It's very depressing to see people fighting over this. To clear it, the dancers are Fijians in the Lau group of islands. They're related to Tongans through history and blood. You're not either Tongan or Fijian or even an islander if you're tearing down another's culture. Deal with it. We're family ✌️ #TongaFisiareTokos
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For the people fighting below it is Fijian people performing Tongan dance Fijian people by nationality but with Tongan decendants and the Tongan getting angry at this have respect and listen to the chant it says respect for the Tongan Kings that rests in Malaekula so have some respect and just give the people some credit malie aupito e hiva moe faiva we are just one people :)
As I see it, the Lauans have as much of a right to the lakalaka as any other Tongans, courtesy of their Tongan heritage. As a Tongan, I am at least grateful that the Lauans are passionate about preserving and celebrating their Tongan heritage, which is more than I can say for some of our full-blooded Tongan children growing up overseas who have given up on our culture and language, and desperately want to be Caucasians. Mālō Lau 'a e nofo mo manatu ki homou fanga kui mei Tonga!
The reason why these Fijians are dancing the Lakalaka which is Tongan is that there is a group in Fiji called the Lau group which is a group of islands in the eastern district of Fiji, where it is very close to Tonga, which is why in Lau we practice similar things the friendly isles do, e.g the Polotu, the Lakalaka, the wearing of the Tawala at special occasions, etc of course we still follow some of the Fijian cultural traditions, like the customs the weaving of the mats, etc but we are also very close to the Tongans, where they say in Fijian that the people from Lau are Tongans, which is why us Fijians from lau can also speak Tongan, but of course we can still speak Fijian. Now does that answer your question?
Wow can you all read the comments and listen to your useless selfs ? Lau is a group of islands in Fiji that has close links to the Kingdom of Tonga . The Lau group is even closer to tonga then it is to Fiji's main island . The lauan people speak a mixture of tongan and fijian as well as look like it as well . Their customs and traditions are highly influenced by the tongans as their was alot of migration between these islands back in the day with intermarriage and so forth so before you claim to know everything and say that this is a Fijian or Tongan thing , please EDUCATE yourself . The announcer didnt make a mistake . This is part of who we are and stop judging what you dont understand . Im a proud product of a tongan mum and Fijian dad , i think this is beautiful ❤ Bye , hater x
They're from Lau which is a part of Fiji but was settled by Tongans back in the day, that's why they do the Lakalaka. If you see these people you can see that their clearly a mix of Fijian and Tongan, with their fairer complexion but still very curly hair. Just goes to show how our people were going back and forth long before the arrival of Europeans.
Interesting,how this lakalaka go all the way from it's root in 'Uiha(a small island in the Haapai group in Tonga)to Fiji.I love how they sing it graciously,and the haka is very similar to how the Uiha folks do it.Oh a
Lau is the closest fijian kin......Taufaahau Tupou I , Maafu TuiLau.. Tungi Halatuituia .... they all acknowledged TuiNayau and the people of Lau as one and the same people as Tonga since days of old .... 💪🏽❤🔥💯🇹🇴🇫🇯 .... OfaAtu to my KaiViti Lau people💯
TEU TULOU MO E LUPE HE TAUA MO E LAIONE ‘I MALA’EKULA KA HALA HA LEA KOU HUFANGA HE KOLOSI E ‘AKAU FAKALAVA PE’I NEONGO E FAINGATA’A ‘O VELATA KA NA’A KU TU’U PE ‘O TOU’ANGA MALIE LEA TALU MEI TUAI ME’A ONGO KO E TAMA TANGI MAI
This is actually my first time watching Fijian dance, and to be honest I actually love the way they tell their story, Also love they're culture ❤️ Coming from a Full Samoan girl here. Much love to Fiki. ❤️
All those islands were conquered. Why weren't they annexed to the Tongan 🇹🇴 monarchy? Oh right, Ma'afu was disowned. Why? He was a rogue chief. And he had a mischievous general too, Wainiqolo. So, question, who created the VKB and how were these vulagi entered into it? Time for discussions. Dua na vadji ni 'verevakabau' gona qo? 🤨
Yes it is Tongan language sung and performed by Lauans (from the Eastern Group of islands of Fiji, closer to Tonga) whom are majority descendants of Tongans that settled in Fijian territory back in the days. There are many parts of Fiji that have Tongan roots evidently here in this group of Lauan Fijian (have Tongan blood in them). Many of them have preserved their Tongan ways/traditions/dances and even language to this day hence this lakalaka.. So yea, they are Fijian w/ Tongan blood.
I hope people are still arguing about this and just enjoy the video. I'm not from lau but I do know I have tongan blood somewhere in me. Deep down many generations ago. Fiji and Tongan share great bond and no one will ever change that.
Lol some of these comments are hella funny. Sorry to disappoint you folks but these are definitely Fijians from the Lau group. The people performing the lakalaka are from my island Lakeba. The Lau group is smack dab in the middle of Fiji and Tonga and yes many of us are part Tongan, hence the reason for the strong Tongan influences in our features, dialect, songs, dances etc. However we are Fijian. Tongans were settling in Lau and other parts of Fiji long before Ma'afu's time. Sa Malo :)
rvmakasiale omg yes!!!! I'm from Lakeba myself and know this, Lakepa in Tonga is also named after Lakeba in Fiji arrrgghhh annoying some people don't even know lol
@@melefololesole6775 I agree with what you guys are saying and I am Tongan. Yes there is Tongan influences but you guys are still Fijian in the end of the day and it’s good to see what the Lau group is doing melting and welding the two cultures together. Fantastic. Vinaka
@@jimpaea5473 I'm Samoan/Tongan, and like you sad that they are Fijian at the end, this people have Tongan blood line, you can't disregard their Tongan ancestors, like I have strong blood ties to my Samoan family, you can't ignore that, we are on this earth because of our ancestors, look at the Niua, one of the Niua, talk and sound like Samoan, yet they are Tongan, I'm sure that Niua Island is close to American Samoa, may have been a part of Samoa, who knows, I hope this argument stop, and we focus on the positive, let's face it, we are all a mixed race, LIKE ME, hahahahaha.
This has got to be the greatest performance in a lakalaka ... unity and mafana including the langitu'a and the awesome vocal performance...obviously a lot of practice to perfect this rare performance
I love watching this lakalaka, what a lots of people don't understand that Lauan are decentent of Tongan, Tonga and Fiji are so close, their are connections to the Tongan royal family, the lakalaka is keep repeating from generation to generation, I'm very proud to watch the Lauan sing and dance to it, some of the Tongan dance, are from other islands, and they improved it, what's wrong with that, the south pacific island are mixed, I myself a Samoan/Tongan, I hope people stopped arguing, enjoy the video and be proud of who you are, from Adam and Eve down through the ages, we are a mixture of a lots of different nationalities, you would be surprised if you were to do a DNA to find your root, be happy, respect and love one another, for we all come from Adam and Eve, ofa atu
Now see what Ma'afu has done , look at the comments ppl are confused whether it's Fijian or Tongan. Fiji is the link to poly & Melanesian. If you look at the map, the polynesian triangle doesn't look like a triangle unless a part of Fiji is on it.
Anyone else have the history of the Tongan's that moved to the West of Fiji? There's a tribe in Nadroga that is Yavusa Toga or Tongan Tribe. I'd love to learn more about that. Cheers!
Isa vinaka Ratu, how long ago was that? Because we seem to only think that Lau was settled by Tongans, but then in the West and like you said Kadavu there are yavusa's that are Tongan in origin? Do you have a book or something I can go look up to read about this history?
@@ifameya The Moala Islands in Fiji also hold strong Polynesian ties predating Ma'afu's arrival. Best answer is that these Yavusa links are from earlier times. Most likely from the Burotu period which is a very hard to produce linear timelines with. Another factor is that the Nadroga dialect emphasise a lot of H's and J's, reminiscent of the earlier form of Tongan where J's where used instead of S's until the turn of the 20th Century despite Ma'afu never reaching Viti Levu let alone the highlands of Nadroga-Navosa. This mispronounciation is what led to Viti's current name Fiji which was given to Captain Cook by his Tongan companions before the linguistic shift (Fiji, Fisi, Fiti, Mofiji, Mofisi, Mofiti).
@@ifameya you can find articles about it. I'm descended from those people on my maternal grandmother mom's side. The influence is very subtle but still proud of it!!! Hakwa Nadro!!!!
@@TM686K Moala is a Tongan name, interesting to be able to find out the Tongan/Fijian connection, Samoan have a connection to Tongan, we have a village called Kanokupolu, but apparently the name is Kano'o'upolu, kano-flesh, 'o-of, 'upolu-'Upolu, that where the Samoan were settled back in the days, and also the Tu'i Kanokupolu, so before white man explored the south pacific, we were already a mixture of our islands kingdom, our generation should love and respect each others,
1st Verse... Ke Tulou moe Lupe he Taua Moe Laione I Mala'ekula Ka hala ha Lea kou Hufanga He Kolosi e Akau falala a. 'Ofa ke Ata kau fakamatala Kau ki ono'aho mo hono Faingata'a Na'aku veteki ia 'i Velata Ke mahino Ko'eku Fanautama....
white man commentator: a performance to honour their queen Lau performers sing: Respect to the Head of the Royal Family (of tonga) and the fallen kings that lay in mala'e kula (Tongan Royal burial grounds) those colonisers got punked!!! made good TV though LOL
actually Mala'ekula used to exist next door to the Birmingham Palace...but Maui fished it up and dropped it between Pasilika n QSC...hhh...Happy Birthday n long live Your Majesty!
It's quite funny when the narrator says they will now perform in honour of their queen & then they start to perform a song that pays reverence to Queen Salote (lupe he taua), King George Tupou 1st (Laione I mala'e kula) and the Tongan royal family. I don't mean to offend anyone but I just find it a bit funny
As a decendant of the Maafu lineage from my maternal Fotofili link. There is no reason for any argument here. These traditional ties go back before the arrival of Europeans. Our chiefs through marriage bloodlines strengthen those bonds of kinship. And from my early days there before a lakalaka is planned to be the choice of the events celebration. Our elders in their various roles as composers or chreographers seek permission first from the Tui Tonga before they perform a lakalaka that befits this occasion. Thus a lineup is set up according to chiefly rank if there is any available to lead this group of dancers. Our Chiefs r noble and respect one another and do come to the aid of important state events such in this case, Fijis independence.
Maafu o tui tonga was an exiled prince of tonga. Ended up in Lau Fiji. Became a fierce warrior and managed to conquer the whole Lau group. Brought his Tongan culture with him, which explains this lakalaka and the ta'ovala that Lauans still wear to this day and their Tongan/Polynesian looks. Maafu was defeated by the Fijians as he continued to extend his territory to mainland Fiji.
All this arguing over who is who and what is what is a palangi/Kaivalangi mentality of mine, mine, mine. Ownership and individualism instead of the moanan way of communalism and ofa (love/sharing ). WE ARE ONE IN THE MOANA. Respect each other.
MALIE AE lakalaka mahalo PE koha SII KAKAI ENI OKU IAI hanau KONGA KI UIHA Haapai he koenau lakalaka ENI ,KE tulou MO E Lupe he Taua MO E laione I MALAEKULA OFA ATU
@FurryThug I dont know what world you're living in or whether you've been to school or not, but don't be tryna tell me what my heritage is! I know where I'm from. Im Fijian and my family has Tongan bloodlines. Your ignorance shows in your writing cause it sure as hell don't make no damn sense! All power to you for being anti everything else except Fijian. But don't go around dissing every other culture/ethnicity. A true Fijian doesn't go around putting himself above others! Vinaka.
Soo the History between Lau and Tonga goes back to The 18th or 17th(Maybe way far back but I dont know) century! Tupou 1 (king of Tonga) nd Ma'afu(Ruler of the Lau group who is from Tonga) set foot on Fiji nd ruled over Lau ! I think Ma'afu is goal was to Rule the entire Fiji but did not succeed! The reason why they look like Tongans bc Tupou 1 brought Tonga is strongest worriors their to help ma'afu(They were big worriors) I think this also tells why the Lauans are big people ! They took over Lau but they did not took over the Eastern Fijian side ! I truly respect The Lauans , How they are proud to perform the Tongan dances ! 'Ofa adu fanga Kasini!
No such real viwekani in Fiji called 'yanu'. It was created during colonial days in Suva city by settlers who distinguished themselves from Viti Levu land owners & attempted to identify with each other. It doesn't carry weight & should stay like that.
@@NasinuWarrior85 if it's up to me 🤔I'll prefer "Yanu" more than "Tau" . Yanu carries alot more than tau in modern day's....as TAU has a different meaning in nowadays. Yanu is more respectable even though it's not ancestry. TAU is the vise versa of the "veibatki". When we call each other Yanu we can feel a great bond of respest same as my Tovata from Vanualevu . Peace
@@mosesetalemaivavalagi6239 Tovata too is not a formal actual relationship. That was simply a Zoning that was created by the Colonial regime (1872 - 1970) to ease their administration. First they divided us. Then they grouped us according to their own limited views. When we have our own, ancient systems that exist and function. The adage "Why fix it when it's not broken?" applies. They tried to deconstruct something that is of little to no interest to them. Many suffered a perilous sad consequence or death. Others fled back. They didn't know what they had tampered with was inspired by God himself.
There from the part of Fiji in where we settled and dominated back then. Because our influence, our culture is now theirs. (Just in that region) Ask Pops...
Dominated??? Lau and Tonga are of the same breed dumb ass......in fact if you dont know Ma'afu is the direct descendant of former Tui Nayau himslef thats why their culture are similar. How old are you???
We share the exact same mau'ulu'ulu in 'Uiha Ha'apai (skip to 12:38 on this link czcams.com/video/IlYjKlkJ2Bk/video.html) .. always knew I was lauan.. wehh haha
All I know is that they're speaking clearly tongan so tonga it is if a dog barks u clearly won't call it a cat..so they're doin a lakalaka witch is a tongan dance and speak tongan witch is TONGAN.So lets just stoppet!!
It's very depressing to see people fighting over this. To clear it, the dancers are Fijians in the Lau group of islands. They're related to Tongans through history and blood. You're not either Tongan or Fijian or even an islander if you're tearing down another's culture. Deal with it. We're family ✌️
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For the people fighting below it is Fijian people performing Tongan dance Fijian people by nationality but with Tongan decendants and the Tongan getting angry at this have respect and listen to the chant it says respect for the Tongan Kings that rests in Malaekula so have some respect and just give the people some credit malie aupito e hiva moe faiva we are just one people :)
As I see it, the Lauans have as much of a right to the lakalaka as any other Tongans, courtesy of their Tongan heritage. As a Tongan, I am at least grateful that the Lauans are passionate about preserving and celebrating their Tongan heritage, which is more than I can say for some of our full-blooded Tongan children growing up overseas who have given up on our culture and language, and desperately want to be Caucasians. Mālō Lau 'a e nofo mo manatu ki homou fanga kui mei Tonga!
70 years later and I’m here with my clan rehearsing this for our village event
It’s a awesome composition. Very impressed with the Lauans preserving the language.
Malo toko
The reason why these Fijians are dancing the Lakalaka which is Tongan is that there is a group in Fiji called the Lau group which is a group of islands in the eastern district of Fiji, where it is very close to Tonga, which is why in Lau we practice similar things the friendly isles do, e.g the Polotu, the Lakalaka, the wearing of the Tawala at special occasions, etc of course we still follow some of the Fijian cultural traditions, like the customs the weaving of the mats, etc but we are also very close to the Tongans, where they say in Fijian that the people from Lau are Tongans, which is why us Fijians from lau can also speak Tongan, but of course we can still speak Fijian. Now does that answer your question?
Wow can you all read the comments and listen to your useless selfs ? Lau is a group of islands in Fiji that has close links to the Kingdom of Tonga . The Lau group is even closer to tonga then it is to Fiji's main island . The lauan people speak a mixture of tongan and fijian as well as look like it as well . Their customs and traditions are highly influenced by the tongans as their was alot of migration between these islands back in the day with intermarriage and so forth so before you claim to know everything and say that this is a Fijian or Tongan thing , please EDUCATE yourself . The announcer didnt make a mistake . This is part of who we are and stop judging what you dont understand . Im a proud product of a tongan mum and Fijian dad , i think this is beautiful ❤ Bye , hater x
Makeida Seremana that's true...at the end of the day, they are still kaiviti...VKB ki viti...we acknowledge outlr Tongan links but are proud Fijians..
Unaisi Wati Tonga/Fiji
Hi beautiful
Thats right kae jae be proud of our tongafisi roots 🇹🇴🇫🇯 oua.
They're from Lau which is a part of Fiji but was settled by Tongans back in the day, that's why they do the Lakalaka. If you see these people you can see that their clearly a mix of Fijian and Tongan, with their fairer complexion but still very curly hair. Just goes to show how our people were going back and forth long before the arrival of Europeans.
Isa malo a vadrakai...I remember my grandad using Tongan words when conversing...I'm a proud fijian with tongan roots...
Proud of you, too!
This was actually perfomed by the people of Ono-i-lau. They are Fijians with Tongan ancestry.
not all, my Grandparents danced in this and we're from Lakeba.
@@epeli189 y'all are all the same Lauans it doesn't really matter.
Anyone watching in 2019? 😁 This chant is so māliee. So amazing to learn and see the history of our ancestors regardless. 🇫🇯🇹🇴
Interesting,how this lakalaka go all the way from it's root in 'Uiha(a small island in the Haapai group in Tonga)to Fiji.I love how they sing it graciously,and the haka is very similar to how the Uiha folks do it.Oh a
Malo to our Fijian brothers and sisters (with very strong Tongan bloodlines) from the Lau islands in Fiji. Great performance.
Kep AZResident Ofa atu to our Lau people and our FIJIAN brothers
The song is about The Queen Salote of Tonga, but they performed in honored of Queen Elizabeth at this occasion.
Is that a joke?
@@NasinuWarrior85 No it's not a joke
@@NasinuWarrior85 “Lupe he taua” is referring to Queen Salote (composer uses Lupe which is a dove as a metaphor) who is the tower or palace.
@@ghostxx7144 don't mind him his the girimitians....indian descendents. Peace
@@NasinuWarrior85 you
Lau is the closest fijian kin......Taufaahau Tupou I , Maafu TuiLau.. Tungi Halatuituia .... they all acknowledged TuiNayau and the people of Lau as one and the same people as Tonga since days of old .... 💪🏽❤🔥💯🇹🇴🇫🇯 .... OfaAtu to my KaiViti Lau people💯
RESPECT to my Fijian brothers and sisters .... Love you from Tonga.....We always ONE in GOD and in our hearts....URO VITI.....AU NANUMIAU...
Io cu... 😂
TEU TULOU MO E LUPE HE TAUA
MO E LAIONE ‘I MALA’EKULA
KA HALA HA LEA KOU HUFANGA
HE KOLOSI E ‘AKAU FAKALAVA
PE’I NEONGO E FAINGATA’A ‘O VELATA
KA NA’A KU TU’U PE ‘O TOU’ANGA
MALIE LEA TALU MEI TUAI
ME’A ONGO KO E TAMA TANGI MAI
Just respect the Siva and song no matter where you from we are Pacific Islanders we look after each other
That touched my heart! Love you my fellow islander!❤
This is actually my first time watching Fijian dance, and to be honest I actually love the way they tell their story, Also love they're culture ❤️ Coming from a Full Samoan girl here. Much love to Fiki. ❤️
Fiji or Fisi named by Tonga Tefisi like flowers 💐 floating in water when Ancient Tongan Navigators discovered Fisi Eastern Island Otulau o Tonga🙏
@@lanimokosoi their fijian lmao
@@lanimokosoi someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed..........lauans are fijians with tongan influence
All those islands were conquered. Why weren't they annexed to the Tongan 🇹🇴 monarchy? Oh right, Ma'afu was disowned. Why? He was a rogue chief. And he had a mischievous general too, Wainiqolo.
So, question, who created the VKB and how were these vulagi entered into it? Time for discussions. Dua na vadji ni 'verevakabau' gona qo? 🤨
@@NasinuWarrior85 Like I said, check your info. Your comment on Ma'afu as a rogue chief and the reason Lau was not annexed is incorrect so keep trying
This is a gem and should be preserved.
One of my favorite Lakalaka and were performed by Lau people of Fiji!!!
this is beautiful. the singing sounds very authentic and more heartfelt. Slow tempo'd and in tact. thanks for the post. bless
Beautiful singing.... very well recorded... what a shame we can't see more.
Yes it is Tongan language sung and performed by Lauans (from the Eastern Group of islands of Fiji, closer to Tonga) whom are majority descendants of Tongans that settled in Fijian territory back in the days. There are many parts of Fiji that have Tongan roots evidently here in this group of Lauan Fijian (have Tongan blood in them). Many of them have preserved their Tongan ways/traditions/dances and even language to this day hence this lakalaka.. So yea, they are Fijian w/ Tongan blood.
im tongan and i respect it i love it the fijians did so good and i love it no hate....
yes its tongan but lauans also perform it! very beautiful, i love Fiji and wanna visit the lau groups one day. malie fisi
I hope people are still arguing about this and just enjoy the video. I'm not from lau but I do know I have tongan blood somewhere in me. Deep down many generations ago. Fiji and Tongan share great bond and no one will ever change that.
I wish they had the whole performance, I would love to watch it!
Just beautiful to see a performance from people from my island of Lakeba, Lau, Fiji. #Wananavu
Lol some of these comments are hella funny. Sorry to disappoint you folks but these are definitely Fijians from the Lau group. The people performing the lakalaka are from my island Lakeba. The Lau group is smack dab in the middle of Fiji and Tonga and yes many of us are part Tongan, hence the reason for the strong Tongan influences in our features, dialect, songs, dances etc. However we are Fijian. Tongans were settling in Lau and other parts of Fiji long before Ma'afu's time. Sa Malo :)
rvmakasiale omg yes!!!! I'm from Lakeba myself and know this, Lakepa in Tonga is also named after Lakeba in Fiji arrrgghhh annoying some people don't even know lol
@@melefololesole6775 I agree with what you guys are saying and I am Tongan. Yes there is Tongan influences but you guys are still Fijian in the end of the day and it’s good to see what the Lau group is doing melting and welding the two cultures together. Fantastic. Vinaka
@@jimpaea5473 I'm Samoan/Tongan, and like you sad that they are Fijian at the end, this people have Tongan blood line, you can't disregard their Tongan ancestors, like I have strong blood ties to my Samoan family, you can't ignore that, we are on this earth because of our ancestors, look at the Niua, one of the Niua, talk and sound like Samoan, yet they are Tongan, I'm sure that Niua Island is close to American Samoa, may have been a part of Samoa, who knows, I hope this argument stop, and we focus on the positive, let's face it, we are all a mixed race, LIKE ME, hahahahaha.
To be honest This is the best the way they they sing this lakalaka love it ❤❤❤❤❤❤
This has got to be the greatest performance in a lakalaka ... unity and mafana including the langitu'a and the awesome vocal performance...obviously a lot of practice to perfect this rare performance
awesome movement of the hands!!!!!! this is my ancestors!!!! MALO
I love watching this lakalaka, what a lots of people don't understand that Lauan are decentent of Tongan, Tonga and Fiji are so close, their are connections to the Tongan royal family, the lakalaka is keep repeating from generation to generation, I'm very proud to watch the Lauan sing and dance to it, some of the Tongan dance, are from other islands, and they improved it, what's wrong with that, the south pacific island are mixed, I myself a Samoan/Tongan, I hope people stopped arguing, enjoy the video and be proud of who you are, from Adam and Eve down through the ages, we are a mixture of a lots of different nationalities, you would be surprised if you were to do a DNA to find your root, be happy, respect and love one another, for we all come from Adam and Eve, ofa atu
Some of the Tongan dance wasnt from other other islands !🤦♂️
Now see what Ma'afu has done , look at the comments ppl are confused whether it's Fijian or Tongan. Fiji is the link to poly & Melanesian. If you look at the map, the polynesian triangle doesn't look like a triangle unless a part of Fiji is on it.
Anyone else have the history of the Tongan's that moved to the West of Fiji? There's a tribe in Nadroga that is Yavusa Toga or Tongan Tribe. I'd love to learn more about that. Cheers!
Isa vinaka Ratu, how long ago was that? Because we seem to only think that Lau was settled by Tongans, but then in the West and like you said Kadavu there are yavusa's that are Tongan in origin? Do you have a book or something I can go look up to read about this history?
@@ifameya The Moala Islands in Fiji also hold strong Polynesian ties predating Ma'afu's arrival. Best answer is that these Yavusa links are from earlier times. Most likely from the Burotu period which is a very hard to produce linear timelines with. Another factor is that the Nadroga dialect emphasise a lot of H's and J's, reminiscent of the earlier form of Tongan where J's where used instead of S's until the turn of the 20th Century despite Ma'afu never reaching Viti Levu let alone the highlands of Nadroga-Navosa. This mispronounciation is what led to Viti's current name Fiji which was given to Captain Cook by his Tongan companions before the linguistic shift (Fiji, Fisi, Fiti, Mofiji, Mofisi, Mofiti).
@@ifameya you can find articles about it. I'm descended from those people on my maternal grandmother mom's side. The influence is very subtle but still proud of it!!! Hakwa Nadro!!!!
@@TM686K Do you have anymore info on the Burotu period? I am very interested in that one
@@TM686K Moala is a Tongan name, interesting to be able to find out the Tongan/Fijian connection, Samoan have a connection to Tongan, we have a village called Kanokupolu, but apparently the name is Kano'o'upolu, kano-flesh, 'o-of, 'upolu-'Upolu, that where the Samoan were settled back in the days, and also the Tu'i Kanokupolu, so before white man explored the south pacific, we were already a mixture of our islands kingdom, our generation should love and respect each others,
Don't mind me..I'm just here to read the comments.🤣
Love watching this as if I'm on that day watching at the very event, amazing, Fijian doing the lakalaka many years ago, beautiful, 👍
❤❤❤ i wish we should bring back this cause i love my fiji
1st Verse...
Ke Tulou moe Lupe he Taua
Moe Laione I Mala'ekula
Ka hala ha Lea kou Hufanga
He Kolosi e Akau falala a.
'Ofa ke Ata kau fakamatala
Kau ki ono'aho mo hono Faingata'a
Na'aku veteki ia 'i Velata
Ke mahino Ko'eku Fanautama....
Siesar76 *Fakalava
Velata was a kolotau right? Listening to the lakalaka makes me wonder about the story behind the lyrics 🙏
Lollollollollol lollollollollol, English translation is way off
great to see my great grandfather through maternal links. Thanks for the Video
white man commentator: a performance to honour their queen
Lau performers sing: Respect to the Head of the Royal Family (of tonga) and the fallen kings that lay in mala'e kula (Tongan Royal burial grounds)
those colonisers got punked!!! made good TV though LOL
Ahahahahahaha and they think they know us and all about us. We were one family long before they came.
Hhhh it's funny but it's true👊🤣
Hhhh spot on bro👏👊😂
actually Mala'ekula used to exist next door to the Birmingham Palace...but Maui fished it up and dropped it between Pasilika n QSC...hhh...Happy Birthday n long live Your Majesty!
dude Britain never forcefully colonised Fiji nor changed anything about Fiji
It's quite funny when the narrator says they will now perform in honour of their queen & then they start to perform a song that pays reverence to Queen Salote (lupe he taua), King George Tupou 1st (Laione I mala'e kula) and the Tongan royal family. I don't mean to offend anyone but I just find it a bit funny
Just think of it this way... the elders decided that this song was worthy to be sung to QE as it is to QS.
Its cause in tongan we always have the upper hand so we think
Our people, Polynesian people are, have felling love one another, respect ,one love, ofa atu ka moutolu e, hey Teachers, leave the kids alone,
I wonder if someone has the whole video of the Lakalaka! It's awesome!!
Malo and bula vinaka to our Fijian brothers and sisters.
Beautiful
As a decendant of the Maafu lineage from my maternal Fotofili link. There is no reason for any argument here. These traditional ties go back before the arrival of Europeans. Our chiefs through marriage bloodlines strengthen those bonds of kinship. And from my early days there before a lakalaka is planned to be the choice of the events celebration. Our elders in their various roles as composers or chreographers seek permission first from the Tui Tonga before they perform a lakalaka that befits this occasion. Thus a lineup is set up according to chiefly rank if there is any available to lead this group of dancers. Our Chiefs r noble and respect one another and do come to the aid of important state events such in this case, Fijis independence.
Correction! Queens visit to Fiji after her coronation!
Maafu o tui tonga was an exiled prince of tonga. Ended up in Lau Fiji. Became a fierce warrior and managed to conquer the whole Lau group. Brought his Tongan culture with him, which explains this lakalaka and the ta'ovala that Lauans still wear to this day and their Tongan/Polynesian looks. Maafu was defeated by the Fijians as he continued to extend his territory to mainland Fiji.
Beautiful work Lau people. Malo
Au sega tale niu qai raica ena gauna oqo na roroga era solia na turaga kei na marama mai lakeba kei na totoka ni matana-sa yawa
All this arguing over who is who and what is what is a palangi/Kaivalangi mentality of mine, mine, mine. Ownership and individualism instead of the moanan way of communalism and ofa (love/sharing ). WE ARE ONE IN THE MOANA. Respect each other.
wooow theres soo much hate in this comment section!!.. calm yourselves down... Fiji and tonga are bestieys Lol
Amen
Ofa atu ki he kainga kai viti! Mmmaaallliiee
Merciful Anitonio Tanginoa...mahino mai ho VALEKUA!!
Thank you that dancing or group dancing called lakalaka and the singing etc are all tongan and the hand movments etc all tongan
Can someone post ub the words i love this song , its so original .
People from tiny islands ignorant of their own history and neighbors, sad must be the ones that grew up in NZ and Aus.
MALIE AE lakalaka mahalo PE koha SII KAKAI ENI OKU IAI hanau KONGA KI UIHA Haapai he koenau lakalaka ENI ,KE tulou MO E Lupe he Taua MO E laione I MALAEKULA OFA ATU
@FurryThug I dont know what world you're living in or whether you've been to school or not, but don't be tryna tell me what my heritage is! I know where I'm from. Im Fijian and my family has Tongan bloodlines. Your ignorance shows in your writing cause it sure as hell don't make no damn sense! All power to you for being anti everything else except Fijian. But don't go around dissing every other culture/ethnicity. A true Fijian doesn't go around putting himself above others! Vinaka.
Ofa Atu kihe Lau kotoa pe.
can yu pls post the whole lakalaka?
beautiful..malie faiva!!
Brilliant!!! Lakalaka wananavu sara, mai ira na Lautonga....Where do you get all this archived film footage??
Malie kainga Fisi. Fk’ofo’ofa🔥🔥🔥🇹🇴🇹🇴
To be short and precise It's Lauan culture , that's it folks.
yes please, can someone post the lyrics......thanks in advance.
❤️ Malie Lau 💯🇫🇯🇹🇴❤️
Malo pito BUI SIGA 😢💖
Lyrics please.
it's not Teu tulou Moe it's Ke Tulou Moe!\
It's both but Lauans commonly use "Teu tulou moe"
The original is Teu! 🤦🏽♂️ I’m 7 years a bit late
fakamalo lahi aupito ki hoku kainga lau mo sawana malie faiva
my famili my tokoua my tangane mehiki and auntys and fae
This is a tongan lakalaka
Soo the History between Lau and Tonga goes back to The 18th or 17th(Maybe way far back but I dont know) century! Tupou 1 (king of Tonga) nd Ma'afu(Ruler of the Lau group who is from Tonga) set foot on Fiji nd ruled over Lau ! I think Ma'afu is goal was to Rule the entire Fiji but did not succeed! The reason why they look like Tongans bc Tupou 1 brought Tonga is strongest worriors their to help ma'afu(They were big worriors) I think this also tells why the Lauans are big people ! They took over Lau but they did not took over the Eastern Fijian side ! I truly respect The Lauans , How they are proud to perform the Tongan dances ! 'Ofa adu fanga Kasini!
My island lakepa lau
These are Fijians of Tongan descends....Period!
Do you have the full video of this Lakalaka please?
The Lauan were the descendants of Henle Ma’afu the son of Tu’i Kanokupolu Aleamotu’a who nearly took over Fiji. Read the history.
Totoka na lakalaka
Totoka na lakalaka vinaka vakalevu Yanu (s)
No such real viwekani in Fiji called 'yanu'. It was created during colonial days in Suva city by settlers who distinguished themselves from Viti Levu land owners & attempted to identify with each other. It doesn't carry weight & should stay like that.
@@NasinuWarrior85 if it's up to me 🤔I'll prefer "Yanu" more than "Tau" . Yanu carries alot more than tau in modern day's....as TAU has a different meaning in nowadays. Yanu is more respectable even though it's not ancestry. TAU is the vise versa of the "veibatki". When we call each other Yanu we can feel a great bond of respest same as my Tovata from Vanualevu . Peace
@@mosesetalemaivavalagi6239 Tovata too is not a formal actual relationship. That was simply a Zoning that was created by the Colonial regime (1872 - 1970) to ease their administration. First they divided us. Then they grouped us according to their own limited views. When we have our own, ancient systems that exist and function. The adage "Why fix it when it's not broken?" applies. They tried to deconstruct something that is of little to no interest to them. Many suffered a perilous sad consequence or death. Others fled back. They didn't know what they had tampered with was inspired by God himself.
Are you serious? I am guessing you're not familiar with the Lau group of Fiji.
i was trippin it sounded hella tongan!:)
lakalaka lelei 'aupito
Totoka
is this tongan ?
Yes the dance and song is Tongan but done by Fijians in Lau seeing as they have very strong Tongan influences there, in language, dance and history
Malie e faiva fisi
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Malo, Fisi!
There from the part of Fiji in where we settled and dominated back then. Because our influence, our culture is now theirs. (Just in that region) Ask Pops...
Dominated???
Lau and Tonga are of the same breed dumb ass......in fact if you dont know Ma'afu is the direct descendant of former Tui Nayau himslef
thats why their culture are similar.
How old are you???
@@karemel3554 I’m with you and am ashamed of the info my fellow Tongans are getting. You know what let’s just pray for them
Sorry just lauans 😂 not all of Fiji Islands 💀
I still wonder why they didnt keep the Tongan Language at lau !😭
Because they are fijians 💀 not full Tongans 🙄
But they say fijian ? I confused in y they are doing a tongan dance. This is great ! Lol
How old are you??
You must be lost
Hahahaha have you learned something now @tolo nau
Go learn your history
We share the exact same mau'ulu'ulu in 'Uiha Ha'apai (skip to 12:38 on this link czcams.com/video/IlYjKlkJ2Bk/video.html) .. always knew I was lauan.. wehh haha
Maafu son of Tui Tonga long-time ago they sail to Fiji Lau Group and beat the fijian run n stay at the sea dat why Maafu the chief of Lau Group
Who cares
Bruh I thought this was Tongan!
Fkfeta’i
Kalokalo 🩸
All I know is that they're speaking clearly tongan so tonga it is if a dog barks u clearly won't call it a cat..so they're doin a lakalaka witch is a tongan dance and speak tongan witch is TONGAN.So lets just stoppet!!
Which*
There are from the Lauan group in Fiji dumb ass.......closely related to the Tongans
To insult the Queen in her face without her knowing
Lol