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Radio Scotland,5 mins

Tonga: Loa Niumeitolu

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WHEN WE TELL By LOA NIUMEITOLU I know English was brought by White people to our country. But when WE speak it, when we slur that language like sinews of vine floss extracting our teeth, grind it with coral and ironwood in our mouths, When WE tell of the gritty taste we've got to have a Tongan way of doing it.

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