RE: Super dumb question: what language is the greeting “Talofa”?

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Jul 7, 2024
1:33:18pm

Lifi All-American

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Super dumb question: what language is the greeting “Talofa”? I’m assuming it’s Polynesian

SJS Shaky place kicker

Jul 7, 12:58pm

Hebrew, actually

puntersarepeople

Jul 7, 12:59pm

זה לא עיברית

niqmadu

Jul 7, 5:01pm

Oy Vey!

Natedog916

Jul 7, 5:04pm

Samoan

Jeffacka

Jul 7, 1:00pm

Samoan. Google helps.

molodyets

Jul 7, 1:01pm

I asked the guy who said it. He says he’s Tongan. Maybe Google wouldn’t be so helpful

SJS

Jul 7, 1:14pm

It’s not a Tongan word. Theirs is Maloeleli.

Lifi

Jul 7, 6:14pm

The language of heaven

DKN

Jul 7, 1:11pm

I've always heard that if it is a Poly word with a "T" it's Tongan.

BlueKarma

Jul 7, 1:17pm

Hmm, that’s nonsense

Lifi

Jul 7, 1:29pm

You’re probably confusing t for ng, ng is always Tongan, never Samoan.

Jul 7, 1:44pm

I think that’s Samoan. T’s in Tongan sound more like D’s.

Ikuna

Jul 7, 3:03pm

RE: Super dumb question: what language is the greeting “Talofa”?

Lifi

Jul 7, 1:33pm

Growing up we had a Tongan ward in our stake called Tala’ofa. Maybe that is what

Natedog916

Jul 7, 1:51pm

Maybe.

SJS

Jul 7, 1:52pm

I think it is either Samoan or Tongan.

Archaea

Jul 7, 1:55pm

No. Talofa is ONLY Samoan.

Lifi

Jul 7, 7:53pm

Tongan is Malo e lelei

scrambled egg

Jul 7, 3:00pm

I served in a Samoan branch and it’s a Samoan greeting they use all the time

troutmaster13

Jul 7, 8:46pm

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