70. Prepositional phrase + possessive pronouns ‘eku & hoku

‘E lava ke ke fa’u, tohi mo lea faka-Tonga ‘o ngāue’aki ‘a e  fa’unga sētesi ko ‘eni. Kamata’aki ‘a e peleposisini ko e ko  hoko ai ‘a e ‘ātikolo ko e e hoko ai ha nauna, hoko ai ‘a e polonauna posēsivi ‘eku pea faka’osi’aki ‘a e nauna fakamamafa pau.  Fakatātā: Ko e Vava’u ‘eku fa’ee’. Ko e Siamane hoku kāsini’. Kiliki ‘i he hokonga ope ‘i lalo’ ki he ngaahi fakamatala mo ha ‘ekisasaisi ke ne toe fakamaama ange ‘a e fakakaukau ‘oku fakamatala’i ko ‘eni’.

Kiliki heni ki he fakiikiiki: Lea faka’ilonga taimi, Veape, ‘Etiveape, Etisekitivi, ‘Ātikolo, Nauna, Peleposisini

You can create, write, and speak in Tongan using this sentence or phrase or clause structure. Start by placing the  preposition before the definite article e, then a noun which is followed by a possessive pronoun which is ended by a definitive accent.  For example: Ko e Vava’u ‘eku fa’ee’. My mother is a Vava’uan. Ko e Siamane hoku kāsini’. My cousin is a German. In the Tongan language,  ‘eku and hoku are used just the same as the pronoun my in English.  Click the links below for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.