Tonga (Tonga Islands)
Faka Tonga
Tonga (Tonga Islands) is an Austronesian language spoken in Tonga, by about 186 thousand people.
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Tongan (English pronunciation: TONG-(g)ən; lea fakatonga) is an Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch native to the island nation of Tonga. It has around 187,000 speakers. It uses the word order verb–subject–object and, although primarily spoken, the written form uses Latin script.
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Written down
Ko e kotoa ‘o ha’a tangata ‘oku fanau’i mai ‘oku tau’ataina pea tatau ‘i he ngeia mo e ngaahi totonu. Na’e fakanaunau’i kinautolu ‘aki ‘a e ‘atamai mo e konisenisi pea ‘oku totonu ke nau feohi ‘i he laumalie ‘o e nofo fakatautehina.
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Words in Tonga (Tonga Islands)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | fa'ē | |
| woman | fefine | |
| name | hingoa | |
| eye | mata | |
| ear | telinga | |
| tooth | nifo | |
| hand | nima | |
| head | ʻulu | |
| skin | kili | |
| knee | tui | |
| liver | 'ate | |
| water | vai | |
| fire | afi | |
| sun | la'ā | |
| moon | māhina | |
| star | fetuʻu | |
| sky | langi | |
| rain | 'uha | |
| snow | sinou | |
| wind | matangi | |
| mountain | moʻunga | |
| sea | tahi | |
| leaf | lau | |
| night | poʻuli | |
| dog | kulī | |
| cat | pusi | |
| fish | ika | |
| bird | manupuna | |
| horse | hoosi | |
| cow | pulu fefine |
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Elsewhere
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