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Tongan

[ tong-guhn ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Tonga.
  2. a Polynesian language, the language of the Tongans.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Tonga, its people, or their language.

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/ ˈɒŋə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the kingdom of Tonga, its inhabitants, or their language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a member of the people that inhabits Tonga
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Polynesian family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tongan1

First recorded in 1890–95; Tong(a) + -an
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Example Sentences

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Not far from the venue was a street parade, with dancers representing the region, including Torres Strait islanders, Tongans and Samoans.

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Now he was labeling them for community members who might speak English, Hawaiian, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Tongan or Samoan.

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Kilifi, of Samoan and Tongan descent, said he comes from a rugby family and he grew up in the game.

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One supervisor also reportedly referred to him as being Tongan; Sauvao took the comment as an affront given the bitter early history of war and enslavement between Samoa and Tonga.

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Football has long been a source of pride across Polynesian communities including Samoans to Tongans.

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