Teacher in need of some help
Hi all,
Firstly, this might be a bit of a strange one here, and I am sorry if this isn’t the right place to ask. I don’t know any adults who speak Samoan or have a grasp on the language and culture enough to ask, so I thought maybe this might be a good place to ask for some help.
I am a teacher in a high school setting, and discovered recently some vandalism on a wall. A student/some students have written ‘ta ta kefe’ on a wall, and my limited understanding leads me to believe that this is quite offensive. I have asked some older, nice students what this meant and they were too embarrassed to tell me, just that it was something awful.
If anyone is able to explain what it means/any significance to it, that would be greatly appreciated. I will absolutely delete this post once I get some answers or if anyone asks me to prior. I just am at a loss here.
Thanks!