2022
Ana Tineoo Papa
Tianuare/Beberuare 2022


Ana Tienoo Papa

E riki te karaki aei i Tahiti.

Tamnei
boy sitting on bench, reading

E tekateka Allan i aon te kaintekateka ae te kai i tinanikun ana auti. E a bung taai. Kaai aika baam a kona n noraki irarikin karawa ae kanga a bingke n aoranti.

E raira baan te boki are warekia. Bon akea iai taian tamnei. Ma e aki tabe iai Allan. E tatangira warekan ana tienoo tamana aei!

E waaki n tarai ana koroboki aika tamaroa Tamana. E uringa mwakoron te karaki aei! E karika ngarena n tainako.

E aki maan ao, e otinako Papa. “Ai bon tera ae kangare?”

“I wareware n am koroboki.” E moangare Allan. “E kakaongora rongorongon taian nii.”

“Aa, ko nanona au tienoo.” E tekateka Papa i rarikin Allan. “A koreaki iai rongorongou. Tiaki tii rongorongou. Iai naba iai rongorongom. Ao rongorongon naba Mama, ao tarim ma mwanem.”

“Kanga Nibwaai!” E taetae Allan. “E korea rongorongon maiuna, ao rongorongoia naba ana utu.”

“Ngaia anne!” E kaeka Papa.

“E kakaongara riki rongorongom,” e taku Allan. “Are rongorongom ngke ko mitinare i Tahiti.”

“Ngai I tatangiri riki rongorongom ,” E taetae Papa. “Ko ataia ae e reke aram man ana kauoua n ara Unimwaane Bednar?”

“Ko tuai n tuangai anne! I kan wareka rongorongon anne.”

E wingare Papa. “E tiraua taian karaki i nanon au boki ake I kokoroboki iai. I waakina au koroboki n te tienoo ngke waniua au ririki.”

Tamnei
boy reading journal with his dad

“Ma ngke waniua am ririki?” E titiraki Allan. “Kanga ko a, kaman kokoroboki.”

E ngare Papa. “Nanona ngkanne I a rang kara.”

E bae n iango Allan. “E a kaan koro waniua au ririki,” e taetae. “E kona n reke au tienoo ae n na kokoroboki iai ngkana I koronririki?”

“Au ngkai e na aki!” E kaeka Papa.

“Bwa I aonga ni kona ni korei rongorongou bwa aonga natiu ni kona ni wawareki.”

“E taraa n ae anne katein ara utu!” E kaeka Papa.

Tamnei
Page from the January/February 2022 Friend Magazine.

Kamataata n te tamnei iroun Alessia Girasole

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