Tongan
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈtɔŋɡən/
- Does Giroux really think that Tongan kids' academic performance, self-image, and status in the eyes of classmates will be raised thereby?
- Tongan officials
- Tongan-American
Examples
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She is learning the Tongan language to better communicate with her relatives who live in Tonga.
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You know the best gift you can bring to a Tongan funeral is a sack of flour or a fat pig.
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Or what if I say no to every suitor that comes my way and you come home in love with a Tongan princess?
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Crack a joke, something, but the Tongan lady had turned back toward them again and was making little "come here" motions with her hands.
Fiction book (2002) -
One of the Tongan ladies, gliding back and forth along the front row like a dolled-up drill sergeant, paused suddenly in front of Bascal.
Fiction book (2002) -
And some Tongan fishermen, given ownership of a reef, might prefer to destroy its future productivity for the sake of maximizing a one-time harvest, despite the fact that they will then be left with nothing.
Academic text (1990) -
"Pilinisi" was the Tongan word for prince, and he knew—or imagined he knew—what that meant for Bas-cal's life.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Tongan culture is rich in traditions and customs that have been passed down through generations.
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At the festival, we enjoyed a Tongan feast that included traditional dishes like mahi-mahi and luau.
Synonyms
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9.5
Relating to the people, cultures, or languages of islands from Madagascar to Easter Island
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6.0
About the people, cultures, or languages of Oceania
Idioms
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
The word Tongan comes from the island nation Tonga and the English ending -an, which means 'from' or 'of', just like American means 'from America', so Tongan means 'of or relating to Tonga'.