pa'anga

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Money used in Tonga that equals one hundred seniti

noun
/pɑˈɑŋɡə/

: pa'anga

A single pa'anga is divided into one hundred seniti.

Examples

The price of the shirt is 20 pa'anga.
She exchanged her dollars for pa'anga at the airport upon arrival in Nuku'alofa.
The price of bread in Tonga is usually listed in pa'anga on shop shelves.
I exchanged my dollars for pa'anga at the bank.
A single pa'anga is divided into one hundred seniti.
She exchanged her dollars for pa'anga at the airport upon arrival in Nuku'alofa.
The price of bread in Tonga is usually listed in pa'anga on shop shelves.

Surface Forms

pa'anga singular

pa'angas plural

Etymology

Pa'anga comes from the Tongan language and is simply the local name for 'money'. So, like a 'dollar' in other countries, a pa'anga is the basic unit of Tonga and equals 100 seniti.