How Tonga got its name = Ko e founga hono ma'u 'e Tonga 'a hono hingoá / Ko e founga hono ma'u 'e Tonga 'a hono hingoá
Riley, David, 1966 June 28-
How Tonga got its name = Ko e founga hono ma'u 'e Tonga 'a hono hingoá / Ko e founga hono ma'u 'e Tonga 'a hono hingoá a legend retold by David Riley = Liliu fo'ou'e David Riley ; Tongan translation by Julienne Faletau= Lilu faka-Tonga 'e Julienne Faletau ; pictures by Chad Robertson = Tā fakatātā'i 'e Chad Robertson. - 16 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm. - Pasifika superheroes. . - Riley, David, 1966 June 28- , author. Pasifika superheroes. .
"This is an adaptation of a story recorded in Rutherford, Noel ed. (1977). Friendly islands: a history of Tonga. Oxford University Press: Melbourne".
"Maui threw his line and hook into the ocean. He felt the hook catch onto something huge and heavy. "Wow, it's beautiful!" Maui said. Na'e lí 'e Maui 'ene lainé mo 'ene māta'ú ki he 'osení. Na'a ne ongo'i 'oku 'i ai ha me'a lahi faka'ulia mo mamafa 'oku ma'u 'e he 'ene māta'ú. "Oiauee, oku faka'ofo'ofa!" Ko e lea ia 'a Mauí."--Back cover.
Parallel text in English and Tongan.
9780995135390
Tongans --Folklore --Children's nonfiction.
Folklore --Tonga --Children's nonfiction.
Legends--Tonga--Children's nonfiction.
Maui (Polynesian deity)--Children's nonfiction.
How Tonga got its name = Ko e founga hono ma'u 'e Tonga 'a hono hingoá / Ko e founga hono ma'u 'e Tonga 'a hono hingoá a legend retold by David Riley = Liliu fo'ou'e David Riley ; Tongan translation by Julienne Faletau= Lilu faka-Tonga 'e Julienne Faletau ; pictures by Chad Robertson = Tā fakatātā'i 'e Chad Robertson. - 16 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm. - Pasifika superheroes. . - Riley, David, 1966 June 28- , author. Pasifika superheroes. .
"This is an adaptation of a story recorded in Rutherford, Noel ed. (1977). Friendly islands: a history of Tonga. Oxford University Press: Melbourne".
"Maui threw his line and hook into the ocean. He felt the hook catch onto something huge and heavy. "Wow, it's beautiful!" Maui said. Na'e lí 'e Maui 'ene lainé mo 'ene māta'ú ki he 'osení. Na'a ne ongo'i 'oku 'i ai ha me'a lahi faka'ulia mo mamafa 'oku ma'u 'e he 'ene māta'ú. "Oiauee, oku faka'ofo'ofa!" Ko e lea ia 'a Mauí."--Back cover.
Parallel text in English and Tongan.
9780995135390
Tongans --Folklore --Children's nonfiction.
Folklore --Tonga --Children's nonfiction.
Legends--Tonga--Children's nonfiction.
Maui (Polynesian deity)--Children's nonfiction.