OCEANIC LANGUAGES GUIDE The score of Moana JR. includes lyrics in two Oceanic languages: Samoan, the language of Samoa, and Tokelauan, the language of Tokelau. Below are the guiding principles for singing in these two Oceanic languages, followed by a chart that outlines the pronunciations and meanings of these lyrics. Use the chart in tandem with the Pronunciation Guide Tracks and Videos included in the Showkit®, which break down the pronunciation of the lyrics step by step, illuminating where the emphasis of each word is placed when sung. To access the Pronunciation Guide Videos, visit mtishows.com/videos/ moana-jr-pronunciation. Vowels Vowel Sound Words with Similar Sounds A AH ARISE, ADORE E EH ELEPHANT, EVERY ! EE EASY, EVEN ° ‘OH ‘ONLY, OPEN u 00 FOOD, TO ‘Combinations of vowels, or diphthongs, are common, like AU, AO, EA, Ol, UA. The Letter“G” The letter“g"is a nasal consonant, rolled together with the letter"n” to make the sound “ng” These Oceanic languages do not have a hard“g” sound, like in the English word “hug’’ This “ng"is like the one heard in “song” or“singer’ but not the one heard in “finger” which retains the hard “g" sound. For example, the Samoan word “tagata”is pronounced “tah-ngah-tah’ rather than “tah-gah- tah" or*tahn-gah-tah” The Glottal Stop Noted in the lyric with an apostrophe, the glottal stop creates a short pause between two vowels, separating the two sounds. It is important that you be conscious of the glottal stop, as removing or adding one can change the meaning of the word. For example, the Samoan word “Vala‘auina’is pronounced “vah-lah-ah-oo-ee-nah" rather than "vah-lau-ee-nah? Music Theatre Intemational - Broadway Junior®+ Actor’ Script 105 =) oD mH = = a cs eas = =) = = a mH %) a = =] esrity = —) o Ze) co tio} = a} oOo 4 <4 ar = ct =< er) oO Oo lish Beinn ‘on _| PhoneticPronunciation | Language #9 ~ We Know the Way, #39 - We Know the Way (Finale) Weare voyagers |tah-tohohtah-ngah-tah | Samoan fohlah-o0 Summoned vah-lah-ah-oo-ee-nah Samoan Eleatuaolesami | By the gods of this | eh leh ah-too-ah oh leh Samoan tele eo mai {great sea to come | sah-metteh-leh eh ch mah-ee Laavatleiuitaue |Wetakeupthe | oo-ahah-vah-eh leh Samoan lelei good challenge _|Ioo-ee-tah-oo eh lebeh-ee Tapenapena Get ready ‘tah-peh-nah-peh-nah Samoan Holoholo veka |Canoesonthe _|hoh-lob-hoh-loh valr-kah | Tokelauan move ‘Aue! AuelNukui— |OR! Ohl There's an_| ah-oo-eh ah-oo-eh TTokelauan mua island ahead. | noo-coo ee moo-ah Temanulelee tataki |The bird leads us _|teh mah-noo-lehleh eh | Tokelauan ied tah-tah-kee yeh-ee ‘Aue! AuelTe fenua | OR! Obl This ah-oo-eh ah-oo-eh teh | Tokelauan temalie beautifulistand. | feh-noo-ah teh mah-lee-eh [Nae kohakilia |We've been nah-eh koh ha-kee-lee-ah | Tokelauan aigae searching (for) our | kah-ee-ngah eh families #2 - Tulou Tagaloa, #38 - Tulou Tagaloa (Reprise) Seie va‘ai mai ‘Soyoucansee —_| seh-eeeh vah-ah-eemah-ee | Samoan Tle atou lalolagi |Our world ee [eh tah-toh Samoan lah-lob-lah-ngee Tlematou lalolagi | My world ee leh mah-toh Samoan lah-lob-lah-ngee Seiemalamalama |So you understand | seh-ee eh ‘Samoan mab-lah-mah-lah-mah 106 Disney's Moana JR.Lyric ctitaiaion Phonetic Pronunciation | Language 2 Eleleimale manaia | How beautiful and | eh leb-lay mah leh ‘Samoan 7 good mab-nigh-ah = = ‘Seie va‘aimaia ‘So you can see ‘seh-ee eh vah-ah-ee ‘Samoan cor) mah-ee-ah C = ‘Manaiaoletatou | Our wonderful way | mah-nigh-ah oh leh ‘Samoan =z ‘olaga oflife tah-toh oh-lah-ngah z P= re ead) a eikina Ws therewhere —_ |yeh-ee kee nah Tokelauan BA you are (2) Manatu atu Theresa taskfor |mah-nahtooah-too | Tokelauan = you oO el #30 - Warrior Face (Reprise) /Logo Te Pate Fakalogoake | Listenup ha-kah-loh-ngoh ah keh | Tokelauan Fakalogo kite pate |Listentothe log |ha-kah-loh-ngohkee teh | Tokelauan (sisi) drum pah-teh (see-see) Fakologo fokatu | Listen and stand | ha-kah-loh-ngoh Tokelauan up ha-kah-too [Ke manatua Do you remember | keh mah-nah-too-ah TTokelauan Faigaiena When wedidall | f-ngahyeh-nah Tokelauan that Teluelue The sway teh loo-eh loo-eh Tokelauan Temalohiinahiva |The eneray teh mah-loh-hee ee-nah | Tokelauan expressed inthe |hee-vah dance ‘Katakata mai ‘Smilemy way |kab-tah-kah-tahmah-ee | Tokelauan ihiva mai Keep ondancing | hee-hee-vah mah-ee Tokelauan Fakalogokitepate |Listentothe log |ha-kal-loh-ngoh kee teh | Tokelauan rum pah-teh Music Theatre international - Broadway Junior®- Actor’ Script 107ee = —} rz) na perl o = —} z = 9 — = = i per; o = English Lyric: ane Phonetic Pronunciation | Language [Mate luelue ‘And keep on mahtehloo-eh-loo-eh | Tokelauan swaying Tamifomilofaka —|Roundand round, | tah-mee-loh-mee-loh Tokelauan tamiomilo spinninground — | ha-kah and round {tah-mee-loh-mee-oh Haule ke tao C'monlet’sgo | ha-oo lah keh tah oh Tokelauan ‘Hikimaitolima [Raise yourhand | hee-keemah-ee toh Tokelauan lee-mah ‘Hau ta hauniga Let's get ready ha-o0 tah ha-oo-nee-ngah | Tokelauan Kokoe tagatae —_|Imrelying onyou |koh koh-ehtab-ngah-tah | Tokelauan lagoaia'u eh lab-ngo ah-ee ah-oo Lue, lue,lue,lue | Sway, sway, sway, |lo0-eh, loo-eh,|o0-eh, _| Tokelauan sway loo-eh #34 ~Song of the Ancestors & #37 - Te Fiti Restored ieikina Its there where | yeh-ee kee nah Tokelauan you are [Komatoutenei | Where we are koh mah-toh tehneh-ee | Tokelauan PEELura ae ‘Ou mataematagi | Your eyes so full of | oh mah-tah eh Tokelauan wonder mah-tah-ngee (Oulotomamaina | Your heart an ‘oh loh-toh Tokelauan toa innocent warrior _ | mah-mah-ee-nah toh-ah ‘Manatu atu There's task for | mah-nah-too ah-too Tokelauan you Taku pelepele ‘Ourdearest one | tah-coo peh-leh-pehteh | Tokelauan 108 Disney's Moana JR.