Tonga
English edit
Pronunciation 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 edit
From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- A country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.
Translations edit
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Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- 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 edit
Tonga
- 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 edit
Tonga
- 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 edit
Tonga (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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
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Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
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Central Nahuatl edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga f (related adjective tonžský or tongský, demonym Tonžan)
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension edit
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga n
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms edit
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga n
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Tonga |
Accusative | Tonga |
Dative | Tonga |
Genitive | Tonga |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension edit
Inflection 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 edit
Anagrams edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Tonga n (proper noun, genitive Tongas or (optionally with an article) Tonga)
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
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Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension edit
Inflection (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 edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
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Anagrams edit
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Romanization edit
Tonga
Latin edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga f sg (genitive Tongae); first declension
- (New Latin) Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Tonga |
Genitive | Tongae |
Dative | Tongae |
Accusative | Tongam |
Ablative | Tongā |
Vocative | Tonga |
Locative | Tongae |
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Related terms edit
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga n
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Tonga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ton‧ga
Proper noun edit
Tonga f
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Usage notes edit
Tonga is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Derived terms edit
Rarotongan edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
References edit
“Tonga” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga ?
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Anagrams edit
Tongan edit
Etymology edit
From Samoan toga (“southern”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Turkish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Tonga
- Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)
Declension edit
singular | 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 |