Tonga
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English
Pronunciation
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɒŋ.ə/, /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋə, Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə, Rhymes: -əʊŋə
Etymology 1
From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).
Proper noun
Tonga
- A country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.
Translations
country
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See also
- (countries of Oceania) country of Oceania; Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
- Appendix:Countries of the world
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Tonga
- A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.
- Synonym: Chitonga
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Tonga
- A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- 2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth:
- Enela cleared their way through the throng, speaking in Tonga, a heavy language that freighted the air with ceremony.
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Tonga
- A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Tonga (plural Tongas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tonga is the 38332nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 578 individuals. Tonga is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (74.57%) and White (10.9%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tonga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tonga f (related adjective tonžský or tongský, demonym Tonžan)
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
Danish
Proper noun
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms
Dutch
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tonga n
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms
Faroese
Etymology
From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tonga n
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Tonga |
| Accusative | Tonga |
| Dative | Tonga |
| Genitive | Tonga |
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
| Inflection of Tonga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tonga | — | |
| genitive | Tongan | — | |
| partitive | Tongaa | — | |
| illative | Tongaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Tonga | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Tonga | — |
| gen. | Tongan | ||
| genitive | Tongan | — | |
| partitive | Tongaa | — | |
| inessive | Tongassa | — | |
| elative | Tongasta | — | |
| illative | Tongaan | — | |
| adessive | Tongalla | — | |
| ablative | Tongalta | — | |
| allative | Tongalle | — | |
| essive | Tongana | — | |
| translative | Tongaksi | — | |
| abessive | Tongatta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Tonga n (proper noun, genitive Tongas or (optionally with an article) Tonga)
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Tonga | — |
| accusative | Tongát | — |
| dative | Tongának | — |
| instrumental | Tongával | — |
| causal-final | Tongáért | — |
| translative | Tongává | — |
| terminative | Tongáig | — |
| essive-formal | Tongaként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Tongában | — |
| superessive | Tongán | — |
| adessive | Tongánál | — |
| illative | Tongába | — |
| sublative | Tongára | — |
| allative | Tongához | — |
| elative | Tongából | — |
| delative | Tongáról | — |
| ablative | Tongától | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Tongáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Tongáéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Tonga | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Tongám | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Tongád | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Tongája | — |
| 1st person plural | Tongánk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Tongátok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Tongájuk | — |
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
Tonga
Latin
Proper noun
Tonga f sg (genitive Tongae); first declension
- (New Latin) Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tonga |
| genitive | Tongae |
| dative | Tongae |
| accusative | Tongam |
| ablative | Tongā |
| vocative | Tonga |
| locative | Tongae |
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tonga n (indeclinable, related adjective tongijski)
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms
nouns
See also
- (countries of Oceania) kraje Oceanii; Australia, Fidżi, Kiribati, Mikronezja, Nauru, Niue, Nowa Zelandia, Palau, Papua-Nowa Gwinea, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu/Tuwalu, Vanuatu, Wyspy Cooka, Wyspy Marshalla, Wyspy Salomona
Further reading
- Tonga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ton‧ga
Proper noun
Tonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Usage notes
Tonga is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Derived terms
Rarotongan
Etymology
Proper noun
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
References
“Tonga” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tonga ?
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Anagrams
Swedish
Proper noun
Tonga n (genitive Tongas)
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms
Further reading
- Tonga in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH
Tongan
Etymology
From Samoan toga (“southern”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
declension of Tonga
possessive of Tonga
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Tonga'm | Tongalarım / Tonga'larım |
| senin (your) | Tonga'n | Tongaların / Tonga'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Tonga'sı | Tongaları / Tonga'ları |
| bizim (our) | Tonga'mız | Tongalarımız / Tonga'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Tonga'nız | Tongalarınız / Tonga'larınız |
| onların (their) | Tonga'sı / Tongaları / Tonga'ları | Tongaları / Tonga'ları |
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Oceania) Okyanusya ülkesi; Avustralya, Cook Adaları, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Adaları, Mikronezya, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua Yeni Gine, Samoa, Solomon Adaları, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yeni Zelanda
Welsh
Proper noun
Tonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Coordinate terms
- (countries of Oceania) gwledydd Oceania (Ynysoedd y De); Awstralia, Ffiji, Ciribati, Fanwatw, Micronesia, Nawrw, Niue, Palaw, Papwa Gini Newydd, Samoa, Seland Newydd, Tonga, Twfalw, Ynysoedd Cook, Ynysoedd Marshall, Ynysoedd Solomon (Category: cy:Countries in Oceania)