Tongan
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈtɔŋɡən/
:
tongo
- 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
About the people, cultures, or languages of Oceania
Idioms
Compounds
Surface Forms
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'.