Tongans in Fiji. 🇫🇯 🇹🇴
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- Isn't variety the spice of life? Are you like me fascinated by the world's richness, its many cultures and traditions? Well, in this vlog, I visit 'Apitonga' (or 'Api Tonga') in Suva, Fiji. This is a home away from home for the Tongan community in Fiji. Now that I've said all that, watch this vlog and gaze in admiration at the amazing waist ornaments worn by men and women.
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I served my mission in Fiji and I am Tongan from the states. I was there when Ratu Mara passed I remember seeing these Fijians wearing the taovala in Suva and I was wondering why they were wearing taovalas because I had thought only Tongans wore those. It was not until ill I lived in Fiji that I became familiar with the people of Lau. They always loved me and let me in there house because I was Tongan.
You must have some great memories, Mike. Yes, the ta'ovala is very big in the eastern part of Fiji because of the Tongan influence. I know a Tongan lady in Fiji who makes ta'ovalas. I think I might get her to make me one so that I can wear it next time i visit the Apitonga in Suva.
@@ThePaleBlueDot yes I do have lot great memories with all the people in fiji. Fijian and indo-fijian. Yes u should ask the tongan lady to make u a taovala and wear it next u go to tongan function. Question how do u know so much about tongan influence and connection in fiji?
@@mikemailei4491 Hi Mike. I've read a lot about Fiji's history plus I have a few Tongan friends too.
@4liH 7I8 text atu ki eku fika
Valu noa taha -ua tolu noa-ono ua ua valu.
U speak tongan toko?
@4liH 7I8 ikai ke lava totongi ho telfoni pea oku ke fie mau ke totongi au ke ako lea fisi lol.
This guy is good at talking, mabe one day you can film a documentry of the whole pacific .
Vinaka, Ilaisa. You took the words right out of my mouth! That is exactly my intention. To cover every aspect of culture and history in the Pacific (all Pasifika countries). There’s so much here it blows my mind away. 😃😃
Thanks man.
Very much enjoyed this video, love from Tonga 🇹🇴💓.
Thank you, Au502. I wanted to cover the Official Birthday of HM King Tupou VI in Fiji in July but the Delta variant of the Coronavirus has spread quite widely here so nothing has been possible.
Awesome video! I was in Fiji in 2012 studied at Laucala Campus and spend most of the time here at ApiTonga in the former building and I am surprised at how beautiful this building turned out 🤩 thanks for sharing!
By the way that Tongan guy you shook hands with and said he had a beautiful taovala is my best friends husband
@@TimTam945 I need to get myself a taovala. They’re such beautiful ornaments. 🇹🇴
No problem. It’s a masterpiece of design. 🇹🇴🇫🇯🙌🏼
Great insight of Fiji's connection with Tonga and the shared culture's of both countries.
Thanks Robbie. Just planning a trip to an ancient Fijian hill fort in Vatia. Hopefully, I should be vlogging there this Saturday. You’ll like that one!
You should visit the Tavuni fort in Nasigatoka that has close claims of linkage to Tongan royalty, and lays claim to the name of the province to a Tongan Prince who landed on their shores on a floatation bed of coconuts. He was fair but badly burnt and hoarse from being at sea for so long. They called him 'the hoarse one' - na droga
@@OrisiRabukawaqa Yes, I know about that one. I am hoping to visit it. However, I will be visiting one of the greatest hillforts in the Pacific in Vatia, Ba. This one is called Vatutaqiri/Vatuvatuva. It was last explored in the early 2000s. I am hoping to go this weekend but it all depends on the current situation. We're having a few issues with pandemic lockdowns.
@@ThePaleBlueDot that's my village!
@Yourfijilovercalio 02 Wow! Thanks for that bit of info. I'm always keen to learn more about the ties between Fiji and Tonga. :)
Love your enthusiasm even though some of them clearly didn’t want to talk to you. Well done, your videos are awesome lol
Thanks Petelo! I think I'm like a child wide-eyed with enthusiasm sometimes! Don't worry, they did want to talk. I just had to go about it the right way. The day before I visited the hall and they were having a feast and they very cordially invited me to join them.
Wonderful you'll be surprised theirs a lot of other nationalities in Fiji like Indians, Habanabans, Samoans, Tokelauans and many others
I’d like to meet many other Pacific island communities in Fiji in their cultural context. Suva is such a wonderful mix.
It's banabans not habanaban
@@sumintradevi9616 Correct! :)
@@ThePaleBlueDot I'm from Banaba or Rabi. Hope you have time to visit the island or meet the people while travelling. Good to know the culture too
@@Deysin. Most certainly! Rabi Island is high in my list. 😃
Your so brave walking around with your camera filming people and talking to them unexpectedly 🤣🤣. Everytime you walk up to someone I feel nervous.🤣 But I'm glad you do! So much better with interaction.
Yes! It's easier in Fiji and across the Pacific. I even do it in Italy where I've been living for a couple of years. :)
@@ThePaleBlueDot I do remember you saying somewhere that you previously lived in 🇮🇹 Italy! I was bummed you didn't make videos there too, 😆! But I read someone in the comments suggested you do other island in the Pacific in the future! That would be a great adventure for you to do 😏
@@atlas5651 I know! I should have made a few vlogs there, Truth be told, starting up a TH-cam channel never occurred to me while I was in Italy. I lived in Matera in Basilicata and travelled extensively around the region. I will be going back for about 6 months to show everyone a lot of the beauty I encountered.
I O, talofa lava, Bula si'a,Malo E lelei, mahalo, kiaorana, kiaora..
Samoa, Tonga, Fiji & Rarotonga have history together...this why we call them our ( Aiga, whenua, fimili, Vanua 🇳🇿🇼🇸🇹🇴🇫🇯🇨🇰🇦🇸...
Thank you for that Issy. :)
Tongans have been grazing the shores of Fiji for many,many years before Europeans arrival. I am a direct descendant of Maile Latamai the Tui Pelehake of Tonga who was banished to Fiji due to some disagreement. Male,malie.
100% correct. Warfare was raging in the Fiji Islands when WMS missionaries arrived from Tonga in 1835, and it was not until 1849 that they achieved their first conversions of importance: that of the Tui Nayau, paramount chief of the Lau group. When Fijian chief Cakobau of Bau, overlord of the Lau group, learnt of this conversion he threatened war against the Laus. But large numbers of Tongans occupied Lakeba in the Laus, and so Cakobau desisted. Because he did not attack, the Tongan chief Ma'afu - who had come to Fiji in 1847 and who, as of 1853, governed the Tongans there by appointment of his cousin King George Tupou I of Tonga - rose to prominence as Cakobau's chief rival. The Tongan Ma'afu also knew how to use both the Wesleyan mission there and its many Tongan converts, among them mission teachers, to influence and persuade local Fijians to endorse the Tongan cause. Cakobau became embroiled in warfare elsewhere and lost, leading to internal rebellion and insurrection. His chiefdom was on the point of collapse.
@Valu What an amazing slice of Tongan/Fijian history. Thank you! One of my future projects is spend some time out in Tonga exploring its rich culture and history. It’s nearness was brought home by the underwater volcanic eruption in Tongan waters. I heard it here in Fiji!
@Valu What an amazing slice of Tongan/Fijian history. Thank you! One of my future projects is to spend some time out in Tonga exploring its rich culture and history. It’s nearness was brought home by the underwater volcanic eruption in Tongan waters. I heard it here in Fiji!
@Valu Vinaka! Lovely comments for which I am very grateful. It's my intention to uncover as much of Fiji's ancient and modern history as well as explore other parts of the Pacific. The day before yesterday I posted a vlog on an abandoned Fijian village called Delaikorocula which might interest you.
Beautiful people!! and beautiful building!! I recognise some people. I like to give some flowers to plant outside the building. let me know
aspecialy white and pink ginger 😍
What a nice gesture! I hope you get a response soon. 😃👏🇫🇯
And sinukakala and misimisi too
Blessing Api Tonga ofa adu 😍😍😇😇
Thanks for sharing . Lovely singing .
Cheers Shane!
Thank you so much for this video! I loved it! :))
Thank you for watching and leaving a thoughtful comment! 😃👍✌️
@@ThePaleBlueDot I’ve been binge watching your videos haha! Keep the good content up Sir! :))
@@gatsbyv1220 Thank you! I feel very honoured! I have great stories coming up soon!
We build on JESUS CHRIST THE SOLID ROCK ...
you almost reaching 1k keep up the good the work
Thank you! Yes, nearly there. I haven't done much vlogging recently because of the Covid crisis Fiji has been hit by. It's sad for the country and deeply frustrating for me. Oh, well. Hopefully, better days ahead.
beautiful video ! love it ! 😍
Thank you, Siutiti! :)
Love this👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thanks Kayer! I had a great time and made a vlog. Best of both worlds! :)
Gorgeous building
It is. I can’t wait to return for a Tongan cultural night when there’s singing and dancing. All part of life’s rich tapestry.
@@ThePaleBlueDot let's see your next vlog on a Tongan night of fun, dancing, praying
Awesome 👏
Thanks!! 😃😃
Our TA'OVALA or WRAP AROUND THERE IS A MEANING TO THAT ,THAT OUR TA'OVALA ,KIEKIE, MEANING THAT " OUR CULTURE ALWAYS BE WITH US NOMATTER WHERE WE ARE IN THIS WORLD SO WE ALWAYS REMEMBER WHERE WE COME FROM, OFAATU MY GGGREAT GPA FATANI TAVAKE ,HE WENT TO FIJI HIS SISTER TU'INAVU N HE NEVER COME BACK TO TONGA ,ALWAYS THINKING OF THEM,OFAATU TONGAN IN FIJI EE,❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! I hope to make a return trip to Apitonga soon.
Thanks for the video
Thank you for watching Sione! :)
Beautiful structure..
Yes, indeed.
Very nice Api Tonga
Thank you 😊
Tonga ruled Fiji for at least 1000 years. You can tell by the admixture in the population. Fijians are a lot bigger and stronger than those in PNG and the Solomons.
Very true. 😃🙌🏽🙌🏽🫶🏽🙏🏽👍🏽
@@ThePaleBlueDot I noticed the same thing with Fiji Indians in 🇨🇦. They are taller and stronger. I think the little one was 6'2.
@@DeepVerma728 That’s very tall! 😂
You’re correct but not the whole of Fiji. Only the Eastern Part of Fiji where King Maafu ruled.
Don't mean to be rude friend but just want to make a Correction it's kiekie not kiakia
That’s correct.
Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Thanks for watching! 😃
Vinaka ..
Sir read our tongan history when JESUS CHRIST CAME TO OUR SMALL ISLAND 🏝️ THE DAY WHEN TUPOU I GAVE TONGA TO JESUS CHRIST TO BECOME THEIR LORD AND SAVIOUR GOD ALMIGHTY
Thank you I will do :)
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At least have some effort to pronounce the Tongan words 💯
Hes doing better then some white wana b that trys to gain views from exploiting our culture