Tongan Patterns and Designs - Response to Text

Tongan Patterns and Designs: 

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Coat of Arms of Tonga - Tongan Sila:

1. When was the Tongan Sila designed?

a) 1865 b) 1875

c) 1876 d) 1877

2. What does the crown in the Tongan Sila mean?

→It represents the king and the kingdom of Tonga

3. What do the three swords represent?

→the three generations of kings who rule Tonga before it became one

Ha’amonga ‘a Maui:

4. Where is the stone located?

a) Cook Islands b) Samoa

c) Tonga d) Niue

5. Who is the story of the stone wall about?

a) A mother and her two daughters b) A mother and her two sons

c) A father and his two daughters d) A father and his two sons (the king)

6. What does the word haʻamonga mean ?

→a stick with loads to carry on both ends, held on the shoulders

Kavei Koula e Fa - Four Golden Pillars:

7. What does Ofa mean?

→Love

8. What does Faka’apa’apa mean?

→Respect

9.What does Anga Fakato ki lalo/ Lototoo mean?

→Humility (being humble)

10. What does Tauhi Va mean?

→Gratitude (being Grateful)