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Children gathered at a South Auckland community hub on Wednesday night, singing songs and learning basic Rotuman words and phrases as part of this week s Rotuman language celebrations.
Kids getting amongst the Rotuman Language Week celebrations.
Photo: RNZ / Anric Margraff Sitanilei
From the alphabet to numbers and colours, those ranging in pre-school to high school ages participated in a children s day singing programme hosted by an Auckland Rotuman community group.
Here s what some of the children involved had to say:
I m more Fijian [than Rotuman] so it s a new culture I ve learnt . I love the dances and the new people I ve met. - Bese Curu ....

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