When Lisa Tai was growing up her parents didn’t commonly speak their Rotuman language at home.

But now that the Deloitte Partner and lead of Deloitte's Pasifika Services Group - Pås Peau has children of her own she is driven to ensure the next generation doesn’t miss out.

Even at work she finds small ways to celebrate her cultural identity.

The AUT Bachelor of Business graduate shares her language learning journey for Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuman Language Week, in the first instalment of the University’s Pacific language video series for 2023, below.

The theme for the Pacific Language Weeks 2023 is sustainability, and AUT’s videos are a celebration of the power of language and culture featuring our alumni who are sharing their experience and journey with sustaining language.

The videos will feature a diverse range of alumni, from business leaders to educators, community leaders and more who are all passionate about sustaining languages for future generations.

Through their stories, it will be evident the many ways in which language is a vital component of cultural identity and the ways our alumni have implemented it into their daily lives.

Rotuman greetings and other resources for Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta , including email signatures and printable posters, are available on the website of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. Fạiåkse’ea ‘e garue (thank you)!

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