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Ko e Fakana‘ana‘a ‘a e Fānau ‘a ‘Ulukālala
Ko e ta‘anga fakana‘ana‘a Koe fakafatu, fakafa‘u, ‘ehe punake kakato ta‘e‘iloa Vava‘u
1. Ka malū pea tau ē kakapu
‘Ihe ‘Otumotulalo[1] ‘o Vava‘u
Pea hangē pē ‘oku te folau
Kau ka vikia hangofia[2] atu
5. Neu tu‘u he toa ‘i Longomapu[3]
Tapa kihe Fakafanua‘amanu[4]
Kihe utu mai ‘ae motu ko Talau
Moe konga vao ‘i Pāhalau
‘Ohuafi kuo langa‘ia ‘ehe haha
10. Kuo tulekina ‘ehe tokelau[5]
‘O tokoto hifo ‘i Tolungahaku[6]
Falefata moe Hala Malumalu[7]
‘O mamata he loto ko ‘Utuuafu
Ha‘u ta tūkua he Hala Ngutungutu[8]
15. Kata hifo ki Tulukingavava‘u
Moe si‘i hifonga ‘i ‘Anaefu
Fanongoa mei ‘Anapupu
Si‘i ngala ‘ae ‘Otukalongalu[9]
Fakapō kuo langa ‘a ‘atu
20. Kuo fakaholo ki tokelau
Kuo kapa talifaki ē manu
‘I Tu‘ungasika[10] mo Luafatu
Luamoko moe motu ko Kitu
Si‘i falō ‘ae motu ko Vou
20. Kuo tafitonga ‘ehe malu
Uoi seuke! Na‘a koha mala
Hoto ‘ofa ki Vava‘u kuo langa
He fonua ne ngali kātoanga
Na‘e taha pē kiai ē tala
30. ‘Ihe lautele moe folivaka
Mo hono lelei fai‘eva‘anga
Kapau Ha‘afuluhao[11] hena taha
Pea ha‘u mu’a ‘o fanongo he ta‘anga
Viki ka tō lulunga[12]
35. ‘Alo ‘i tu‘a Hunga
Ka ko Totokafonua
Te tu‘u ‘i Tauta ‘o mamata ki Taula
Moe si‘i siale ‘o Mu‘omu‘a[13]
Ha maau koe ‘e ‘ikai matatua
40. Koloto ke tuku ‘a Tongatapu[14]
Moe Matahangale[15] kau ‘alu
Koe‘uhi ke lelu ai si‘eku ‘ofa
Kihe liku ‘i Matuanua
Si‘i manusiu ē ‘ene ngā
45. Koe mohe ‘apē ki Liku‘ā
Kae ‘ā kihe Fonongatoa[16]
‘O sio hifo he Toalofa
Kihe mapuna hake ‘ae la‘ā
‘Ihe hakenga ‘o Lepuhā[17]
50. ‘O toli he vao kulukona
Ke ‘omi ke fiuhekina ‘e taha
Ma‘ama teunga fakaNiua
Ke ngangatu hotau pōhiva
Ngaahi nouti fakafika ‘i ‘olunga:
[1] ‘Otumotulalo – ‘Oku toe ui pē koe ‘Otumotutonga, ‘o ‘uhinga ‘ae ‘tonga’ kihe saute (south), ‘aia ‘oku toe ‘iloa ko ‘lalo’ (down-under) koe ‘otumotu ‘oku tu‘u he ‘fakatonga’ (pē ‘fakalalo’) ‘o ‘Utavava‘u; vakai kihe tokelau (north), ‘oku toe ‘iloa koe ‘‘olunga’ (north).
[2] Hangofia – ‘Oku matamata mo ngalingali koe ‘hangafia,’ ‘o hangē koe ‘vikia,’ ‘sania,’ ‘siofia,’ ‘āfia,’ moe ‘hūfia,’ ‘aia ‘oku ‘uhinga ‘ae ‘hangafia’ koe feitu’u ‘oku ‘hanga’ kiai ha taha pē me’a.
[3] Longomapu – ‘Oku tu’u ‘ae fanga ko ‘Onetale (pē Fanga’onetale moe Funga’onetale) na’e fua lītaula ai ‘ae ongo toutai, tautai, moe kaivai ‘iloa Sēpeni ko Molele (1781) mo Malasipina (1793) he muifonua ‘fakahihifo’ (pē ‘fakalulunga’) ‘o ‘Utavava‘u, ‘o hanga kihe motu ko Hunga, pea moe Tu’ungasika (pē Tu’ungasika-‘a-Maui) hona vaha‘a.
[4] Fakafanua‘amanu – ‘Oku ‘uhinga kihe ‘hū-he-ngalu-moe-peau’ (kuo heke fakanounou kihe ‘hūngaluopea’), ‘o hangē koe ‘akau, limu, moe veve ‘oku tētē ‘i tahi hono ‘fepalekina’ ‘ehe ngalu moe peau,’ ‘aia ‘oku hoko koe ‘fonua ‘oe manu’ (fakafanua’amanu pē ‘fakafonua‘amanu’), ‘aia koe mālōlō’anga ‘oe manupuna moe manusiufonua he moana; vakai kihe ‘fonua’ ‘oe ‘akau.
[5] Tokelau – ‘Oku toe ‘iloa ko ‘‘olunga’ (up-above) moe ‘noate’ koe liliulea Tonga mei he lea ‘Ingilisi koe ‘north;’ vakai kihe ‘tonga,’ ‘aia ‘oku toe ‘iloa koe ‘saute’ koe liliulea mei he lea ‘Ingilisi koe ‘south.’ Vakai kihe ‘tō’olunga’ ha folau koe folau ‘oku ‘tōtokelau’ pē ‘tōnoate’ mo ‘tōlalo’ ha folau koe folau ‘oku ‘tōtonga’ pē ‘tōsaute.’
[6] Tolungahaku – ‘Oku manakoa ‘ae hakau ni ‘oku tu’u ‘i tu’a Hunga koe toutai’anga mohu mo fonu ika.
[7] Hala Malumalu – ‘Oku toe ‘iloa koe Hala Malu ‘o Talau.
[8] Hala Ngutungutu – ‘Oku ‘uhinga kihe Hala Liku moe Hala Mato, ‘aia ‘oku tu’u he ngutungutu lilifa mo mato.
[9] ‘Otukalongalu – ‘Oku lahi ngāue’aki koe ‘Utukalongalu koe tupu mei he ‘heke’ ‘ae lea mei he ‘‘otu’ kihe ‘‘utu.’
[10] Tu‘ungasika – ‘Oku ui kakato koe Tu’ungasika-‘a-Maui; Vakai kihe Longomapu.
[11] Ha‘afuluhao – ‘Oku nāgue’aki koe hingoa fakatenetene ‘o Vava’u koe ma’u mei he lea Ha’amoa koe ‘safulusao’ (moe Vava’u mei he Vavau fakaHāmoa) ‘o toe kau ai ‘ae Vava’ulahi (he loto-to’a moe loto-māfana), Vava’uta’efietō, Lolo’ahalaevalu (pē Lolo), Fatafatamāfana (pe Fatamāfana), Matapā’opalataisi, moe ‘Iteni’oe’otukaveinga.
[12] Lulunga – ‘Oku ‘uhinga kihe ‘hihifo’ (west), ‘o hangē koe ‘Otu, ‘Otumotu Lulunga (pē ‘Otu, ‘Otumotu Hihifo), ‘o kau ai ‘a Ha’afeva mo Kotu, moe ‘Otu, ‘Otumotu Mu’omu’a (‘Otumu’omu’a), ‘aia ko Nōmuka mo Nomukeiki ‘ihe ‘Otu, ‘Otumotu Ha’apai (‘Otuha’apai); na’e ma’u ‘ae lea ‘lulunga’ mei he ‘autō pē faka’autō ‘ae la’ā mei he tokelau he’ene ‘hopo’ mo ‘hake’ ki ‘olunga meihe hahake he’ene ‘tō’ mo ‘hifo’ ki hihifo, ‘o ‘uhinga ia ‘oku ‘lulunga’ ae la’ā he’ene hifo mei ‘olunga he tokelau ke tō ki hihifo ‘i lalo he tonga.
[13] Mu‘omu‘a – ‘Oku ‘uhinga kihe ngaahi motu ki tu’a he ‘Otumotulalo, ‘Otumotutonga, ‘oku taupotu kihe hangai kihe ‘Otuha’apai.
[14] Tongatapu – ‘Oku toe ‘iloa koe Tonga’eiki moe Tongalahi, ‘o ‘uhinga koe Tonga ‘lahi’ he ‘‘eiki’ moe ‘tapu,’ ‘aia koe ‘lahi’ he ‘‘otua.’
[15] Matahangale – ‘Oku tu’u ‘ae ‘hangale’ he tu’aliku ‘i Hihifo, ‘o ‘iloa ai koe Matahangale ‘i Tonga’eiki, Tongatapu pē Tongalahi.
[16] Fonongatoa – ‘Oku ‘uhinga ki Hunga.
[17 Lepuhā – ‘Oku ‘iloa koe mana’ia talavou mohu mo hulu ‘o Leimātua, ‘o hangē ko ‘ene felave’i moe ‘Kakana ‘ae Tangane,’ ‘Lepoaki ‘i Veisiale,’ ‘Hopo’anga ‘ae La’ā,’ ‘Hila ki Tapana,’ ‘‘Aho Kaifonu Kae Māvae Lua,’ ‘Lau Kafo Kae Lau Taumu’a,’ ‘Viku ē Malo ‘o ‘Āfitu mo Lakepa,’ moe ‘Fine Tangiloi ‘i ‘Utumalama.’
Koe ki’i fakamatala, kinikini, moe huluhulu nounou
‘Oku matamata mo ngalingali na’e fakafatu, fakafa’u, ‘ae ta’anga fakana’ana’a (moe fakalatalata, fakamohemohe, moe laumātanga) mālie mo’oni ko ‘eni “Koe Fakana’ana’a ‘ae Fānau ‘a ‘Ulukālala” ‘ehe punake Vava‘u ta’e’iloa he konga kimui ‘oe senituli 18 pē konga kimu’a ‘oe 19. ‘Oku ‘uhinga ‘ae ‘fakana’ana’a’ koe ‘fakalatalata’ mo ‘fakamohemohe’ ha tama ‘oku tatangi koe ta’elata, ‘o ‘uhinga koe feingavale ke tuku ‘ene tangi kae lata. ‘Oku pehē ‘ae ‘fakamohemohe’ ke mohe ha tama ‘oku tatangi koe ‘fiemohea’ (koe ‘fakanonga’ moe ‘fakafiemālie’).
‘Oku ‘asi lelei ‘eni hono fakalatalata ‘ae fānau ‘a ‘Ulukālala hono ‘ave ki Tonga’eiki, Tongatapu pē Tongalahi, ‘o nau tatangi he’enau ta’elata koe ‘ofa moe manatu kihe faka’ofo’ofa moe fakalata ‘o Vava’u, ‘aia ‘oku talanoa kiai ‘ae maau he’ene ta’anga, ‘o fakatoulōua pē ‘a ‘Utavava’u moe ‘Otumotulalo. ‘Oku hoko ia kene fakana’ana’a ‘enau tatangi mo fakalatalata ‘enau nonofo ‘i Tonga’eiki, Tongatapu pē Tongalahi mo manatu he’enau fakakaukau moe ongo ki Vava’u koe faito’o to’o-mo-tafi kihe mafasia ‘ae ‘atamai moe loto.
‘Oku ngāue’aki lelei ‘ehe punake kakato Vava’ulahi ta’e’iloa ni ‘ae heliaki, koe me’angāue faka’aati mo fakalitilesā he funga ‘oe laumātanga, lau’atamai moe lauloto, ‘o ‘lea kihe me’a ‘e taha kae ‘uhinga kihe me’a ‘e taha,’ ‘aia koe heliaki fkafetongiaki (malū moe folau), heliaki fakafekauaki (Matahangale mo Hihifo), moe heliaki fakafefonuaki (la’ā mo Lepuhā). ‘Oku pehē tofu hono teuteu mo fakateunga ‘e natula ‘a Vava’ulahi (lahi he to’a moe māfana) talu mei tuai, koe matapā ‘o Palataisi moe ‘Īteni ‘oe ‘Otu Kaveinga, he ta’anga mālie ‘ae punake kakato ko Feke Tutu’ila.
Hūfanga-He-Ako-Moe-Lotu Dr ‘Ōkusitino Māhina, Palōfesa He Filosofī, ‘Ātolopolosī moe ‘Aati, Vava’u Academy & Marsden Research Vā Moana Research Cluster, AUT University