Pasifika glossary of terms
F
- Fakaalofa lahi atu
- Meaning – Greetings/Hello
Country of Origin – Niue (Vagahau Niue)
K
- Kia Orāna
- Meaning – Greetings/Hello
Country of Origin – Cook Islands Māori (Kūki ‘Āirani
Māori
M
- Mauri
- Meaning – Greetings/Hello
Country of Origin – Kiribati (Te taetae ni Kiribati)
- Mālo ni
- Meaning – Greetings/Hello
Country of Origin – Tokelau (Te Gagana Tokelau)
- Mālō e lelei
- Meaning – Greetings/Hello
Country of Origin – Tonga (Lea Faka-Tonga)
N
- Ni sa bula vinaka
- Meaning – Greetings/Hello
Country of Origin – Fiji (Vosa Vakaviti)
- Noa’ia
- Meaning – Greetings/Hello
Country of Origin – Rotuman (Fäeag Rotuạm)
T
- Talofa
- Meaning – Greetings/Hello
Country of Origin – Tuvalu (Te Gana Tuvalu)
- Tālofa lava
- Meaning – Greetings/Hello
Country of Origin – Samoa (Gagana Samoa)
