Tonga

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See also: tonga and tong-a

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (southern).

Proper noun

Tonga

  1. A country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.
Derived terms
Translations

See also

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Tonga

  1. 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

  1. A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
    Synonyms: Chitonga, Zambezi
    • 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

  1. 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)

  1. 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

Etymology 6

Proper noun

Tonga

  1. A barangay of Balud, Masbate, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Baybay, Bongcanaway, Calumpang, Cantil, Casamongan, Danao, Dao, Guinbanwahan, Ilaya, Jangan, Jintotolo, Mabuhay, Mapili, Mapitogo, Pajo, Palane, Panguiranan, Panubigan, Poblacion, Pulanduta, Quinayangan Diotay, Quinayangan Tonga, Salvacion, Sampad, San Andres, San Antonio, Sapatos, Talisay, Tonga, Ubo, Victory, Villa Alvarezbarangays of Balud

Anagrams

Afrikaans

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Proper noun

Tonga

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Catalan

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonga f

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Derived terms

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Tonga

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonga f (related adjective tonžský or tongský, demonym Tonžan)

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Declension

Danish

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Proper noun

Tonga

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Dutch

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Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːn.ɡaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ton‧ga

Proper noun

Tonga n

  1. 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

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Tonga
accusative Tonga
dative Tonga
genitive Tonga

Finnish

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Etymology

From Tongan Tonga.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonga

  1. 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.
Possessive forms of Tonga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tongani
accusative nom. Tongani
gen. Tongani
genitive Tongani
partitive Tongaani
inessive Tongassani
elative Tongastani
illative Tongaani
adessive Tongallani
ablative Tongaltani
allative Tongalleni
essive Tonganani
translative Tongakseni
abessive Tongattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tongasi
accusative nom. Tongasi
gen. Tongasi
genitive Tongasi
partitive Tongaasi
inessive Tongassasi
elative Tongastasi
illative Tongaasi
adessive Tongallasi
ablative Tongaltasi
allative Tongallesi
essive Tonganasi
translative Tongaksesi
abessive Tongattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tongamme
accusative nom. Tongamme
gen. Tongamme
genitive Tongamme
partitive Tongaamme
inessive Tongassamme
elative Tongastamme
illative Tongaamme
adessive Tongallamme
ablative Tongaltamme
allative Tongallemme
essive Tonganamme
translative Tongaksemme
abessive Tongattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tonganne
accusative nom. Tonganne
gen. Tonganne
genitive Tonganne
partitive Tongaanne
inessive Tongassanne
elative Tongastanne
illative Tongaanne
adessive Tongallanne
ablative Tongaltanne
allative Tongallenne
essive Tongananne
translative Tongaksenne
abessive Tongattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Tongansa
accusative nom. Tongansa
gen. Tongansa
genitive Tongansa
partitive Tongaansa
inessive Tongassaan
Tongassansa
elative Tongastaan
Tongastansa
illative Tongaansa
adessive Tongallaan
Tongallansa
ablative Tongaltaan
Tongaltansa
allative Tongalleen
Tongallensa
essive Tonganaan
Tonganansa
translative Tongakseen
Tongaksensa
abessive Tongattaan
Tongattansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonga n (proper noun, genitive Tongas or (optionally with an article) Tonga)

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Derived terms

Hungarian

 Tonga on Hungarian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonga

  1. 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

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonga f

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Derived terms

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

Tonga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of トンガ

Latin

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Proper noun

Tonga f sg (genitive Tongae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper noun

Tonga

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

Tonga

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Polish

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonga n (indeclinable, related adjective tongijski)

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Derived terms

nouns

See also

Further reading

  • Tonga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ton‧ga

Proper noun

Tonga f

  1. 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

Borrowed from Tongan Tonga.

Proper noun

Tonga

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

References

Tonga” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonga ?

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Anagrams

Swedish

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Proper noun

Tonga n (genitive Tongas)

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Further reading

Tongan

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Etymology

From Samoan toga (southern).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonga

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Turkish

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tonga

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Declension

Declension of Tonga
singular
nominative Tonga
accusative Tonga'yı
dative Tonga'ya
locative Tonga'da
ablative Tonga'dan
genitive Tonga'nın

Derived terms

See also

Welsh

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Proper noun

Tonga f

  1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Coordinate terms