefisi who was part Tu'i Fiti/Viti from the Ancient Fijian Warlords from Bau. 'Aho'eitu 1st Tu'i Tonga spent alot of time in Uvea intercourses with the Uvean Women creating an Uvean warrior race. 'Aho'eitu was the supreme ruler of Sāmoa and Tonga at that time a great warrior. I'm I direct descendant of Seketo'a, 'Ilaheva and if your of the Bloodlines? You know abit more than the casual and so called professed pacific historians. You need to be weary where your information is obtained from... so much fabrication b.s floating around.

[@muchofas]

Much love to the brothers and sisters back in the home land 🇹🇴✨ ofa atu all of y'all

[@thebrownhymnbookvolumesone2469]

We all Polynesians and another COOL story of our ancestors! Thanks bruddah!

[@josemacbeth1641]

Any Uvean here that can say if this is true "Malo Lailai (Greeting In fagauvean) alright so there was a legend of a powerful warrior who was referred to as ahu'eto he was a power legendary warrior who conquered the people of Fanguvea. He was from what we called in our legend and myths "Polianga oe fukau ngàahe tahi tui tonga' which translates to 'land and kingdom of adventures seas." After conquering the island it was said that he intermarried with a local ouvean women. After that he would bring many tongans to intermarry with the locals which brought the rise of fagauvea. The son of Aho'etu who was referred to as Mana'tukua who was known as the legendary chief of fagauvea he helped unify the whole of uvea island by the help of Mighty tongan warriors. This legend is mainly about "the rise of fagauvea" or "kou e Mahiki xere hake le fagauvea."

[@semilangi5432]

Tuitonga Kauulufonua Fekai is around 1450AD

[@tikaaupito2134]

Uvea & Futuna are Tongan names.. the first inhabitants were Tongans from the Ha’apai group of Tonga, thus making it a Tongan colony - the Samoa influence in Futuna is a recent history during the Malietoa period in Samoa, many fled cannibalism that had taken hold of the island to Futuna thus effecting the Futuna dialect..

[@tikaaupito2134]

Fijians today, aren’t even native to Fiji so how you figure, Uvea origin is from Fiji??

[@manuhamoa]

@@tikaaupito2134 you're right, there is Iti/Hiti/Fiti/Fisi pre and post Melanesian arrivals. Polynesians arrived long before those with Melanesian DNA arrived into our homelands.

[@renegade9064]

@Tika Aupito, I agree with what you say.

[@tevitawai7159]

Uvean society is Fijian not Tongan or Samoan they was given Tongan women and Samoan women from Futuna. Sigava and etc are Fijian villages their families live in vanalevu and JuJu in rotuma and lauan islands and tavunie.

[@tevitawai7159]

@@tikaaupito2134 uvea is Fijian in origin I'm telling you back the fk off they invaded Tonga with Fijian they rule Tonga from vauvau I'm telling you back the fk off Fijian shit you going to get slap. Their speaking a lauan dailect and northern Fijian which is similar to Samoan so if you don't know anything shut the fk up

[@midgetturn6740]

Is there a way to have this video translated into english?id love to learn more about the tongan history overseas\abroad.... Malo aupito! Manu pato kalekale

[@tatuloa]

Tonga is a small group of Islands , with limited resources . Like all human history , what you need and don't have , one attempts to first trade , failing that , you take it by force .. The push back however was orchestrated by Samoa , Tongan settlers descendent of the original invaders . 'uvea , Futuna , Lotuma are tucked deep into Melanesian larger and more populace Nations .. The fear and stone forts were safe guards against Melanesians.. Who did not relinquish any large Islands to Poly invaders , to this day ..

[@ornellaltna2728]

Alofa atu tonton mo le famili fuli i Futuna ❤

[@liaslgkltn986]

#NukuAlofa #Kolonui 😍❤ loku ga fa kolo fulumalie ❤🔐

[@Riff22741]

Tu’i Manu’a eastern Samoa had long been to the Futuna Islands well before Tonga Empire was around

[@lewiskalaniuvalu2280]

Umm does anyone understand I need a translator someone tell me what he was saying

[@blvckeinstein5734]

I totally understand what hes saying.. hes half russian half mayan.

[@tiaaug283]

Funny how their language is similar to Samoan....

[@matemaatongastayfefeka3878]

He's not speaking full Tongan stupid ass

[@nautikient2151]

Kb hes not speaking actual tongan

[@quadeevans6484]

Well even though they are different all Polynesian languages are related tongan and samoan are western polynesian languages

[@marleyelabee9750]

The fact that I thought Tongan and Samoan languages were the only two really similar until I watched this video...I thought Futuna was a part of Western Samoa I need to sit down and study my Pacific Islands a lil bit more deeper.

[@moneybeatz1494]

So many historians in here. 💩🤙

[@undergroundrhodes5539]

You can hear the Tongan, Samoan and ni’ihau language from Hawaii interesting

[@folautribe]

The United Kingdom of Tonga 🇹🇴 Tui Tonga meaning (King Of The South) was created to stop all Polynesian from crossing to Antarctica. (Land of the unknown). Tongan hand down knowledge of understanding weather (safety), Ocean (road) readings starts (map) that allow the King army to travel anywhere in the South Pacific Ocean! According to Tui Tonga orders.

[@originalclaymoreboy728]

Sorry I've heard eastern polynesian elders talking of sailing to Antarctica in the old days. They were searching for Aotearoa but was missguided and went further south to the land of ice because they saw no green parts of land they felt the cold and decided to turn back. So you can forget that siko theory on how the tui tonga tried to stop us polynesians from going there, cause I don't even think they even knew of Antarctica.

[@paulinehalaifonua]

@A J history remains that Tonga is the heart of the Pacific Samoa is Haamoa means 🐔 Tonga is the center and the Haamonga is the gateway to where time begins or gateway to the Tui Toga empire of course now in western education they located north south west east but in history Samoa was our North and NZ was our South Fiji is our west and Niue cook island easter island locate to our East. Remember even if it South all island know it is TongaEiki the land of Lords means the Royal Island or Sacred south Tongatapu never to step foot on by other pacific island or even British or whiteman to colonize never our empire was a success and control Samoa Futuna Uvea Niue Cook Island Fiji Tuvalu Rotuma Vanuatu Solomon part of PNG and Part of NZ period.... Hope i educate you

[@malakaireview559]

Tongans pretty much ruled the islands and still do up to this day!

[@jhzsssdft3961]

nah never ruled futuna srry.

[@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO]

@@tiotiwilliams8311 Exactly they think they were God's back then pfft, Tui Tonga was a son of a Samoan Tamali'is (King) known as Tui Manu'a

[@francois9747]

Tongans don't rule anything other than deported convicts, and meth.

[@tiaaug283]

Tongans just rule eating horse 🍆 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@originalclaymoreboy728]

Time for you to take a horse shet tuku ho loi you lost on every island you tried to take.

[@RastasNevaDie]

This is how Samoan language is supposed to sound lol

[@jonyfreston256]

Until the missionary came and change it😂😂

[@manuhamoa]

Kiki, se sole, ia malamalama lelei le eseesega o uiga o upu nei, Faasamoa, Faatoga ma Faafiti. Afai e te malamalama lelei uiga o nei upu, matea e te iloa le mafuaaga ua faauiga ai Faafiti e tutusa ma le "tete'e". E le o le pipi'i ia Tagaloa, ae o le tete'e o tatou tagata o uiga ma aganuu o tagata Mauli. Malamalama lelei le autu ma le taua o le igoa lenei o Tagaloa, ma le taua o le upu taipei.

[@jonyfreston256]

@@manuhamoa fa'amalie atu uso....i understand the full story of tagaloa...but im talking about my people in Savaii

[@manuhamoa]

@@jonyfreston256, O fea o Savaii lena e nonofo ai ou tagata lena e te faimai ai? Si au uo lena o Ratu ua soo uma ata Polenisia o tusia ai o tele o nuu Samoa o nuu Fiti. E mo'i? O ai uma la nuu Fiti o loo I Samoa?

[@jonyfreston256]

@@manuhamoa oute sau mai Samata uta and ratu didn't tell me this....the story of fijians were told by my father that we were from fiki.......U should whats Sa means if u dont know this

[@familyfirst5274]

imagine the Pacific all as a empire , DAMN 😮

[@drake-xt1dp]

Check this out.... Rennell and Bellona province ...in Solomon Islands

[@davidmccormack7021]

The subtitles seems a bit off

[@liaslgkltn986]

😍❤ #NukuAlofa mon chez moi ❤🔐

[@viseaho5848]

Must of been during the Tui Manu’a dynasty

[@solleilua]

❤️❤️

[@ivespoken8902]

holy f i grew up thinking that we Tongans were a peaceful and loving, christian people...little that i know we were crazy, trying to conquer the pacific??? lol

[@logo-llodo8935]

Same here I thought Tongans were friendly people hence the 'friendly islands' but apparently we were a$$#oles 😂.

[@Lray.channel]

This is futunian language... From futuna

[@jaymann7566]

Times when we ruled majority of the pacific !!! True warriors of the pacific !!!

[@sisiliafunaki1428]

I'm descended from aho eitu the first tu'i tonga but his. Father Tangaloa i think is half Maori which means I'm also descended from Maori people but I don't know.what tribe I'm from i swear to god I'm descended from them

[@jonyfreston256]

😂😂😂but Sa Tagaloa is half fijian and half samoan......his father is Samalaeloa from Safotu tribe in Savaii.......He's not maori😂😂😂

[@manuhamoa]

+Sisilia, Aho'eitu's father is Tagaloa Aitumatupua, full Samoan. Aho'eitu's mother Ilaheva Va'epopua was Tongan. The word Maori is derived from the word Mao'i (Samoa), evolved to Ma'ohi (Tahiti), the Maoli (Hawaii) and finally Maori (Niue, 'Avaiki & Aotearoa). This word simply means indigenous. So Tagaloa was a Samoa Mao'i.

[@manuhamoa]

@Ratu Tui the realest preacher another new username I see. Do they keep deleting your comments and barring you lol. Hey Aussie fella, keep to your own Aussie history. Polynesian arrived more than a thousand years into Polynesia before your Melanesian kind arrived and adopted our culture and borrowed some of our language. Enjoy living down under and leave Polynesia alone...throw another shrimp on the barbie mate....lol

[@manuhamoa]

@Ratu Tui the realest preacher stop harping on post Melanesian arrival, Tongans, Samoans, Tokelauns, Cook Islanders all lived on Hiti, before your kind arrived. You couldn't name a single Tui Fiti when I asked you. Why? Anyway, enjoy Aussie mate..and don't forget to put another shrimp on the barbie chohooo

[@manuhamoa]

@Ratu Tui the realest preacher your comment "I own you tama from day one shut up boy", your words are so belligerent and possessive, a reflection of the Melanesian like manner your kind brought into Polynesia. We sailed past your Marata where you were stuck for around 40,000 years something you clearly ignore and yet it's written in your Melanesian Fisi history. Because your kind couldn't sail long distances, your people hitched a ride with our cousins to arrive in our homelands. We acknowledge we are Tumua and you acknowledge stories about war. Hence why I say, stick to your Australia and tell us about your links to the indigenous of Australia. I'm sure you feel you own them too. Frankly, the only thing you own, is your precious Australian Medicare Card dearest talavou.

[@jmjm1920]

More of Tongatapu language no need translation as Tongan Empire

[@nathantgnmlhko605]

Futuna 💪

[@anaohina659]

the only part of this legend I question is where the Tongan warriors got tricked by a lady...nope didn't happen...Tongan men don't listen to our women let alone any lady from anywhere...

[@gtp8734]

😂 😂 😂

[@amiwolfgram3490]

Mooni lahi

[@annayruthy9685]

He is Samoan no futuna

[@tasilua1051]

Its almost like samoan!

[@loulouloulou9533]

FROM FUTUNA FUTUNA FUTUNA

[@tfh9743]

See moe mimi

[@SaneleMtk]

Ea koa trevis🤣

[@zepkauvaka8316]

Your story is weak and flawed, it can't be taken seriously....

[@mrisen20]

what is this french dialect of the tongan language lol

[@josemacbeth1641]

To all Tongans just so you know the furthest we can remember of our place of origin is the Lau group(Lapita migration) in Fiji called Pulotu. We were a Pulotu warring clan who came to Tonga and waged war in Samoa. Both Islands weren't named yet lol. The Tu'i Tonga came from there on.

[@moefiki9901]

Lol whaaaa?

[@josemacbeth1641]

@@moefiki9901 Hikule'o was always at Pulotu and our royalties spirits after death shall return to Pulotu. Kava, ufi kahokaho all me'a fkeiki came from Pulotu.

[@moefiki9901]

@@josemacbeth1641 we perceive pulotu as different places, tonga claims fiji as pulotu. Samoa says falealupo

[@josemacbeth1641]

@@moefiki9901 I don't know anything about Samoa's Pulotu. Fijian scholars knows of the Pulotu we Tongan originated from. It's in the Lau group since Tangaloa, Maui and Hikule'o.

[@moefiki9901]

@@josemacbeth1641 our Pulotu is in Falealupo, Savaii. It's also called Fafā o Sauali'i. But yes, we have different versions of where Pulotu is.

[@biggtony2697]

😂😂😂😂 yall allmoust sound like us Tongan malo ofa atu

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

🙂🙂🙂🐓🥥🥥

[@lisiatepalu7737]

He speak Futuna close to Tongan languages

[@plocc9126]

Futuna is samoan dialect. Uvea has more of tongan dialect due to tongan stowaways after Futuna(Samoan descendants) kicked them.out.

[@horsekfobster7823]

@@plocc9126 Bruh shut your bitch ass up. “Tongan stowaways”. Tonga was there before Samoa, Tu’i Tonga is the most dominant in Polynesian history. Y’all Samoans stay hating because deep down y’all know your culture came from Tu’i Tonga

[@increasepeace4996]

​@@horsekfobster7823 stfu. I see you on multiple videos talking shit about Samoans. Obsessed loser 😂

[@adrianagrimaldi9773]

Kote kote faka Niua 😂😂

[@PJ-tp5dh]

Tonga used to slave Futuna Samoa and Fiji

[@josemacbeth1641]

It's only the Lau Group. Defeated Tongan warriors from Tonga ran away to the Lau group and started their own little clan there lol

[@mrisen20]

@@josemacbeth1641 Nah, if it wasn't for the British, Fiji would be part of Tonga today. Good choice Fiji, but now you share your land with Indians and bend the knee when the British royal family is around.

[@mrisen20]

@solitary Thanks to Great Britain. Proofs on the flag. Bend the knee!

[@Urundies]

@yourlocalKVT [🇮🇱] Christianity? Ur probably a kid coz u dont even know ur own history the King of Tonga is the one who bought christianity to Fiji learn ur history kid

[@Urundies]

@yourlocalKVT [🇮🇱] like i said ur a kid

[@teopagatele963]

Faka matala loi fai 😂😂😂😂

[@tfh9743]

Hahaha ma'oki ? 'E mo'oni koa takotou 'u hisitolia ? Pe'e kau osi peia ite lea ae mai chépa où "pourquoi tu mens ?" Hahahaha malo tehi

[@keyboardemperor3540]

Arrogant Tongan chiefs have been teaching their people wrong for generations and everyone just went along with it. Tonga, Futuna, east Vanuatu, south eastern parts of the Solomon's and Tuvalu settlers were all just Fijian origins settling lands outside of Fiji. For hundreds of years and the intermixing with the Samoans (who sprouted from the Tahiti stock), these people settled these lands and became their own sovereignty. Fiji held power in the entire South Pacific ocean for about 500 years before the rise of other Polynesian kingdoms as well as the rise of the British empire and ultimately, gave way to the decline of the Fijian empire. All the answers to our origins not only by word of mouth. Written forms of history have been stored deep in the ground by white folk and the corrupted leaders of every Pacific Island. If you're able to make the trip, try visiting 3 places in the Pacific that holds all the answers. Cikobia island in Fiji's far northeast, Rano Raraku in Easter Island and Niutoua in Tonga, the answers to our dispersal and the might of the Fijian empire are hidden beneath these locations

[@paulvuni532]

ignoramus. Tongan influence is seen in Fiji, Samoa and Uvea, not vice versa. The Tongan warriors invaded these countries and left their cultures there to this day. Lau in Fiji and Upolu in Samoa, Uvea. There is no remnant of Fijians in Tonga so Correct your ignorance.

[@Riff22741]

But Tu’i Manu’a was already ruling all the South Pacific Islands including parts of Fiti well before 1st tonga empire 😂

[@keyboardemperor3540]

@@paulvuni532 "there is no remnant of Fijians in Tonga" bro there's literally a whole settlement there plus every Tongan carry some Fijian DNA. There's no way you think Tonga conquered anything in Fiji. Lau was a small province with a few islands, no leader and a population of humble fishermen. Tonga basically rolled through there (in canoes built by Fijians I should add) and took control of a bunch of villages. You will definitely not read about this anywhere but Tongans thought went north and got slaughtered by 1 village in Taveuni. One village. There was some help from their cousins the Pusiloa across the bay in Vanua Levu but that intent to start war in a different part of the land ended before it even started.

[@horsekfobster7823]

@@keyboardemperor3540 White archeologists only acknowledge Tu’i Tonga as the ONLY empire in ancient Oceania. Y’all always say, “don’t let a palagi tell you your history” but we’re supposed to listen to a bunch of Samoans with myths as their evidence 😂

[@keyboardemperor3540]

@@horsekfobster7823 and yet you have no evidence to show for it.