Tonga
English
editPronunciation
edit- (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
editFrom Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).
Proper noun
editTonga
- A country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.
Translations
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See also
edit- (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
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editTonga
- A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.
- Synonym: Chitonga
Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editTonga
- 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
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editTonga
- A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.
Etymology 5
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editTonga (plural Tongas)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tonga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
editAfrikaans
editProper noun
editTonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms
editCatalan
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms
editCentral Nahuatl
editProper noun
editTonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Czech
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTonga f (related adjective tonžský or tongský, demonym Tonžan)
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
editDanish
editProper noun
editTonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms
editDutch
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTonga n
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms
editFaroese
editEtymology
editFrom Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTonga n
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Tonga |
Accusative | Tonga |
Dative | Tonga |
Genitive | Tonga |
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
editInflection of Tonga (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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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
editAnagrams
editGerman
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editTonga n (proper noun, genitive Tongas or (optionally with an article) Tonga)
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms
editHungarian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
editInflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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
editItalian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editJapanese
editRomanization
editTonga
Latin
editProper noun
editTonga f sg (genitive Tongae); first declension
- (New Latin) Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Norwegian Bokmål
editProper noun
editTonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editProper noun
editTonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms
editPolish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTonga n (indeclinable, related adjective tongijski)
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- (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
edit- Tonga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: Ton‧ga
Proper noun
editTonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Usage notes
editTonga is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Derived terms
editRarotongan
editEtymology
editProper noun
editTonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
References
edit“Tonga” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.
Spanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTonga ?
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Anagrams
editSwedish
editProper noun
editTonga n (genitive Tongas)
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- Tonga in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH
Tongan
editEtymology
editFrom Samoan toga (“southern”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Turkish
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editTonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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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
editSee also
editWelsh
editProper noun
editTonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Coordinate terms
edit- (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)
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɒŋə
- Rhymes:English/ɒŋə/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/ɒŋɡə
- Rhymes:English/ɒŋɡə/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/əʊŋə
- English terms derived from Tongan
- English terms derived from Samoan
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Tonga
- en:Countries in Oceania
- en:Countries
- en:Islands
- English terms with quotations
- English surnames
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans proper nouns
- af:Tonga
- af:Countries in Oceania
- af:Countries
- af:Islands
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan terms with audio pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Tonga
- ca:Countries in Oceania
- ca:Countries
- ca:Islands
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl proper nouns
- nhn:Tonga
- nhn:Countries in Oceania
- nhn:Countries
- nhn:Islands
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech feminine nouns
- cs:Tonga
- cs:Countries in Oceania
- cs:Countries
- cs:Islands
- Czech uncountable nouns
- Czech hard feminine nouns
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- da:Tonga
- da:Countries in Oceania
- da:Countries
- da:Islands
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Tonga
- nl:Countries in Oceania
- nl:Countries
- nl:Islands
- Faroese terms derived from Tongan
- Faroese terms derived from Samoan
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese neuter nouns
- fo:Tonga
- fo:Countries in Oceania
- fo:Countries
- fo:Islands
- Finnish terms derived from Tongan
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/oŋːɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/oŋːɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- fi:Tonga
- fi:Countries in Oceania
- fi:Countries
- fi:Islands
- Finnish koira-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Tonga
- de:Countries in Oceania
- de:Countries
- de:Islands
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hungarian/ɡɒ
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian proper nouns
- hu:Tonga
- hu:Countries in Oceania
- hu:Countries
- hu:Islands
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔnɡa
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔnɡa/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Tonga
- it:Countries in Oceania
- it:Countries
- it:Islands
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- New Latin
- la:Tonga
- la:Countries in Oceania
- la:Countries
- la:Islands
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- nb:Tonga
- nb:Countries in Oceania
- nb:Countries
- nb:Islands
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- nn:Tonga
- nn:Countries in Oceania
- nn:Countries
- nn:Islands
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔŋɡa
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔŋɡa/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish indeclinable nouns
- Polish neuter nouns
- pl:Tonga
- pl:Countries in Oceania
- pl:Countries
- pl:Islands
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Tonga
- pt:Countries in Oceania
- pt:Countries
- pt:Islands
- Rarotongan terms borrowed from Tongan
- Rarotongan terms derived from Tongan
- Rarotongan lemmas
- Rarotongan proper nouns
- rar:Tonga
- rar:Countries in Oceania
- rar:Countries
- rar:Islands
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/onɡa
- Rhymes:Spanish/onɡa/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Tonga
- es:Countries in Oceania
- es:Countries
- es:Islands
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Tonga
- sv:Countries in Oceania
- sv:Countries
- sv:Islands
- Tongan terms derived from Samoan
- Tongan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tongan lemmas
- Tongan proper nouns
- to:Tonga
- to:Countries in Oceania
- to:Countries
- to:Islands
- Turkish terms with audio pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish proper nouns
- tr:Tonga
- tr:Countries in Oceania
- tr:Countries
- tr:Islands
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh proper nouns
- Welsh feminine nouns
- cy:Tonga
- cy:Countries in Oceania
- cy:Countries
- cy:Islands