Tsubarugo Kaiwa Nyumon
Natu (Natsuyo Monden)
 
Tuvalu, in the south Pacific, is the second-smallest nation in the world.
On these isolated islands, there is a self-sufficient lifestyle.
Out of love for the people and culture of Tuvalu, Natu wrote this book to make it possible for people to learn to speak Tuvaluan. It is the first book on spoken Tuvaluan ever published in Japanese.
 
Tani te fonu! = You’ve got to taste this turtle!

All the phrases in this book were heard by the author in the islands of Tuvalu. Grammatical explanations are included.

Natu (Natsuyo Monden)

Born in 1967.
Majored in cultural anthropology and linguistics at Waseda University.
In 2004, she went with her four-year-old daughter to the island of Vaitupu and stayed there for nine months. Since then, the mother and daughter have been traveling to the islands of Tuvalu for long-term stays on a yearly basis.
 

Tsubarugo Kaiwa Nyumon (Japanese only)
Natu (Natsuyo Monden)
A5, 116 pages, JPY 2,000
ISBN 978-4-9902637-2-0

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